Pest Control Services

7 Coronavirus Strategy Insights For Pest Control Owners

Usually, your competition won’t tell you their trade secrets… But Orkin & Terminix are part of publicly traded companies (Orkin is part of Rollins, Inc. and Terminix is part of ServiceMaster). So they are required to inform investors about their plans 4 times a year. I’ve dug through their reports and found 7 ways they’re […]

These 3 Popular Mosquito Products Won’t Protect Your Kids According to Consumer Reports

Even products with 4 + star reviews were scientifically proven not to work And these are products you’ll find on the first page of Amazon when you search “mosquito”. Myth #1 – Citronella Candles Citronella candles were found to be ineffective against mosquitoes. Citronella Candles don’t stop mosquitoes from biting. While oil of citronella is […]

How to Go From A Mosquito Infestation to Barely a Mosquito in Your Yard

You’ve tried everything… But nothing’s worked. Even the one thing your friend swore got rid of all her mosquito problems didn’t do a thing for your yard. You’ve accepted that your yard is going to be a mosquito infested wasteland during the summer. Mosquitoes can make trying to enjoy your back yard impossible. It’s sad […]

Why Harvard & Duke Doctors Say Stay Away From DEET

If DEET is Neurotoxic and Linked to Brain Cell Death… Why are we spraying it on our kids? DEET is seen as one of the most effective products for repelling insects, but the concern is that it can be neurotoxic… Source: Dermatology Times. Sandy Tsao, M.D. Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School You’re not too keen on […]

What if Mosquito Bites Didn’t Itch?

Without bathing your kids in bug spray… My kid gets massive raised hives. The 2-4 inch raised ones…. With [this] my kid gets tiny ones – way smaller than normal people bites…. Source: BreakingMom Subreddit. Reddit You were trying to be a good mom… You came up with activities to encourage your kids to spend […]

Take 10 Minutes to Keep 100,000+ Mosquitoes Out of Your Yard This Summer

A Bottle Cap Worth of Water Can Breed Several Hundred Mosquitoes… Mosquitoes reproduce in as little as two tablespoons of water and under ideal breeding conditions that small amount of water only needs to exist for a mere 5 days for adult mosquitoes to develop. Source: University of Illinois. Debra Hagstrom University of Illinois A […]