It may be six more weeks of winter in Pennsylvania, but here in Jacksonville, it’s Eastern subterranean termite swarming season!

Squirrel (Sciuridae) is a common pest in our northeastern Florida homes. The most common squirrel found in our Jacksonville metro area homes is the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).

This is the time of year when our soil warms back up above 60 degrees Fahrenheit. In order to control weeds in our lawns, we need to treat them with pre-emergent herbicides. What many homeowners don’t realize is there is no single pre-emergent herbicide product available which will treat all the common weeds in our […]

It’s January in Jacksonville, Florida. Is it too soon to start thinking about lawn and ornamental maintenance?

December is typically a month where we get many calls from Jacksonville area homeowners who are seeing silverfish in their homes. Silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum) is a small, wingless, insect that often invades our homes in search of warmth or moisture.

The most common nuisance ant found in our Florida homes is the small, but mighty, Odorous House Ant (OHA).

Fall is here and now is the time when insects and rodents are looking for new harborage.

The most common specie of earwig found in Florida is the ringlegged earwig (Euborellia Annulipes). They are wingless and prefer to live outdoors in moist areas under mulch, leaves, woodpiles, clogged gutters, or in dense vegetation. Earwigs especially like to live under landscape fabric in our landscape beds.

Blattella germanica (aka the German Cockroach) is found throughout Florida. Interestingly, this cockroach is rarely found away from human activity so it has a symbiotic relationship with humans.

Termite prevention and control contracts are often mistakenly referred to as “termite bonds”. Termite service contracts are actually “trade guarantees” and no different than any other service agreement you might receive from a trade contractor. They are not “bonds” as only a licensed surety company can issue bonds.