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With wintry days being almost over, it is time to welcome spring with open arms (and also with open windows and doors!). But before you heave a sigh of relief and get comfortable in your home, make sure that you have made your space bug-free for the season!

Spring is when most of the dormant pests become active and try to sneak into your place through the tiniest of cracks and crevices. You can reduce the possibility of pest infestation by opting for a pest control treatment. In this blog, we are going to discuss everything that you need to know to prevent the onslaught of pests in your property!

Pests You Need to Look Out For

When the weather starts warming up, many pests and insects come out of their dormancy. Some of the most common ones include carpenter ants, mosquitos, ticks, spiders, mice, and rats.

Carpenter Ants

Carpenter ants, in search of food and shelter, create ant colonies in the wall. This results in severe damages to the property. If you begin to notice rustling sounds within the walls, or find piles of wood shaving beneath wooden items, know that carpenter ants have infested your house. They enter through piping, foundations, attic vents, and cracks in homes.

Mosquitos

Mosquitos shouldn’t be taken lightly, as they carry different diseases with them. That’s why it is crucial to combat mosquitos before they create any problems for you and your family. Keep in mind that they develop in dirty areas and around stagnant water places.

Mice & Rats

While infestations are quite common, it is still a significant problem for property owners. No one wants to see those off-putting animals crawling around their home, transmitting various diseases. Look for holes or gaps on the exterior of your house. If you happen to find one, call our pest control experts immediately.

Wasps & Hornets

Wasps are known to be extremely active in spring. They slowly gather in the corners of your property, and before you know it, a large nest has already been built in a corner. They can readily sting you when they feel threatened.

Other Common Pests Are:

  • Spiders
  • Cockroaches
  • Bees
  • Cluster and Drain Flies
  • Stinkbugs
  • Ticks
  • Fleas
  • Beetles
  • Bedbugs

 

Simple and Effective Pest Prevention Methods

  1. Clean up your outdoors and gutters at the start of spring.
  2. Yard debris such as leaves and branches should be removed.
  3. Mow the lawn and weed the garden to avoid development of pests.
  4. Clean standing water and fix leaks.
  5. Seal your building properly.
  6. Examine your home’s exterior for cracks and crevices.
  7. Keep the kitchen and pantry clean.
  8. Move firewood away from your home.
  9. Keep checking for insects and pests around the house.

 

The most effective method to eliminate pests from your property is to get it done by trusted and experienced professionals. At A Presidential Pest Control, our team will provide you with an integrated pest management plan that is tailored to your specific spring pest control needs. Not only that, we are committed to the environment and your well-being, and ensure that the entire process is done safely and securely.

We will first inspect your property to detect the problem. Once we have identified the species of the pests and their location in your house, we get started with the treatment process. We utilize years of experienced and high-quality products to eliminate pests for your successfully.

Get in touch with us today to book your spring treatment!

Common Winter Pests

If you believe pests go inactive or die due to icy-cold weather, you are mistaken! With winter comes a number of pest invasion problems for American households and commercial spaces. As the temperature drops down, these tiny critters crawl into the warm and comfort of your home.

 

Your home serves as the best source of food and shelter and helps these pests sustain themselves through the harsh weather; they also get an abundance of hiding places. This makes it difficult to know their presence and remove them.

 

Want to know who these troublemakers? Listed below are some of these pests that may pay you’re a visit this winter.

 

  1. Carpenter Ants

If you see a few carpenter ants flying around anywhere in your house, don’t turn a blind eye towards them. It is quite likely that there may be a carpenter ant nest within your home. As they mate and grow rapidly in winter, winged carpenter ants may expand through the wood and cause serious structural damage over time.

  1. Rats and Mice

Rodent invasion is the most common problem among homeowners. These notorious creatures pop into your home through holes and crevices for food and warmth. Rats and mice pose serious damage to both health and property as their filthy bodies are a host of germs and infections. With their sharp teeth, they can create passages through wood and gnaw on electrical wires.

  1. Cluster Fly

Cluster flies are a real annoyance when they enter your home. Usually found outdoors, they may get into your home during winter. Cluster flies flock to attics or nest on windows, thus the name!

  1. Fruit Fly

These tiny flies can sneak into your space hiding in fresh fruits and vegetables. Fruit flies feed on overripe fruits, vegetables, fermenting liquids such as alcohols and soft drinks, and other foods in the garbage and drains.

  1. Bed Bugs

Bed bugs can survive extreme temperatures, which makes it difficult to get rid of them. That’s why winter is the most favorable season for bed bugs to occur within your property. They hide in mattresses, carpets, and in crevices within wooden furniture. Bed bugs survive on blood that they draw by stinging humans and animals.

