Swoboda Posts Tagged ‘cockroaches’

What is the season of the cockroach? It is the time of year when homes seem to become overrun with cockroaches. Winter is a prime time of the year to find cockroaches in your home. The colder weather forces the cockroach to find a warmer place to live or a place where they can safely […]


Here we are in the midst of the holidays and all that baking. Take a good look at your ingredients before you use them. The holidays are a favorite time of year for pantry pests. Sugar Cookie Sabotage Flour is one of the most common ingredients in a kitchen. Pests, such as weevils, seem to […]

December Pest Outlook for Bryan, Texas
Winter pest control for Bryan and College Station is generally dominated by service calls for rodent control. While mice, rats, roof rats, and wood rats, dominate, many other pests enjoy living with you. Each month the pest outlook changes, and as it does, the number of service calls we receive goes up. Top Pests for […]

Pests That Bring Down Your Property Value
Pests that Bring Down Your Property Value Surprisingly, maybe, is the fact that some pests can bring down the value of your home or business. This occurs usually through extensive damage or a higher cost of pest removal. Which pests fit this bill? Just keep reading. Ground Squirrels – potentially one of the most destructive […]

Winter is the time of year when you expect to not deal with insect pests. Big surprise, they are still here and Bryan, Texas makes a good home in winter for tiny pests. Insects You are Likely to Encounter in December The Cockroach – One of the most common insect encounters in December involve the […]

Bryan and College Station Cockroach Control
There are many species of cockroach that are found in Texas. Usually, when we talk about pest control and cockroaches we are referring to the big four – German, American, Oriental, and the Brown Banded cockroach. Many people start with the DIY products that you can buy at the local big-box store. Save the money. […]

Business Pest Control Hot Topics for May
May, the gateway to summer is an active month for pest control, especially for businesses. In this blog we look at some of the most requested pest control requests from businesses during the month of May. Scorpions – By the month of May, baby scorpions are ready to forage on their own and this means […]

Protecting Your Bryan & College Station Home Or Businesses From Silverfish
Silverfish are a member of the bristletail order of insects. They are attracted to decaying plant matter, specifically plants that are high in starch. Even the cleanest homes offer buffet proportions of starch for silverfish. That small crumble of a potato chip under the living room sofa, that little bit of spilled flower in the […]

What’s Bugging Your Bryan and College Station Customers?
You can work hard to make sure that your restaurant or store is spotless clean, that your menu and products are well priced and in stock and still be losing customers. One of the biggest turn off to restaurant diners is insects. Nothing makes people leave your store faster than a mouse or rat. So […]