Tuesday, January 27, 2015

  Subterranean Termites

 
If you live in the Tampa Bay area and own a home, there are certain aspects of Mother Nature that are especially troubling.
Lightning.
Hurricanes.
Subterranean Termites.
The first two you really can’t do much about other than be aware of the weather and keep insurance premiums up-to-date. The last one – subterranean termites – causes more damage than the other two combined, and most insurance policies are not going to help pay for the damage if you get infested.


What can be done 
Prevention and maintenance are so vitally important in minimizing your risks as a homeowner. What can you do to protect your home? Subterranean Termites require moisture, unlike Drywood Termites (these are the ones you see houses tented for). So repair any leaks, make sure that water drains away from your foundation, install and maintain clean gutters, remove soil up against siding and stucco, and get an annual inspection and/or install a professional monitoring system. Above all, get an exterminator at first sign of mud tunnels or swarming. The swarming season is weather dependent, but is normally from late winter thru early spring.
There are two main extermination approaches. Historically, a chemical vapor barrier was created around the house by pouring or injecting gaseous and toxic chemicals around the foundation. This necessitates the digging of a trench where possible and drilling holes in driveways, sidewalks, and pool decks. This chemical envelope around your home must not be disturbed, per the manufacturer. Planting new bushes or even sprinkling too close to the house can nullify many warranties.
Then there is the Advantage way: Using environmentally safe bait stations, treated with growth hormones or agents that affect the digestion system of termites, to kill the entire colony. We then return frequently to monitor and refill or replace the stations.
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A Very Happy and Prosperous 2015 From Advantage Pest Control
The picture above is termite destruction, which dosn't take long once they start. This was from a job we were called out to last year 2014.
Fun Facts!
Did you know? The protein content of termites is higher than beef!!!! 

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Residential Pest Control

Florida provides an ideal breeding ground for ants, roaches, rats, fleas and many other nuisance pests.
ADVANTAGE PEST CONTROL With one goal of eliminating problematic pests before they appear, We offer a variety of service plans at fair prices to fit every homes needs.
We are people and pet friendly, a low toxicity solution to pest control.
we treat the outside of your home to build a protective barrier that keeps bugs in their natural habitat, and you in your bug free home.
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ADVANTAGE PEST CONTROL FL. will tailor a pest control plan to meet the unique needs of your home. An application of pesticide is not always the answer. The safety of your family and pets is important to you and to us.

Each of our highly skilled technicians are professionally background checked and trained in the latest application methods, proper equipment use and maintenance, and will answer any questions you may have about the materials being used to treat the areas around and inside your home.

All plans come with our service warranty;
if you have a problem between scheduled service appointments, we will return at no additional cost to you.

Don't wait for them to get established in your home call
 your Clearwater - St.Petersburg pest Control today.
Ants-Moving Out

Ants will follow each other in a trail, using the scent of pheromones to accomplish this. You can follow the ant trail to find out where they are coming from and where they are going. These paths are what you will want to treat. The worker ants are the ones you will see most often. These workers will bring food back to the colony. They cannot actually eat the food themselves. Both the workers and the queen will eat a liquid by-product that the larvae produce when the food is fed to them. Baits are the most effective and safest way to kill ants but before you buy bait, you will want to see what the ants are eating. Most ants will eat sugar or protein based foods. Leave a little food out for the ants, sugar and protein based, so you can find out what they are eating. Once you know what your ants are eating, you can buy bait with the proper protein or sugar base. The worker ants will carry the bait back to the colony for the larvae. When the workers and the queen eat the by-product of the larvae, you will be reaching all stages of the ant at once. Niban pestcontrol NiBan is bait that is mixed with Boric Acid. Boric Acid is about as safe as it gets. It has only half the toxicity of table salt. If you have very tiny ants you will want liquid bait. The liquid bait will consist of a simply syrup such as Taro with Boric Acid dissolved into it. You can use this the same way you would use granules.