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Welcome to our Pest Control Blog page!  With over 25 years of pest control experience and knowledge, we have given you everything you need to know about getting rid of unwanted pests, whether it be ants, spiders or rodents.  We have done our best to write quality DIY pest control articles that will direct you step by step, that even a beginner could do.  As we always say here at HowToPest.com, knowledge is power and we want to empower you to take control of your home or business all while saving money!

Crazy-Ant-Blog
Pest Blog

Crazy Ants vs. Crazy Aunts

Who knew that motivation for bug blog writing would come from home and car insurance commercials? But alas, here we are again! This time, it is the battle of crazy ant versus crazy aunt. We’ve all heard about crazy aunts,

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Spring-Time-Pests-Blog
Pest Blog

Spring Cleaning. Springtime Pests

Oh, that wonderful time of the year when the chill is no longer in the air and there is evidence of new life everywhere we look. Flowers are in bloom, grass is lush and green, trees are bursting with new

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Furniture-Beetle-Blog
Pest Blog

I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Furniture Beetles

Even though they might want to hold your hand, it is safe to say that you would not want to hold theirs. Not to be confused with The Beatles, the English rock band that took the world by storm in

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Horse-Fly-Blog
Pest Blog

Black Beauty’s Buddies. Horse Flies

Black Beauty, Secretariat, or the Black Stallion, it makes no difference to horseflies. In fact, you don’t even have to be a horse to get the attention of these blood-sucking insects. Cattle, horses, and humans are the objects of their

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Camel-Spider-Blog
Pest Blog

One Hump or Two? Camel Spiders

What is a camel spider? An eight-legged dromedary An arachnid with one or two humps An arachnid that isn’t actually a spider but is called a camel spider because people believe they like to feast on the stomachs of camels.

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Carpenter-Ant-Blog
Pest Blog

From one Carpenter to another… Carpenter Ants

From one carpenter to another carpenter ants While they won’t be taking orders to build custom wood furniture any time soon, carpenter ants get their name from their unparalleled ability to work with wood. And by work with wood, I

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Pocket-Gopher-Blog
Pest Blog

Sweet Cheeks Stew…Pocket Gophers

If you are standing in your kitchen trying to decide what you want to make for dinner and you happen to glance out the window and see small piles of loose soil in your yard, well, I’ve got some good

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Centipede-Blog
Pest Blog

The Pedes. Centipedes

What has between 30 to 354 legs, can be found in just about every horror movie ever made, and wanders your house at night while you are sleeping? If you guessed the house centipede – chances are you’ve either watched

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Black Fly Blog
Pest Blog

Swipe Right. Black Flies

Black flies, aka black gnats, turkey gnats, and buffalo gnats, can be found throughout the world in all climates from the warmest of warm tropics to the coldest regions of the Arctic Circle. All they need for survival is clean

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