How to Get Rid of Mice - Part One

Mice are carriers of diseases and germs. Getting rid of mice, and keeping them out, can be accomplished by various methods.

Discovering evidence that a mouse has invaded your home can be quite upsetting. Mice are mostly nocturnal, so they are not likely to be seen unless the infestation is severe. Mice often leave behind droppings in kitchen cabinets, pantries, drawers, and any other place they may have gone in search of food. It is important to close off the source of entry and eliminate any mice currently within the home.

Where there is one mouse, there is likely to be more. According to the website article "Controlling House Mice" published by the University of Missouri, a female mouse has between five and ten litters per year with about five or six babies in each litter. The young are capable of reproducing at the age of six weeks. A mouse infestation can easily get out of control if not dealt with as soon as it is recognized.

If you're concerned that you have mice in your home or place of business, give Dave a call at 1-800-400-6009.

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A Central Massachusetts Extermination and Pest Control Company
www.davespestcontrol.net

More Pest Trivia

I am glad so many of my readers like pest trivia as much as I do. Here are a few more interesting pest facts!

• In addition to being found in beds, bed bugs can also be found in carpets, under wallpaper, behind baseboards, and in small cracks and crevices throughout a room.
• Rats contaminate and destroy enough food worldwide each year to feed 200 million people.
• If food becomes scarce, scorpion mothers have been known to eat their offspring when they are old enough to venture out on their own.
• Fire ants first entered the United States in the 1920s through the port of Mobile, Alabama.

If you're concerned that you have insects or rodents in your home or place of business, give Dave a call at 1-800-400-6009.

Dave's Pest Control
A Central Massachusetts Extermination and Pest Control Company
www.davespestcontrol.net

Reference: www.pestworld.org

Dogs Used in Bedbug Detection

Bedbug-sniffing dogs (you read that right) can detect a single live bedbug or egg with 96 percent accuracy rate. And dogs can inspect a room in minutes, as opposed to the hours a mere human needs to conduct a visual inspection.

Dave's Pest Control stands at the ready with its canine bedbug sniffers to protect your home, apartment,m hotel, motel, or business from these microscopic blood-sucking vermin.

So if you're concerned that you have bedbugs in your home or place of business, give Dave a call at 1-800-400-6009.

Dave's Pest Control
A Central Massachusetts Extermination and Pest Control Company
www.davespestcontrol.net

We Are Thankful....

On this day of giving thanks, we wish to thank all of  you for your  business and friendship.

May God bless you and your family always.

Dave's Pest Control
A Central Massachusetts Extermination and Pest Control Company
www.davespestcontrol.net

Bug Facts And Trivia

Formosan Termites

• The largest Formosan termite colony found in America had infested a public library in Algiers, La. It weighed 600 pounds and contained 70 million termites.
• 10% of the world's animal biomass is composed of termites.
• Male mosquitoes do not bite humans, but rather live on plant juices and other natural liquids from plants and decomposing organic material.
• Silk comes from the cocoons of the true Silk Moth. More than 25,000 cocoons must be unraveled to make a single pound of silk thread.

Dave's Pest Control
1-800-400-6009
A Central Massachusetts Extermination and Pest Control Company
www.davespestcontrol.net

Reference: www.pestworld.org

Bed Bug Travel Precautions

With the  holiday travel season upon us, it may be a good time to review some preventative measures to ensure you do not bring home any unwanted souvenirs!



Another excellent video from Pest 411 and the National Pest Management Association.

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Serving Central Massachusetts
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Meet The Velvet Ant

The common name of “velvet ant” is misleading because velvet ants are actually wasps. They get the velvet part of their name from the very fuzzy females, which are wingless and often brightly colored. Various species are found throughout the United States.

Female velvet ants dig into the nesting chambers of ground-nesting bees and wasps and lay their eggs on the larvae inside. When the immature velvet ant is born, it eats its host and then spins its cocoon within the pupal case of its host.

Female velvet ants are typically seen running somewhat erratically on the ground, especially on bare or sandy areas in the warm summer months. They occasionally enter structures for insect prey. Males are often found on flowers, although some species are nocturnal.

Female velvet ants have a very potent sting that has earned them the nickname “cow-killer.” Male velvet ants lack a stinger but have wings.

Velvet ants are solitary and usually found only one at a time. To avoid their painful sting, contact Dave's Pest Control to safely remove any velvet ants found in your home.


Dave's Pest Control
A Central Massachusetts Extermination and Pest Control Company
www.davespestcontrol.net

Reference: www.pestworld.org