A1 Home Pest Control, Inc.

Lets start with basic overall tips, such as pest control shopping, infestations and so on:

 

1) Frogs, lizards, and birds are our best friends. They are the best pest control and it is FREE (even better)! 

 

2) Some pests infestations CANNOT be done DIY, you will spend MORE money this way, I assure you. We see it all day, everyday. These are typically german roaches, termites and bed bugs!

 

3) Research, research and research some more with the pest that is pestering you. Look at trusted sites such as University Entomology Departments. Wikipedia is NOT a trusted source for ANY information. Anyone can go onto Wikipedia and create a Wiki or even edit one. So you are trusting your health and home to a fifth grader in some instances. Not the best choice.

 

4) Most pest control companies offer cookie cutter pest control. One size fits all does not apply to each home and pest. This is why people with infestations see no results.

 

5) Beware of cheap pest control, AKA: Bubba's, back yard sprayers and so on. Most of these guys do not have licensing to apply chemical correctly and do not have insurances required to preform pest control. Among a whole host of other things let's face it, saving a few dollars on PC will do no good when the guy shows up and hurts himself and then goes after YOUR homeowners insurance because he has NONE! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tips on PREVENTING pest issues:

 

 

1) Trim back all trees and shrubbery from home. They give pest, rodent and wildlife easier access to your home. This goes for ladders and other things leaning against the structure.

 

2) NO MULCH! Mulch is good for holding moisture but that is what the bugs like. It provides a nice cool and damp place to hang out and meet new bugs in the area. Use stones or even shells for your lanscape.  If you insist on mulch, use rubber mulch.

 

3) Don't let water stand stagnant in tubs, containers, old tires and so on. This gives more water sources and also serves as the labor and delivery ward for mosquitoes. No thank you.

 

4) Apply a lawn pesticide per the label and eliminate the ants and grubs that other pests like spiders feed on.

 

5) Fix holes or openings in the roof, siding and doors. These give the pest an easy way into your structure with no effort on their part. It is basically a neon sign saying; come on in! 

 

6) Seal cracks around doors and windows with things like: caulk, door sweeps and weather stripping. Again this is all access for free to the things you want to keep out.

 

7) Furniture, deliveries and even your fruit can bring in a BUNCH of different pest infestations into your structure and cost you hundreds of dollars to get rid of!

If possible take items out of the box and leave it in the sun on a nice hot Florida day, this will get them more motivated to move on. Even better is making it a big bad oven and putting it in black garbage bags, the pests in there will be dead by the end of the day. BEWARE even large name stores have infestations in their furniture! Check it as thoroughly as you can, paying close attention to seams and in between cushions. 

Tips with infestations like bed bugs and German Roaches: 

 

 

1) DO NOT THROW YOUR STUFF OUT! Doing this costs more money and only moves the infestation into other rooms making eradication harder, take longer and cost more. If your PC provider tells you to throw out all your stuff.....RUN! Besides, once you replace it you just gave the pests a nice new home. 

 

2) Bleach only cleans fecal matter and will not eradicate the issue. Cleaning does not get rid of bugs and having them does not mean you are not clean.

 

3) Never, ever, ever, EVER use foggers EVER! Did you get that I mean never use foggers? If not re-read until you get it. This method may kill some of the adults running around but, again, makes the infestation worse, costing more money and taking longer to get rid of. Why? Pests are not stupid, especially roaches. Roaches are the only thing that can "withstand a nuclear bomb"; this saying is not a joke! They can sense the chemicals and will go deeper into the walls and ceilings to avoid it. Females sense something is wrong and will drop the egg sack leaving it to hatch long after the fogging is done. So, you still have roaches and just pushed them further into the structure, making it cost more money and taking longer to get rid of the infestations. 

 

4) "Hose her down and get 'er done".  

 

I dispise the saying: "bait and wait," I don't want to wait, I want them all dead and NOW! But, this motto does not apply to pests. I wish it did but sadly not so much. To much chemical applied can be sensed and they will avoid it like the plague, defeating the purpose. True a lot of adults get killed off but not all and it will appear the infestation is diminishing but instead it is pushed deeper and is growing in the background just waiting for it to be safe again. Well placed, good baits will knock down the infestation quickly and with better results. Don't mess with growth regulators, they take FOREVVVVEERRRR to show results and the pests move the chemical everywhere they go. Gross!!!

 

5) Ammonia based products and card board are good "free rent" signs for roaches. The ammonia mimicks their pheromone and the card board is just yummy!