Category: Burns Pest Tips
Selling Your House? How A Pest Control Service Gets It Sold Faster
Don’t Let Bugs or Rodents Scare Away Home Buyers If you’re in the real estate business or selling your own home, you need every advantage. Get an edge in one of the easiest ways possible: partnering with an experienced pest control service. While staging experts, professional cleaners and other providers offer valuable services, warding off creepy […]
Fly Away Home: Getting Rid of Nuisance Birds
Find out why some birds are bad news and what to do when they invade. Beautiful garden birds make outdoor spaces come to life with color and sound, but not every winged visitor is a sign of good luck. Pigeons, starlings, crows and other common nuisance birds can quickly turn your picture-perfect yard into a living nightmare. […]
Winning the Weed War: 10 Tips for Winter Lawn Care
Keeping your lawn beautiful all winter long The warm winters around Phoenix and Tucson call for special lawn care to keep seasonal grasses looking their best and deter the growth of weeds. Know Your Grass In Arizona, most lawns have warm-season grasses. These require different treatment than the cool-season varieties more often found in Northern […]
Why Traveling Brings Bed Bugs (And Solutions)
Learn How to Spot Bed Bugs to Prevent a Nasty Homecoming Gift Waking up to a bed bug infestation is every homeowner’s nightmare, but the good news is that it doesn’t have to become a reality. Unlike other pests, bed bugs don’t migrate from the outdoors, which means you never have to worry about them […]
Pets and Pests: Preventing Fido from Tracking In Ticks and Other Pests
Tips for Keeping Fleas and Ticks Outside Thanks to a mild winter and a blazing hot summer, pest populations are especially bold this year. If you live near areas of high grass or weeds, you may have a number of unwanted pests just waiting to hitch a ride inside. This makes it especially important to […]
Sniffing Out Rats and Mice: How to Find Favorite Rodent Hideouts
Rats and mice might be cute in the movies, but in real life, they present a serious threat to your home and health. Contaminated food, unsanitary droppings, chewed wiring and the risk of rodent-borne diseases make rodents some of the most unwelcome house guests in the world. The sneaky little fellows must know how we humans feel […]
6 Reasons to Avoid Pigeons Like the Plague
Pigeons spend much of their time in search of food. They often land on bridges, utility lines and roofs. While these birds don’t intend to hurt anyone, they harm people in several significant ways. Here are six reasons why you should avoid them, and a few pigeon control measures you can take to deter them from your […]
It’s Time to Get Rid of Those Citronella Tiki Torches
Citronella torches, candles and oil lamps are smelly old standbys for keeping mosquitoes away, but bugs aren’t the only ones who don’t care for their overbearing, lemony fragrance. Although mosquitoes aren’t as prevalent in Arizona as they are in more humid parts of the country, Tucson and Phoenix residents may still do battle with them […]
Are These Lawn Care Mistakes Letting Weeds Take Over Your Yard?
No one likes a brown, weed-covered lawn. Unfortunately, Arizona’s hot climate poses a whole raft of challenges for homeowners who wish to keep their properties looking great all year long. If you’re not careful, you could fall into some common lawn care traps that exacerbate the risks for your precious grass. Learn how to avoid […]
Is The Arizona Paper Wasp a Friend or Foe?
Despite their angry looks, the Arizona paper wasp might not be so bad after all… Is it possible for a pest to be a nuisance and also beneficial at the same time? When it comes to the paper wasp, the answer is a definite ‘Yes’. Think of paper wasps like in-laws. It’s okay to see […]