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Ants come into homes chasing three things: food, water, and shelter.
Professional barrier treatments are applied with pets and kids in mind. Dried residue poses minimal risk, and it only takes about 30 minutes to dry. After that, pets are clear to play outside like normal.
They can be. Asian lady beetles are often drawn to bright, contrasting, and sun-warmed exterior surfaces, but siding color is not the only factor.
Yes, fans do help. Mosquitoes are weak fliers, and a sustained breeze from a fan makes it difficult for them to land on you. But the protection only covers the area directly in the airflow, and it doesn't reduce the mosquito population on your property.
It depends on the species. Most common backyard mosquitoes are most active at dawn and dusk, but the Asian tiger mosquito, which is well established in Connecticut, bites aggressively during the daytime.
Yes, higher humidity along the coast helps mosquitoes survive longer and stay active, and the salt marshes and tidal areas near the shore add their own aggressive species. Together they make shoreline properties in New Haven and Fairfield County buggier than spots farther inland.
There is no treatment or service that can make a backyard mosquito-free. But recurring barrier treatment can help you see an up to 90% reduction in the mosquito population.
It's best to keep pets indoors while the technician is applying the treatment, then let them back out once the treated areas have dried. This usually takes about 30 minutes to an hour.
Mosquito barrier treatments target insects, not birds. When applied by a trained professional, treatments are very unlikely to harm birds either directly (through contact with the product) or indirectly (by reducing the food supply).
Yes, roof rats can easily get into homes through uncapped or damaged chimneys. That said, roof rats are rare in Connecticut so the animals most likely to get inside by the chimney are squirrels, raccoons, and birds.
Yes. Mice can fit through openings around 1/4 inch wide, so a dime-sized opening can be large enough for one to get through.
Deer, mice, chipmunks, and birds are all hosts for ticks. As they pass through or over your property, they introduce ticks that will eventually become a self-sustaining population.
Tick activity increases in the spring. But the highest-risk period is late spring and early summer (May to July). This is when tiny nymphal ticks are most active and most likely to transmit disease.
Yes. Children are at elevated risk for tick bites because of how they play. They’re low to the ground and they like to spend time in the areas where ticks wait. And tick-borne diseases like Lyme can cause serious complications if not caught early.
When working with a professional tick control service, your options are traditional EPA-registered barrier treatment applied according to the label, and a plant-based natural treatment built from essential oils. With either one, the working rule is simple: pets stay inside during application and return once the treatment has dried.
If wasps are swarming on your property, you almost certainly have a nest nearby and there is likely food drawing them in. Wasps tend to be at their worst in late summer as colony resources go into decline.
