What smell do pests actually hate?

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Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Peppermint oil for roaches. Vinegar for ants. Cinnamon, coffee grounds, bay leaves, citrus peel, cedar, lavender. There is a smell-based remedy for every pest, and they are among the most searched pest questions in Florida. Some of them do something. Most […]

Why you shouldn’t squish it: roaches, ants, spiders and fleas

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Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Search why you should never squish a roach and you will find the same answer everywhere. Crushing it releases the eggs, and now you have hundreds of baby roaches. That version is mostly wrong, and it is worth correcting, because the […]

What month is worst for each pest in Florida?

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Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter In most of the country, pest season means summer. Things wake up in spring, peak in July, and die back with the first freeze. South Florida does not get the freeze, so nothing resets. What we get instead is a set […]

Dengue in Florida 2026: what Palm Beach County should know

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Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Published September 16, 2026. Case figures are current as of the Florida Department of Health surveillance week ending September 5, 2026, and change weekly. Yes, dengue is being transmitted by local mosquitoes in Florida this year, and Palm Beach County has […]