Petty Pest Control Services

At any time of the year, pests are likely to invade your homes as there are different pests that thrive and come to surface with every season change. While a myriad of household pests can infest your homes, knowing what specific pests each season attracts would help tremendously in making your home prepped up against the invasion, before you even consider calling a pest control company in Toronto .  Common pests that are likely to invite themselves into your homes include fruit flies, rodents, ants, carpet beetles, meal moths, beetles, cockroaches, mites, caterpillars, and stink bugs. But which of these pests are you likely to see during winter? How about when season changes to Spring? Winter Pests   Just when you thought that the cold weather will keep those bugs away, winter is the season for rodents. These pests are easily attracted to your home as a cozy shelter to replace their natural habitat exposed to the cold weather. Rodents such as arachnids, mice, rats, squi...

Hiring a professional termite removal service in Hamilton can prove to be very advantageous in preventing serious termite damage to your house which can likely cost you more than $3,000 or even more. Termites live in under the home or in inaccessible areas, and any damage they do can be very difficult to detect. Most homeowners won’t normally recognize that they have a termite problem lurking somewhere in their home, not until they see evidence of structural damage. One obvious sign that there may be a termite infestation in your home is when there are insect wings scattered inside and outside of the home. When termites shed their wings it means that they’ve found the perfect location to build their new nests and reproduce. If you find wings that are small and clear spread out in different areas throughout, then you know termites have made your home a breeding ground. Another sign of termite damage that is visible to the naked eye is the presence of mud tunnels. You’ll see t...

“No Pests Allowed Here!” That is in a nutshell what pest control exclusion services mean. The main purpose of these services is prevention, setting measures in place to help control pest problems even before they start. Pests of all kinds can enter homes and buildings in many ways through doors, windows, vents, chimneys, plumbing, cracks or holes in walls or floors. However, this doesn’t mean that they can be allowed to move into and proliferate our home or property and affect our quality of life. The process of exclusion techniques or pest prevention techniques refers to methods that create a physical barrier against pests in order to keep them away from the area. These methods mainly block light, odors and sources of food and water that attract pests. Most successful pest control exclusion services may include these techniques in the process: Inspecting the Property Structural damages in the property may be allowing insects, rodents or wildlife to get inside and popula...

For most pest control service providers in the area, a call about raccoon removal in Hamilton is not an unusual occurrence. While raccoons seem like they are cute and friendly creatures, they are quite bold and will find the best area to live in for themselves and their babies. You must never forget above all that these animals are wild and will defend themselves if threatened or disturbed. If you find your home being invaded by raccoons, it can be quite a challenge to get them to humanely move them out of your home. Here are a few things to you have to keep in mind when dealing with this urban pest. Raccoons are often active during the night. Most homeowners will notice them as they bustle and make noise at night. They will also make use of any material they could find to make their living space better. They will destroy and gnaw at sidings and create openings to get into a house. Some of the reasons why they choose to live inside homes are because of several reaso...

Bed bugs in Toronto are some of the most common problems that exterminators receive from locals. People would complain of waking up with small red bumps and patches all over their legs, shoulders, neck or arms. This is an obvious sign that your bed is infested with bed bugs. The problem is, getting rid of this pest is not as easy as washing your sheets or replacing your mattress. Here are a few things about bed bugs that explain why eliminating them from your home should be left to the professionals. 1) These pests are tiny and difficult to stop Bed bugs are very small and grow typically between 5-7mm making them very difficult to spot. The problem is that if you don’t get rid of all of the bed bugs, they’ll simply repopulate and you’re back to an infested home. A professional pest exterminator will look through nooks and crannies of your bed, furniture, floorboards and any other suspected areas to ensure that the infestation won’t return any time soon. 2)...

In Hamilton, termite control services is probably one of the most important expenditure put towards the maintenance of homes and properties. Termites can be a very real and present danger to homes which can lead to major damage to the foundation structure and cost serious monetary impact to homeowners. There are more than 2,600 different termites around the world, only a small percentage of species can actually cause damage to homes and property and three of those destructive types of termites can be found in different regions in Canada. The three most common species of termites in Canada that are classified as pests are the eastern subterranean termite, the western subterranean termite, and the Pacific damp wood termite. Eastern subterranean termites measure about 3mm in length, are blind and wingless, and have round heads that are attached to creamy white or grayish-white soft bodies. Damage caused by these termites has reached significant economic levels in...