Insects and Spiders

• Termites
  Termites cause thousands of dollars of damage to homes and buildings every year. Most people don’t realize termite infestations happen five times more often than house fires, and they cause more financial damage than all the windstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes (combined) in a year. Worse yet, termite damage is not usually covered by homeowner’s insurance.
• Bed Bugs
  Bed Bugs were once rare in North America, however very common in the rest of the world. For many reasons, including international travel, we now find Bed Bugs all over the United States.
• Fleas
  If you have pets or a yard in Florida, chances are you will see a flea in your house at some point.  Even though you treat your pets to protect them from fleas, you’ll often find they have picked up fleas again, and you must go through the process over and over.  You probably treat the animals and do the best you can to also treat the carpet, the blankets and the furniture, but then, in the middle of the night you wake up to find yourself scratching.
• Cockroaches
  Cockroaches use the tiniest crack or crevice to get into your home. Attracted to warm, moist environments, cockroaches spend the daylight hours in dark, secluded areas like under the refrigerator, or under your stove, or even in the back of your kitchen cabinet. At night they leave their nests to forage for food and water.  Remember, if you see one cockroach in the daytime, you know there are many more you don’t see.
• Bees
  When we think of Bees we often think of the type that produce honey and help pollinate the garden. However, some species of bees are pests in and around your home. Bees can sting and can even cause damage as a result of their nest-building activities.
• Wasps
  People are most often stung in late summer, when the wasps are searching for sugary foods and come into contact with humans.  When people respond to wasps aggressively, the wasp can sting.  Stings are usually painful rather than dangerous, but in rare cases people may suffer life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
• Ticks
  Ticks are found all over the United States. In Florida we know there are five types of these pests that we must be aware of. These tiny pests, sometimes smaller than a sunflower seed live near wooded and highly vegetated areas, and some types need moisture to survive.  Ticks feed on blood so they spend their time looking for a perfect host such as livestock, deer, dogs, cats, or people. Ticks can cause disease in animals and people so if you have seen or live in an area that would be prime tick habitat; you need to be aware of how to handle these pests.
• Hornets
  Wasps, hornets and yellow jackets are nuisances that can sting. While often you will see just a single wasp, there are also wasps that live in groups; these are ‘social’ wasps. Social wasps are considered pests when they become excessively common, or nest close to buildings.
• Yellow Jackets
• Stinging Insects
  If you have recently found a wasp, hornet or yellow jacket nest or any of these pests attempting to make your home, their home, contact us quickly. We take these stinging insects very seriously and we know we can help you.
• Mites
  Rodents cause significant damage to property and can also spread diseases. Diseases from these pests can be transferred directly to humans through bite wounds or consumption of contaminated food, or indirectly through ticks, mites, and fleas that feed on infected rodents.  If you have a rodent problem, it is time to act, and quickly.

Rodent Control

• Rodents
  We often forget about rodent control until we hear some scratching noises at night. Or maybe we see evidence that a little animal had been in the cupboard, or worse yet, we get a glimpse of something scurrying across the floor.  Rodents are the largest family of mammals and there are many types that could invade your home.