PEST CONTROL SERVICE LANGHORNE
Does your Langhorne home, office or commercial building feel clean, healthy and safe to you? If you're having problems with mice, ants, bed bugs or any other pests, then your answer may be "no."
The good news is that a solution to all of your pest problems is much closer than you think. A licensed pest control provider has the skills and equipment that are necessary to put a swift end to pest troubles.
DO I NEED AN EXTERMINATOR?
This is a question people typically ask themselves who see some kind of pest in their residence or business. Is the problem serious enough to warrant a call to an exterminator?
The reality is that many pests work underground and behind the scenes, preferring to stay out of sight. You might see a single mouse or a few ants, but the problem can be much larger than what is plainly visible. The only way to accurately assess how much of an issue you have is to have a professional inspection performed.
You also might need a pest professional if you have tried to resolve the pest issue yourself but are noticing that it isn't doing much good. Home remedies and DIY treatments that are available at the store may be successful only in the earliest stages of an infestation. If the problem is deeper than that, then you need to make a stronger response.
Of course, if people who live in, work on or visit your property are being stung and bitten, then the answer is obvious. You definitely need an exterminator.
WHICH TYPES OF PESTS DO EXTERMINATORS TREAT?
A professional pest control service is prepared to deal with all of the most common pests in the local area. This may include mammals like mice and rats as well as insects like wasps, ants, termites, carpenter ants, cockroaches and many others.
Whenever you see a pest indoors, chances are good that your local pest control provider is equipped to deal with it. The exterminator knows that there is not one approach to pest control that works on all creatures. Accordingly, it is essential that the problem species be correctly identified through a thorough inspection.
Once the exterminator knows which pests are infesting the building, it's possible to use a combination of traps, sprays, fumigation, baits, poisons and other methods to ensure that pests are gone for good.
WHY DO PESTS COME INDOORS?
Pests may have a variety of reasons for making their way indoors. Usually, they are seeking food or a place to build a nest. Various pests are quite happy to eat the food that people are planning to eat themselves. Moreover, indoor locations offer many safe places to sleep and raise a family.
Remember that most pests are quite small. They do not need a large space in which to build a nest. However, some of them do live in huge colonies, so it's possible for a small nest to become much larger over time.
Some pests also come indoors in an effort to escape extremes of heat and cold. Spiders and insects do not have the ability to regulate their temperature, so they can be harmfully impacted when the temperature rises too high or drops too low. These conditions may drive pests indoors in almost any season.
WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE DO PESTS CAUSE?
This really depends upon the type of pest. Some do more damage in the garden than they do indoors. Others are incredibly destructive to buildings.
Wood, especially if it is damaged or unpainted, is particularly vulnerable to pests. Some eat it while others excavate it to make nests. Operating in basements and crawl spaces, this kind of damage can go on for years before it is discovered.
Regular pest inspections can protect buildings from excessive damage.
HOW TO TELL IF PESTS ARE PRESENT
Sometimes, it is as easy as seeing a line of ants in a kitchen or watching a mouse scurry across a warehouse floor. In other situations, the signs are subtler. For instance, small piles of sandy soil next to concrete surfaces may indicate the presence of pavement ants. A perfectly round hole drilled into a piece of wood suggests that a carpenter bee has been at work.
Some pests, like wasps, build large nests that hang from the eaves of a building while others, such as rats, leave behind piles of feces. An unfamiliar odor, a curious stain on a wall and damage to fabric or papers all are signs that a pest control service is needed.
WHEN IS IT TIME TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR?
It's wise to request help from an exterminator when you first suspect an infestation. Acting fast makes sense because the infestation may be new. Accordingly, there will be less property damage to deal with, and ridding the building of the pests will be much easier.
Unfortunately, by the time the signs of an infestation become obvious, it usually has been carrying on for some time. The damage may be extensive, so don't wait to pick up the phone.
WHAT DOES THE EXTERMINATOR DO?
Pest control providers are trained to get rid of pests of all sizes and descriptions. Treatment begins with an inspection of all parts of the property to determine which species are present. Next, the exterminator recommends Integrated Pest Management techniques that attack the problem from all sides. This may include killing pests, removing nests, general cleanup and sealing up holes and gaps in the structure's exterior so pests can't get in again.
HEALTH & SAFETY
The two most important reasons for getting assistance from a local pest control service are health and safety.
• HEALTH
The fact is, even the smallest and least menacing pests can become a health threat. For instance the lowly housefly is capable of carrying over one million bacteria which can potentially cause diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid fever, and cholera in humans. Fleas are another example. In addition to the disturbance brought by a flea infestation, these tiny insects can spread the likes of typhus and even the bubonic plague if they happen to be infected with these serious diseases. Besides being a major annoyance, mosquitoes are able to malaria, yellow fever, Lyme disease and West Nile virus. Roaches are capable of causing salmonella, staphylococcus, streptococcus by poisoning food. Rodents are well-known for causing respiratory illnesses along with typhus, leptospirosis, and rat-bite fever.
• SAFETY
Consumers often look for natural solutions to pest problems. They want to avoid chemicals because they think these are too powerful and potentially dangerous. The reality is that many "natural" pest control methods just don't work.
When used by a well-trained and experienced professional, the chemicals, baits and other equipment that are part of the exterminator's tool box are perfectly safe.
This is because the various professional-grade pesticides, rodenticides, termiticides and other products available only to licensed pest control providers must be registered with the EPA, thus ensuring that these products "will not harm people, including children, pregnant women, non-target species or the environment."
The judicious use of commercial-strength pest control products is the only way to ensure that pests are gone.
ENTRY POINTS
One of the primary functions of a professional pest control provider is to ensure that pests cannot get indoors. This means identifying and eliminating possible access points, most of which are found in the building's exterior.
A crooked window frame, a hole in the screen on a door or a crack in the foundation are all common examples of entry points. Exterminators fill, cover or seal all such openings so that pests have no chance to get indoors.
TIME SAVINGS
One of the best reasons to choose an exterminator over DIY treatments is that it saves you time. Most people do not have experience with identifying and controlling pests. This means that they may run through a few treatments as they look for the right one. While they move from one treatment to the next, the pest problem is getting bigger.
In these situations, it's wise to cut to the chase by calling an experienced exterminator.
WARRANTY
When you ask a pest control service to handle your pests, you can rest assured that the work is guaranteed to be effective. Moreover, a warranty covers you for a specific period of time, so if the problem comes back, the exterminator will come back to help you again.
COST
Some people avoid calling the exterminator because they think it's too expensive. However, how much does it cost to purchase one ineffective product after another? While experimenting with these treatments, how much worse is the damage to your property becoming?
Don't waste time and money trying to treat pest problems yourself. Ask a licensed pest control service that guarantees their work to take care of pests for you.
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