Month: September 2018

The two mice we see most in our Middle Tennessee service area are the house mouse and the deer mouse. A house mouse is 5 ½ to 7 inches long from head to tail, and grey or brown in color with a light tan underside. A deer mouse is around 6 inches long from head to tail with grayish-brown fur above and white fur below. It is important to tell these two mice apart because deer mice are primarily responsible for transmitting the Hantavirus to humans, which is a growing threat in the United States. But both of these mice are vectors for human pathogens, harmful bacteria, and parasites. Here are some ways they may try to get into your Middle Tennessee property.

Gaps

If you have gaps around pipes and electrical conduit, or cracks in foundation walls, mice will exploit these holes. It doesn’t take much of a hole for a mouse to gain entry. If it finds a hole that is slightly larger than the size of its skull, it can work its way in.

Wall and Door Frames

Mice have strong incisors which they use to chew through wood. They can chew through a screen and work their way through the frame of a window. Once inside a wall void, there are many ways they may emerge into common areas.

Under Your Garage Door

If your garage door doesn’t have a complete seal, especially near the corners, mice can work their way in. It is important to make sure your door makes a good seal and that it is kept closed.

Air Vents

Mice can jump to gain entrance to air vents. It is important to keep vents covered with some form of screen material.

Rooflines and Chimney

If a mouse can get up to your roof, they can gain entry through your roofline or chimney. They will do this by using tree branches as a bridge or by climbing up downspouts. Deer mice are especially good at doing this.

If you haven’t had mice get in yet, you can find some great tips for general exclusion here and some tips here for excluding mice before they get onto your property in the fall.

As always, All-American Pest Control is available to assist you with any pest control matter you’re dealing with. For one-time or ongoing rodent control, start with a free evaluation for your home or business.

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There are few things as disturbing as having a fly land on your food. It is even more disturbing when flies do this inside your Hendersonville home. If this is happening to you right now, we have a few ideas that will help you get on top of your fly problem.

Control Food Sources

Flies are looking for something to eat. They can eat food left on dirty dishes. They can eat fruit left on the kitchen table. And they can feed on food in your trash. Consider keeping dishes in soapy water instead of in a stack next to the sink. Keep fruit in the refrigerator till you’re ready to eat it. And keep your interior trash inside a receptacle with a tight-fitting lid. Also, consider putting organic material inside plastic bags before putting them in your trash.

Vacuum

If you have several flies pestering you, which is common with cluster flies and drain flies, a vacuum is a helpful tool to get rid of them. This works for fruit flies and fungus flies as well.

Address Breeding Sites

If you have flies breeding inside your home, it is likely that you have rotting organic matter somewhere. It is important to hunt this down. It might be an apple left behind the couch by one of your kids. It might be food left in a pet’s dish that isn’t being used anymore. It could be an animal that got into your home and died in the attic or a wall void. Whatever it is, it needs to be found and removed in order to stop the infestation.

Once You’ve Dealt With Flies Inside

• Remove attractants around your home that are luring flies in.
• Make sure all your screens are in good working order.
• Inspect your foundation perimeter to make sure no wild animals have died near your home.

When Is It Time To Call A Professional?

Often, homeowners attack the symptom of a fly problem and are unable to address the source. This causes fly populations inside a home to grow out of control or results in infestations reappearing over and over again.

The solution for fly problems in Hendersonville is Perimeter Plus from All-American Pest Control. This year-round service comes with protection for over 47 common pests, including flies. If you have not yet invested in pest control for your Hendersonville home, we make it easy to learn more about it by offering a free home evaluation. Find out what’s bugging you and let the friendly, experienced pest-control professionals here at All-American help you make a plan that works for you.

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Are you familiar with the paper wasp? Each year, these insects create grey, egg-like nests on our Hendersonville homes during the spring, and grow their populations all year long. In the fall, when populations are maxed out, they become more aggressive as they prepare female reproductives to overwinter. This can make them a frustrating pest to have around, especially near pool areas which we tend to enjoy well into fall.

There are many do-it-yourself suggestions on the internet that promise to help you reduce or control wasps around your pool. But there are pitfalls to following this advice. Some of these suggestions will lead you to waste a lot of time without achieving any real results. Some can make your problem worse or expose your family to harmful chemical agents. It is best to stay away from DIY ideas.

