It has been a while since I have had the time to post. Between the covid boom. Yes, covid kept so many folks at home, our phones rang so much, we had to stop answering our phones. Crazy, right? Yet, three years later, still doing better than the year before. So! How does one get…
Personally, 2020 started on a real good note. I had the honor of being the Keynote Speaker of the New Mexico Pest Management Associations Winter Conference. Just prior to my trip, the news had come out about the “Wuhan” Virus. Being in pest control, Zoonic Viruses are always a concern. Having followed the earlier reports…
We are getting a lot of request for “termite” inspections for VA Loans. This is a long over due requirement and should be required for all house sales. Not just VA Loans. Why? Because the inspection is not just for termites. The actual NPMA Form 33 inspection is for ALL structural infesting Wood Destroying Insects…
It is that time of the year where family and friends travel far and near. Our homes are full of Love and Good Cheer. Reunions long overdue. There is also plenty of surprises. Mostly good. Sometimes our guest bring with them stowaways and hitch hikers. Other times, we bring home an unwanted “new friend”. Imagine…
Whether you use Airbnb or offer your home for Airbnb, you better have a game plan for bed bugs! Check out this article. Then contact me for an effective proactive service. Bedbugs are giving Airbnb users headaches… and itchy bites Waking up with bedbug bites can be a nightmare. It’s also a costly and traumatic…
Literally! Spectrum Pest Control now offers a mosquito trapping service. “No, not mini mouse traps. Not tiny little cages either” These traps do not require power or propane. They use a special formulated lure that draws them into these traps. They are particularly effective against the more common biting and vector mosquitoes. What makes them…
Last winter we experienced some of the coldest temperatures in years. We even had a few over night lows drop bellow the “cold enough to kill” of -24F. The timing of these overnight lows were off though. We had with in one week daytime highs above freezing and rain. Added to this, we had a…
What is a Bio-Logical? Also known as Bio Pesticides are not a “new thing”. They have been around since the beginning of time. Bio Pesticide is literally using what has been occurring in nature all along. In agriculture, Bio Pesticides have come along way over the last twenty years. Unfortunately, not so much for indoor or…
Why did I get into pest control? Perhaps one the most frequently asked questions I get. Hmm, How do I answer this without going way back? I can’t. So here it goes. Back in the summer of 1985, I realized I needed to make more money in order to finish my ology degree, I will…
Who knew a fungus may very well be what finally garners us the upper hand in the war on BED BUGS? You read that right. There now is a non-pathogenic fungus that we can use on bed bugs. This new technology is quite exciting. The species of fungus has a long history in the agriculture industry. The…