Do Essential Oils Repel Cockroaches

Do Essential Oils Repel Cockroaches?

Finding that you have cockroaches in your house is never fun, and getting rid of them can be quite a chore. Infestation may reach such a point that cockroaches will bite residents due to the colony outgrowing its food source. However, what happens if you only occasionally see a bug in your kitchen? Well, most…

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How Do Cockroaches Get in the Dishwasher?

Cockroaches can live in a hostile environment without water or food for a long period. It’s possible to have cockroaches living in the cleanest of homes, and in such situations, they will take cover in the kitchen and more specifically in your dishwasher. Most homeowners get frustrated when they find cockroaches in their dishwasher since…

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Bed Bugs vs. Ticks – How to Distinguish Them

Unexplained blood stains on your bedding, waking up with welts and bumps and itchy bites are all signs that you have a resident pest feeding on your blood. If you have ruled out mosquitoes, you may be dealing either with bed bugs or ticks and determining which one isn’t always obvious especially if there have…

How to Kill Cockroaches in Kitchen Cabinets

How to Kill Cockroaches in Kitchen Cabinets

Cockroaches are free tenants to your kitchen. You will only see them momentarily when you switch on your lights for a midnight snack. They will immediately run away once they spot your kitchen lights are on. Cockroaches may play a vital role in recycling for the environment. However, their presence in your kitchen cabinet or…

How Can Cockroaches Affect Human Health?

How Can Cockroaches Affect Human Health?

Having an infestation in your home is enough to have your stomach turn. Termites, rats, and other rodents of all shapes and sizes cause all manner of problems and will impact both your health and the integrity of your home. Having a cockroach infestation is a serious problem. To better understand the seriousness, it helps…

Bed Bug Bites

Bed Bug Bites and How to Treat Them

What Do Bed Bug Bites Look Like “Don’t let the bed bugs bite” is a commonly used expression when bidding someone goodnight. These insects are so tiny, tinier than apple seeds and their bodies are flat! This makes it harder to notice if they have already invaded your house and they usually hide almost anywhere…

Where Do Bed Bugs Come From?

Where Do Bed Bugs Come From? and What to Do About Them

Bed bugs are a nuisance for both home and business owners. Aside from homes, these small, flat bugs also often plague hotels and other hospitality businesses. Bed bugs usually conceal themselves in mattresses, bedding, box springs, and bed frames, hence their name. However, they will also seek shelter among other fibers, such as carpets. You…

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Bed Bugs on Clothes and Some Methods to Remove Them

Bed Bugs on Clothes Bed bugs are easy to mistake for bat bugs, booklice and carpet beetles so it is crucial that you are able to positively identify the offending pest. Effective extermination hinges on correct identification and using the best treatment method for the pest. Adult bed bugs are roughly the size of an…

How to Check for Bed Bugs in a Hotel

How to Check for Bed Bugs in a Hotel

If you are an avid traveller or simply heading out of town for business or pleasure, there are a few things you should know. Bed bugs are a big problem almost anywhere right now, but especially in Toronto that has been rank number 1 city in Canada for bed bugs. They seem almost immune to…

How to Check for Bed Bugs

How to Check for Bed Bugs

If you have a bed bug problem, early identification is your best line of defence. The sooner you identify an infestation, the easier it is to treat it. If bed bugs become widespread throughout your home or business, it may require a higher cost and greater effort to get rid of bed bugs. Knowing how…