Preventing Mice From Entering Your Home This Fall
If cooler temperatures and slushy sidewalks have you scurrying indoors for warmth and security don’t be surprised if furry critters have the same idea in mind. Adjusting to the change of seasons isn’t just hard on humans. The sudden cold creates panic in the fluffy creatures that have just spent the past six months languishing […]
Beetles – Eating Just About Everything
Beetles really do love to munch on just about everything. Now, not every variety of beetle takes a bite out of the same thing, but when you think about the destruction this common house and garden insect inflicts, it proves it really can eat its way in and around most objects. There are beetles that […]
Box Elder Bugs – Why They Appear in the Fall
Black with distinctive red markings and a flat-winged appearance when its wings are closed, the Box Elder Bug is a common sight around homes and buildings during fall months. Desperate to find warmth and shelter in preparation for approaching cooler months, this six-legged bug gravitates to hot spots on the outside of walls, and if […]
The Importance of Fall Pest Control
Most home and business owners would agree that each season brings its own challenges when it comes to managing critters, bugs, and pests. However, nothing quite compares to the amount of pest action that shows up during the fall with the noticeable cooling of temperatures and the rush to find suitable hibernation for winter. Fall […]
Spiders – Finding Refuge as Temperatures Cool
Over the past few months, we’ve given plenty of attention to mosquitoes, ants, and other summertime bugs that manage to squeeze their way into our homes and lives. But with daytime temperatures mellowing and nights seeing the mercury drop on thermometers, it’s time to prepare for fall bugs that begin inching closer to windows, doors, […]
Protecting Your Trees from Common Summer Insects
It’s not just humans and pets that have to deal with an increased presence of bugs and insects during warm summer months; trees and shrubs are also at the mercy of hungry insects that forage on leaves, damaging both the health and beauty of a yard. Calgary’s blooming canopies of trees give the city a […]
Ants – Possibly One of Summer’s Most Annoying Insects
Summer – a season of sunny days, warm nights, campfires, bbqs, and insects. Summer’s lazy days and nights of extended light and warmth aren’t only appreciated by humans; creatures see the sun’s rays as a sign of freedom and abundance. After months trapped in shelters and hide-outs waiting out the cooler temperatures and living on […]
More Than 60 Animal Species Have Been Placed on Alberta’s Pest List
According to a recent story on CBC Calgary: “Alberta Fish and Wildlife has compiled a list, which includes 60 animals from pigeons to bats to sparrows to white-tailed jackrabbits that conservation officers and biologists make the list based on pest populations. If an animal is classified as a pest then no licence is needed to remove […]
Are Ants Wrecking Your Summer?
Calgary Pest Control Experts – One Man and a Ladybug – get a lot of calls at this time of year regarding ant activity in yards and homes. Why are ants a summertime nuisance? Well interestingly ants and bears have something in common – and it’s not their size. Both species spend the winter months […]
Spiders in Calgary – What To Do and Who To Call
Spiders often get a bad rap. Used in thrillers to scare movie-goers and always portrayed as the baddy in children’s books – spiders just can’t seem to get any respect – especially when it’s summertime in Calgary. Calgary Pest Management team – One Man and a Ladybug – are inundated with calls from avid gardeners […]
