Is It A Bee, Wasp, Yellow Jacket, Or Hornet?
When it’s dive-bombing your picnic plate, you just want it gone. However, knowing which winged stinger you’re dealing with will help you react in the best way. We’ve put together a simple table to help you learn key differences between bees, wasps, yel …
Bad News About Ticks
It’s not your imagination. Ticks and tick-borne illnesses are showing up in the news a lot these days. Unfortunately, it’s because more people are getting sick, and new diseases are showing up where they weren’t found before. A recent study by the CDC …
What To Do About Wasps?
It’s hard to keep your cool when yellow jackets or wasps target your summer picnic. Because they are more aggressive than bees, these stinging visitors can make everyone anxious, and they’re hard to ignore. If you have children, pets, or people who are …
Got Carpenter Ants? Get Professional Help to Manage Them
Why DIYs don’t work for carpenter ants Carpenter ants are hard to manage. And they’re more than a nuisance. They can cause serious damage to your home. They can also travel up to 100 yards. Therefore, even outdoor nests can mean indoor damage as ants c …
Tips to Keep Ticks Off Your Family and Out of Your Home
Approximately 1,000 cases of tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease are diagnosed in Minnesota every year. Certainly, this is cause for concern. The tips here will help you brush up on the best ways to keep ticks off your family and out of your home …
5 Tips to Avoid Bed Bugs While Traveling
A bed bug infestation is every person’s worst nightmare. Once we have them, they require twice the amount of work to get rid of than bringing them home. Early detection and eradication is the best way to deal with bed bugs as it will be far less costly …
Tips to Keep Spring Moisture Pests Out
What can you do when spring weather brings damp basements and the creepy crawlies that love them? We look forward to warm spring weather all winter. However, thawing soil and spring rains can drive pests into your home. Take control of spring moisture …
Should you be treating your property to prevent ticks?
About 1,000 cases of tick-borne diseases are reported in Minnesota every year. Come springtime, we’re inundated with public service announcements warning us about the dangers of deer ticks and tick-borne illnesses. We’re reminded to wear long clothing, …
Tips for Do-It-Yourself Mice Control
Ever wondered how to manage a small mouse problem on your own? Below are tips from our team of Experts on managing mice! From where and what to place for traps and bait, to how to keep them from returning. Use mouse traps sooner as opposed to later! If …
Problems with Mice?
Having problems with mice is common for homeowners in the Twin Cities. In fact, they’re not picky about where they take up residence — all that is needed is a small opening (the diameter of a pencil) and the food in your home. This has very little to …
Don’t get stung!
Summer in Minnesota is the season for outdoor activities…don’t let your fun be compromised by stinging pests!
Spring Insects and Prevention
Prepare to see more activity with spring insects: centipedes, ants…
Emerald Ash Borer Continues to Spread
Bloomington and Eagan have identified EAB infest…
Rainbow Treecare and The City of Minneapolis Honor the Newton Avenue Elm Group
Sept. 14th, 2013 Rainbow Treecare planted a Princeton elm tree near Lake of the Isles
