Home Inspections - Wood Destroying Organisms, What to Look For When Buying a Home

When wood destroying organisms are found during a home inspection, what can and should be done about it? Does the remedy entail wood replacement, or merely hiring someone to apply a pest control treatment? Some of the questions you might have about this process are answered below.

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How Subterranean Termites Attack - Pest Control

In subterranean termite control, the key construction element is the foundation of the building. (Since they are coming up from underground this just makes sense, right?) Armed with a little knowledge of building construction and an understanding of how termites behave, it's just a small step to figure out how they can get into a house.

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Tick Bites

Ticks make me think of tick bites and tick bites make me think of horrible jagged insect mouth parts sucking my blood. Enough! I'm grossing myself out.

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Bed Bug Law Decisions

Horror stories of hotel guests waking up with hundreds of red welts on their skin are becoming more common. The bed bug issue has gained the attention the nation with several lawsuits claiming millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages.

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Squirrel Repellent

Love to watch those playful squirrels. Hate to get them out of your garden, flowers or attic? Here's a collection of products that claim to repel squirrels for once and for all. Squirrel repellents make claims of guaranteed effectiveness, but most of these products carry no scientific data and are little more than professionally packaged home remedies.

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Drywood Termite Pest Control

What's in a name? For one thing, you can tell by the name where a termite's nest will be found. A Drywood Termite colony will be found in dry wood. A Subterranean Termite colony will be underground.

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How to Get Rid of Raccoons

When you have an existing raccoon population, it's dangerous to try to remove them yourself. Using chemicals or sprays rarely work and will damage other wild life and plant life that you want to preserve. Using a pest removal service if how to get rid of raccoons the right way. A pest removal service will humanely trap and relocate the raccoons, so they will no longer knock over your garbage cans or terrorize your pets.

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