RAIN AND ROACHES

Wow! What a nice July we’ve had in terms of rainfall here in the San Antonio area. Normally we dry out in July, but this year the atmosphere has opened up to allow some much needed rain to quench our thirsty trees and grass lawns. But with the rain, we sometimes see...

Cockroaches & Wintertime

Wintertime is almost upon us in South Texas, but you’d never know it by today’s temperature.  It’s almost Thanksgiving, and we’re still in shorts and t-shirts! But what happens to cockroaches during the colder months? Believe or not, the American cockroach will still...

Preventing Ants In The Kitchen

So you’re seeing ants in your kitchen. You’re not the first, and surely you won’t be the last. Ants will haunt kitchens all throughout the year, and the cooler months prove no different. So what can you do to help prevent ants from taking up residence in your kitchen...

Fall Pest Control Prevention

Even though it’s almost Halloween, most of South Texas is still experiencing warm 80 degree weather instead of the cool crisp days that the rest of the country is enjoying. But cooler weather will be here soon enough, and so will some changes in pest behavior....

Pest Control and Cicada Killers

When people see a cicada killer for the first time, they almost have to do a double take. What in the world was that? A bird? A plane? A flying saucer? Cicada killers are very large solitary wasps that build nests in dry soils. Yes they are very large wasps but you’d...

Why Quarterly Pest Control?

As we all know, summertime is a very active time for pest control. Spring rains will start to flush bugs out of their hiding spots, and the heat makes all of us, including bugs, a lot more active than we are in the colder months. So why should you do pest control year...