fire ants
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…
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…
It’s the time of year that ants come inside homes in increasing numbers. There are usually a few types that Austin homeowners will see: Small black ants – these are tiny ants that are most often seen on kitchen and bathroom counters. They usually come in for water and to find any small morsel that may be laying around. Fire ants – these are obvious when there are mounds in the yard, but these terrible…
Ants are, in fact, almost everywhere on earth. Although, ironically, there aren’t any in ANTarctica. Bad insect jokes aside, if you have ants in your Austin home, you’re not alone. In Texas there are over 291 species of ants (and you thought you had a lot of cousins). Most of these luckily aren’t really “pests” — they are beneficial to the environment or ecosystem and usually won’t bother you much. But there are a few…
It’s that time of year when fire ant mounds show up. It’s also a great time to treat them! In the spring the colonies are not as big as get later, so applying bait now means you can deliver a knockout hit before it gets tougher to fight them off. Look around now in your yard for mounds popping up, especially after rain. Check gardens by moving some dirt around to see if they come…
Even with cold weather fire ants can stay around. Normally, the mounds become dormant in cold months. But they don’t really hibernate, and they definitely are not gone! That is, unless you took our advice and treated them in the fall. As the weather gets colder, fire ants go further down into the to stay warm and survive over the winter. Then, when the weather warms in the spring and summer, as the saying goes,…
There are dozens and dozens (actually, hundreds) of ant species in Texas, but there are only a few that can become a significant concern to homeowners. The ants that get inside and typically cause problems are fire ants, carpenter ants and small black ants. The tiny black ants are usually not a major issue. They can even often be handled by using consumer brand products such as Terro liquid ant bait. In fact, trying that…
Do you have ants inside but not sure what they are? There are so many ant species out there that it can be hard to identify them. The good news is you don’t have to. Give us a call and we can help determine what you’re seeing and more importantly how they can be successfully treated. And here’s more good news — you don’t need to sign up for a long and expensive pest-control contract…
As if the brutally hot temperatures around Austin and central Texas weren’t bad enough, it can also mean more insects. When summer is at its peak, many pests will seek out shelter, food and water. While some may go away from your home and hide in cool areas or near any remaining standing water — like mosquitoes — others will actively seek shelter closer to home, as in your actual home. Roaches, ants and even…
If you are the DIY type, we recommend not trying to do-it-yourself pest control then also calling a pest control company. True, you may not know you’ll need a pest control company, but before you even start working on handling the bugs, consider if you have the materials and expertise to fully handle the issue. The reason is that using consumer brand products, and not professional products and techniques, can worsen the situation. One example…
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