Some researchers say that fire ants have an internal “compass” created by eating tiny bits of mineral called magnetite, allowing them to navigate in the darkness.
Spiders
A Better Bugman offers the spider control program as an addition to your existing pest control service or as a standalone programe to best service your needs
Termites
The worst thing that could have happened has happened. Your house has termites! Don’t panic. A Better Bugman can help.
Bed Bugs
I can remember my great grandmother telling me stories about being bitten by bed bugs when she was young. She described to me how they burned like fire on the back of her legs as she sat in an old chair. But bed bugs are a thing of the past...?
Fleas
Although for centuries it was believed that rats were responsible for spreading The Black Death, (which arrived in Europe from Asia in 1347), in fact our furry friends were innocent. It was all down to their cousins the gerbils, which carried infected fleas.
Cockroaches
The focus on “going green” has also inadvertently contributed to the spread of bed bugs. Bed bugs breed very quickly, so they develop resistance to pesticides much the same as cockroaches do. Pesticides have become less toxic to be less harmful to the environment which intern allows pests do develop resistance easier. When considering that most of the chemicals we use in pest management are very similar in chemical composition to each other, it is surprising that there aren’t more resistance problems.
Bees
Ok, honey bees? Good or Bad? Well let’s see, it is true that honey bees are critical to the pollination of food crops and flowers. It is also true they produce several things which have been touted as miracles of nature (i.e. honey, bees wax and royal jelly). Good then?
Wasps
“Integrated pest management” means the selection, integration, and implementation of multiple pest control techniques based on predictable economic, ecological, and sociological consequences. It makes maximum use of naturally occurring pest controls, such as weather, disease agents, and parasitoids (insects such as some wasps that use other living insects as hosts for their larvae). It makes use of various biological, physical, chemical, and habitat modification methods of control. Artificial controls are used only as they are required to keep particular pests from surpassing intolerable population levels. These levels are predetermined from an accurate assessment of the pest damage potential and the ecological, sociological, and economic cost of other control measures.”
Ticks
Adult bed bugs are small (about 3/16-inch long) reddish brown, with oval, flattened bodies that feed solely on the blood of animals. They are sometimes mistaken for ticks or cockroaches. The young bed bugs resemble the adults, but are smaller and lighter in color. . The common bed bug...
Mosquitoes
A Better Bugman will inspect and treat around your home to control the population and protect your family from mosquitoes.
Beetles
They can also swarm into homes and businesses causing damage to wall board by leaking honey and attract other pests like hive beetles and cockroaches. They can also sting causing a public health hazard. Not to mention the danger from Africanized or Hybrid bees that can attack with very little provocation. This would be an example of BAD.
Aphids
Insects like lady bugs are actually purchased by farmers and released in their fields to eliminate aphids. Parasitic wasps are used to attack ornamental pests that are resistant to pesticides. These are examples of biological pest management and are the ultimate in “earth friendly” services because when the target pest is eliminated the ladybugs and wasps move on.
Gnats
Southwest Florida is a subtropical oasis, and the bugs agree! Keep them where they belong with advanced bug treatments that specifically target pests commonly found in SW Florida. Ants, gnats, and roaches won’t stand a chance.
Everybody loves life in Florida – even rats and rodents! From the roof rat to the wood rat and the common brown rat, a Better Bugman is your go-to for SWFL rat eradication. Protect your Florida home now. Ask us about rat removal and population management today.
Mice
Rats and mice, of what benefit could they possibly be? Well they are low on the food chain. They are food for birds of prey, carnivorous mammals and snakes. They also feed on excess grain and our garbage, helping to recycle it back into the environment.
Rats
Black Rats are the most common rat we deal with in Southwest Florida. Here are a few fun facts about our furry little salesmen.