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5 WAYS TO LOWER FLY POPULATIONS NEAR YOUR HOME
5 WAYS TO LOWER FLY POPULATIONS NEAR YOUR HOME Wed, 01/09/2019 Did you know that each common house fly can carry more than 1 million bacteria on its body? Yuck! The most common of these diseases transferred by flies are E. Coli, salmonella, and cholera. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even though houseflies…
Read MoreTERMITES, THEY’RE TRICKIER THAN YOU THINK!
TERMITES, THEY’RE TRICKIER THAN YOU THINK! If you haven’t experienced termite damage first-hand, you might not realize just how detrimental they can become. In a single location, these little guys can (literally) eat away at your home, spreading into larger distances as they’re colony grows. And they grow fast! Over time, this can lead to structure…
Read More“NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL A SALE IS MADE” (COLUMBUS AND THE VALLEY)
“NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL A SALE IS MADE” (COLUMBUS AND THE VALLEY) This is a sales success story — one I can’t wait to tell. It needs be told because the sales transaction is at the epicenter of what keeps our world on its axis. That spark, sizzling on dry tinder, catches up and a nice…
Read MoreTYPES OF ROACHES
TYPES OF ROACHES GERMAN ROACHES Adults are about 5/8 inch long (17mm). Adult German cockroaches are light brown except for the shield behind the head marked with two dark stripes, which run lengthwise on the body. Young roaches are wingless and nearly black with a single light stripe running down the middle of the back.…
Read MoreTERMITES
TERMITES Sometimes called “silent destroyers,” termites may leave few signs of activity as the steadily consume wood and sheetrock paper in the walls, ceilings and floors of homes. Termites eat wood and do more damage to wood structures in the United States than fires and windstorms combined. The Romans referred to these insects as “Termes”…
Read MoreWHAT ARE TERMITES?
WHAT ARE TERMITES? It is almost that time of year again. The flowers will soon be blooming, the bees buzzing and the long sleeves finding their place in the closets for a while. It will be nice to go out and feel the new spring warmth on your skin. Gardens will need tending, and spring…
Read MoreTICKS
TICKS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Ticks are blood-sucking parasites of mammals, birds, and reptiles and are related to mites. The most common tick to our area is the American Dog Tick. They lay 4000 to 6500 eggs usually in June or July which then take 36 to 57 days to hatch. They have eight legs like the…
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WASPS Wasps make up an enormously diverse array of insects, with some 30,000 identified species. We are most familiar with those that are wrapped in bright warning colors—ones that buzz angrily about in groups and threaten us with painful stings. But most wasps are actually solitary, non-stinging varieties. And all do far more good for…
Read MoreTHE ZIKA VIRUS BLOG SERIES PART 1: WHAT TO KNOW
THE ZIKA VIRUS BLOG SERIES PART 1: WHAT TO KNOW We are getting a lot of calls lately about protection from the Zika virus. It’s that time of year where you need to know how to protect your family and let Knox help rid your home of mosquitoes for the rest of the summer and…
Read MoreSTINK BUGS, STINK! HERE’S HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE PERSISTENT PESTS
STINK BUGS, STINK! HERE’S HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE PERSISTENT PESTS Wed, 01/02/2019 If you’ve lived in the Southeast for more than five minutes, you have probably encountered a stink bug … or ten. While they may not cause a huge threat to your home or family, they do stink (literally and figuratively) and can…
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