Top 9 Most Common Summer Bugs
As spring turns into summer and temperatures rise, certain summer bugs thrive. Warmer weather means that pests can become more active–especially as your lawn grows and these summer pests are drawn to your grass and flowers. Increased moisture in the summer months, with summer showers and high humidity, allow pests to have more access to…
Tick Season Predictions & Tick Prevention Tips
Depending on where you live in the United States, tick season coincides with the start of spring, when the snow melts away. When looking at tick season predictions, the winter weather matters. For example, colder temperatures kill off tick populations, so keep an eye on the weather to gage the severity of tick season. To…
3 Unlikely Places Where You’ll Encounter Ticks
Common tick prevention suggestions include staying out of the woods and away from tall grasses. Yet, even when you go outside prepared with long sleeves and bug repellent, these literal blood-suckers can still attach and burrow inside your skin. If you have a tick problem, contact Eliminate ‘Em for same-day service! Discover the less-obvious places…
What You Need to Know: Tick Diseases
When ticks are out, they bring tick borne diseases with them. These viruses are most commonly contracted in Connecticut, and all of New England, between May and July, when nymph ticks are searching for food. Common Tick-Borne Diseases Ticks are known carriers of multiple diseases. Lyme disease is one of the more prominent tick diseases,…
Too Many Ticks? We Can Eliminate ‘Em!
If you have pets, you may know how disgusting ticks can be. Even treating your pets with the top brands of flea/tick control doesn’t always mean you won’t encounter these nasty blood sucking creatures. Besides being really gross, many people ask the question, can ticks really cause direct injury as a result of their bites?…