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Author Archives: The Bug Doctor
Americans love their Raid
As a professional exterminator about the only thing I ask people to keep on hand is a can of Raid. I don’t know why I say Raid, I’m not getting paid by them and me and Mr. Johnson are not … Continue reading
Posted in Tools of the trade
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Using water to trap spiders
Is there some factory out there that runs the boards through the glue machine and then just before the packaging dept gets ahold of it they stick a fly or cricket on the pad? What pray tell can you pre bait with? Continue reading
Posted in Spiders
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The bug man is the life of the party
adds to the mystique. The socialites still wondering who this man is are now convinced they’ve seen this guy in a movie co-starring with John Travolta. (thanks honey) Continue reading
Posted in Tales from the route
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Termites in your foreclosure purchase? Get the bank to pay
At times banks weren’t even cleaning the homes or hauling of the junk and the lines to buy them were never longer. Some of my wiser clients had me in anyway but most tackled the projects themselves in hopes of a quick flip and huge profits. Continue reading
Posted in Termites
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I love the smell of Dursban in the morning
Don’t get me wrong, we have more information in 2009 then we’ve ever had about roaches, termites and the habits of fleas. But with the amazing progress of our chemicals and equipment I wonder if our technicians savvy has become weaker. Continue reading
Posted in In my opinion
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The black widow makes a terrible wife and a bad parent
Maybe it’s a good thing that the female only has to mate once but the male is free to go off again and try his luck with another mate but my heart goes out to the kids. Continue reading
Posted in Spiders
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The do’s and don’ts of termite shields
I told you the lists were short but did I also mention simple? Just because you have termite shields in place don’t be complacent and think that you can never have an infestation. Continue reading
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Live Life With No Regrets
At the end of your life you’ll undoubtedly have these two thoughts. I wish I had or I’m glad I did. You’ll wish you had conquered your fears and given yourself at least a shot or you’ll be glad you did even if the success wasn’t all that you hoped it would be. Continue reading
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Why ‘green lights’ work to attract fleas
Scents and colors can warn a bug about impending danger or clue them in that a food source is near by. For trapping fleas and getting some immediate relief for you and Tiger, you just need to give fleas the green light. Continue reading
The $3000.00 frog
I was somewhat relieved that I could tell him I found the answer but I worried he might just want to go back to regular visits and take with him my little bonus for the year. Continue reading
Posted in Tales from the route
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Thoughts from Probestblog’s Blog
It doesn’t take an entire can of Raid to kill a spider! I know you want the spider dead but dousing it with the entire can is just a waste. If the chemical calls for 1 ounce per gallon – that’s what it means and you may cause damage if you use more than that. Continue reading
Posted in Safety
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Is your pest control company”the jack of all trades?”
Pest control is an honest, valuable and skilled labor of love for many tech’s around the world. Our worth is proven each time we break out a bee pole or treat that insignificant crack that stops a hoard of marching ants. Continue reading
Posted in Choosing a pest control company
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Chemically sensitive people and posers
I’m put on notice from a customer or person who’s in my treatment vicinity that they too, are chemically sensitive but they usually approach things in a whole different way and it’s with these people, I have an entirely different attitude. Continue reading
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Gnat Trap Gnat Trap Gnat Trap
They will spend all day searching up and down the sides of the bottle but never find their way out. Adding soap breaks the tension of the liquid and the sink if the land or walk on the liquid. Continue reading
Posted in Flies and Gnats
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What’s in a bugs name
For instance; John Crapper has been credited for the, em em, John and while everyone knows what a Ford is, you seldom think there was once a man named Henry who started the whole thing so many ye Continue reading
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