Choosing a pest control company

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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT BUG PERSON : by Kurt Beers

Many of you, who can remember that far back, may recall sitting around in a circle in Kindergarten and being asked the question “what would you like to be when you grow up?” Of course, every kid wanted to be a police officer, a fire fighter, a nurse or a veterinarian (in my generation, anyway), [...]

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Picture Diary Of A Pest Control Rip Off

If you want to make me mad it’s really not that hard but you have to be pretty patient. The list of things you can try is pretty long but generally just being an ignoramus when common sense is right there in your reach and I’ll be getting mad sooner or later. But if you’d [...]

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Diy Verses Professional Termite Help

I absolutely hate the idea that homeowners can and do buy their own termite control products. Now I don’t mean those cheesy little red plastic spikes you pound in the ground- (I hate those too but that’s a whole other story) No, I’m speaking of professional products like Termidor, Premise, Taurus, Bifen IT, you name [...]

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Pest Control In Alaska

What’s the one place if asked you’d say pest control really isn’t needed? Well, if you’re like me you might say that Alaska with it’s harsh conditions would be a place where a bug truck would never go but you’d be wrong. (I was right there with you so don’t feel bad) I mean, sub [...]

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The Three Faces Of A Termite Salesman

Mrs. Emory sits in her kitchen anxiously awaiting the first of three pest control representatives she called. She’s anxious because in her living room are tens of thousands of swarming bugs. She has no idea of what they are or how they got in. What started with just a few moth like creatures fluttering about [...]

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Clark howard is talking about pest control

Clark Howard is a very popular consumer champion who is always looking out for you. If you listen to his radio show or watch him on TV it’s very difficult to come away with any other opinion except that ‘this guy knows how to save a buck and spot rip offs from a mile away. [...]

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Pest control people ‘toot your own horn’

I’m sitting at a Panera Bread right now in Appleton Wisconsin and soon I’ll be flying back from this beautiful weather to the hot buggy paradise I call home. As always when I travel I check out the local bug companies and see what the most prevalent pest issues are and the different trends from [...]

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Roach vs. Bug man-Pest Control Ocala Part 1

Both of my sons have achieved so much in life already and I couldn’t be any prouder. (I have the gray hair to prove it Besides being an intranet guru and accomplished airplane pilot and radio star my oldest, (Jason) is a great pest control technician and salesman. Jared or ‘The Beast’ as he’s called [...]

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Ninja exterminator-The movie

Not to long ago I wrote an article Ninja exterminator-what kind of customer are you? I was surprised how many people clicked on that story and still do today. I think I may have found out just how they came to find my writing. In my never ending quest to find and bring you great [...]

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I do termite work!

One of the most frustrating feelings in my work is walking up to the front door of a long standing customer and seeing drill marks in the slab, that I didn’t put there! I have to admit each time I see it I have to take a minute before I ring that bell and I [...]

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Why don’t pest control companies charge a trip fee?

If you own a home you are no doubt aware of the dreaded ‘trip fees’ that are tacked onto any service bill you get. The A/C man comes out and puts a 1/2 pound of coolant in your system and hands you a receipt for $112.00, $35 of which was just for him to show [...]

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5 pest control products that never made the shelves

Pest control has had a ton of great ideas and inventions that have made all our lives so much simpler and pest free but I bet you’d be surprised to hear of some the great ideas that never made it to the market place. Now if you decide to take some of these ideas and [...]

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Spam and roaches- finding help for pest control

In any event most roach infestations don’t start off on day one with a population of 5000, it starts with one or two from an unsuspecting source but before you know it things get out of hand.

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It’s an employers paradise-how to get or keep your pest control job

I can give you my view and what better view to have since I or someone like me would do the hiring or deciding on whether to keep you in these tough times. Here’s what I see

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Paranoid pest man?

Am I paranoid? Maybe just a little but I know that when I do service, people are watching me and you know what? That’s Ok, but I do think I need a hug now.

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