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Short articles on how common household pests actually behave, because understanding the pest is what makes a treatment work or fail.
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Why do cockroaches come back after spraying?
The first spray kills the adults and never reaches the eggs. How the life cycle
works, and why the result is measured after two weeks rather than two days.
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How to tell if you have bed bugs
Bed bugs are rarely seen. Four signs that appear before the insect does, and
exactly where to look before you call anyone.
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Early signs of termites in a building
They eat timber from the inside and leave the surface intact. Mud tubes, shed
wings and a hollow sound: three signs that appear long before the damage.
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How do rodents get into a house?
A mouse fits through a gap the size of a small coin. The five most common ways
in, and why sealing always comes before trapping.
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Where do mosquitoes actually breed?
A spoonful of standing water is enough to lay eggs. Seven breeding sites around
a building, and why fogging the air alone is not enough.
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How to prepare your home for treatment
Twenty minutes of preparation makes the treatment work better. A list for before
and after the visit, and what to ask the technician.
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Pest control for restaurants
An inspector looks for a written record, not an insect. The five things
inspections ask for, and what a kitchen controls between visits.
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Pesticides, children and pets
Safety is not a property of the product alone. The four things that decide it,
and five questions to ask before work starts.
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Why shop-bought sprays make it worse
Most consumer sprays repel rather than eliminate, scattering the colony instead
of clearing it. Plus four things worth doing yourself.
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