Pest Control Blog

It's spring! Hurry up and enjoy it before we bounce back into winter. Spring is a great time to clean the house and purge the things that you haven't been using. As you go through closets, attics, and basements you may find some springtime pests lurking in nooks and crannies. Franklin Pest Solutions has spring cleaning pest prevention tips to help you strengthen your pest-proofing.

January has ended, but many people are still trying to get their New Year's resolutions set in stone. Franklin Pest Solutions would like to take this time to remind you that a healthy life includes a pest-free home. Adding pest-proofing to your list of resolutions will provide you with the environment you need to support meeting all your other goals for the year.

Winter is outta here! What's that mean for you? Breaking out the patio furniture, dusting off shelves, and throwing out those clothes you thought you could get *one* more season out of as you tackle the mountain of spring cleaning tasks you've ignored until now.

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and Franklin Pest Solutions would like to make sure you're just as focused on pest proofing and the spring pest tips that go along with it as you prepare for what is likely the worst part about warmer weather: overwintering pests.

As April, and National Pest Management Month, draws to a close we wanted to take some time and make sure all of you are prepared for the pests on the horizon. Pest management obviously deals with the pests, but here at Franklin, our local pest control services are just as much about improving your quality of life through the protection of your home or office, property and health. The first step in pest preparation and pest prevention is education! 

Mother Nature really gave us a break this winter, didn't she? Well, as nice as it was to have an extended warm season, it's relaly done a doosie on insects, animals, even trees! I don't know if YOU'VE noticed, but my allergies are usually never bad in the winter. I feel like it's so much worse. Came to find out recently that this warm weather extension made trees and foliage pollinate a second time this past year. Ugh!!

There's no question, we've been lucky this year with unseasonably warm weather. But this delay into winter may have only caused pests to thrive into months where they'd normally go into an overwintering state. We have had numerous reports and calls about certain pest activity that should have died off by now, like mosquitoes. Here's the skinny on what types of pests to prevent this season in Northwest Indiana.

Franklin Pest Solutions encourages homeowners to pest-proof their homes now before it snows

Rodents are not just pests. They're dangerous to have in your home. Why? Not only are rodents vectors for spreading diseases like hantavirus, salmonella, and jaundice, but they're also responsible for causing asthma in kids, damaging the structures of homes and businesses, and they can even cause fires! During Rodent Awareness Week, Franklin Pest Solutions is sharing as much knowledge about rodents as we can to encourage homeowners to be proactive in keeping mice out of homes.

America's rodent problem continues to spread, as clearly depicted in this infographic. Take a look to see just how serious these very small creatures' threats have become.