Category Archives: Pest Control

Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

Part 2 of a series on what you can do to keep spiders, insects, and rodents out of your home. Tip #2:  By reducing common household odors, you can substantially reduce populations of insects and spiders in and around your home. You probably didn’t need to read this blog to know this universal truth:  Bad …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

This is part 1 of a series on what you can do to keep spiders and insects out of your home Tip #1:  Replace your exterior light bulbs that emit white light with yellow emitting light bulbs. Why you ask?  Is 2014 yellow’s year?  Has this Boise area pest control company lost it completely?  Believe it …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

Though insect & spider pressures in the Boise/Nampa/Meridian areas are certainly lower during the winter months, there are some significant things to understand about them that are both interesting and necessary to understand in order to provide proper controls.  Why is ‘proper control’ necessary?  So you don’t have to live with spiders and insects inside …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

There is only one time of year when spider webs on your home make you look like an awesome decorator…..during Halloween.  After the Halloween dust settles and candy overdoses have come and gone, spider webs on your house are no longer cute. Sweeping down cobwebs throughout the year is a pain, and is a gift …

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Posted by Kirk Dean | Pest Control

In light of one our recent videos on spiders, we felt the need to spotlight a spider that is one of the more unusual that people encounter late in the season in the Boise/Nampa area.  So we are proud to introduce the Cat-Face Spider.  The Cat Face Spider is really an Orb Weaver, as their …

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