So Much To Do Before Christmas

In just a couple short weeks, Christmas will be here! Are you ready? This time of year we all get so busy. We juggle the Christmas shopping, making travel plans, hanging the outdoor Christmas lights, decorating the tree, and baking those delicious Christmas cookies. Among all of this hustle and bustle, it is easy to forget about the pest control. Unwanted pests can completely ruin an otherwise enjoyable holiday season.

Having A Pest Free Christmas

Houston Pest control professionals can help you have a pest free Christmas. Many offer ant control, rodent control, and spider control. Enrollment in these pest treatment programs will not only eradicate these bothersome pests, but keep them from ever returning to your property.

If you live in the Houston, TX area, and are having trouble with Raspberry ants, Fire ants, or spiders like the Black Widow or the Brown Recluses; call a Houston pest control expert before your Christmas guests get here! Don’t let those pesky ants carry away your Christmas dinner!

Merry Christmas

May you and yours have a very merry and pest free Christmas! May your holidays be overflowing with joy, and your 2013 be filled with many great and prosperous things.

Houston Pest Control Companies:

Bulwark Exterminating
10900 Brittmoore Park Drive
Houston, TX 77041
(281) 668-4930
bulwarkpestcontrol.com

AAAnimal Pro: Wildlife Control
8280 Golf Green Circle
Houston, TX 77036
(832) 248- 7804
houstonwildlifepatrol.com

Terminix
16155 Park Row, Suite 190
Houston, TX 77084
(832) 460-3698
terminix.com

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Black Widow Spider in Houston, Texas. Note the red hourglass on the underbelly of the spider.

Black Widow Spider in Houston, Texas. Black Widow Mother with an egg sack, which can hatch more than 200 Black Widow Spiders.

Opened up a switch plate on a kitchen light switch…found quite a bit of sawdust inside. Worried about carpenter ants. Have not seen any ants in my kitchen, just little tiny mite-like things. -Jeff E.

Jeff it sounds like you may have two separate problems all together.  If you squish the mites and they leave a red mark then they could be red spider mites.  If you clean out the saw dust tonight and it returns tomorrow then you have something actively damaging your wood.  Carpenter ants will leave sawdust. Carpenter Bees leave sawdust as well.  Termites don’t leave sawdust as they actually consume the wood.  You will want to check around the outside of your home for the carpenter ants.  Its possible that the saw dust could be from a previous infestation if this is the first time you have seen it.

But with that said, the best thing to do to get rid of an existing infestation is a whole house clean out.  And you should maintain a barrier to keep the bugs from coming back.  Ant trails can last up to a year, so just because they are not there now doesn’t mean they won’t return. Maintain a protective barrier is key to keeping your home pest free.

Houston Pest Control

Want a Bug Free Houston Home? Its not always easy.  Houston has many bug problems; roaches, ants, and spiders to name a few.  The above article covers some basics on Houston pest control services.  Got cocroach problem? Get Houston roach control.