Flies are attracted to food, so remove food residue, keep a tight lid on trash, and clean up pet waste. They’re also weak fliers, so a fan can discourage them from flying around you.
The main difference is how they're made and how long they last. Natural sprays use plant-derived ingredients like essential oils and work on a shorter cycle, while conventional professional treatments use longer-lasting active ingredients that hold up better against heavy pest pressure. A professional can apply either one.
Outdoor pest control works by creating a treated barrier around the outside of your home, intercepting pests at the foundation, entry points, and perimeter before they can get inside. Most household bugs come from outdoors, so stopping them at the exterior means far fewer make it into your living space.
They can, but warmth and sun exposure are usually more important than siding color alone.
Rain creates new standing water where mosquitoes breed. It also increases the humidity so they can stay active longer.
Yes, most mosquito species are most active during dusk and dawn.
Yes, humid conditions help mosquitoes live longer, stay active later into the day, and breed more efficiently. In the Sandhills region of North Carolina, summer humidity is one of the main reasons mosquitoes are such a big problem.
If your yard is overrun with mosquitoes, the cause is almost always some mix of standing water where they breed and cool, shady, humid vegetation where they rest. Even small, easily missed water sources and dense plantings can turn an ordinary yard into a mosquito factory.
Standing water is where mosquitoes lay their eggs. It doesn’t help that water is often found next to vegetation and other humid microclimates where adult mosquitoes rest during the day.
Yes, mice can and often do nest inside wall cavities. The space between studs is dark and has a stable temperature, as well as access to insulation which can be shredded and used as nesting material.
Ticks are most dangerous from late spring through midsummer, roughly May through July, when nymphal blacklegged ticks are active. Nymphs are the size of a poppy seed, easy to miss, and are responsible for most Lyme disease transmission.
Yes, professional yard tick treatment can greatly reduce how many ticks are living on your property. But the trick is that it needs to be applied to the right places, in the right concentration, and with the right frequency.
Yes, bites from lone star ticks can cause alpha-gal syndrome, which can make you allergic to a specific sugar molecule found in red meat.
