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24 Mar The Top Three Signs That You Have Termites

Posted at 10:31h in Ants and Termites by Western Exterminating

Homeowners rarely realize termites are causing damage to their home until the pests have permanently damaged their structure. Their activities are cryptobiotic, hidden from view, so it can be a surprise to home owners when they are informed that their house is infested. Termites consume...

17 Mar Termites or Carpenter Ants?

Posted at 09:22h in Ants and Termites by Western Exterminating

A common mistake that homeowners experience is mistaking a carpenter ant for a termite. While having carpenter ants is a problem, termites are a much bigger problem. To distinguish between the two you can look at a few different components, the physical aspect of the...

21 Jan Information to Your Rat Problem

Posted at 08:18h in Rodents by Western Exterminating

Human dwellings and outbuildings provide shelter for rats and mice during cold periods. Crawl space areas beneath homes or attics are common rat escapes. Rats will also utilize garages, sheds or even inside your home. They do not like open exposure, mainly foraging at night...

12 Jan The Myth Behind Carpenter Ants

Posted at 00:18h in Ants and Termites by Western Exterminating

[caption id="attachment_1764" align="alignnone" width="364"] Carpenter Ants[/caption] Carpenter ants are large ants that tend to invade homes in Texas starting in late winter and early spring. The common myth about Carpenter Ants is that they invade homes by eating wood the same way termites do. This is...

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26 Aug Get the Facts on Bed Bugs

Posted at 23:23h in Bed Bugs by Western Exterminating

Statistics say that 20 percent of people in the south have either had or encountered a bed bug infestation. Assuming that a bed bug can withstand temperatures from freezing to 122 degrees fahrenheit and can go months without feeding bed bugs are an ongoing problem....

26 Mar Varied Carpet Beetles

Posted at 16:35h in Insects by Western Exterminating

The multicolored Varied Carpet Beetles are tiny indoor anomalies that are often seen on furniture, curtains and carpet. This beetle in larval form (baby to young adult) is commonly found in houses while adults are usually found outside feeding off of pollen. Although they have...

16 Jan 7 Reasons You Need Pest Control in the Winter

Posted at 16:11h in Seasonal by Western Exterminating

Most people seem to think that in the winter all the pest that cause problems in their homes have died off, therefore, assuming that pest control during these cold months is not necessary. This assumption has been proven to be very wrong. Your home is still in...

21 Apr Green Without the Wimpy A Green Product that Actually Works

Posted at 20:39h in Ants and Termites by Western Exterminating

We’ve all been there before. Green detergents that don’t actually get your clothes clean. Water-saving toilets that have to be flushed twice. Does the promise of green always come at the cost of compromise? Not always. A growing number of green products actually equal or outperform...

20 Jan Ant Problems

Posted at 22:31h in Ants and Termites by Western Exterminating

Did you know that the biggest pest problem a Texas homeowner will face is ants? Not termites, not spiders or roaches, but ants. There are a mind boggling amount of types of ants- about 22,000 species inhabit the Earth. In Texas, there are about 250...

13 Jan Don’t Let Termites Do This to YOUR House….

Posted at 11:00h in Ants and Termites by Western Exterminating

Your home is your castle and your treasure, and should be treated as such. Did you know that Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination Baiting System protects some of our National treasures such as the Statue of Liberty, and the White House? The Termite Queen lives to...

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