Posted on 11/4/2009
at 12:00AM
by Shay Runion
You may have noticed that the days are getting shorter and the
nights are getting colder. A warm house and a warm meal start to
become more appealing this time of year. Unfortunately, these fall
comforts appeal to pests too. This is the time of year when mice,
chipmunks, raccoons and squirrels are looking for a place to call
home, and it may be inside your house. To help protect your home,
Arrow Exterminators has created Sustainability Through
Environmental Practices and Solutions, or STEPS™, a three-part
system to get to the root of the problem and keep pest infestations
from becoming a serious predicament.
Mice are known to be a major problem this time of year. They can
enter a home t...
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Posted on 10/27/2009
at 1:57PM
by Shay Runion, VP of Professional Development
With Halloween right around the corner, kids are aflutter with
thoughts of candy and dressing up. Halloween can be scary enough
for little guys, so parents often choose cutesy costumes for the
younger ones, like the ladybug pictured below. Older kids often
take on the scarier ghosts and ghouls, but more likely than not,
you won't see them choosing our Top 5 Creepy Crawler Bugs for their
costumes - and with good reason!
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# 5: Earwigs
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Earwigs earned their name a long time ago. They were thought to
crawl into the ears of sleeping people, and once inside, the Earwig
would bore into the brain! Earwigs have claw-like forceps, a...
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Posted on 10/2/2009
at 9:56AM
by Rick Bell
Last week Tommy Irvin, Georgia Department of Agriculture
Commissioner, issued a statement to Georgians warning them to be
vigilant in protecting their homes and businesses from potential
increased termite activity due to recent rainfall and subsequent
flooding. "Now is a good time to review or re-establish termite
control measures that may have been disturbed by the flooding,"
Irvin said.
It's unfortunate for Georgia homeowners to experience a natural
disaster like this on a variety of levels but taking a chance on
loss of termite protection through a 100 year weather event
occurrence is a gamble that shouldn't be taken.
Contacting a licensed pest management professional is the best
wa...
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Posted on 9/30/2009
at 11:20AM
by Cindy Mannes
Fall is the time of year when homeowners begin to notice cute
furry animals in their yard. Animals such as squirrels, chipmunks
and other rodents are often seen looking for food and preparing to
escape the colder weather. What many people don't realize is that
these pests may be looking for food and shelter in your home. Once
these animals enter a home, they can cause severe property damage
and pose health risks such as exposure to rabies and the
potentially deadly Hantavirus.
The most common fall animals to look out for are squirrels,
chipmunks, mice, rats and raccoons. They tend to enter through very
small holes or will make a new hole to fit their way in. Once an
animal is in the hom...
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