  1. Spiders

Spiders weave their webs in secluded, undisturbed places of your property such as closets, crawl spaces, attics, and basements. Found in a variety of species, spiders can be really threatening as some of them are venomous and can sting humans. They may even crawl in window moldings, boxes, ceiling corners, and in rarely-worn clothing and shoes.

  1. Cockroaches

Cockroaches prefer small areas that are near food and moisture and are usually found in bathrooms and kitchens. They are dirty little creatures that can spread bacteria and germs, contaminating your food and surroundings. They cause allergies and can even worsen asthma problems, especially in children.

  1. Firewood Pests

Winter is a season when we love to light a fire in fireplaces and store wood for the purpose. However, what we don’t know is that it can be an invitation for many wood-boring pests such as termites, beetles, and many others.

 

If any of these pests are inside your home, Presidential Pest Control can help you rid your property of pests quickly and effectively. We offer practical solutions at highly affordable prices.

Do You Have Cluster Flies?

Everyone has certainly seen or heard these large, lazy, big bumbling "house fly" looking bugs that often invade homes in the fall to become annoying wintertime pests. To most people, cluster flies have no obvious characteristics that distinguish them from ordinary house flies. A cluster fly is slightly larger than a house fly, an adult can attain a length of about 3/8 of an inch. The abdomen is shiny dark and vaguely checkered with black and silver. This fly is dark gray with golden-colored hairs on its thorax. On warm days as they become active, they are particularly noticeable bouncing off windows trying to get out. Just when you think you have them under control more appear the next day. Thankfully these flies do not bite people or pets. However, they do leave dark, unsightly fecal droplets on surfaces on which they land. 

The cluster fly gets its name from the way they "cluster" together when they enter a structural void to pass the winter. During the summer cluster flies are active outdoors, where they are parasitic on certain earthworms. Adult females will deposit up to four egg clutches per year in the summer. Eggs are deposited individually in cracks in the soil approximately half an inch down. Hatching typically takes place in about three days. The young larvae move into the earthworms' bodies. After feeding on the worms, the fly larvae pupate in the soil. The adults emerge to repeat the cycle, with up to four generations being produced each summer. In the fall the adults from the last generation will seek protected areas in which to spend the winter. They invade attics, get under siding and around windows and into crevices on the outside of buildings. They are sluggish and make little attempt to escape. On warm days in early spring they move outdoors and are often seen covering the sunny side of a house. 

Our cluster fly program includes a preventative treatment which would take place in the fall, with an outside treatment of the vertical surfaces of your structure to get the flies BEFORE they enter. Now about those flies that may have already made it in; a good attic treatment and in bad cases, usually a follow-up around the interior window casings should leave you reasonably fly free for the winter and the spring.

So this fall give us a call at 1-800-966-5568

Do You Have an Ant Problem?

Ants are never a welcome sight in your home; especially if you don't know where they're coming from. If you see more than the occasional ant or two, you might have an ant infestation. If it turns out you do have a problem, give us a call and let us take care of the insects for you. Here are a few signs to look for.

  • The food you left out is covered

If you have gotten used to leaving food out because you haven't had to deal with insects for a while, odds are it's covered in ants. Ants tend to flock towards any food that is left out, so make sure that it's covered or put away.

  • You see strays

Because ants are continuously looking for food, they split up and wander around your home like spies looking for a crumb or two. If you see more and more stray ants, odds are there are many more.

  • Your dog's food is also swarmed

Ants don't discriminate between different types of food. They want it all. You will notice the inside, rim, and outside of the bowl, as well as the floor around, will be crawling with little black specks.

In addition to regular ants, carpenter ants can also be a problem. They tend to do more damage than regular ants, and you won't always be able to tell that you have an infestation.

 

Carpenter ants like to make their nests in moist, rotting wood outside your home with satellite nest inside your house that contains only worker ants because it is too dry for eggs. If you hear running noises through your walls, shed wings near vents, baseboards or sills, odds are it's time to get rid of them.

The two common species of carpenter ants are either entirely black or black with a rust red midsection. You can most often find them in your porch columns, steps, and corners, under eves, between walls or in door and window frames, beams and joints.

It is important to remember that carpenter ants will destroy your wood. They do not eat the wood, but they excavate places to raise their babies. If you see piles of sawdust, which is what the ants do with the excess from their digging excursions.

If you can hear the carpenter ants crawling in your wall at night after your home gets quiet, please call us ASAP.

An ant infestation can be difficult or impossible to take care of on your own. Contact us and let us take care of getting rid of those pests the first time. Schedule your appointment at 800-966-5568. Don't wait until they destroy your home; have it taken care of as soon as possible.

A Carpenter ant insect on white surface