Keeping Rodents Out Of Your Houston Business
Rats and mice are known to cause countless problems for Houston businesses. Not only do they carry diseases and parasites that pose some pretty serious [...]
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09, 2019
Houston Rodents 101
Houston is known for its advancements in space exploration, its extensive list of major league teams: the Houston Astros, Houston Texans, Houston Rockets, Houston Dynamo’s, [...]
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12, 2018
What’s That Scratching Sound? What To Do about Houston’s Home Intruders
Raccoons and squirrels and rats, oh my! Let’s just say we’ve been getting a lot of requests from our customers this time of year for [...]
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10, 2017
The Life Cycle of Weather and Pests
As time passes following Hurricane Harvey, Holder’s phone continues to ring with new pest questions daily. Houston’s weather is still readjusting from the extreme moisture, [...]
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09, 2017
Pests Relocate Following Harvey Floods
Some are calling the floods following Harvey the worst flood in a thousand years, and it had many residents fleeing their homes. But residents weren't the [...]
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01, 2017
What a Rodent Invasion Means For Your Hotel
A quality pest management plan is imperative to businesses throughout the hospitality industry. High amounts of foot traffic and a lot of moving parts increase [...]
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10, 2016
How Rodents Affect Childhood Asthma
A common cliché in TV shows or movies is to depict a “nerdy” character with an inhaler in hand. Perhaps it’s to hammer the inaccurate [...]
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12, 2015
A Few Simple Steps for Rodent Prevention
As cooler weather approaches, homes throughout the Houston-Galveston area will be greeted by unwanted guests. We’re not talking about the in-laws, we’re talking about rodents. [...]
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08, 2015
Houston in top 10 Cities for Most Rodents
There are many things that today’s cities strive to earn a top 10 position in, but top 10 cities for most rodents and cockroaches is surely not one of them. Here in Houston we have earned the dubious distinction of being in the top 10 list for the highest rates of rats and cockroaches when comparing the 25 largest cities in the United States. According to the most recent American Housing Survey, Houston ranked 4th highest in rat infestation, 9th highest in cockroaches, and 10th overall in evidence of unspecified rodents. The rodent population is surely a concern when you consider all that these little pests imply.
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06, 2015
Foods Pests Love
There are a lot of pests that want to invade your home or business. Some of them are only looking for a place to hide from the weather, but the vast majority come seeking food. If you know what foods pests eat, you can deter them from coming in, or in many cases, from sticking around once they've come in.
