Posts from the ‘Ants ’ Category

With a heat wave coming through Southern Arizona it is no wonder why so many pests are being seen. Plenty of homeowners and property owners have been coping with these creepy insects on a daily basis.

Angie’s List , which allows members to offer consumer reviews, records searches for pest control companies up 48 percent in March compared with the same month a year ago.

Phones are ringing off the hook – a full two months before the bugs usually arrive. These early unwanted guests include ants, bees and wasps, spiders and bed bugs.

Homeowners and property owners are better off calling professionals. People think they can save a lot going with do-it-yourself. They might be successful at first breaking up the colony but ultimately it can create more problems or simply the colony can repopulate elsewhere.  Professional services, like Northwest Exterminating work like bug detectives. We are trained to look for the right and best solution for your property.

April’s temperatures have been at record-highs reaching up into the upper 90s. The thing with pests this month, is that it probably won’t stop. It will still continue on for several months. The pest invasion has begun….so beware!

What is the best way to control ants in a kitchen area? The first sight is around the window above the sink and then all over the counters and cabinets.

Crazy Ants are given this wild name because of their rapid, zig-zag fashion of running around. They are very long legged, giving them an even greater ability to run quickly. They apparently cannot tolerate cold temperatures very well, and so are more common in the southern states. They will nest in voids or even the soil of potted plants, and forage throughout the building. They will feed on sugars or protein, but appear to be particularly partial to the proteins - greases and animal matter - so the kitchen is a great place to find them, as well as around pet foods.

Finding and eradicating the nest is key. If the nesting point is determined, then it can directly treated with an insecticide application. If the nest is not located than then baiting will probably be a more appropriate solution. As a homeowner, you must remember that foods must be placed away and not left out, spills must be cleaned everyday and stored foods placed in sealed containers.

Q: It is getting very warm this year in most areas of the United States. I was wondering if because of this specific weather change what type of critters and insects would be coming out?

It is true, that one of the USA’s warmest winters in years could possibly lead to a bug bonanza.  over the next weeks with all kinds of insects like beetles, ants, termites and wasps all coming out much earlier than usual.

In some places, the onslaught has already begun. Many insects that are being seen are not the usual ones that come out this time of year; those that include stink bugs and boxelder bugs.

This widespread warmth is hitting several cities including New York, Chicago, Washington, etc. Winter is usually the time of months that insects hibernate but they may be emerging quite early from their hiding places. One key for the insects is that if they come out early, the flowers and plants they feed on must also bloom equally early. They have to be synchronized with what they’re feeding upon.

So contact northwest exterminatingfor all our pest control needs.

In science fiction novels, sometimes we read of true heroic tales of super humans flying across the sky saving earth. Well, this isn’t exactly about superheroes and mask-wearing crime fighters but it does have something to do with giant, man made supersoilder ants!

These ants have six legs, massive heads and jaws that dwarf the rest of their bodies. Scientists are certain that these ants are from the Pheidole species. This particular species of ants has been injected with high doses of hormones that are responsible for their monstrous abnormalities. Applying the juvenile hormone methorprene to Pheidole solider larvae reactivated the developmental potential to produce supersoliders. Can you believe this?

Read more on this article by visiting:
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/college/supersized-ants-offer-evolution-clue/article_9e2fba8d-9d8e-566b-97fd-e51c213ab565.html

A true tale of a David and Goliath fight between an ant and a mantis. Check it out below.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4096314/Buggy-hell-tiny-ant-beats-mantis.html