Tag Archives: pest proofing

Follow The Wind – The Bugs Do

Cold weather means critters COMING IN but it also is one of the best chances ever that you’ll have to stop them both now and in the future. By simply finding the air leaks in your home you’ll have physical … Continue reading

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Stucco and siding offer pest gateway into your home

I’m often asked the question of how bugs enter a home when it seems that there is no blatant way that we can visibly see. Doors are sealed, windows are tight but still there is a persistent problem with bugs … Continue reading

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The snowbird pest check list

This is that time of year when I say goodbye to a lot of my fine customers. They pack up and leave sunny soon to be ungodly hot Florida for their home up north. Most are busy putting the lawn … Continue reading

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Exterior chemical barriers: pest proofing part 4

Chemical barriers can be quite effective in sealing up the home in that they kill, reroute or repel the pests on the outside before they come in. Well placed treatments can make up for areas they can’t be sealed completely such as garage doors, under decks or tiny unseen cracks. Treatments can also extend out further than the house to the source itself like a fire ant mound in the yard or a Box elder tree that would be too costly to cut down. Continue reading

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