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There are dozens and dozens of ant species around Texas—nearly 300 in fact! Luckily, you don’t need to know all of these. Most Austin homeowners will only encounter a handful of ants around their house: Fire Ants: Often the most alarming ant, since these angry little guys will bite and sting! They’re most commonly spotted in the yard around their mounds, but if they are left untreated they can encroach on your home and get…
Calls for wasps and hornets have increased in the past few weeks, which is not unusual during hot Austin summers. If you have one or two paper nests under your eaves, they could be something you could ignore safely if they are out of the way. Wasps and hornets typically abandon their nests in the fall, or die off by winter, so in a few more months they likely won’t be there. Also, wasps do…
We had a customer this week who told us they wanted to move on from another pest control company that was providing unsatisfactory results. He mentioned this company was treating his house once a month — and charging each time — to get rid of roaches. The problem, besides the continuous expense, was the constant roach activity. In fact, he had killed 4 large roaches himself in the previous 4 days despite their repeated visits!…
One way to handle wood ants that are climbing on to your home is to do renovations. Carpenter and acrobat ants typically get into water-damaged and already rotting wood so simply removing that wood can sometimes be enough to get rid of any nests they’ve made. If you have renovation projects you plant to start or already started, then getting rid of that wood is probably the best first step before you do any pest…
Acrobat ants are wood-dwelling ants that usually live in dead or decaying wood such as tree branches or stumps, but they can occasionally find their way to your home. They typically climb up the house and get into the eaves and roofline area. They like burrowing into softer, water-damaged wood. Unlike termites, they don’t eat the wood, so they cause minimal damage. However, they can be a nuisance by leaving debris (“frass”) which is a…
We’ve had several calls about mosquitoes inside a home. While unusual, this can happen. There has been quite a bit of rain, so there are generally more mosquitoes around. One customer had a vacant home for a couple of weeks and while they were away, the mosquitoes found standing water in the bathroom and the toilet in order to multiply. Another person had standing water just outside their home, which resulted in many more mosquitoes…
Pest control is not just a matter of spraying around a house until all the bugs are dead. Of course, the goal is no more bugs. But that goal takes some work. First, different pests demand different products as well as different application techniques. For example, what works to eliminate roaches won’t always work to eliminate ants. Even further, what works to eliminate an American cockroach isn’t necessarily effective in treating German roaches. And some…
Austin has its fair share of bugs. For people coming from out of state, this can be a shock to the system, particularly when arriving from areas with fewer pests. Here is an abridged list of the insects and pests known to scurry around Central Texas: Cockroaches (American, Brown-banded, Smoky Brown, German roaches) Scorpions Carpenter Ants / Acrobat Ants Fire Ants Mosquitoes Wasps Fleas Rats / Mice Other rodents like raccoons, possums and squirrel It’s…
Everything from scorpions to roaches and fire ants can become problems for Austin homeowners when we get these hot summer temperatures. This year may be particularly bad because of the spring and early summer rains the area has received. For example, now that extreme temperatures have arrived, we’ve had a large number of customer calls reporting scorpions. Scorpions are often thought of as “desert dwellers,” but they actually try to stay cool during hot daylight…
Many Austin residents see an increase in roach activity during the summer. But is there something that can be done to keep them from coming back year after year? Absolutely. One way is to landscape your yard in a way that avoids establishing roach “habitats.” Roaches like a lot of pests love water and protection. So if you have heavily mulched areas or ground cover type plants, those can retain water and provide hiding places…
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After researching pest control on Yelp last year, I called Aztec and they were willing to work with me and very understanding (without even the slightest hint of eye-rolling I received from another company) about areas I did not want sprayed – I need the spiders and ladybugs around my…