The old saying here in Houston is not if you get termites, but when you get termites. For the most part that is true. We treat houses all year long for subterranean termites. For this I’m grateful, but one service that sometimes gets over looked that may decrease the chances of houses getting termites later […]
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Well it’s March 21, 2014. Happy birthday Deven!!! and it’s officially termite swarming season. I went to a business today and actually saw the swarmers starting to emerge and fly out. To us pest control people it’s pretty cool. To everyone else it’s probably kinda gross. Here are a few termite swarmers videos that I
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I wanted to post some more pictures of some of the work that we do during the winter times. As the temps get cooler, the varmints like to come inside. It is our job find any entry points and seal them up. This will insure no more pitter padder in the upstairs attic area. Here
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This is the first year my 9 yr old, Trent, has played football. When we got recruited to play this year, Trent had no idea even what a football was. I’ll never forget the first practice he had in pads and his first hit. Him and this other kid collided and both went down. Trent
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I’m starting a new termite pretreat project this week. There is an apartment complex being built in Houston. I was awarded the opportunity to do the pretreat on it. It’s a process but here are the beginning pictures. I’ll keep every one posted on the progress
A few weeks ago we noticed a customer had a lot of rodent droppings in her attic. We suggested we put out some rat snap traps hoping to snag a few rats. When we went back up in the attic, this is what we saw. I’m assuming this rat snake followed some rats in this
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I came across an article Sunday morning that may have some concerns for my customers. Yes reading pest control articles is what I do on Sunday mornings. It was about the existence of a new type of disease found on the deer tick. The disease is called Borrelia Miyamotoi. It’s a lot like lyme disease
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There are 2 main reasons why I feel I am extremely lucky to be living in Houston. First is the economy. Because of the oil an gas industry, more and more people are moving down here. When they move, they will need a place to live. As a result of this, the housing market is
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I was at a new customers building the other day and noticed something interesting. The following video which I labeled Ants v. Termites is short, but it shows where termite swarmers emerged from an expansion joint in the same place some ants were hanging out. The ant is a natural enemy of the termite. Not
At McGrath Pest Control we have seen and done a lot of different types of jobs. Of course things like alligator trapping and coyote trapping are a few things I’ll let Billy the Exterminator deal with. Not me. Just recently, though, we have had a few pigeon calls to our office. A new customer called
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