Bedbugs may enter your home undetected through luggage, clothing, infested beds, couches, and other items. Their flattened bodies make it possible for them to fit into tiny spaces, about the width of a credit card. Bedbugs do not have nests like ants or bees, but tend to live in groups in hiding places. Their initial hiding places are typically in mattresses, box springs, bed frames, baseboards, and headboards where they have easy access to people to bite in the night.
Spiders
As our weather changes, so does the chance of a higher spider population near your home. When it gets closer to spring, female spiders begin to lay anywhere from one to thousands of eggs in an egg sac and these eggs normally take few weeks to mature and hatch. If you are seeing spider presence in your home, call us today for your seasonal general preventative!
Termites
Bed Bugs
Bedbugs live solely on blood, having them in your home is not a sign of cleanliness.. You are as likely to find them in immaculate homes and hotel rooms, as in areas where sanitation may need improvement.
Fleas
Mice and Rats can spread over 35 diseases. These diseases can be spread to humans directly, through handling of rodents, through contact with rodent feces, urine, or saliva, or through rodent bites. Diseases carried by rodents can also be spread to humans indirectly, through ticks, mites or fleas that have fed on an infected rodent.
Cockroaches
Cockroaches are one of the oldest, and most adaptable insects known to man. Certain species have learned to scavenge and grow solely from human food sources. They like dark, moist places with easy access to food. The kitchen, and bathroom areas are the most common place for an infestation.
Silverfish
Bees
Bees, Yellow Jackets, and wasps are dangerous because of their painful and potentially harmful stings. There are many different Yellow Jackets, and wasps that are bothersome in the Denver area. These pests can nest in walls, ceilings, attics, and various areas outside. Some species are very aggressive especially when the nests are disturbed. Our professional technicians with protective gear, can remove wasp nests and beehives. Insecticides are also used for control and prevention.
Wasps
Ticks
Mosquitoes
Bedbugs are active mainly at night and usually bite people while they are sleeping. They feed by piercing the skin and withdrawing blood through an elongated beak. The bugs feed anywhere from 3 to 10 minutes to become engorged, and then crawl away unnoticed. Most bedbug bites are painless at first, but can later turn into itchy welts. Unlike flea bites that are mainly around the ankles, bedbug bites are on any area of skin exposed while sleeping. Also, the bites do not have a red spot in the center like flea bites do. People who don't realize they have a bedbug infestation may attribute the itching and welts to other causes, such as mosquitoes.
Flies
Centipedes
Beetles
Yellow Jackets
Stinging Insects
Mites
Firebrats
Sow Bugs
Boxelder Bugs
Our expert technicians perform a complete home inspection and provide a thorough treatment of both the exterior and interior of your home, as well as removing any unwanted nests. This treatment eliminates and prevents from: Spiders, Ants, Box Elder Bugs, Flies, Crawling Insects, and your other common household pests. There is no preparation or vacate time for this service. All products used are professional grade, plant based, and odorless.
Sounds — The patter of footsteps in the attic could signal a raccoon. Scratching noises from that same area could mean bats or squirrels. A rustling sound in the walls could mean mice. A skittering sound as you enter the garage could also mean a mouse or rat diving for cover. Sometimes, these sounds are so faint or sporadic it’s hard to tell if they’re real. But if you (or other members of your household) hear them periodically, it’s worth investigating.
Moles
Raccoons
Raccoons are nocturnal in nature, and are most active during the night. They are active in the spring, summer, and fall, and usually sleep in their dens for most of the winter. Reproduction begins in the late winter. Females (sows) usually give birth to 1-6 baby kits in spring, around April or May. Mothers are very protective of their young until they can part ways at about a year. Adults live in loose knit communities of 4-5 raccoons for better protection again predators. Raccoons have amazing dexterity, giving them the ability to open doors, jars, bottles, and latches. They are also great climbers, which allow them to access better food and shelter.
It is estimated that each year each year residential and commercial spend thousands of dollars cleaning up and repairing damage caused by birds. Birds nesting or roosting on homes and buildings leave behind debris and droppings that can cause serious damage to buildings. Bird droppings are acidic and can quickly erode building materials. Along with the damage pest birds cause to buildings, their feces can carry any of 60 different transmittable diseases. Over time, these diseases can be harmful to children and others with compromised immune systems. It is important to have an IPM program in place, that is safe and humane before pest birds can cause treacherous problems.
The primary strategy for preventing human exposure to rodent diseases is effective rodent control in and around the home. We achieve this through an IPM program designed specifically for your needs. Our IPM approach can include all of some of the following: eliminating any food sources, sealing even the smallest entries into homes, and successfully trapping, and or baiting for rodents in and around your home or office space.
Mice
Smells —Many animals, such as mice and rats emanate a musty smell. Their urine and accumulated droppings also contribute to a noticeable smell. If you notice an unusual smell, especially one that is present in a closet or usually closed off room, call us to take a closer look!
Rats
Voles outwardly resemble several other small animals, such as Moles, Gophers, Mice, Rats, and even Shrews have similar characteristics and behavioral tendencies. Voles often eat succulent root systems and burrow under plants or ground cover and eat away until the plant is dead. Bulbs in the ground are another favorite target for voles; their excellent burrowing and tunneling skills give them access to sensitive areas without clear or early warning.
Squirrels
Squirrels are mainly active during the day. They do not hibernate but will typically spend long hours in their nests during the cold winter months. Because squirrels are active during the daytime, you are likely to see any that may be inhabiting your yard. However, you may not always be home to witness them, or they may be wreaking havoc in other places like your roof or attic. Breeding season occurs twice a year, from December to February and May to June. Normally, 1-4 young are born in each litter, but the largest possible litter size is 8. The gestation period is about 44 days, and the young are weaned around 10 weeks of age.
Voles
The presence of large numbers of voles is often only identifiable after they have destroyed many plants. Another good indicator that you have voles in your yard is the visible, above ground runways that connect their burrow openings. These well-defined, surface runways, about two inches wide, are typically constructed in grassy areas.