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Published: 23 May 2018

The presence of cockroaches in your home not only presents you with a nasty mess to clean up, but also a fairly serious health risks to you and your family.

Read more: Cockroaches and Your Health - What you need to know

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Published: 23 March 2018

Some biting pests such as mosquitoes, fleas and ticks are most active during the warmer months. Others, like bed bugs, are active year round but become a larger concern with increased summer travel. Mosquitoes, fleas, ticks and bed bugs don’t bite out of self-defense. No, they’re biting you to get their next blood meal. And, while some biting insects merely cause itchy welts on the skin, others pose more serious health threats. Use this guide to learn everything there is to know about common biting pests.

Read more: Bugs That Bite: A Brief Guide

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Published: 24 November 2017

The Wood Borer beetle is a sneaky character, in that it can do significant damage to a wooden structure before the average person is even aware of its presence. Most often it is only when the damage becomes noticeable, that one realises they have and infestation. By this time the critter has already caused irreparable damage to any dry wood structure, furniture or antiques.

Read more: Do you have a Wood Borer Problem? Here how you can tell

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Published: 21 September 2017

It is no big secret that ants visit your home more frequently during the springtime, perhaps more than any other season of the year. Ants like most land bound creatures on the planet, prefer a warmer environment. So when the conditions above ground begin to warm up, you can guarantee that they will show up again right on schedule. While there is nothing new about the regular appearance of ants, it does help us to understand them a little better, and get clearer idea of how they work, and why the prefer to be your houseguests every September.

Read more: The Spring Connection - When the Ants Come Marching In