Pest Control News Archive

Green initiatives are a hot trend these days, even when it comes to pest control measures in Canada. Sustainable pest control and management is gaining traction in recent times and has emerged as a best practice. Commercial facilities are becoming the breeding grounds for pests because they thrive on the water, food and shelter there. For this, sustainable pest management and integrated pest management (IPM) are embraced even more than before because they make minimal use of environmentally detrimental pesticides. Regular sanitation is crucial to control pest infestations. Pestend Mississauga, a pest control professional, can provide much-needed assistance while eliminating the problem. Contact today to take necessary preventive measures and reduce your ecological impact while doing so.   

Native forests seem to have come under the threat of an exotic green beetle called the emerald ash borer. Believed to have entered the US and Canada through wood transported from Asia, this invasive species has destroyed several million ash trees in 35 US states and five Canadian provinces. Not only has this damaged the forest ecosystem, but it has also negatively impacted businesses and property owners relying on forest products. Besides the emerald ash borer, other pests destroying the nation’s forest ecosystems include elm bark beetles, long-horned beetles, spotted lanternflies, oak bark beetles, pine shoot beetles, and more. Even the Asian gypsy moth poses a threat to the nation’s coastal forests. Some factors driving such infestations are a higher number of imports as well as a rise in temperature due to climate change. Protect your loved ones from pests by getting in touch with the professional exterminators from Pestend Mississauga today!

Residents of Sicamous are burdened with one of the last problems anyone would want to have – a rodent problem. The huge number of rat complaints pouring in from residents has even prompted the district to look into options for controlling rodents. According to Paige Ounce, a resident who has lived in the area for seven years, the rodents first started appearing last winter, and since then, they have been finding them everywhere. Ounce also said that apart from catching three or four mice and rats in live traps in a single night, they keep finding dead and sick rodents throughout their property. Are you and your family facing the same rodent and pest problems? Are you worried about your safety and that of your property? Then call professional exterminators from Pestend Mississauga today!

In yet another side-effect of the COVID-19 lockdown, vacated offices across Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the U.S are seeing an exponential rise in rodent infestation. Now that these office spaces have been empty for months, it appears the rodents have made themselves comfortable in all corners. After months of offices being closed, few workers have returned and are greeted by evidence of rats and mice in their workspace. It’s not just evidence that they are likely to see, pest control experts are saying that workers may even see rats and mice crawling around in their offices. As people all over the world slowly start going back to their offices, it is likely that they may find rodent infestations under their desks, inside cupboards, and so on. To ensure your office is rodent-free, call Pestend Mississauga today for trained and professional pest exterminators!

The Sleepy Inn motel at Missoula, Montana, has been found to have plenty of evidence of rodents and bed bug infestations, apart from other safety issues like mould and unsafe wiring. After a thorough examination of about half of the rooms in the motel, a health inspector found that these issues were most prevalent in the empty rooms. Health department officials said that the motel owner has been directed to fix these issues, and also noted that the establishment had similar issues in the past. It is critical for hospitality establishments, such as motels and hotels, to comply with health and safety guidelines since there is a high risk of rodent and bug infestations, especially in rooms that are not occupied. To make sure your hotel/motel is free of rodents and bugs of all kinds, call Pestend Mississauga for assistance.

For student Isabel Faria, a student at Carleton University, Ottawa, her first night at her new apartment could not have gone worse. She was bitten by bed bugs and woke up the next morning with red, swollen rashes all over her arm. Faria claims that she believes that even though her landlord was aware of this problem in the apartment, he failed to bring it to her knowledge, as well as to other tenants. When she informed the landlord, he refused to believe that the bugs were from his building and did not want to pay for fumigation. She also had to visit the hospital, stay in a hotel and miss the first of her summer semester. Faria is seeking compensation from the landlord for all the expenses incurred. Ottawa is the sixth worst-affected city in Canada with bed bugs, and many residents struggle with this issue. If you are among these people, then have your problem fixed right away by calling professional exterminators from Pestend Mississauga today.

Laurier Manor, a long-term care facility on Montreal Road, Ottawa, was recently found to have a cockroach infestation. Debby Cote, a resident of Quebec, who discovered the cockroaches crawling all over the floors and the walls, apart from some dead ones, said she panicked at the sight. She was visiting her mother, who is 71 years old, wheelchair-bound and paralyzed on one side. Cote found the bugs when she opened the bathroom door in her mother’s room. Other residents at the facility also have seen the pests in their rooms. The staff at the facility said that while they were aware of the problem, they did not know when it would get solved. A statement from the facility’s administrator states pest control arrangements would be made to get rid of the problem. Cockroaches can be difficult to get rid of. Make sure to engage Pestend in Mississauga, the professional pest exterminators, to keep your home pest free.