Mice and other rodents are prolific chewers. These animals can chew their way into our homes, getting into our food and risking fire by chewing on electrical wires. Their chewing is especially a problem because mice carry several diseases in their saliva, like Salmonellosis and Hantavirus, which can make us very sick. If you think […]
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Trapping mice is much easier said than done. These are skittish little animals that are weary of any changes made to their environments. Thus, traps must be set up properly for them to work. The baits you use, the placement of the traps, and the condition of the home all play a part in the
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Yellowjacket is a serious threat to private and public property. A nest in a park is a danger to both dogs and joggers, and don’t forget cyclists who have to swerve off to the side when someone passes, they could easily ride straight over a wasp nest and cause a torent of yellowjackets to attack
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Carpenter bees are “real” bees in the biological sense. They are very helpful pollinators and even pollinate plants that no other insect can pollinate. They are not a great threat as they build their nests usually high up or low to the ground and only the females can sting. The males will just buzz around
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Wasps are all a threat but some are more of a threat than others. There is a broad range of species in North America, about 18. we will focus on the most common. The mud dauber, the paper and bald-faced wasp and the yellow jacket. These wasps are the most common to infest a residential
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Paper wasps come from Europe. They evolved to use wood and paper, two very common things in Europe throughout the past few thousand years, to make their nests. The process involves constructing a bowl-shaped form on a stem that connects it to a wall or other surface. The nest is very much open and looks
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A bait station is not a trap, it does not trap the rat. The purpose of the station is to stop pets and children from accessing the poison’s bait. This prevents accidental poisoning. It is best to contact rat control Burlington in the Greater Toronto Area to declare your home rat-free as soon as possible!
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Its no secret that rats spread disease, they have been blamed for the plague after all. A rat infestation is a serious business and this is why. Rats, like most rodents, leave droppings that can cause bacteria to spread. It can get on your food, cause allergic reactions and more. Some of the diseases spread
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Rats are attracted to warm dry places and preferably one with a food source. They will go to great lengths to find one. They will chew through almost any material to get into your home because your home has everything they want. But unlike mice who set up shop and stay in the house permanently,
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Bees are the primary pollinators of the world. Without them, our world would slowly die off as flowers and plants would stop reproducing. They are a very important member of the ecology of the earth and that is why most extermination companies refuse to kill them. That is not the case for wasps. Wasps do
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