This site has been developed to provide information about the various pests that you as a homeowner may encounter in or around the structure, methods of dealing with them and tips on the best way to prevent your house from coming under attack. Incorporated in 1980, AAA Pest Control, Inc. serves the communities in the southeastern Massachusetts counties of Bristol and Norfolk.
Though well qualified in the areas of pest control and IPM (integrated pest management), we specialize in single-episode exterminating. Unlike the more tropical climates where the 'battle of the bugs' is on-going, New Englanders deal mainly with the occasional invasions of such things as termites, carpenter ants, mice, fleas and wasp/hornet nests.
And, of course, there are the standard 'pantry pest' infestations. However, it is not uncommon for a homeowner to go for years without requiring the services of a pest control company. When those occasions do arise, it is our feeling that they should be dealt with as isolated events and should certainly not be seen as requiring initiation of long term contractual obligations.
Though well qualified in the areas of pest control and IPM (integrated pest management), we specialize in single-episode exterminating. Unlike the more tropical climates where the 'battle of the bugs' is on-going, New Englanders deal mainly with the occasional invasions of such things as termites, carpenter ants, mice, fleas and wasp/hornet nests.
And, of course, there are the standard 'pantry pest' infestations. However, it is not uncommon for a homeowner to go for years without requiring the services of a pest control company. When those occasions do arise, it is our feeling that they should be dealt with as isolated events and should certainly not be seen as requiring initiation of long term contractual obligations.
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Nothing seems to strike fear into the hearts of homeowners like the word 'termite'.
And no wonder.
Termites do more damage to homes each year than all fires, storms and earthquakes combined.
That's impressive.
Add to the problem the fact that they operate in such a way as to be virtually undetectable to all but a very trained eye, and the fears become somewhat understandable.
Well, 'knowledge is power'.
Let's find out a little bit about these notorious little chompers.
Myths about termites abound.
And no wonder.
Termites do more damage to homes each year than all fires, storms and earthquakes combined.
That's impressive.
Add to the problem the fact that they operate in such a way as to be virtually undetectable to all but a very trained eye, and the fears become somewhat understandable.
Well, 'knowledge is power'.
Let's find out a little bit about these notorious little chompers.
Myths about termites abound.
The uninversal catch-all word for anything that flies and stings.
It helps to first understand that true honeybees are a primitive colony insect like ants or termites and are primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of year-round, colonial nests out of wax.
There are only seven recognized species of honey bee and they represent only a small fraction of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees.
Some other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the genus Apis are true honey bees.
It helps to first understand that true honeybees are a primitive colony insect like ants or termites and are primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of year-round, colonial nests out of wax.
There are only seven recognized species of honey bee and they represent only a small fraction of the approximately 20,000 known species of bees.
Some other types of related bees produce and store honey, but only members of the genus Apis are true honey bees.
Mice have been around since cavemen, and are believed to have arrived in North America in the 1500s aboard the ships of Spanish explorers.
The word 'mouse' comes from the Sanskrit word meaning 'thief'.
Some ancient cultures actually found medicinal uses for cooked mice while other cultures, to the contrary, forbade even the eating of any food that a mouse had chewed claiming that it would cause forgetfulness and earaches.
In folklore, it is said that the devil entered Noah's ark in the body of a mouse which then chewed holes in the hull in an attempt to sink it.
The word 'mouse' comes from the Sanskrit word meaning 'thief'.
Some ancient cultures actually found medicinal uses for cooked mice while other cultures, to the contrary, forbade even the eating of any food that a mouse had chewed claiming that it would cause forgetfulness and earaches.
In folklore, it is said that the devil entered Noah's ark in the body of a mouse which then chewed holes in the hull in an attempt to sink it.
In recent years, we've seen a major influx of carpenter bees in the northeast.
When the weather gets warmer, pest control companies will be fielding calls daily about these insects, usually being mis-identified as bumble bees.
Carpenter bees somewhat resemble bumble bees, except bumble bees have dense yellow hairs on the abdomen and large pollen baskets on the hind legs.
Various species of bumble bees and carpenter bees are similar in size.
Bumble bees typically nest in the ground whereas carpenter bees nest in wood.
When the weather gets warmer, pest control companies will be fielding calls daily about these insects, usually being mis-identified as bumble bees.
Carpenter bees somewhat resemble bumble bees, except bumble bees have dense yellow hairs on the abdomen and large pollen baskets on the hind legs.
Various species of bumble bees and carpenter bees are similar in size.
Bumble bees typically nest in the ground whereas carpenter bees nest in wood.
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