Contractor Talk » Pest Control
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Contractor Talk » Pest Control
1w ago
Hi, I found an adult carpet beetle in my room, and 2 of these casings on one of my shirts. I was just wondering if these were from the larvae, pupa, or adult stages ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
1w ago
My son and I are currently living with my folks until my upcoming nuptials in July 2024. This morning he came down from the bedroom he is staying in with a little reddish/burnt orange colored bug pinched between his fingers. After a quick Google search looks very much like an adult bed bug. He also had several large welts across his chest and arm that he said itched terrible. I inspected the mattress top/bottom under and along the seams and crevices; didn’t find any remnants of bed bugs or...
***Bed bug????Help ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
3w ago
Please identify these droppings. They seemed to find a hole in my exterior trim. I see a nest in the opening ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
1M ago
my house is surround by trees in the past I have had a few small common ants that I have found in my basement, me, my cat or dog usually takes care of them. This year I have been seeing a few of this bug and I am wondering if it’s a carpenter ant and what would be best plan of action to prevent more from coming into house ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
3M ago
Rat? When I looked in the crawlspace something moved and fast after laying low initially. I heard it and then saw some plastic rubbish rocking back and forth as if it had been hit - didn’t see the actual culprit ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
3M ago
I have no idea what they are... You cant see them, they dont bite, they came home from a lumber mill in my firewood...
I live in southwest missouri and no one locally can identify what these are... I have to take showers every time I go to get firewood. Somehow they got into my walls and I sleep in a loft at elbows reach of the ceiling, and they are coming out of the ceiling and have run me out of my bed...
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I need help... cant identify ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
5M ago
Hi guys. I’m 29 and I want to invest in someone to start a company with me! Would love to sit down with you and discuss options ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
6M ago
The other day I saw a roughly 3 foot snake inside our garage near one of the doors, before I could react it slithered into a hole that looks like it is there by design and as you can see in the picture there is actually a snake skin right in front of the hole.
My question is, what should I do? Is it ok to fill in the hole with say a spray foam or something else?
Thanks in advance for any help ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
7M ago
With the move toward essential oil sprays, I've been seeing more issues with mistblowers. It always starts with the shutoff oring. It dribbles, but it shouldn't matter, except, you guys leave them full tank until they fill the elbow and are shocked the juice dumps on you in the morning.
The problem is the the Oring in the flow control. Switch them to florousilicone rubber not silicone rubber.
I've also encountered the exact same issue on the outlet elbows. The techs suddenly can't swivel...
SR450, SR430 O-Ring Issues ..read more
Contractor Talk » Pest Control
8M ago
So I started as a pest control tech this week and made a mistake today. Im hoping its not a massive one.
I was doing the interior of a client's house today. Put biogel drain cleaner in the shower drain, and thats ok. But here's the mistake: I put a few puffs of alpine dust down the drain shorty after.
I realized this mistake shorty after I left. AVOID WET AREAS AND DRAINS. I just want to make sure the customer will be okay and want to make sure the water supply isn't contaminated or...
I'm a new tech who made a mistake ..read more