Category: pest news

All spiders have fangs, and all spiders have venom, but there are only two spiders in the United States that are considered to be a serious medical threat. You can probably name them. They are both infamous. Today, we’re going to forego talking about black widow spiders and focus our attention on the spider that […]

In our Hendersonville service area, there are a few stinging insects we commonly see on the properties we treat: yellow jackets, paper wasps, mud daubers, and carpenter bees. Yellow jackets and paper wasps are social insects that can swarm in defense of their nests. Mud daubers are solitary wasps that aren’t as dangerous as social […]

There are fifteen species of ticks found in Tennessee. The ticks that are common to our Brentwood service area are the American dog tick, the brown dog tick, and the Lonestar tick. Each of these tick species presents unique threats to our pets and to our health. We’re also learning that there is another dangerous […]

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the giant hornets in Washington State decapitating bees and wiping out their colonies. But have you heard that these giant hornets also kill approximately 50 people in Japan every year? It sounds like something made up or something out of a horror movie, but it’s all true. Murder […]

Mike Pitt is a true All-American! He has worked with us at All-American Pest Control for over six years. Prior to All-American he had a long, quality career with Comcast. Mike is one of the people that created the infrastructure for the technology so many of us rely on for business and personal communication today! […]

There are many ways you can work to prevent termites from targeting and damaging your Hendersonville home. You can remove wood sources from your yard such as scrap wood, firewood, and wood debris. You can address moisture issues, such as faulty grading, flashing drainage issues, and plumbing leaks. And you can do routine inspections to […]

There are all kinds of critters that live in your Brentwood yard. Many of them are beneficial. You wouldn’t have a beautiful lawn without all of the slithery worms that aerate the soil. You wouldn’t have sweet-smelling flowers if you didn’t have visits from bees, wasps, and hornets. Your lawn and landscaping is alive with […]

Carpenter ants are the largest pest ants in the United States. They range in length from around 6 to 12 mm, with winged females being twice as long as the workers. The species we see most in our Nashville service area is the black carpenter ant, which is entirely black. These are destructive ants that […]

For most people, their home is the single biggest purchase they will ever make. As a result, homeowners do their best to protect this financial asset. If something breaks you have it fixed. Some problems can be fixed without much time or cost for the homeowner while others are a bit more important and require […]