by Joshua Koach | May 14, 2020 | Pest Control
What is Lyme Disease? Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through a tick bite. The initial symptoms of Lyme disease are fever, fatigue, chills, headache, muscle and joint pain, and a rash....
by Joshua Koach | May 6, 2020 | Pest Control
Carpenter ants are a larger species of ant that is a wood loving pest. They get their name from their nest building, where they will excavate the wood and form smooth tunnels inside of the wood. They do not actually eat wood. However, these pests tunnel and chew...
by Joshua Koach | Apr 22, 2020 | Pest Control
Powder post beetles are a wood destroying insect. Last week we discussed carpenter bees and the week before swarming termites. The bane of any homeowner’s existence is the wood-destroying insect. But, especially in the Western Pennsylvanian countryside area, there are...
by Joshua Koach | Apr 8, 2020 | Flying insects, Pest Control
Termite swarmers – sounds like the stuff science fiction is made from, but termite swarms are common and are needed for the survival of termites. And we have had enough of science fiction come to be real here in western Pennsylvania. We have talked about the...
by Joshua Koach | Mar 27, 2020 | DIY, Flying insects, Pest Control, Services
The last thing a restaurant owner/manager wants to see is a customer waving fruit flies while they dine. Even worse, they definitely don’t want to see are flies on in drinks or food. This can, and usually does, lead to negative online reviews and other reputation...
by Joshua Koach | Mar 20, 2020 | Flying insects, Pest Control, Rodents, Services
Hospitals already have enough to worry about and focus on, a bug or other pest infestation is the last thing a hospital staff needs. As a means of safety, hospital patients and staff need a sterile environment, free from any kind of pest. Now more than ever, pest...
