http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com Complete Pest Elimination Services... Guaranteed! Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:17:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It would be great if we only had to deal with a problem once in life. Sign me up for one oil change, one dental check up, one house painting, one bout of the flu and mostly, one episode or invasion of pesky ants! First off, even the best, ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2010/07/why-did-ants-come-back-when-they-were-just-treated-last-year/ Ant Trails are the Super Highways of Ant Life Because of the pheromone trails that all ants leave, subsequent ants tend to stay on the same trail until they find what the original trail sought out - food or shelter.   Unfortunately, when the end of the trail is inside of your ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2010/04/unhappy-trails-ant-trails-in-portland/ Some pest is eating away your home, but you're not sure which it is. This is a common question we receive.   Ultimately, if you take quick action and have a competent pest control company like All Pest take care of it for you, it likely won’t matter too much.   If we ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2010/04/termites-or-carpenter-ants-%e2%80%93-what%e2%80%99s-eating-your-house/ The ants go marching one by one…  Unfortunately, they often go marching straight into your home. Portland’s carpenter ant season is just starting, and already calls are coming in fast and furious. Carpenter ants mean business.   In just one year, a colony of carpenter ants could cause several thousand dollars of hidden, ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2010/03/the-ants-go-marching-one-by-one/ Rodents - mice and rats - they can enter your home through many different locations. Due to their flexible spines, rodents can find their way through many a spot deemed secure by unsuspecting Portland homeowners.   Watch this short video that reviews a few common entry areas. Whether seeking warmth ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2010/03/mice-and-rat-entry-points-many-possibilities/ Bed bugs....OK, is you skin crawling yet?   Just the thought of sharing your bed with these little vampires is enough to make most homeowners sleep in there car until the problem is solved.   We seem to have seen a uptick in calls regarding bed bug infestations over the last six ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2010/03/bed-bugs-making-their-presence-known-in-portland/ They go by many names but the result is always the same – they drive you crazy!   The odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile) is the most common ant problem in the Portland area during mid winter through early spring. Many of us have grown up seeing them and calling them by ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2010/02/small-ants-sugar-ants-pavement-ants-odorous-ants-too-many-ants-in-portland/ As temperatures have finally warmed up in the Portland Metro area over the last couple of weeks, ants of all types are starting to make their presence known.   Carpenter Ants in particular are easy to spot because of their size. Some homeowners will immediately see them inside of their homes. Others will ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2009/04/carpenter-ants-prepare-to-invade-portland-oregon/ Here is a helpful article that focuses on which pests are deserving of prompt eradication.   Of course there are numerous more, but this is a good starting point for a Portland homeowner. - Tom By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Heidi_Ball]Heidi Ball Nothing is much worse than seeing a cockroach scurry across the kitchen.They have been shown ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2009/03/portland-pests-that-need-control/ Usually, it is just one or two that you spot the first time that you see ants in your home. “What is an ant or two?” you might say to yourself as you either squish it, grab it with tissue is preparation for flushing or personally escort it to ... http://www.AllPestControlCompany.com/2009/03/here-comes-the-ants/