Pacific Northwest Pest Control Blog
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Ridgefield Sugar Ant Control
You’ve probably heard of it, seen it, or have experienced it first-hand: a sugar ant infestation. One moment, your house is as cozy and status quo; the next, it’s overcome with a colony of sugar-craving, moisture-seeking ants. Yuck! So, what do you do? First, know this: this is a common issue in your neck of the woods. Secondly, we at Aspen Pest Control have a variety of solutions for getting you home and your life ant-free. Sugar ants: What are they? Depending on where you grew up, sugar ants go by many regional names: small ant, coconut ant, stink ant, and odorous house ant, just to...
Stinging Insects in Ridgefield and Camas
It’s Springtime: Here Come the Bees, Wasps, Hornets, and Yellow Jackets In Ridgefield and Camas The Pacific Northwest is perhaps most famous for its rain. The overcast skies, the constant drizzle, and copious amounts of warm, caffeinated beverages to combat those factors— they’re all too common clichés that bear more than a little bit of truth. What’s less known is that once those skies become clear and dry, the Pacific Northwest becomes a virtual wonderland of flowering plants: rhododendrons, cherry and apple blossoms, magnolias, tulips, and dogwood. The once sleepy landscape is suddenly...
Spider Extermination in Ridgefield, WA
Odds are, you or someone you know does not like spiders. Has there ever been another creature so maligned or feared as the spider? Don’t get us wrong, with their fur protruding fangs, 48 knees (6 per leg!), and eight circular eyeballs, it’s no wonder that arachnophobia — the fear of spiders — is such a commonality. 95 million Americans (some one-third of women and one-quarter of men) report experiencing the phobia. That approximately 30 percent of our overall population. So why we do dislike spiders so much? Are they really harmful to humans? How much? Are there any good things spiders...
Mice and Rat Extermination In Ridgefield, WA
Mice and rats are common pest problems in Ridgefield. Though historically common in certain urban and rural areas, the last several years have seen an increase in activities like urban farming, which often can include elements such as raising chickens (which requires feed on one end and creates waste on another) and composting (which, if not tended to properly, becomes a grand buffet for a wide variety of pests). At Aspen Pest Control, we’re committed to ensuring our clients receive the best possible support when it comes to their pest control needs. What Should I Know About Rodent...
Why Should I Consider Quarterly Pest Control Service? Why regular, preventative pest control matters to residents of Vancouver, Camas, and Ridgefield
Pest infestations always happen at the most inopportune times. (But is there ever a convenient time for a pest infestation?) It never fails: You’re hosting people at your home, you’re about to leave town, or, like most of us, you have an incredibly busy day-to-day schedule and simply don’t need one more thing to have to deal with. Pest control for the layperson can be incredibly stressful, time consuming, and expensive. After all, there are a great number of pests that residents of Ridgefield, Camas, and the greater-Vancouver area might face at any given time throughout the year, and...
Quarterly Pest Control Services: Why homeowners in Ridgefield Choose the Home Protection Plan
Needing pest control support can really sneak up on you. It’s not something the average person has on their mind on a day-to-day basis. And why would they? Our to-do lists are filled with all sorts of things, from taking the kids to practice, home improvement projects, running to the store, and hopefully a little fun here and there. For most of us, pest control falls pretty low on the list of priorities — until it’s suddenly right at the top because you’re facing an infestation! Why quarterly pest control services? In short, it’ll make your long-term pest control experience much easier...
When Ridgefield Needs Carpenter Ant Extermination, Ridgefield Calls Aspen Pest Control
What are carpenter ants? If you’re like most folks, learning that you have a carpenter ant infestation is cause for alarm. However, while your concern is justified and you need to rid yourself of the infestation, we do want to remove any confusion from the situation that you might have. What do we mean? Well, it’s not unusual for carpenter ants to be confused with termites. These two creatures are entirely different insects, and though they do appear similar, the manner in which they live and the damage they cause are quite different. One important difference is that termites consume...
Pest Control in Portland, OR
Pests are an unfortunate reality for any homeowner, renter, or commercial property manager. Due to the temperate climate of Portland and its surrounding areas, a wide variety of potential pests — from mice and rats to bees, wasps, ants, and more — are incredibly common to experience, regardless of how clean you keep your premises. Aspen Pest Control, one of Portland and Southwest Washington’s most-trusted names in pest extermination, provides full-service, family- and pet-friendly services that are guaranteed to solve even the most persistent infestations. Aspen Pest Control: Portland’s...
Rat Control in Portland
Although the rainy season does little to bring Portlanders indoors, the rodents of Portland move inside in greater numbers when the weather becomes consistently wet and cold. Fall and winter are marked by a noticeable increase in rodent activity in and around homes and businesses in our area. What most Portlanders are not aware of however, is that rats are actually a year round pest in the Pacific Northwest, and can enter homes and businesses during unpredictable times and seasons. Understanding rat behavior and habits, the dangers they pose to humans and property, as well as things we...
Spider Extermination in Portland, OR
Do spiders give you the heebie-jeebies? You are not alone. In fact, one-third of women and one-fourth of men in the US experience arachnophobia, the fear of spiders. That’s approximately ninety-five million people! Ironically, out of the estimated 3,000 spiders in the United States (there are some 35,000 types of spiders in the world), only one of the five hundred that reside in the Pacific Northwest (the black widow) is considered to be potentially fatal to humans, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. And yet, despite that fact, and despite the fact that spider bites are...
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