Mar 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Q: I have been cleaning and seems that every time I clean the kitchen there’s more and more cockroaches. The owner from my apartment said it may be the refrigerator that is causing heat to attract more roaches. Is this true?
A: It sounds like you may be dealing with a German Roach infestation. German roaches are found in apartment communities often and usually require multiple treatments, as well as, some sanitation to eliminate them. Roaches are attracted to water, food, shelter, and when it’s cold…heat. It is common to find a concentration of roaches in and around the appliances. They are attracted to places like the refrigerator but that is not the cause of the infestation. We strongly recommend a pest service or inspection to identify the issue. Call your pest control management company to come out and properly identify the source of the infestation. Together, you and Northwest Exterminating can come up with the right solution for your home.
Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sentricon Colony Elimination Systems interviewed our own Peter Schmidt for their blog. Peter is a great asset to our team at Northwest Exterminating and especially our customers. Great job on the interview, Sentricon!
Pete talks about why he thinks Sentricon is a good choice for homeowners in the prevention of termites, as well as tips for homeowners, and even a funny story about how you have to be quick on your feet in the pest control industry!
“A self-described graduate of the “school of hard knocks,” Peter Schmidt first became involved in pest management in Florida in 1992. He started his career with Northwest Exterminating in 1995, and became an Authorized Operator for the Sentricon® System in 1997. We caught up with Peter at a large Sentricon installation at an apartment complex in North Atlanta, where he shared some solid advice for both homeowners and other Authorized Operators—the latter of which might want to invest in some running shoes.”
To read the entire blog CLICK HERE.
Mar 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
The EPA is banning 12 popular rat and mouse killers that are available to the public. They are banning the product after a 2011 ban requiring rodent-killing products to stop using anticlotting chemical. The company that makes these 12 products, D-Con, has refused to meet EPA regulations.
“In a move to protect children and pets from toxic chemical poisoning, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making moves to ban 12 popular mouse- and rat-poisoning products sold under the D-Con brand name. Products included in the proposed ban include D-Con’s pellet, bait bits, and ready-mixed formulations.
EPA says it’s banning the products—as early as the end of February—because “they cause unreasonable and unnecessary risks to children’s health and the environment, without overriding benefits.”
To continue reading the article posted on www.rodale.com CLICK HERE.
The article and the EPA both suggest getting rid of rats and mice in non-poisonous ways such as sealing out pests, not leaving out food for pests to eat, making your yard less appealing to mice, and being kind!!
For pest control, the solution is simple: NorPest Green…Pest Control the way Nature Intended. Call Northwest Exterminating.
Mar 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
The EPA is banning 12 popular rat and mouse killers that are available to the public. They are banning the product after a 2011 ban requiring rodent-killing products to stop using anticlotting chemical. The company that makes these 12 products, D-Con, has refused to meet EPA regulations.
“In a move to protect children and pets from toxic chemical poisoning, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making moves to ban 12 popular mouse- and rat-poisoning products sold under the D-Con brand name. Products included in the proposed ban include D-Con’s pellet, bait bits, and ready-mixed formulations.
EPA says it’s banning the products—as early as the end of February—because “they cause unreasonable and unnecessary risks to children’s health and the environment, without overriding benefits.”
To continue reading the article posted on www.rodale.com CLICK HERE.
The article and the EPA both suggest getting rid of rats and mice in non-poisonous ways such as sealing out pests, not leaving out food for pests to eat, making your yard less appealing to mice, and being kind!!
For pest control, the solution is simple: NorPest Green…Pest Control the way Nature Intended. Call Northwest Exterminating.
Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you’re a homeowner in the South, you probably take pride in keeping your lawn in pristine and presentable condition. However, you may not know why Americans make it a point to keep the patches of green surrounding their homes in top form. It appears as though lawns are European inventions, as the moist, mild climate supported open, close-cut grasslands. Also, the word lawn is derived from the Middle English launde, which originally referred to a glade and later to stretches of land that imitated the appearance of such glades.
The monthly winner of the best lawn may not know that he’s more than neighborhood royalty. The first lawns were the grasslands around medieval castle in France and Britain, designed to have few trees to give guards a clear view around the castle. As time progressed, the wealthy non-royalty began to adopt the use of lawns around their estates, until eventually lawns lost the connection to wealth. In the mid-19th century, in areas where cities began to grow, the opportunity to have lawns in these areas was relatively unlikely. This is when the park was born, thus becoming a public area of landscaped lawns and other greenery as well as water in the form of fountains, streams, and ponds.
Northwest Exterminating’s Team knows how important lawns are to homeowners. We offer a free analysis of your lawn to develop the best treatment plan before establishing a year-round service to give you the healthiest, greenest lawn possible. We also offer aeration & overseeding, tree & shrub services, and lawn disease control. If you’re interested in these services long onto www.callnorthwest.com/lawn-care to fill schedule a FREE Lawn Analysis.
Melissa Brown
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Source: http://www.organiclawncare101.com/history.html
A: It sounds like you may be dealing with a German Roach infestation. German roaches are found in apartment communities often and usually require multiple treatments, as well as, some sanitation to eliminate them. Roaches are attracted to water, food, shelter, and when it’s cold…heat. It is common to find a concentration of roaches in and around the appliances. They are attracted to places like the refrigerator but that is not the cause of the infestation. We strongly recommend a pest service or inspection to identify the issue. Call your pest control management company to come out and properly identify the source of the infestation. Together, you and Northwest Exterminating can come up with the right solution for your home.