Attractants

• You can prevent wasps from coming into your pool area by removing or protecting attractants. Here are some examples:
• If you have a grill near your pool, make sure you keep meats in sealed containers until you’re ready to throw them on the grill.
• Wasps are drawn to sweets. If you bring a drink out to the pool, consider putting it in a cup with a lid and a straw. If you have a bottle of soda, keep the top screwed on when you’re not drinking from the bottle.
• Wasps feed on aphids (meats) and nectar (sweets). Removing flowers from pool areas can reduce wasp attractants.

Wasp Removal

The best way to avoid wasps in your pool area is to not have wasp nests on your property. Wasps can establish nests in many locations, some aren’t so obvious. If you’re seeing wasps around your pool area but don’t know where they’re coming from, a professional can help you solve the mystery.

All-American Pest Control offers nest removal services for Hendersonville residents. We also provide ongoing pest control service that works to address wasps all year long. With ongoing, routine pest control, you’ll be able to relax when you’re outside enjoying your pool. Isn’t that what pools are for?

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Pests are a year-round problem in Nashville. Common pests such as subterranean termites, ants, spiders, and stinging insects can thrive longer here than they can in other parts of the country, sometimes even right through the winter. This can lead to many issues for residents. Are you moving to Nashville? If so, here are a few pest-control problems you can expect to contend with.

Termites

No home in Middle Tennessee should be without termite protection. Subterranean termites are destructive, sneaky insects that can do serious damage to a home. And, when this damage is discovered, it is the homeowner that is left paying the bill. Unfortunately, insurance companies don’t cover termite damage.

Mosquitoes

In Nashville, you can expect to get bitten by mosquitoes. And, with mosquitoes being linked to several dangerous viruses, it is a good idea to have mosquito misting service for your new home.

Mice

These furry little pests are a serious problem in Nashville. House mice are vectors for Lymphocytic choriomeningitis, rickettsialpox, and leptospirosis, and deer mice are the primary vector for hantavirus. Every Nashville home should have proper rodent monitoring.

Biting Pests

There are many insects that can bite us in our backyards, and sometimes inside our homes. Every home should have routine treatments for fleas, ticks, fire ants, and chiggers. Some of these pests cause physical harm and some can spread human pathogens.

Stinging Insects

No matter where you live in the country, wasps and hornets are an issue. Nashville is no different. It is important to have routine inspections from a pest-control technician to have nests located and removed before these insects can become a threat.

Carpenter Ants

Like termites, carpenter ants can do a significant amount of damage to a home. Early detection is key to stopping these insects.

All-For-One Complete

The best option to protect Nashville homes is All-For-One Complete Care because it combines all of our main services together into one convenient package. Just like it says, it is complete care for your Nashville home and it is perfect for starting off on the right foot with unwanted pests. For more information on this program start right here.

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When we talk about termites harming us, we’re not talking about bites or stings. You have nothing to fear from termites, as they are not known to bite people. But they do take bites out of the wood inside homes and businesses, one bite at a time, slowly nibbling away at support structures and causing cascading damage, over time, which eventually will take a bite out of our wallets.

But a termite is only about ¼ to ½ an inch in length, how much damage can it really do?

That’s right. Termites are small. An individual termite isn’t much of a threat to our property. The problem is that your property isn’t going to be attacked by an individual subterranean termite working on its own. There can be over a million individual termites in a termite colony and your property can be attacked by more than one colony at a time. Together, they can do a lot of damage, especially in Tennessee where temperature and humidity levels are ideal.

What does all that damage cost Tennessee property owners?

According to the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), subterranean termites cost U.S. property owners over $5 billion annually, and states with a warmer climate, like Tennessee, pay out more than states that stay colder throughout the year. That’s why termites in Tennessee should never be ignored. And yet, we often do just that. Out of sight out of mind, right? But don’t let this be the case for you.

Termites prefer to stay out of sight. In fact, they’re really good at it. That is one of the biggest reasons subterranean termites are so harmful. But, when you have a professional install the Sentricon® System with Always Active™, you don’t have to worry about those wood-destroying pests eluding detection. Sentricon® with Always Active™ takes the guesswork out of termite detection and elimination. It’s like investing in a termite security system for your property.

