Pest Control Blog

If you are up to date on pest exclusion, you know that screened windows play a significant roll in keeping pests out. Unfortunately, some pests like to chew through these screens. More importantly, it is not just rodents that are the culprits. This covers how to stop pests from chewing holes in your screens. Who […]

The scholarship committee is excited to announce the 2019 Rove Pest Control Scholarship winner. We saw hundreds of more applicants this year. Congratulations and good luck to all the applicants headed to secondary education in the coming months. 2019 Rove Pest Control Scholarship Winner Congratulations to Abigail Weaver of Stillwater, Minnesota. First of all, she […]

As standard procedure, our bed bug inspector gathered a sample of bugs from an initial inspection to bring back to the lab to verify we were dealing with bed bugs and not bat bugs. Left in a plastic container in the service vehicle, the bugs were exposed to the extreme overnight temperatures of a Minnesota […]

Nobody likes to share their food with insects – we built homes to keep them out. Unfortunately, there are insects that want to consume your home as well. Seeing something suspicious quickly raises the question of whether it is a carpenter ant or termite infestation. Carpenter Ant vs Termite There are several ways to distinguish […]

It’s two in the morning and I finally find a hotel with a vacancy. I just completed a 12 hour mud race, so I’m ready for a shower and a long rest. As I step into the shower, an all too familiar shape catches my eye. A direct look confirms: bed bug. As a pest […]

If you have recently watched any Hollywood portrayals of pests needing to be killed, you are likely familiar with the term Exterminators. Since most companies in this pest killing industry include the term pest control in their name, which term is correct? Do they mean different things? Let’s explore the ins and outs of the […]