Business owners and residential occupants will encounter pests in all shapes and sizes. Spiders, ants, cockroaches, rodents and even occasional pest invaders will come into your castles to impose their presence on you. They possess the ability to damage your home or business, transmit disease, carry germs, bite or amplify allergy symptoms. Some just plainly…
The frigid winters of Colorado are almost over. While most of the western United States is beginning to enjoy the warmth that spring brings in, we are still experiencing the last few snow falls. But those will be few are far between here in the next few weeks and we can finally start to enjoy…
Every year, thousands of people experience damage to their property because of carpenter ants. They will slowly work to hollow out the structure of your home to build their nests. Unlike termites, they don’t actually eat the wood, but build their nests within it. When you have a carpenter ant infestation, there are several signs…
As we are headed into the coldest month we have experienced thus far this winter, many of us are forgetting about the pests that plagued us during the summer months. While it can be easy to put pest control on the back burner when you aren’t spending much time outside, it is important to remember…
There are many pests that will invade a home, and one common pest you will see all year around are German cockroaches. German cockroaches are a determined pest that can mature and reproduce quickly. Not only can German cockroaches infest a home very rapidly but they can spread salmonella and other harmful diseases that can…
No homeowner wants to have their home infested by pests of any kind. Unfortunately, even though we don’t think about pests until they have infiltrated our homes, it is far better to prevent the problem rather than try to combat an infestation. While most people don’t think much about pests other than during the summer…
In addition to pest inspections and pest control services, Effective Pest Services offer rodent exclusion services AKA rodent proofing as we work with home and business owners to ensure their properties are mice, rat and rodent free. Today, we would like to elaborate on rodent exclusion processes. Through rodent exclusion services, we help prevent rodent…
Though a mouse or rodent infestation is an incredibly common problem that people face, there’s still a great deal of confusion and self-consciousness such an occurrence can cause. “Is my house dirty?” “Are we all going to get sick now?” “Am I ever going to get rid of these mice?” are just a few of…
What is a vole? Voles — sometimes referred to by the names “field” or “meadow” mouse — are an incredibly common pest, but are often confused with other, more recognizable pests like mice, rats, gophers, and similar ground rodents. Though the vole is similar in appearance, they can be distinguished by their size, which is…
Voles — a common Colorado pest You might know them by their other commonly used names, like meadow mouse or field mouse. Whichever moniker you choose, you’re referring to a vole. Voles run rampant in our area, but they’re often misidentified. They bear a resemblance to other small ground rodents, like mice, rats, and even…
