You lock your doors. You close your windows. You take pride in keeping your home clean. So why are ants marching across your kitchen counter? Why did you find a spider in the basement? And how did that mouse end up in your garage? Pests don’t need an open door to get inside your home. They only need a tiny opening—often one so small you’ll never notice it.
At Holistic Pest Solutions, we spend our days helping homeowners and businesses manage unwanted pests. But not every insect is a pest. In fact, some insects are absolutely essential to the health of our environment—and few are more important than the humble bumble bee. It’s important to know why bumble bees matter and this blog will tell you.
While stink bugs are generally harmless to people and pets, they can become a major nuisance inside your home and are capable of causing significant damage to gardens, crops, and ornamental plants.
In Virginia, tick season can be a year-round problem. However, as temperatures rise and summer approaches, ticks become far more active and aggressive. If you are a homeowner in Central Virginia, you should how to protect yourself.
Hornets in Virginia are becoming a growing concern for homeowners, especially during the warmer months. While they often get a bad reputation, these stinging insects are more complex than most people realize. At Holistic Pest Solutions, we believe that understanding hornets is the first step in protecting your home and family. Below are five important—and often surprising—facts about hornets, along with expert insight on why professional hornet removal is the safest option.
The Mosquito Onslaught Has Begun: What You Need to Know (and How to Protect Your Yard). With March behind us and winter fading into memory, spring is officially here—and so are the mosquitoes.
Very soon, many Virginian’s will start to notice the appearance of ants in their kitchens. Early prevention is the key to avoidance of on major infestations and can help you save on future treatments. Schedule your first visit when the temperatures start averaging about 50 degrees, especially if we have rainfall of more than 1.5 inches. Bottom line, March comes with ants, and we are happy to help you with them if they march on you.
Termites are a very big problem to home owners. They’re almost invisible, completely quiet and have the potential to cause extensive damage before a homeowner ever recognizes that they have a problem. Termites are active in 49 of the 50 states (Alaska is too cold to sustain them), and cause more than $50 billion in property damage every year. You can imagine that there are a great many benefits to having a termite inspection on the home you are considering purchasing. Termite inspections are extremely important if you’re buying a home or living in one. Let us tell you what the reasons are.
Termites are a very big problem to home owners. They’re almost invisible, completely quiet and have the potential to cause extensive damage before a homeowner ever recognizes that they have a problem. Termites are active in 49 of the 50 states (Alaska is too cold to sustain them), and cause more than $50 billion in property damage every year. You can imagine that there are a great many benefits to having a termite inspection on the home you are considering purchasing. Termite inspections are extremely important if you’re buying a home or living in one. Let us tell you what the reasons are.
As temperatures drop, rodents will do what they have done for centuries: seek warmth, shelter, and food indoors. Mice might be small and maybe even cute, despite their beady little eyes, but you do NOT want them in your home. Once in, they will stay even as the weather turns warmer, and the damage they can do is GREAT. Deal with them now before their populations get higher and they cause contamination and disease. Rodents are NOT Cute!