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Avoid Bed Bugs While You Travel For Thanksgiving This Year

Thanksgiving comes so quickly each year, and there is so much to do to get ready for it. It’s even stressful to get ready for Thanksgiving travel with all of the arrangements that need to be made. And...

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When Squirrels Become A Problem

It can be a lot of fun to watch wildlife as they roam around or play during a walk in the forest. Animals certainly can be entertaining, particularly squirrels, when they jump from tree to tree and...

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Why Gutter Maintenance Is Important

As a homeowner, you know that being in charge of a house is a full-time responsibility. With this responsibility come numerous amounts of chores that need to be done year-round in order to maintain the...

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Benefits Of Moisture Control Systems

The changing weather undoubtedly will impact crawl spaces in homes across South Carolina. If you are a homeowner, you know that moisture can negatively impact your home and your family’s health. Mold...

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Best Bed Bug Prevention Tips Of 2017

Maybe you don't follow the latest pest news, but if you did you'd probably get tired pretty fast of hearing about bed bugs. The flood of stories, reports, and advertisements related to these...

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Guide to a Pest-Free 2018

For the most part, New Year’s resolutions are usually to lose weight, exercise more, eat healthier, and things like that. Have you ever thought of making your home pest-free as a resolution? It is...

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DIY Bed Bug Treatments VS Bed Bug Control

Bed bugs are commonly referred to as "the ultimate hitchhiker." They earned this title by being easily transported from place to place. They don’t care who “picks them up”…all they care about is their...

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The Importance of Cleaning Gutters

Some pest problems are extremely obvious and won’t take a professional to recognize. If you see mouse droppings, you know you have a mouse problem. If you see mud tubes from termites, you have a...

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Common South Carolina Ants

Most residents and visitors of Greenville, South Carolina love the climate. While South Carolina does experience all four seasons, the winters are extremely mild – which can have some disadvantages. In...

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Learn More About The Minority Business Accelerator Program

The Minority Business Accelerator Program is an initiative started by the Greenville Chamber and is designed to advance economic inclusion for minorities. It was established to drive positive community...

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Who Is Responsible For Pest Control, A Tenant Or A Landlord?

In a rental situation, it can sometimes be confusing who is responsible for what. If the refrigerator in your apartment breaks, who pays to have it fixed? If the dishwasher overflows and water seeps...

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What Are Smokey Brown Cockroaches?

Smokey brown cockroaches look like and are related to the American cockroach, and the small differences in their size, reproduction rates, and habits don't make them any less dreadful to have around....

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Five Things You are Doing to Attract Mice to Your Greenville Home

Mice in your home is not only an uncomfortable living situation, but it's also potentially dangerous. Mice can transmit bacteria and diseases to humans and pets through their bites, saliva, urine, and...

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Why DIY Fire Ant Control Often Fails

Fire ants are prevalent in South Carolina, particularly as we head back into spring and summer. Fire ants haven't always lived in the south, however. They were introduced into the United States in the...

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Carpenter Ants Are Nothing To Worry About, Right?

When we think about wood destroying pests, termites seem to come more quickly to mind than others. If you are at all familiar with the damage that termites can cause, then you know how serious it can...

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DIY Mosquito Treatments vs. Professional Mosquito Control

Springtime is right around the corner. Everyone gets excited about the warming temperatures and sunshine when we can play with our families in the backyard and have fun-filled BBQ’s. Spring is so close...

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Tips to Protect Your Greenville Home from Termites

There are many pests in South Carolina that garner our attention quickly, for instance, we know for sure when there are mice in our home. Termites are a little different because they are considered...

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Top 5 Reasons Moisture Control is Vital for Your Greenville Home

Taking care of your home is important, and for many of you taking the steps to make sure it’s safe is second nature. You make sure your doors have locks to deter thieves. If a window is broken you make...

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Dangerous Ants in Greenville, SC

When we think about dangerous pests, many of you might think of mice and the diseases they carry, or ticks and their association with Lyme, maybe even termites and the horror stories that come with...

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Prevent Carpenter Ant Damage with These Tips

Greenville residents have most likely heard all about termites and the damage they can do to the structure of your home. Maybe you’ve heard about them on the news or heard the horror stories from your...

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