What a mosquito-borne illness advisory actually means in Florida
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Your county health department announces a mosquito-borne illness advisory. It gets twenty seconds on the local news, the word advisory sounds official and slightly alarming, and nobody explains what it actually means. So here is the plain version, taken from the […]
Before you bring the holiday boxes down from the attic
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Sometime in the next few weeks you will climb into the attic, pull down a stack of boxes, and carry them into the living room. Those boxes have been sitting in the dark, in Florida heat, untouched since January. A lot […]
Can roaches make asthma or allergies worse?
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Most people think of cockroaches as a cleanliness problem, something unpleasant to find in the kitchen and easy to put out of mind once the lights are off. There is a quieter reason to take them seriously, and it matters most […]
Will pest control break my roof tiles?
Blog Post It is a fair question, and most people do not ask it out loud. A technician shows up for a rodent problem, pulls a ladder off the truck, and heads for the roof. If you have barrel tile, you are now watching someone walk across the most expensive and most breakable surface on […]
Dengue in Florida 2026: what Palm Beach County should know
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Published September 16, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. Case figures are current as of the Florida Department of Health arbovirus surveillance report for week 40, covering October 4 to 10, 2026, and change weekly. Yes, dengue is being transmitted by […]
Why do ghost ants keep coming back after I spray them?
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Our technicians get this question constantly. Why do ghost ants keep coming back after I spray them? The pattern behind it is always the same. You saw a trail on the counter, sprayed it, and watched the ants die within a […]
Rodent control in Florida: rats and mice before the season starts
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter Rodent season is a real thing in most of the country. Temperatures drop, animals look for shelter, and the calls spike in October and November. Florida works differently. There is no cold snap driving anything indoors, and UF/IFAS documents roof rats […]
Do dampwood termites live in Florida?
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter One of our technicians found dampwood termites on a job this week. In the Pacific Northwest that would be routine. In South Florida it is uncommon enough to be worth writing about. Dampwood termites do occur in Florida, primarily in the […]
Summer cookout pest prep: keeping your South Florida backyard party pest-free
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter The burgers are on the grill, the cooler is stocked, and the kids are running barefoot across the yard in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Port St. Lucie, or Stuart. Then somebody steps on a fire ant mound. The mosquitoes arrive at […]
How to cancel Terminix (and what to look for in your next pest control company)
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter “How to cancel Terminix” is one of the most searched questions about the company. That search volume tells you something. When a significant number of customers are actively looking for the exit, the cancellation experience itself is part of the story. […]
Google is releasing 64 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes. Here is what South Florida homeowners actually need to know.
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter The headline is everywhere this week. Google is releasing 64 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes into the wild. Social media is calling it a biological experiment. Comment sections are filled with fear. Homeowners across Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Lantana, Port St. Lucie, and […]
St. Lucie County Mosquito Control Is Already Treating Breeding Sites. Here Is What Treasure Coast Homeowners Should Be Doing Right Now
Blog Post Share Follow Us On Social Media Map-marked-alt Yelp Facebook Youtube Instagram X-twitter If you have lived on the Treasure Coast for more than one summer, you already know what is coming. The afternoon thunderstorms. The swarms at dusk. The kids getting chased off the trampoline by 7pm every night from June through September. […]