A common thought about flies and roaches in your home is “Ew! This person must be dirty!” While poor sanitation can surely attract pests, you should know that bugs are normal! We live in South Georgia, avoiding flies, roaches, and ants is like avoiding the heat – it’s not going to happen! The best thing […]
That’s right, it’s summer in Savannah again. That means sun, sweat and bugs. Bugs of all kinds – flying, crawling, stinging, biting. Most all bugs can be controlled with a regular pest control service, especially when that service is provided by the best pest control technicians at Preferred Pest Control. They are skilled, knowledgeable, courteous, […]
In the pest control industry, the key to success is always staying on top of the most recent trends and practices throughout the market. Sometimes, in our endeavor to research this goal, we broaden our search to markets nationwide, focusing on those states which have similar climates (and therefore, pest problems) to our own. […]
Here at Preferred Pest Control, we like to keep updated on the newest trends in our market. To do this, I take time every day to sit and read internet articles and several subscription magazines that are mailed to my office, many of which are very relevant to a Savannah pest control industry. One such […]
Preferred Pest Control is a small business with humble beginnings. Since 1988, we have occupied a single building on a small plot of land in Garden City. But no longer! Preferred Pest Control recently acquired two new office buildings with greatly expanded square footage and advertising space. This will give us the opportunity to increase […]
Earlier this year, researchers in South Florida discovered a hybrid species of termite bred from the Formosan termite and the Asian termite. While the Asian termite is not native to the Savannah area, the Formosan termite is sometimes a target of Savannah pest control, and both species are universally accepted as some of the most […]
One of the least understood pests in Georgia, the Eastern Carpenter Bee is also one of the most common. As its name suggests, carpenter bees like to make their nests in wood structures. The carpenter bee is considered by many to be a nuisance pest, and we get calls about them regularly. In this week’s […]
It can be common this time of year to see termite alates (or swarmers) – but what type of termites are they? Worldwide, there are over 2,000 termite species, but only about 50 of those species are found in the United States. Here in Savannah, Georgia, there are usually only 3 termite varieties found: Eastern […]
Bugs Hibernate? It seems as though everything is looking for warmth and shelter heading into the upcoming cold months. While some bugs will find their way into our homes (see our previous blog “Happy Fall Ya’ll” on how to prevent the entry of insects/rodents) and share our heat for the winter months, there are other […]
If the inside of your home looks like you started decorating for Halloween early, then you may have a problem. Cobwebs are a sign of spiders. Spiders help get rid of other pesky bugs like mosquitoes and flies, but when it comes down to it, the critters just aren’t pleasant to encounter. They creep into […]
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