When summer in Ontario arrives, you and your family probably look forward to all different types of outdoor fun, from swimming to picnics in the local park. However, the arrival of summer also means the frustration of dealing with different types of insect pests that may decide your yard or home makes a fine place… Continue reading
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Common Pests In Your Home This Spring
Usually, every spring people welcome warm breezes and blooming gardens with open arms, especially after a long, cold winter. However, in all the excitement of mild weather and brighter days, many homeowners forget the pest that re-emerges with favourable temperatures. Most pest removal services market heavily as winter comes to a close, trying to encourage… Continue reading
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control: How To Deter Pests From Your Home?
No one wants to share their home with pests, but once they take up residence, they can be hard to get rid of. Prevention is key when it comes to keeping pests out of your house. Since spring and summer are the two seasons when pests run rampant, winter is the perfect time to start taking steps… Continue reading
Are Starlings Protected Birds?
When it comes to birds in the United States and Canada, you might find it interesting to know that several bird species are protected due to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The statue was created years ago and makes it illegal to hunt, take, pursue, capture or kill the birds mentioned in this… Continue reading
Helpful Pest Control Approaches for Dealing With Mice
Mice have long been a problem for homeowners. Most every individual has dealt with a mouse problem in the home at some point in time. Mice are annoying pests that leave behind feces wherever they go as well as get into your food supplies, claiming the items as their own. For most homeowners, traps and… Continue reading
How Pest Control Protects Your Family and Home
When one becomes a homeowner, there are many things that you need to learn. We all figure out how to fix certain things around the home as well as encounter such issues as pests or animals gaining entry into the home. While it is not uncommon to find a mouse or even a raccoon taking… Continue reading
Different Ways of Pest Control Solutions
Pests in the home can be quite annoying. From mice to squirrels, pests can enter the home and become a nuisance, chewing up furniture and leaving behind droppings. Pests can be a health hazard, bringing disease into the home as well as causing you to become sick without knowing the culprit who is behind it… Continue reading
Five Ways to Protect Your Yard From Wildlife
Milton’s wildlife slowly creeps into our yards and parks. Reliable food sources and sources of shelter attract them to our property, tearing up your lawn and chewing on plants. It’s important to keep an eye on your garden and determine regular visitors. Narrow down the species destroying your lawn or plants. Then make a plan… Continue reading
Wildlife Babies- Showing Up In Strange Places!
Don’t you hate going in for a routine oil change and end up getting a car full of squirrel babies? This was a case for a Skedaddle Customer this past Saturday! In Skedaddle’s 29 years we are used to finding wildlife babies in all sorts of areas- attics, chimneys, walls, balconies, bathtubs, etc. This year,… Continue reading
West Island Pest Control
If you live on the West Island then you certainly know that it’s crawling with urban wildlife. The island of Montreal is home to large populations of raccoons, squirrels, skunks, groundhogs, birds, bats and mice. With so many people and wild animals living in close proximity conflicts are bound to arise. As a homeowner, it… Continue reading
For Those About to Rock …
Stop! Do not try and attempt a mouse DIY remedy yourself. We have seen almost everything in the 25 years we have been in business, and the “jam a rock into a hole” technique is a well-known trick. The problem with attempting these things is that mice and other wildlife are extremely intelligent, and will… Continue reading
The Dangers of DIY Pest Control
In the photo is one of Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control’s wildlife technicians expertly securing a plastic roof vent that was being chewed by squirrels. Plastic roof vents are a common point of entry for squirrels and other animals including, bats, raccoons and birds looking for a home inside an attic. It only takes a bit… Continue reading
A Chimney Full of Fleas
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control recently received a call from a customer who was complaining about fleas in his home. These sorts of calls are nothing new for us, but this one was peculiar for a number of reasons. In most cases, a flea infestation can be traced back to a pet that serves as the… Continue reading
Winter is Coming
Be warned that there are some unwanted house guests who might be moving in pretty soon. In fact, they might already be living there and are even planning on raising their family under your roof! If this residential intrusion sounds peculiar, for the estimated 50 or more raccoons and hundreds of squirrels who live in… Continue reading
Allergies? Insect Bites? Try Pest Control
People who have insect allergies rejoice! A recent study from Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology gives new hope for your aversion to creepy-crawly-bitey insects as it reveals the possibility of injections that would make you “less allergic”. It’s a promising development that should decrease the risks for particularly vulnerable people, even though some will… Continue reading
‘Killing Kindly’ As a Last Resort in Rodent Control
All over the world, there is always the issue of how effective rodent control can be done in the most humane way possible. “Kind” and “gentle” are two words frequently used by animal welfare activists and companies engaged in the containment of domestic pests such as rats and mice. Since these animals are commonly found… Continue reading
Fight Off Bed Bugs With Efficient Pest Control
The adage “don’t let the bed bugs bite” is getting a lot harder to follow these days. In an article from the Canadian Press, two seniors’ homes in Alberta and four buses in Edmonton have been treated for bed bug infestation. While bed bugs are generally no cause for alarm, health officials admit that controlling… Continue reading
The Difficult Task of Thoroughly Getting Rid of Rodents
A January 5, 2013 article posted on CBC News’ website reported on the flurry of concern raised over the discovery of a rat carcass in a southeast neighborhood in Calgary, Alberta. The presence of the dead rodent in New Brighton, Calgary launched the entire city on a frenzied rat hunt, with citizens intent on being… Continue reading
Rodent Control Service Providers: Keeping People Away From Harm
More than being a major nuisance to homeowners’ properties, rodent infestation is also accompanied by the risk of contracting a number of infectious diseases. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), for instance, is a rare lung disease brought about by the hantavirus, which can be directly transmitted by rodents. According to the Center for Disease Control and… Continue reading
Rodent Control Services: A Must for Canadian Homes
CBC News reported last May that after a long winter, Charleswood, Winnipeg resident Julian Warelis was shocked to see his lawn all messed up as he was raking grass. It turned out that a pack of burrowing voles chewed up the grass and dug multiple holes, resulting in several bald spots on his lawn. A… Continue reading
Why Businesses Need Professional Rodent Control
A recent article in Global News reports that in the past two years, 754 establishments in Toronto were slapped with health citations, with 87 of them forced to close due to violations related to rodent and pest infestations. For a business, getting a citation related to health and sanitation not only results in profit losses… Continue reading
Why Have a Rodent Control Service handle Industrial Facility Work
The British Broadcasting Corp. currently has its hands full with a rodent infestation at the company’s new home – Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London. The company transferred its TV operations to the building upon finishing its nearly 53-year run at Television Center at Wood Lane on March 31st this year. Because mice have all… Continue reading
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