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How to Prepare Your Home for Pest Protection for Winter
Pests come in all shapes and sizes, but you don’t want them coming into your home no matter what size they are. With the colder months quickly approaching, now is…
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No Room for Rodents – Tips to Keep Rodents Out
Rats and mice are looking for a cozy place to call home in anticipation of the colder months ahead. Don’t let them find a perfect hideaway inside your home. Natural…
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Termite Control – Install, Monitor, Eliminate
Subterranean termites are little wood and cellulose munchers that cause millions of dollars of damage every year. These termites live in underground colonies and build tunnels that look like mud…
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Creepy Things Around Your Jack O’Lantern
It’s the time of the year for ghosts, goblins, spiders and pumpkins. Lots of pumpkins. Oh, and let’s not forget the candy. Lots of candy. With all the fun and…
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Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleons Army and other Diabolical Insects A Book by Amy Stewart Reviewed by HomeTeam Pest Defense
Have you ever considered how much power our six- and eight-legged enemies have in the natural world? If you have ever experienced a bug infestation, you certainly have at least…
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Spiders in the Cellar
Keep that cellar door closed! Don’t go down those basement stairs because you might stumble upon big, giant man-eating spiders waiting to attack and kill you with their venomous fangs! …
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How to Select a Pest Control Company
Just like any other service category, you should do your homework when it comes to selecting pest exterminators. Nowadays, it’s a little easier with all the social media tools and…
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Hornets and Yellowjackets Can Be a Real Pain
Hornets and yellowjackets are considered beneficial social wasps because they live in colonies that can number in the thousands. Normally, they wouldn’t be a bother to humans, but with their…
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HomeTeam Pest Defense 6-Point Advantage Service
HomeTeam Pest Defense provides a superior level of courteous and professional pest management service. Our 6-Point Advantage Service protocol is a great way to keep household pests from bugging you. …
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Crickets – An Earful of Annoyance
The sound produced by crickets is made by the males rubbing their wings together to attract the females. The word “cricket’ actually stems from the French common name “cricri.” The…
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Keep Bugs Away from Your Labor Day Festivities
As Labor Day draws near, you are undoubtedly anticipating a long weekend, picnics, and BBQs with friends and family. Your holiday weekend should not be marred by pests, so in…
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Tips to Prevent Scorpion Infestation
Scorpion Factoids: The best time to hunt scorpions is in the dark! Using a black light, scorpions are easily spotted because their exoskeleton glows. Ultraviolet LED flashlights can be found…
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Bed Bugs 101: Intro to Bed Bugs – Don’t Fail This Class!
With all the media coverage about the resurgence of bed bugs in the United States, one may think that bed bugs are a troublesome pestilence that is difficult to prevent.…
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Customer Service is King
What is customer service? Customer service is providing what the customer wants when they want it. It sounds so simple, but in actuality it is difficult. Each person has their…
Bed Bugs Are Back
HomeTeam Pest Defense provides traditional pest control services including treatment for bed bug infestation. Keep these tips to avoid bed bugs in mind when you travel to protect your home.
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Insects in the Pantry
The first installment of “Most Disgusting Places to Find Pests” There are people who can tolerate the occasional ant on the wall or infrequent moth caught in the light; but…