Rodent Pest control Services
Rodents, namely mice and rats are creatures that create a lot of disturbance for homes, restaurants, offices, apartments and even in your home. They can be a hazard for a number of reasons. Rats and mice can destroy insulation and create holes in your foundation devaluing your home. Rats can chew through wires causing fire hazards. And all rodents, rats, mice and squirrels carry disease.
At Stop Bugging Me Pest Control we use multiple methods for rodent control, depending on the situation presented. Including rodent exclusion, rodent baiting, and rodent trapping. We even go so far as to clean up after rodents and the messes they can leave behind. Since Stop Bugging Me is a licenced contractor in the State of Washington we’re able to repair damage, remove and replace insulation, repair and replace duct work, even build new crawlspace and attic access doors. We strive to be you’re one shop pest control shop. We serve the entire Puget Sound region including Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, and Everett. We offer services for residential houses as well as commercial establishments including hospitals, schools, restaurants and multi-family buildings. Call today 206 749 2847
Fleas and Pet Odors in a Vacant Apartment? Here is a Survivor’s Guide
Below is an article written by Stop Bugging Me for the Seattle Rental Housing Association
Fleas and Pet Odors in a Vacant Apartment? Here is a Survivor’s Guide
Fleas are on the rise this time of year as pets, the most notorious source, spend more time inside. The following are some pointers in dealing with pet odors and flea treatments in vacant apartments.
The most common flea in households is the Cat Flea and they prefer dogs and cats not humans. Flea treatments require a large amount of product for the interior of a home or apartment and therefore must be applied with great care according to federal label recommendations.
Keep the apartment heated 65 to 70 degrees, colder or warmer may cause the fleas to go dormant s o that efforts made to control them will be less successful. Thoroughly vacuum the entire unit paying special attending to areas around the baseboards. Then, call a professional pest extermination company and have the unit professionally treated for fleas. Most pest control companies will visit twice, 30-45 days apart.
The treatment should utilize an adulticide and a growth inhibitior. The treatment will affect eggs, larva, and adult fleas, but no treatment will affect the flea pupa stage – think of a caterpillar in a cocoon. Fleas can be in pupa for up to one year before emerging. Vibration and warmth encourage the pupa to hatch that is why keeping the apartment heated and vacuuming are important. After the first treatment is completed the unit should be vacuumed every two days.
Approximately 14 days after the initial treatment, the carpet can be cleaned to help address pet odors. Let your carpet cleaning professional know that pet odor control products should be used. If the carpet is to be pulled up or replaced, then ideally before the carpet or padding is put back in, a treatment should be applied to the flooring especially at the baseboard edges. Once carpet has been, installed, replaced, or cleaned then another flea control application should be made to the top of the carpet again, thus killing pupa that have hatched into adults. This second treatment is paramount in the treatment of fleas and must be completed in order to break their life cycle. Continue to keep the apartment heated and vacuum every two days until occupied.
The preceding advice had been provided by Stop Bugging Me Pest Control. Stop Bugging Me Pest Control is a locally-owned full service pest control company servicing Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Tacoma and the rest of the greater Puget Sound. Providing service for both residential and commercial customers, Stop Bugging Me has solutions for all or your Pacific Northwest pests – ants, rodents, spiders, bed bugs, fleas, mites, bees, wasps or anything else that may be bugging you or your tenants.
Website: Stop Bugging Me Seattle Pest Control – www.stopbuggingmenow.com
Phone: 206 749 BUGS (2847) – Seattle; 425 284 BUGS (2847) – Eastside, Everett and Bellevue; 253 398 BUGS (2847) – Southside, Tacoma.
Bed Bug Basics
The article below was written for the Seattle Rental Housing Association by Stop Bugging Me pest control.
BED BUG BASICS
The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius Linnaeus 1758) is an ectoparisite insect (a parasite which lives on the outside of the body of the host) of the family Cimicidae. Bed bugs feed only on the blood of humans and other warm-blooded hosts. Although they have a cryptic behavior and can conceal themselves in tight cracks and crevices, bed bugs are often found in bed parts, such as mattresses and box springs, hence the common name.
Bed bugs like to travel and are good hitchhikers. They will hide in suitcases, boxes and shoes to be near a food supply. They are elusive, nocturnal creatures. They can hide behind baseboards and in cracks, crevices, and folded areas of beds, bedding and adjacent furniture, especially mattresses and box springs. Bed bugs can also hide in electrical switch plates, picture frames, wallpaper and nearly anywhere inside a home, car, bus, or other shelter. Bed bugs usually come out at night for a blood meal. However, they are opportunistic insects and can take a blood meal during the day, especially in heavily-infested areas. Bed bugs usually require 5-10 minutes to engorge with blood. After feeding, they move to secluded places and hide for 5-10 days. During this time, they do not feed but instead digest their meal, mate, and lay eggs.
Bed Bugs like to hide in small cracks and crevices close to a human environment. They can be found behind baseboards, wallpaper, upholstery, and in furniture crevices. Beg bugs are also known to survive in temporary or alternative habitats, such as backpacks and under the seats in cars, busses and trains.
Although bed bugs can dine on any warm-blooded animal, they primarily dine on humans. Bed bugs do not transmit diseases, but their bites can become red, itchy welts.
Tips for Bed Bug prevention.
- Vacuum suitcases after returning from a vacation.
- Check your bedsheets for tell-tale blood spots.
- Consider bringing a large plastic trashbag to keep your suitcase in during hotel stays.
- Carry a small flashlight to assist you with quick visual inspections.
- Never bring second-hand furniture, especially mattresses and box springs, into a home without thoroughly examining for signs of a bed bug infestation. You might consider having a pest control professional inspect the furniture as it is difficult to detect an infestation if you are untrained.
- Regularly inspect areas where pets sleep for signs of bed bugs.
- Bed bugs are elusive creatures, so it is imperative to seek professional pest control such as Stop Bugging Me Pest Control to address an infestation
The preceding advice had been provided by Stop Bugging Me Pest Control through the National Pest Management Association. Stop Bugging Me Pest Control is a locally-owned full service pest control company servicing Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Tacoma and the rest of the greater Puget Sound. Providing service for both residential and commercial customers, Stop Bugging Me has solutions for all or your Pacific Northwest pests – ants, rodents, spiders, bed bugs, fleas, mites, bees, wasps or anything else that may be bugging you or your tenants.
Website: www.stopbuggingmenow.com
Phone: 206 749 BUGS (2847) – Seattle; 425 284 BUGS (2847) – Eastside, Everett and Bellevue; 253 398 BUGS (2847) – Southside, Tacoma.
Bed Bug Services at Stop Bugging Me
We’ve been receiving many calls recently regarding bed bugs and we offer service for bed bugs from Tacoma to Seattle to Bellevue and Everett. We offer very robust bed bug services. Each services begins with a bed bug consult. At our bed bug consult we work to determine level of infestation and what preparation work needs to be completed by the resident before treatment. Soon after we treat using a number of best practice methods. As with any bed bug treatment, followup checks and treatments may be required. We work hard to make sure that we rid your house of the problem using proven methods. Here is an article that lists more about bed bugs from the Washington Department of health.