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Fall Pest Prevention
Fall Pest Prevention Fall can be a wonderful time to enjoy your home, but it can also be a wonderful time for pests to invade. As the weather starts to get colder, longer-lived insects and other vermin tend to look for shelter — and that shelter can very well be your home. While it may […]
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Tips for Getting Rid of Fleas in Your Home
Nobody wants to share a home with fleas. Once they come into your house, it isn’t long before they seem to be taking over. No surface is safe. You might even find them in your bed. Aside from the itchiness and pain they cause, fleas are also famous for carrying diseases, most notably bubonic plague and murine […]
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Tips for Keeping Mosquitoes Away
Mosquitoes are more than annoying pests. They are small invading armies that strike during your summer fun, transmitting diseases that can be painful, sometimes life-changing and may even cause death. The American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) tells us there are more than 3,000 distinct species of mosquitoes around the world and 176 species currently taking up residence here […]
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Why Is My Mousetrap Not Working?
They used to say, “build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.” Maybe they said that because mice seem to do such a great job of evading mousetraps. One of the most popular types of trap is a baited mousetrap. The trapper puts bait — such as cheese or peanut butter — on a spring-loaded […]
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Preventing Cockroaches
Cockroaches scurry about in the middle of the night with their creepy-crawly ways, and if you are a Cape Cod homeowner unlucky enough to have them, you get the shivers whenever you turn on the lights. These creatures are notoriously resilient, and myth has it, they will inherit the earth in the aftermath of […]
