Once an adult female cockroach breeds, she will produce an egg sack known as ootheca. Ootheca can contain up to 50 juvenile cockroaches waiting to hatch. Within just three months time, those juvenile cockroaches will reach adulthood and create egg sacks of their own. Knowing what ootheca (egg) look like and where to find them…
If you have a bed bug infestation in your home, you are likely going crazy trying to figure out how you can get rid of them. A bed bug infestation is often a big deal because a small population can get out of hand very quickly, leading to big problems. Bed bugs can infest your mattress and…
There are various types of pets that can invade our homes. Some prime examples are rats and mice. Collectively known as rodents, they are destructive, dangerous and notoriously difficult to control. Their biological makeup and instinctive habits make these rodents fairly challenging to eliminate on your own. Therefore, if you suspect that you could be…
In Toronto, the tick season for adult ticks is in the late fall while nymphs start appearing during the spring as well as summer months. Wooded areas provide ample shade for ticks to thrive. Areas with overgrown with grass are also conducive for ticks to breed. Therefore precautionary measures are required when walking through such…
Cockroaches are considered omnivores because they will eat plants and meat. However, their choice of meal does not stop there. In fact, cockroaches will eat anything, including dead skin cells, feces, garbage, and all other things you might consider disgusting. Because they have little care in the world as to what goes in their mouth,…
Nothing is worse than walking into your kitchen in the middle of the night, turning on the light, and seeing baby cockroaches run for cover. However there are many bugs that look like cockroaches. Unless, of course, you know a baby cockroach. An adult cockroach is terrible enough, but their offspring indicates that you may…
Have you noticed some pesky bugs inside your home or workplace? These are probably fleas brought in by your pets. These bloodsuckers will give you sleepless nights with the fear of carrying them around causing you unimaginable psychological torture. But how can you get fleas? Let’s take a look at some common ways your pet,…
Cockroaches in Ontario. Cockroaches are a problem almost anywhere you go. Cockroaches are hardy insects that can survive just about anywhere. Identifying different types of cockroaches is essential so you know what you are dealing with if you have an infestation. As a resident of Ontario, if you suspect you have a roach infestation, identifying…
Lyme disease is transmitted by tick bites and caused by Borrelia bacteria and can bring a variety of awful and potentially dangerous symptoms with it. To keep yourself safe, there are a number of precautions you can take to make sure you don’t end up in contact with it and one of them is to…
If you are unfortunate enough to have cockroaches in your home, apartment, or even workplace, correctly identifying them is an essential step to ensuring that all the right measures are being taken to get your infestation under control. German cockroaches are the most common type of cockroach found in the United States, and if you…
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