fleas

Handling Pests With Natural Products

There are many natural products that can be used for pest control. Some of these kill the pests while others just repel them. The benefit of the natural products is of course a lower toxicity level for you and your family and pets. The disadvantages of some natural products is they are not as effective on certain pests. Carpenter and fire ants, for example, won’t likely be fully handled with natural products. They may kill…

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Fleas

With increased rain, fleas are more likely to thrive. They breed and are even more active in warm, wet conditions. While it’s cooling here slightly, it will be warming up again as usual and that means fleas could increase. The wet weather offers some benefit though, in that it helps with a flea treatment using beneficial nematodes. Nematodes are small parasitic creatures that attack flea larvae. You water them into already damp soil and they…

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Grub Worms?

Our most common use for beneficial nematodes is for handling fleas in the yard. They are very effective as an all-natural and pet- and people-safe way of eliminating fleas in the lawn. But you can also use them for grubs! Just like with flea larvae, the nematodes can go after grubs. Water them down into the soil and they’ll do the rest! There are numerous places online to purchase them, or try the Natural Gardener…

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Fleas Outside?

As it starts to cool down, it’s a great time to treat for fleas outside using beneficial nematodes. What are Beneficial Nematodes? These are microscopic parasites that can be watered into the soil of your yard, and they actually attack flea larvae! The result is the flea life cycle is cut off. Beneficial nematodes are harmless to people, pets and even beneficial insects. They can also go after grubs, and potentially fire ants, in your…

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Flea Treatment in the Fall

Do you have fleas in your yard? Fall is a great time to treat for them using beneficial nematodes. These are tiny parasitic organisms that actually attack and kill flea larvae! The result is the flea life cycle is broken. Nematodes do no harm at all to people or pets or even beneficial insects. Autumn is an ideal time to treat for them because the ground needs to be wet and the cooler weather helps…

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Fleas On Your Porch and Windows?

If you see tiny “jumping” bugs on your porch and around your windows, don’t panic and think you have a flea invasion! In late fall the culprit is more likely to be hackberry gall psyllids. These tiny pests come from nearby hackberry trees and will congregate on home siding and window screens. Here’s a more in-depth article we wrote about them. The bottom line is that these are likely not fleas and are easily handled!…

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What is a Pest? What is Pest Control?

Exterminators are hit with a few jokes from customers each pest season, the most common being a request to take care of an unwanted and unexpected “pest” like a sulky teenager or a loud, poorly trained dog that eats slippers and jumps on guests. Silly stuff. Except, maybe those actually are pests? The word pest simply means “a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc. or that can be a nuisance…

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Fleas in the Summer

Fleas can be a year-round issue but in the summer it can get even tougher! People (and their pets) are more active with traveling, going outdoors, pets being kenneled or visiting other areas and fleas could be picked up and brought back. Plus some other animals become more active which can bring fleas into your yard or area without you knowing it. The good news is that not all signs of fleas on your pet…

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When and Where to Use Diatomaceous Earth

Food grade Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is a great pest control product that, when applied properly, can help eliminate everything from roaches to ants to fleas. But don’t use it inside! Simply put, DE is a mess to clean up and overapplying it is all too easy. If you’ve put it inside, and used too much, don’t reach for the vacuum! DE can destroy a filtered vacuum very quickly. Although seeming “light” and powdery, it is…

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How To Get Rid of Fleas

Does hanging around in your Austin home or yard result in itchy bites on your ankles or legs? You may have a flea infestation. Lots of bites on your lower leg is one way to tell. Obviously if your pet is scratching a lot or has needed treatment, that could be another warning sign. However, just because your furry friend is on a flea treatment, that doesn’t mean you are going to have to deal…

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We specialize in long-lasting treatments using products in a way that effectively kills bugs but has no impact on people. No contracts are needed. We treat more than once a year about as often as we skip years between treatments.

Aztec’s philosophy is to provide the most effective pest control service available, having the least negative impact on people and the environment here in Austin, Texas. We use a combination of the least toxic and most effective pest control products available.

We originally offered pest control using only natural, “organic” pest control products. While we still offer that service, we now combine those products with a low-toxicity, odorless, synthetic pyrethrin (crushed chrysanthemum flower), offering a longer-lasting residual effect.

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This is the second time my family has used Aztec Organic Pest Service for our home.  We have small children, so we wanted to make sure the treatment was not only effective, but also safe.  Every aspect of working with Aztec was great.  Scheduling was quick and easy, and the…

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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…

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