Technology continues to amaze me and the pest industry!
Spider venom to be tested for pesticide potential
Better Business Bureau Celebrates 100 years of Trust!
1912 BBB is founded under the name of Minneapolis Ad Club’s Vigilance Committee
1916 The name Better Business Bureau adopted – thank goodness because that other name is to tough to say.
Spring is almost here!
Spring is almost here, at least in Arizona and soon we will heading to those wonderful 120° temperatures. So the BIG question are you ready for Spring Cleaning? Here are a few tips on preparing for the summer heat ahead of us all.
- Check all out building for pests, like bees or termites.
- Check the eaves of your home for bees and cracks in which bugs hide.
- The Spring is a great time to caulk and seal your home against unwanted pests, it’s cooler and we all know we don’t want to do it in the Summer.
- Check for any nesting around the home, rodents and birds use nesting material and will often drag it in through opening in the walls and ceilings.
- Use a cobweb broom to knock down interior dust webs.
- Trim those trees from against the home.
- Never stack firewood or wood against the home.
- Clean your carpets.
- How about some plumbing spring cleaning – here are some tips from Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
If you need any help feel free to call us at 602-249-7378 ProBest Pest Management
Arizona 100th Centennial – Celebration
Join ProBest Pest Management and Post Office this Tuesday Feb 14th all day for FREE Cake to celebrate 100th Centennial of Arizona.
425 W. Guadalupe Road #110 between Stapley and Gilbert Roads, Gilbert, AZ 85233 602-249-7378
Hotlix and their buggy candy.. just in time for Valentine’s day
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By the way ProBest Pest Management carries these tasty treats
425 W. Guadalupe Road #110
Gilbert, AZ 85233-3203
602-249-7378 or 623-414-0176
10 Common access points
While many entry points are not obvious, a few are. Let’s look at a quick checklist of the more common ones:
1. Under garage doors; where the door does not meet the concrete pad. Replace the seal.
2. Crawlspace vents; repair or replace if screens are ripped or vents broken.
3. HVAC penetrations; where HVAC refrigeration lines go through the foundation and around the unit itself.
4. Hose bibs; where water line goes through foundation or wall.
5. Under first course of siding; occasionally you’ll find an opening between the sill plate and footer.
6. Door frames; openings between door frame and structure.
7. Plumbing vent cover missing or broken; reinstall or replace.
8. Under entry way doors; adjust or replace door sweep.
9. Wire/cable through wall or foundation; seal around opening.
10. Basement and crawlspace doors; seal all openings.
This information taken from an article in B&G EquipNet Technical Newsletter November 2011 by William H. Robinson, Ph.D
I would also like to state a few others that we all should be aware of:
- Never stack firewood against the house, it will attract pest including rodents, spiders and ocassional pests.
- Window screens.
- Weep holes, screens in place or repaired.
- No trees touching the home.
