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Unspoken Problems With Your Tubes In The Wall

Tubes in the wall pest control systems seem like the perfect answer to many drawbacks of traditional pest control service. On paper- it seems like a ‘win win’ for both consumer and provider alike. No one needs to be home, … Continue reading

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Dealing With Tubes In The Wall ‘Blow Back’

A common problem in servicing pest tubes systems is blow back. Air and pressurized liquids are shot from specialty machines into the system and suppose to come out tiny little laser slits in the target area as a fine mist. … Continue reading

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3 misconceptions about tubes in the wall pest control

This may be my last report on tubes in the wall pest control systems and if I do not post any article tomorrow you’ll know that the tubes police have finally found me and I have been silenced. The danger … Continue reading

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The great tubes in the wall conspiracy

That is of course unless you are an unsuspecting potential client but even then they will only divulge so much. Continue reading

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Tubes in the wall

How many of you would like to have inside pest control without having the service man ever coming inside? No more rushing home at lunch to meet the tech. You wouldn’t need to leave the key in a flower pot … Continue reading

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Pest tubes service caught on tape

The ‘tubes in the wall’ pest service is still one of the most asked about topics on Ask The Bug Doctor so I thought I’d take a moment today and record just how it’s done. We treated about 15 homes … Continue reading

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Bug Doctor Minute; Tubes in the slab

Along the lines of building a better mouse trap termite technicians have been waiting for a new approach to termite control for quite some time. With advent of Termidor and other non-repellants the way of the hammer drill and messy … Continue reading

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Tubes in the slab

The installation of the tubes in the slab system is not in and of itself a pretreatment for termites. As of this writing I am not aware of any label or law Continue reading

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Where on earth can an exterminator go?

controversial subject matter of the pest industry. Just last year we sent 2 field operatives deep into enemy territory to uncover the great tubes in the wall conspiracy, only one came back. Continue reading

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Top Ten List When Considering Referrals

Everyone says that “word of mouth is the greatest advertising.” Yet so few people take it much further than this. If indeed it truly is the greatest–why don’t we at least take the time to consider more about it? Why … Continue reading

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Is God Setting Us Up For A Super Plague?

Regardless if you’re fluent in biblical speak, I don’t know many people who haven’t at least heard about the great plagues in Egypt written about in the old testament of the Bible. There were 10 plagues sent onto the land … Continue reading

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Termite shields

In this age of saving the planet and ‘green’ pest control I’m surprised that the termite shield hasn’t gotten more love, Continue reading

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Turn your aerosol into a 4 way fogger

Oh and make sure that when your spray can is empty you save the straw so you can use it again and again. I mean if you threw it away, how would you treat the voids in your life? Continue reading

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The Ghost Of Pest Control Owners Passed-Part 2

Standing alone in the CEO’s reserved parking space you suddenly feel like a trespasser on this massive compound even though mere moments ago you were in the belly of the beast and witnessed it’s heartbeat, something very few get to … Continue reading

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Termite Fallout In Your Bomb Shelter

If you want to make a termite treater mad- sell a full drill termite job on a home that has a bomb shelter. The two foot thick walls and reinforced concrete make for a lovely morning and afternoon and evening … Continue reading

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