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What New Caney Homeowners Should Know About American Cockroaches

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American Cockroaches invading homes all over the south, including New Caney, Kingwood, Humble, Texas.  These large roaches, sometimes referred to tree roaches or water bugs have a keen sense of travel when the temperature is high and the rain is low.  Or in some cases when the rain is high.  But there are things we can do to prevent their populations from getting so high that you start finding these large flying pest inside.

What Pests are Eating My Plants? 5 Types of Ornamental Pests

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What are ornamental pests? Ornamental pests are those that feed on ornamental plants (those that are grown for aesthetic reasons). Insects and mites that feed on these plants, landscape trees, and other woody ornamentals can take away from the beauty that you worked so hard to bring to your Porter yard. 

4 Things You Can Do About Occasional Invader

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Occasional invaders are insects and other pests that occasionally and randomly enter your Cleveland home or other structures, many times in large numbers.  They’re always on the lookout for shelter, food, and water. Most occasional invaders spend most of their time, and even breed, outdoors. They start to head indoors when the conditions that help them survive are better. For this reason, it’s important to know why these invaders come into your home, and what you can do to make your home an unwelcome environment for them.  

Why Are There So Many Crickets in Texas?

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Crickets are common pests in Texas, and may find their way onto your Kingwood property, and maybe into your home. There are three main types of crickets you’ll likely encounter: Field crickets (Gryllidae): Dark brown to black, 9/16″ to over 1″ long. Mainly stay outdoors. House crickets (Acheta domesticus): Similar to field crickets but smaller (about 3/4″), yellowish-brown with dark bands on the head and upper body. These crickets can breed indoors. Hide out in corners, near moisture, possibly attics, garages, crawl spaces. Cave/Camel crickets (Rhaphidophoridae): Dark brown, wingless and with long antennae, with large, legs for powerful jumping. These crickets have bent-down heads and upward arched backs, giving them a “humped-back camel” appearance, and they always look like they’re getting ready to jump. Primarily basement, garage dwellers.

Get Rid of Centipedes in Your Kingwood Home

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Centipedes (“100 legs”) usually live outdoors, but they may occasionally wander inside if they find themselves close enough to your home’s foundation. Then there are “House centipedes” that might want to stay in your Kingwood home for a while.  Outdoors, and centipedes tend to live in wet areas such as underneath stones, leaf piles, rotting boards, tree bark, or mulch piles. Most centipedes are active during the night hours.

What Causes Chinch Bugs on Your New Caney Lawn?

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Chinch bugs attack only one type of lawn: St. Augustine grass, which is among the most common types of grass in the South. These pests cause most damage in the Gulf Coast region and in the southern half of Texas.  Some years, controlling Chinch bugs is an all-year long event. Other years you will see Chinch bug activity roughly between March and November when the “sunny” season is in full swing.  The common Chinch bug, Blissus leucopterus, is closely-related to grain crop pests throughout Texas and throughout the Midwest.   Chinch bugs are small critters, who only grow up to about 1/5″ in length, with oval shaped bodies, wings, and piercing mouthparts that are perfect for chomping on the blades of grass in your lawn. 

What Causes Fruit Flies in Your Porter, TX House?

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Fruit flies are annoying little pests that can pop up out just about anywhere, anytime. Porter, Texas is no exception. You can try to swat them each individually, but you can also take a more long-term approach to prevention and getting rid of them when you do see them circling your kitchen. 

Perimeter Pest Management for Your Home

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Why worry about perimeter pest management? Virtually all indoor bug problems begin somewhere outside your house, whether it’s from your yard, a neighbor’s yard, nearby woods, or from  some other location.  You can help prevent insects and other intrusive pests from getting inside your Conroe home with effective perimeter pest control. You can create a barrier around your home that keeps pests away, whenever they try to cross it. Must Read : fullscope pest control

What to Do About Millipedes in Your Humble, Texas Backyard

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Are you finding these crawling insects in your home?  millipedes seem to have taken over the Humble, Texas area.  With homeowners calling daily for service and treatment to eliminate their populations. Keep Reading to find out more about millipedes and how to prevent and eliminate.

4 Compelling Reasons for Kingwood, Texas Pest Control

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  There are some important things to consider if you’re wondering whether or not to invest in professional pest control for your Kingwood home. Have you or your family ever been plagued by cockroaches at home? Or had your yard infested with mosquitoes, and/or ticks? Had your cookout ruined by ants? Pest problems that you can actually see are usually an indication of a deeper problem (and lots more pests) that you can’t see. Several kinds of pests are harmless, and not more than just a nuisance. Other pests can make your life and the lives of your family and pets miserable. Consider the following: