Facts About Subterranean Termites

The termite colony is a well organized army in which every member has a specialized role:

• The king mates with a queen
• The queen lays eggs
• The soldiers defend the colony
• The workers build the nest and forage for the colony's food
• The swarmers leave the nest to establish new colonies

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Bed Bug Preparation

In my experience in pest control, I have come to realize that bed bug preparation is the most important part of bed bug treatment. If a customer prepares their home properly, there is a good chance that their bed bug problems will be eradicated. Removing clutter is probably the most important step. I've seen bed bugs in dolls, pictures on the wall and lamp shades. All items in the room need to be checked for bed bugs. All clothing needs to be removed from closets and drawers. Curtains need to be taken off of the window. All items underneath the bed need to be removed. All clothes need to be placed in big plastic bags. If clothes are clean, they don't have to be washed. Clothes can be placed in a dryer for 5 minutes in high heat. If clothes are dirty, they can be washed and placed in dryer for 30 minutes in high heat. Please keep in mind that the plastic bags that were used to place the clothes in the washer or dryer needs to be thrown away. New plastic bags are needed to place the dried clothes in. This procedure can be done before or after treatment. If all these bed bug preparation steps are taken, the bed bug customer should be bed bug free.

Bed Bug Fumigation

I just attended a great presentation sponsored by Bug Off Pest Control Center. Bed Bug Fumigation specialists offered their services to the metro area. I truly believe this is the new wave of pest control. Fumigation may handle all of our bed bug needs. I plan on offering this service to all of my current and future customers. Thanks Andy and Bug Off for showing me the light.

Ants

Ants have definitely been on the rise this spring. I can't recall a season like this in years. We've been getting calls after calls for ants. Carpenter ants have been on the rise. We spray Temprid to combat carpenter ants. Customers are also calling because ants are in their kitchens and bathrooms. We  spray the kitchens and bathroom with Suspend SC. The spray lasts for 30 days and kills the ants on contact. We also gel the kitchen with Max Force gel. Gel lasts for 90 days. Ants eat the gel then go back to their nests where the other ants eat their droppings. This kills off the population. We place Max Force disks which contain gel in the kitchen cabinets. We've also been offering to spray the perimeter of customer's homes. We spray the perimeter with Suspend SC. We also place Eco Smart granulars around the home. This repels the ants away from the home. Also when it rains, the granulars get embedded in the soil.

Bed Bug Presentation at Tower Gardens

I was honored to conduct bed bug presentation at Tower Gardens apartments in Bronx last night. Tenants had great questions. I believe that they left with a greater awareness of this bed bug epidemic. I explained to tenants that bed bugs are hitchhikers. Tenants were interested in prevention. I recommended bed bug covers for their mattresses and boxsprings. Tenants were educated in what chemicals we use when servicing their aparments. Thanks to Clayton Johnson for making this happen.

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