Locals often love Texas weather. The mild temperatures are attractive to growing families as well as warm-climate-loving pests, like fleas and ticks, who survive throughout the year without a harsh winter freeze to kill them. The whole year is flea and tick season in the greater Austin area. With fleas laying an average of 40 [...]
Bed bugs are a growing problem in the U.S., and Texas is among the top 10 states in the country for bed bug infestations. Although the pests aren’t known to transmit disease, their bites can be itchy and irritating. Over-the-counter foggers and pesticides don’t kill bed bugs. If you’ve spotted them in your Austin-area home, [...]
There’s an urban myth that cockroaches would survive a nuclear blast. Indeed, research suggests they can survive the radiation of an atomic apocalypse. They’re hardy and resilient insects. Once these creepy crawlies find their way into your home, it can seem like only a nuclear bomb will get them out. You’re probably already familiar with [...]
When a cockroach crawls out from a pile of clutter on an episode of the hit TV show “Hoarders,” everyone watching at home nods knowingly. We totally saw that cockroach coming, right? Because dirty homes have pests. There’s some truth to this. Dirty homes often have the makings of a pest problem. Homes with stacks [...]
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