Rising temperatures can mean a lot of things to many people. It can mean summer break, beachside vacations, or afternoons sipping lemonade by the pool. Maybe it means water skiing at the local lake or fishing late into the evening, hoping for one more bite. But for homeowners, it means the arrival of numerous troublesome pests, each one more...

Yellowjackets are one of the most widely known but least understood stinging insects we work with. There seems to be a lot of confusion and misconceptions surrounding the yellowjacket, from what kind of insect they are to whether or not they bite! We're here to help answer some commonly asked questions and provide much-needed information. To learn...

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It’s the most dreaded season of all: mosquito season. Mosquitoes are warm-weather pests, so mosquito “season” really only applies to those who live in regions with a winter – meaning for some, mosquitoes are a year-round struggle! These pesky, flying insects are some of the most common (and most despised) in the world. With over 3,500 types of...

What are wasps vs. yellowjackets? As temperatures rise throughout the U.S., so do concerns about stinging insects. Most of the more commonly encountered wasps tend to make an appearance in the spring and stick around all summer long. Warmer weather brings a variety of stinging species out from hibernation with the promise of abundant food and...

Sugar Ants: Why You Have Them & How to Get Rid of Them We’ve all been there. You’re making your morning brew, breathing in the sweet aroma of freshly made coffee, when you reach for your sugar bowl and realize it’s… moving. Little ants are scurrying on the counter, on the sugar spoon, even in the sugar itself! On closer inspection, you begin to...

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ECOSHIELD DOOR TO DOOR SALES. The door-to-door method of marketing hit its peak in the 50s and 60s, a time in which it was considered standard practice. Door-to-door sales spanned numerous industries and became a common occurrence in populace-dense neighborhoods. Over the years, this sales practice fell out of...

As temperatures consistently exceed of 90 degrees, you may be seeing an increased presence ofyellow jacketsin Denver and the surrounding areas during the summer and early fall. Below we'll discuss how you can tell yellow jackets apart from other stinging insects such as wasps and learn so proactive measures to prevent them from nesting on your...

Since bed bugs hide and live in small and secluded places such as sheets and mattresses, in cracks and crevices, deep inside carpets, etc., a bug bomb (fogger) won't eliminate bed bugs. The bottom line is the aerosol mist from the fogger can't make its way into the cracks and crevices where the bed bugs live. Ohio State University conducted a...

You will not see bed bugs living on your body. Unlike lice and the mites that cause scabies, bed bugs do not live on humans. Bed bugs come out of hiding to feed on human blood in order to survive, and the feeding lasts about 4 to 12 minutes. After a bedbug feeds, it returns to its hiding place.The first time you are bitten, the bites may not itch...