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 home, that can cause quite [...]
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, structural damage to your home. [...]
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 various names – small ants, [...]
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 first see ant activity (whether [...]
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
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Nothing is much worse than seeing a cockroach scurry across the kitchen.They have been shown to transport a number of [...]
Imagine if you will, you are going about your busy life, you walk though you house door at the end of the day, and you are hit with this strong, nasty stench. There is only one thing that creates this type of smell – something died and is starting to decay. Odds are [...]
Here is a helpful article about carpenter ants. It is pertinent to anyone in the Portland Oregon Metro Area who suspects that they may have a carpenter ant infestation. The article is written simply, without getting into too much technical trade and research jargon. – Tom
Carpenter Ants can cause a great deal of damage to [...]
Without a doubt, spring and summer are seasons when pests are most active.
But that doesn’t mean that there is no pest activity during winter. Particularly during untypically severe weather, some pests can be prompted into action.
As mentioned in the previous post, rodents are one of the most common critters to start showing up during the [...]
Everyone wants to stay warm…even the rodents. We have received quite a few calls over the last couple of weeks regarding some early holiday guests. Except that these unwelcome guests have long leathery, scaley tales, beady eyes and short, coarse fur.
The cold temperatures are pushing some of last mice and rats indoors for more comfortable [...]