Author: erica

Despite not knowing what one looks like more and more people are becoming fearful of the common bed bug (scientific name: cimex lectularius). It has only been within the last 15-20 years that bed bugs have become a problem in the United States. The main culprit as to why we are now dealing with bed…

Mosquitos can continue to breed well into the fall in Tennessee.  Most of the United States is looking at a very mild winter, which could mean December’s in Franklin and all of Nashville could reach the 50’s or even 60 degrees.  A lot of our Nashville and especially more southern Franklin area keeps their mosquito…

Hendersonville, for all it’s uniqueness, has some pretty surprising facts about the insect population and particularly the spiders that are attracted to this ‘City by the Lake’ and the homes in Hendersonville. Spiders are what smart bug people call air breathing arthropods because they have an exoskeleton.  What makes them different than a crab arthropod,…

Let’s look at the evidence regarding the pest control industry and how we categorize Nashville pest control companies. First of all Nashville home owners can choose between five different sizes of companies and the characteristics of each one. 1. The one man ‘Bug-Man’ company. There are literally 19,000+ of these type of companies or bug…

Ladybugs, as we call them, are everywhere right now in Nashville. In fact, this “ladybug,” isn’t a ladybug at all. It’s actually an invasive Asian beetle that looks similar to the domestic ladybug, which is generally harmless. On a warm fall afternoon, Nashville homeowners watch these little bugs appear all over their house. You can…

New to Tennessee? There are thousands of new residents in the Nashville area from New York. Outside of many other differences between Tennessee and New York, there are tons of bugs we have here that you won’t find in New York. Here’s a cheat sheet to help you prepare for the creepy crawlers here in…

Many Tennessee homeowners battle with buckling hardwood floors.  Buckling means that there are ridges and waves that cause the wood to be uneven.  Sometimes this is cause for attention to your crawlspace or basement environment. Most homes in Tennessee are crawlspace or basement structure homes. The crawlspace and basement foundation has many benefits. Some of…

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