Hold on. Aren’t termites something other people get? What are the chances that I’ll have a termite problem?

Pretty good actually. In 8 out of 10 homes that we have installed Sentricon® with Always Active™ as a preventative measure, we caught termites and eliminated colonies in the first year. No Tennessee home should be without termite protection.

If you’re ready to get your termite protection in place for your Gallatin home or business, give us a call today to learn more about our termite control options.

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Yes. Asian lady beetles are a problem every fall. Not just in Thompson’s Station, but throughout our Middle Tennessee service area. But how bad these beetles will be on your property depends on many factors.

Before we discuss the factors that can lead to an increase in Asian lady beetles, let’s first make sure we’re talking about the same insect. Homeowners often get Asian lady beetles and ladybugs mixed up. It is important that you don’t confuse the two. Asian lady beetles are significant pests that can congregate by the thousands on a home.

An Asian lady beetle will be yellow, orange, or black in coloration. Some have as many as 22 spots. Some have no spots at all. A distinctive mark to look for is the w marking on the base of its head.

Though Asian lady beetles are not a threat to people, they can be a significant nuisance pest in general, and a frustrating pest for folks who have fruit trees.

What makes Asian lady beetles worse?

These are crop pests. They were introduced into the United States for the purpose of bioremediation of aphids. If you live in an area that has farms nearby, you may get more and more of these insects simply because their populations are growing in this state. There isn’t a whole lot you can do about that.

If you have crops, fruit trees, or an abundance of plants, then you are sure to have aphids–and those aphids are going to attract Asian lady beetles. These plants need to be reduced or you need to hire a professional to mist your landscaping.

What can you do about Asian lady beetles?

We’ve found that the best way to deal with overwintering pests is to treat the foundations of homes. This prevents these beetles from hiding in cracks and crevices when they congregate on the warm side of homes during the fall. It also prevents them from gaining entry and finding harborage for the winter.

If you’re dealing with an Asian lady beetle problem, or you’d like help reducing lady beetles around your home this fall, our Perimeter Plus pest control program works to reduce Asian lady beetles, stink bugs, boxelder bugs, flies, spiders, and several other household pests, before they get in. Go here to learn more.

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Stink bugs, also referred to as brown marmorated stink bugs, are roughly ¾ of an inch long with a mottled grayish-brown coloration, six legs, and two, thin antennae that are nearly as long as their legs. Before 1996, there were no brown marmorated stink bugs in the United States. Now they are common crop pests that turn into household pests when temperatures drop.

If you’ve ever had stink bugs invade your Nolensville home, you know why they’re called stink bugs. These insects put off a chemical smell when they are crushed or disturbed. But long before they start stinking, these bugs overstay their welcome. No one likes having gross looking, hard-shelled bugs crawling around on their screens, inside their curtains, and on their television. Yet that is what happens every fall.

What can I do to stop stink bugs?

The most important step you can take to keep stink bugs out of your home is to seal cracks, especially around doors, windows, utility conduit, siding, and behind your chimney. These bugs will also find their way into gaps that have formed around wood fascia. When stink bugs come to congregate on your sun-warmed exterior walls, you want to make sure they don’t find an entry point to exploit. If you’re not able to fix the cracks, gaps, or holes you find, consider using a caulking gun to fill them in.

Inspect all your screens, door sweeps, and weather stripping, to make sure they’re in good working condition. Stink bugs can crawl through a tiny hole or slit in a damaged screen. They will squeeze under your garage door if they can. And they’ll be happy to take advantage of damaged bristles on a sliding glass door.

Once you’ve done all you can do, the next step is to have a licensed pest professional apply a crack and crevice treatment to stink bug hiding places and overwintering spots. This will help to make sure those bugs don’t find any entry points you missed.

In Nolensville, and throughout Middle Tennessee, All-American Pest Control helps families keep invasive pests, like the marmorated stink bug, out of their homes by offering Perimeter PLUS pest control. It is a three-step program that works to address stink bugs, boxelder bugs, Asian lady beetles, and other overwintering pests. It also protects your home from over 47 of Tennessee’s most common household pests. Learn more about it here.

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