A mouse can slip into a home through a hole the size of a dime, and the droppings and nesting material it leaves behind can carry hantavirus long after the animal is gone. That is the part of an infestation few people hear about: removal ends the intrusion, but cleaning, repairs, and sealing decide whether
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Pest treatment controls an infestation, while pest exclusion closes the openings pests use to enter your home. You may need both if pests are already inside and entry points remain open. But how do you know whether treatment alone will be enough, or whether repairs belong in the plan? Before booking professional pest control companies
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Most people don’t think about pest control until they actually need it. Then it’s suddenly the only thing on their mind: a scratching noise in the attic at 2 a.m., ants marching across the kitchen counter, or a musty smell coming from the crawl space nobody wants to investigate. Across Tacoma, Puyallup, Lakewood, Olympia, and
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If you own a home between Tacoma and Olympia, chances are you have older siding, a few mature trees, and a crawl space that holds onto moisture during the wet months. Those are exactly the conditions carpenter ants look for, and most homeowners never think about them until one shows up on the kitchen counter.
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Introduction Most people don’t realize they’ve been living with a kitchen infestation until it’s already out of hand. That bag of flour you bought last month? Pantry moths most often enter the home as eggs or larvae hidden in packaged groceries, not via windows. Those two fruit flies hovering near your sink? A single pair can produce over 1,000 offspring within
Introduction At this very moment, there could be thousands of insects in your walls, chewing away at the wood that holds your home together, and you won’t hear a thing until a beam sags, a floor buckles, or a door frame crumbles at the touch. Termites and carpenter ants don’t announce themselves. They work in shifts, in darkness, inside the
Introduction Most homeowners schedule pest control and assume the technician handles everything. That assumption is costing people their treatments. If a home isn’t ready for chemicals, they can’t get to the surfaces that matter, pests go deeper into walls and voids, and the infestation comes back within weeks, sometimes worse than before. An unprepared home doesn’t just reduce treatment effectiveness; it wastes your
Introduction Most pest problems aren’t discovered; they’re uncovered. By the time you spot an ant trail, find a chewed cabinet corner, or pull back a storage box to find a spider nest, the infestation has already been running for weeks, sometimes months. That’s how pests work: they are quiet, persistent, and always one step ahead of you. The Pacific Northwest has a wet climate,
If you own a home in Tacoma, WA, or anywhere across the South Puget Sound, a pest control inspection isn’t something you schedule only when there’s a visible problem. It’s a proactive step that protects your structure, your health, and your long-term investment. At Long Pest Control, Inc., our licensed technicians provide thorough home pest inspection services designed to identify early warning signs before they turn into costly
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In Western Washington’s damp climate, crawl spaces are especially prone to crawl space moisture and pests. Homeowners in Tacoma, WA, and nearby areas often don’t realize there’s an issue until it starts affecting the living space above. Because it’s out of sight, problems involving crawl space pest control and insulation damage can grow quietly, leading to odors, higher costs, and bigger repairs over time. The good news?
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