How Rodents Affect Your Home’s Electrical System
When mice, rats and squirrels enter your home, they typically begin building their nests in your attic. In this location, you are less likely to notice them right away and the attic provides insulation through the colder months. The longer they live there, the more food and nesting materials they need, and their old habits…
Tips for Controlling Ants in Spring
First, you notice them on your countertops or scurrying across the floor – and there’s never just one. Ants, living in colonies outdoors or within the wood of your home, leave to find food and shelter. Along the way they excrete pheromones, a chemical substance that can encourage other ants to follow. Before you know…
Does Your Home Have Carpenter Ants?
Once you discover your home has a carpenter ant infestation, the damage has already begun. These pests build nests consisting of a network of tunnels, spreading over time and creating structural damage. How did your home attract carpenter ants in the first place? 1. Carpenter Ants or Termites? Carpenter ants play a key role in…
How to Tell the Difference Between Mice and Rats
It’s every homeowner’s nightmare: You notice rodents in your home. Yet by size, you can’t tell if the uninvited guests are rats or mice. Although mice tend to be smaller, size is only one of several differentiating factors between these two rodents. Relation Across the globe, there are multiple species of rats and mice. Commonly,…
How Dangerous is Raccoon Waste?
Once raccoons have invaded your home, you’ve got several things to worry about beyond their removal: Rabies, property destruction leading to fires and floods and contaminated food to name a few. Their waste is another major factor. Did you know raccoon feces and urine can contribute to the spread of diseases in your home? Most…
