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by Steve Lum on June 18, 2013
If you are being confronted with large brownish or black ants that seem to have a fascination with your home, you may have the dreaded carpenter ant. They are attracted to moist, decaying wood which may include wooded areas around your home and worse the wood decks, porches, window frames and roof eaves that are a part of your home. 
There are several ways to determine if you in fact have carpenter ants:
- Ants are visible moving along your home perimeter and often you will find a trail of ants leading to and from your home as they go searching for food.
- Around the joints or cracks of your wood structures, you will find piles of what is called frasse, which will include wood shavings, dead ants and parts of other insects that have been removed from the interior colonies. Carpenter ants do not eat the wood, but simply pile it up outside the entrance of the colonies.
- Along these same cracks and crevices of your home if you tap on the wooden area you might hear a rustling or tapping that comes from the ants being disturbed by the sound.
As invasive and damaging as carpenter ants can be to the wood structures of your home, there are ways to rid yourself of these pests. Be aware that random spraying of over the counter insecticides can actually make the infestation worse, as the ants will simply avoid those areas sprayed and further invade other wood areas of your home.
Some of the most common commercial pest control methods include dusts, foams and baits.
- Dusts and foams are invaluable as they have the ability to get into the interior of the colony and thus do the most damage to the queen and workers inside. They are injected into the crevices and other areas where the ants and frasse have been visible and the ants are infected when they pass through the paths of the insecticide.
- Baits are normally set-up around the perimeter of the area the ants have been seen and contain a poison that the ants will ingest and take back to the colony. However, baits can also be used in the interior areas as well.
Prevention is key to avoid these damaging ants by keeping wooden areas free from moisture buildup, moving wood piles and other debris away from your home and doing regularly inspections.
by Steve Lum on June 14, 2013
Ticks are more than simply a nuisance to you and your pets; they transfer any number of pathogens and skin diseases and can transfer Lyme disease and other serious illnesses. Found all over the country in warm weather months, they can jump from one animal or human to another and engage in their favorite meal – you or your pets blood. 
Unfortunately, in a climate like Florida’s, people deal with this atrocious pest throughout the course of the year. These blood suckers can infect you or your pet from a simple walk in the woods, to contact with deer and other wild animals, and even in your own backyard.
Prevention is key, especially for the comfort and health of your own pets. Visit your vet annually or more often if you live in warm climates to develop and maintain a tick control system that will prevent ticks from attacking your pets. Keeping them away is easier then dealing with them after they have already started feeding on your dog, cat or other pet.
- Keep your pet protected with a veterinarian approved / prescribed medication that will discourage ticks from biting your pet. Even during the colder months and especially in warm weather climates it is usually advised to keep using the medication year around.
- Wash pet bedding regularly in hot water preferably with a product containing Borax.
- Vacuum all areas completely and regularly and especially those used by your pets. Do not forget to wash your own bed linens.
- If ticks are already suspected, treat areas in and around your home with tick adulticide and insect growth regulators. These will take up to 4 weeks for complete control and along with the other methods will help stop an infestation.
- Outdoor areas, such as lawns and shrubbery, can be treated with chemical insecticide as well. Since the most common infestation comes from your own backyard and overgrown grassy areas it is essential to also treat those areas.
- If you find a tick on yourself or your pet be careful to remove the entire body and head of the tick. Visit your vet or your primary care doctor as soon as possible for possible treatment.
Common sense and prevention can go a long way to keep you and your pets happy and healthy from the discomfort and possible health issues from a tick infestation.
June 11, 2013
White flies can become a serious pest control problem. The can infect vegetables, ornamental plants, greenhouse plants and even houseplants. In greenhouses and warm climates, you might even see generation overlap as a new generation is hatched while the parents are still viable. The soft-bodied, winged adults look a bit like tiny, white moths when in [...]
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June 4, 2013
Has your yard or garden suffered serious bug damage seemingly overnight? You might have a June beetle infestation. These beetles are nocturnal and can devastate a yard, pasture or vegetable garden on a warm spring evening. The can drive both you and your lawn care service crazy before the summer ends. June beetles are also [...]
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May 28, 2013
If you were asked to name a common household pest, you might name the cockroach or termite first. Mice, bed bugs and ants also come readily to mind. Grasshoppers might not make your top 5 list or even top 10. That is, unless you’ve has a grasshopper pest control problem in the past. Once you’ve experienced and infestation [...]
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May 24, 2013
With the number of bed bug reports circulating through the media on an almost daily basis, most people are concerned with the increase in bed bug infestation and whether it can happen to them. These disgusting bugs were almost eradicated in the 1940’s but in the past 15 years, the number of reported cases has [...]
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May 21, 2013
In the world of pest control, there are few things that give homeowners the shivers quite like a rat infestation. The real problem with rats, though, isn’t the fact that they sound like disgusting creatures, but that they can carry more than thirty different diseases that can affect humans, pets, or even livestock. Pest control [...]
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May 14, 2013
All over the country people struggle with having nice yards and gardens free from weeds and unwelcomed visitors to the well maintained landscapes. Warm weather states fight all year long with a continual regrowth of these pests, which never seem to die off or get the hint they are not wanted. Weed pests in Florida [...]
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May 7, 2013
Termites tend to put panic in the minds of homeowners as they have visions of their homes literally being eaten down to stumps around them. Multiple species of termites exist with some infecting dry wood structures and others more tropical, damp areas. They feed off of dead plant materials which can include wood, animal droppings, [...]
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May 6, 2013
Almost any Brevard County pest control service will tell you that beetles can be a real problem throughout the state of Florida, and while you may notice them in your yard, you’re likely to notice them in your home too. Understanding what you may be dealing with is the first step to prevention. While there [...]
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