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What to Look for When Hiring an Insect Control Service?

Readers, allow us to share a true pest-control story in order to introduce the topic of what you should look for when hiring a pest-control management service. There was once a young couple who...

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Are Indoor Bug Sprays Toxic to Kids?

Bug sprays, weed killers, and basically any kind of eradicating chemical frighten people. Just consider the case of glyphosate, a 40-year-old weed killer that many consider extremely safe. In recent...

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6 Reasons You Need a Pest Control Service

Whether dealing with a global pandemic (such as the one that’s occurring during the writing of this post) or simply the ordinary economic pressures that affect everyone, times are tight. None of us...

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Are Pest Control Services Safe for Pets?

In her short story “Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story,” nineteenth century novelist and poet George Eliot wrote, “Animals are such agreeable friends―they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.” Pet lovers...

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What’s the Best Approach to Pest Control in Restaurants?

In 2007, the animation studio Pixar released its film Ratatouille, a kind-hearted comedic tale about imagination and French cooking. Much of the movie’s humor, though, owed to an odd fact about the...

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Best Way to Stop an Infestation of Cockroaches in my Kitchen

In his 1915 novella “The Metamorphosis,” Franz Kafka describes how the story’s protagonist Gregor Samsa faces ostracism and rejection from his parents, his sibling, and society at large. That’s not a...

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8 Reasons Why You Need a Monthly Pest Control Service

Pest control may not be the most glamorous industry in the world, but it’s one of the most essential — and one that leaves a substantial economic footprint. According to Fortune Business Insights, the...

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Spotting Termites with the Human Eye: What to Look For

When it comes to terrifying insects, homeowners generally agree that termites rank near the top of the list. They may not have the irritating sting of mosquitoes, the painful bite of ants, or the ick...

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Flying Termites: A Home’s Worst Nightmare

Homeowners face plenty of situations that make their blood pressure spike. The constant pressure of making mortgage and insurance payments. The sudden need for unexpected repairs. The threat of natural...

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2 Restaurant Regulations for Pest Control You Need to Know About

According to the National Restaurant Association, 2020 saw restaurant revenues reach $659 billion, a decline of more than 25 percent from expected amounts. But as the COVID-19 pandemic starts to wane,...

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Welcome Pioneer Pest Control Customers and Friends

We are happy to announce that we have recently acquired Terre Haute, Indiana-based Pioneer Pest Control, a family-owned and operated business since 1982. We will continue to service existing and new...

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When does a Bee Infestation Require Professional Pest Control?

Were one to only pay attention to popular presentations about the importance of bees, you could be forgiven for thinking these little yellow-and-black insects did nothing but good for the world. As one...

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4 Reasons Why You Need a Pest Control Service During the Winter

Bees and wasps, bedbugs and mosquitoes, cockroaches and ants: Summer pests can sure prove a pain, can’t they? Fortunately, winter serves as a welcome reprieve for homeowners and business owners, the...

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Winter Bugs: The Definitive Guide [UPDATED for 2022]

The Pale King, David Foster Wallace’s posthumously published book about IRS auditors, contains the simultaneously pithy and profound line: “Insects all business all the time.” Knowing Wallace, he...

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Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Termite Damage?

Termites are working 24/7 365 days a year. Fortunately for you, so is our termite protection! Termite Awareness Week runs from March 6-12, 2022. During this time, experts at The Professional Pest...

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Winter Pest Control: Dos & Don’ts You Need to Consider

Winter so often serves as a reprieve from the relentless summer heat, but while the mercury may fall, not every irritation disappears during the final months of the year. Consider pests, for instance....

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8 Most Dangerous Household Pests (And What This Means for People with Asthma)

Often household pests seem like a mere irritation, an annoying aspect of our lives that we can quickly mitigate and move on from. While that’s often true, some kinds of insects, rodents, and wildlife...

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10 Common Winter Pests You Probably Didn’t Know About

When winter comes down and drapes the land in snow, it enfolds the grass and flowers, plants and trees, packing them away until spring warms the earth once more. And, of course, it also banishes away...

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