Pacific Northwest Pest Control Blog
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EFFECTIVE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY SPIDER CONTROL IN CLARK COUNTY
Are there harmful spiders in Clark County, Washington? Let’s be real. Do you know anyone who likes spiders? We don’t mean tolerant or indifferent toward spiders, but someone who is all like, “SPIDERS ARE MY FAVORITE. THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AND ARE WELCOME IN MY HOME. THE MORE, THE MERRIER.” It’s pretty rare, right? No judgment to the spider lovers out there, but they’re hardly the most embraced creatures in all of creation. In fact, a great deal of the U.S. population — some 90 million people — experiences some form of arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. That’s almost 30%...
Effective Kid- and Pet-Friendly Spider Control In Multnomah County
How do you feel about spiders? If they don’t give you the creeps, odds are that you have friends or family who VERY MUCH do not like spiders. In fact, it’s reported that some 95 million Americans — nearly 30 percent of our population! — experiences some form of arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. Broken down even further, it’s estimated that approximately one-third of all women and one-quarter of all men in the United States have a fear of spiders. That’s a significant number of people to share such a fear. And here’s the thing: there really isn’t much to be afraid of. In fact, in many...
Pest Control for Spiders In Oak Grove
Spider control is comprehensive pest control The way in which pest control experts deal with spider infestations is largely based on a two-prong strategy, one that is designed to achieve the sort of results that any home or business owner would want. The first aspect of treating for spiders is based on assessing what other pests you likely already have. Why is this so easy to assume? Because spiders tend to only build webs and lay eggs in environments where they feel that they can readily access food, as well as where they can safely build webs (to catch food) and to lay their eggs. A...
Boxelder Extermination in West Linn
What are boxelder bugs? The Pacific Northwest is home to a wide variety of creatures, including the boxelder bug. Now, you’ve probably seen them before, but maybe you’ve never heard them called by name. The boxelder has a very distinct appearance. In their mature state, the boxelder is notable for its dark brown to black exoskeleton, which is starkly contrasted by fiery reddish orange coloring that almost seems to outline the different features of its thorax, abdomen, and wings. (When the bugs are still in their adolescent state, their entire bodies are red.) Their antennae...
Do I Really Need Year-Round Pest Control?
Pest control is often thought of as a “call on it when you need it” sort of service. We understand that, most of the time, most folks aren’t thinking too deeply about extermination services. After all, that’s our job, not yours. But here’s the thing we would encourage you to to consider: Pest infestations tend to reveal themselves at precisely the time when they’re most inconvenient. Say you’re about to host some family and friends to an outdoor get together when you suddenly discover that you have a wasp’s nest on your covered porch. Or you’re ready to spend a relaxing...
Aspen Pest Control Recently Featured in Redfin.com
Aspen Pest Control was recently asked by Redfin.com, a national real estate brokerage company, to participate in an article that helps homeowners understand how to get rid of common household pests such as sugar ants, stink bugs, fruit flies, and mice. If you're a homeowner in the Portland, Or and Vancouver, WA area, check out this blog post to better understand how to control a sugar ant problem at your home....
Aspen Pest Control Recently Featured in the Columbian
Our great technician David Schuck was recently featured in the Columbian in an article that showcases his experience as a pest control technician in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR metro area. Check out this article below to see what life is like as a technician, treating for mice, ants, spiders, and every other pest in the Pacific Northwest....
“Are the Pests Going to Come Back?” Why Battle Ground Loves the Aspen Pest Control Home Protection Plan
“Are the pests going to come back?” This is a question that we, quite understandably, hear over and over again from our clients, whether we’re helping them to exterminate ants, rodents, stinging insects — any pest, really. Homeowners want to know that once they’ve discovered something as unsettling as an infestation in their homes, that the services they’re investing in are going to be effective, and that they can have peace of mind to get back to their lives with one less worry. But back to that question: Will the pests come back? The answer is it depends. It’s not a...
Rats in Lake Oswego
Fall kicks off a season of beauty in Lake Oswego, but the transition from summer to fall and winter is also the beginning of another season. Rat season. Ew. Rats are year round pests in Lake Oswego, but as the weather cools the rodents may begin to seek shelter indoors or in comfortable outdoor nesting places near homes. Around this time of year our office begins to receive a high volume of phone calls regarding rat problems in Lake Oswego. Knowing how to deter rats as well as recognize the presence of rats is the first step to tackling a potential rat problem. What are the signs of a...
Exterminating Boxelder Beetles and Stink Bugs In Multnomah County
The Pacific Northwest is host to a wide variety of pests, from rodents to arachnids to all sorts of stinging insects. Two infesting insects that don’t get quite as much attention as perhaps they should are the boxelder beetle and the stink bug. While neither of these creatures pose physical threats to people or pets, they can cause harm to your property, or in the case of the stink bug, serious damage to agricultural crops and plants. Before we get into the specifics of what stink bugs and boxelder beetles are, where they come from, and the like, here are a few quick tips we...
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