Tips & Advice

Tick bites frequently produce blisters or rashes on the skin of the victim.

As the weather warms up and mosquitoes start becoming more active, you can expect to see these little blood suckers on your property. As mosquitoes are best known for their itchy bites and ability to spread disease, it is important to get the facts about mosquitoes. Here are the top 5 facts you need to know about mosquitoes.

Opossums, the only marsupials found in North America, are slowly expanding their territory into some Canadian provinces.

Known and feared for being aggressive when disturbed, fire ants pose a relatively recent threat in several Canadian provinces.

Bed bugs are mostly found in bedding, mattresses, on headboards and in bed frames and box springs.

Baby centipedes look like smaller adults and hatch with four sets of legs. As the baby centipedes mature, they molt six times. Each time they do, they grow one or two new pairs of legs until they reach 15 total.

Bats are beneficial to the environment and help control mosquito populations, but they sometimes get too close for comfort.

Mice can be the bane of the modern household. As these pests prefer to live in the attic of your house, making it hard for you to identify that you have uninvited guests. The attic is a perfect shelter for these pests - a  warm, safe, dry place in which to go and make a home. Mice infestations in attics have negative implications. From spreading pathogens to destroying your attic, which can cause havoc in your home. Well, fear no more, as here are 5 easy DIY (do it yourself) tips to help rid your home of a mouse infestation.

Summer is usually a long-awaited time in Canada, filled with sunny days, blue skies and warm temperatures. However, this season also marks the appearance of some not-so-welcome pests and insects. With the milder winter and climate change, pests have survived overwintering, growing their populations into the summer months. Summer is also the season where pests are finding their mates which, in turn, grows their populations. So, which pests do we believe will trend upward? And how will that impact Canadian homes and commercial spaces? Below, we’ve outlined our predictions for the top 10 bugs and pests that will be trending this summer.

As you dig into the damp soil of your garden, flip over rocks in your yard or rake leaves, you may unearth a few insects in the process, like earwigs. These pests are drawn to dark, cool conditions where they can thrive. While seemingly harmless, stumbling upon earwigs in your home can be off-putting or damaging to your precious plants. You may even wonder what earwigs are a sign of, curious about the ideal conditions that cause them to make their way inside. In this post, we’ll explore the details and facts about these pests, including common misconceptions.