Choosing Better Pest Control
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If you and your spouse have recently fallen in love with your dream home and put in an offer pending inspection, you may be dismayed to learn that the home you’d love to purchase has mild to moderate termite damage – or worse, an active termite infestation. Depending upon the specific contents of your real estate contract, you could be free to request the return of your earnest money and continue your search, but in other cases, you might be forced to continue with the sale and even pay for repairs yourself after closing.…
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If you have a ton of mosquitoes around your property, hiring a pest control company to perform mosquito control can be an effective way to reduce their population. However, it takes time for the methods a pest control company uses to begin to work, and mosquitoes can fly two miles away from their breeding site, so they may be coming from off your property. If you are waiting for mosquito control services, or have recently begun using them, but are still being bit, you may be looking for ways to keep them away.…
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If you live in the southwestern or southern part of the United States, then there may be large amount of termites living in your area. In many warm areas of the country, there may be as many as four different termite species lurking near your home. While termites may be abundant, they might be difficult to spot. Keep reading to understand why termites are difficult to notice and why it is best to speak with a professional pest control specialist if you ever think that termites may be infesting your home.…
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When you need to furnish your college dorm or first apartment, buying secondhand furniture from thrift stores or garage sales can help you stretch your budget. However, secondhand furniture could be harboring bed bugs, so if you’re not careful, your frugal finds could come with some unwanted roommates. Here are three tips for inspecting secondhand furniture for bed bugs.
Use a magnifying glass and flashlight
Bed bugs and their eggs are quite small, so it’s essential to inspect any furniture you’re interested in purchasing with a magnifying glass and flashlight.…
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