You’ve probably hung those bird feeders in the yard because you want to see some interesting birds and help them get the food they need. You probably didn’t assemble them to attract rats to your yard and support the local rodent community too. Unfortunately, rats will eat just about anything and if you don’t take … Continue reading Niagara Pest Control: Bird Feeders Attract Rats
At Truly Nolen, we deal with all sorts of residential pest control problems. We tackle infestations throughout Canada and across our team, we’ve seen just about everything imaginable. That being said, some of the pests that we deal with are more popular than others. In today’s post, we’re going to briefly look at some of … Continue reading Common Residential Bugs: Are Ladybugs Pests?
Pests come in all shapes, sizes, and colours. Depending on where your home is, you could be susceptible to a whole range of creatures looking to enter your home. Rodents, wasps, bed bugs, carpenter ants…the list seems almost endless. Nobody’s asking you to memorize the diet, habitat, and lifestyle of each of these pests. That’s … Continue reading What Are the Signs of Pest Damage Inside Your Home?
During spring, all of us spend more time outdoors. We chase the sunshine, ready the barbeques and start to work on the yard. We do almost exactly the opposite come fall. As the temperatures drop and tree leaves change colour, we prepare to spend more time indoors avoiding the elements. Unfortunately, an awful lot of … Continue reading Common Pests to be on the Lookout for this Fall
There are an awful lot of things you can do around the house on your own. Some things simply don’t require professional help. Changing a lightbulb, a furniture project and even painting can be done by those with the attitude and ability to do so. DIY residential pest control, on the other hand, never ends … Continue reading Know the Risks of DIY Residential Pest Control
Rodents, bed bugs, fleas, garden pests, and even yellowjacket wasps. You’ve probably heard of all of the usual suspects which keep residential pest control experts busy, but what about stinkbugs? Stinkbugs, specifically the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) have been spreading across Ontario and Canada for several years now. They’re more common than you might … Continue reading Residential Pest Control – Finding Stinkbugs in Your Home
Centipedes are certainly not something you’ll be happy to find in your home. They terrorize people when they dash across the floor and can make quite a mess wherever they go: the very definition of a creepy-crawly. Some of them can even cause painful bites to humans. Using all of their legs they can be … Continue reading Residential Pest Control – Should You Kill the Centipedes in your Home?
Your instinct when finding an insect crawling on one of your many plants could naturally be to try and, well, extinguish it. It’s a natural reaction, but is it based on an outdated preconception? The pest you’re about to crush is in fact doing you a favour, and asking for very little in return. Insects, … Continue reading Residential Pest Control – What Bugs Are in Your Garden?
Bed bugs aren’t a unique problem. These tiny insects are found everywhere, but Hamilton is in a bit of a pickle. Results from a 2018 study puts the city at No. 7 on their list of top bed bug infested cities. It’s an unsavory designation, no doubt; however, a rather important one to receive so … Continue reading Why Hamilton is No. 7 on Canada’s Top Bed Bug Infested Cities?
If you’ve ever wondered how rats find themselves in odd places way up high, the answer is that rats are excellent climbers. They can climb any surface that has texture. They’re good at climbing brick, concrete, plastic, wood, stucco, sheet metal, dry walls, and even trees. Not only are they good climbers they excel at … Continue reading Are Rats Good Climbers?