Southwest Florida offers pests the perfect storm of conditions that lead to them finding food, water, and harborage: a mostly year-round humid climate, a clearly defined rainy season, and seasonal pest patterns that can cause stress for homeowners.
Our Four Seasons Pest Control service is a year-round, quarterly pest control effort designed to adapt to the changes pests undergo as the seasons change. Our research and development team created this program to effectively address changes in pest behavior from season to season in your area, from spring ants to autumn spiders. We are prepared to keep your home and business pest-free.
Southwest Florida’s generally warm climate, occasional heavy rains, and high humidity create numerous pest threats for homeowners in the region.
Some of the common household pest threats include:
Ants, including ghost ants (less than 1/16-inch-long with pale bodies, dark heads, and dark thoraxes, & easily recognized due to its peculiar color markings and small size, they give off a coconut-like odor when they are crushed. Foragers are seen in kitchens and bathrooms on sinks, counters, and floors. Ghost ants are easily transported in boxes, crates, potted plants and even in household goods that are being shipped.)
Big-headed ants (these reddish brown insects get their name from the appearance of the major workers - they have very large heads in relation to their bodies. The front half of the major's head is sculptured, while the back half is smooth and shiny. Most indoor problems with big-headed ants begin outdoors. They often are observed when foraging for food both inside and outside. Although they do not usually nest inside of homes, they often enter to forage through cracks in the foundation. Outdoors, these ants eat sweet liquids such as honeydew, dead insects, and soil invertebrates. Indoors, they prefer foods that are high in protein. These ants readily make trails between their nest and their food source. Colonies typically consist of multiple queens.)
Roaches, including American cockroaches (or Palmetto bugs as most people refer to them) are large and can fly with their fully developed wings; they are commonly found outdoors in landscaped areas, sewers or storm drains and in low areas of a building where moisture levels are higher. Indoors, they are most commonly found in restaurants, grocery stores, and other places where food is prepared or stored. They are often found in damp sewers, storage rooms, in heating ducts, and on the first floors of buildings. They can be transported into homes and apartments in boxes from infested establishments.)
Termites, including Subterranean Termites (⅛ to ⅜ inches in length, their appearance depends on the termite’s role in the colony: workers are flattened and relatively small, with bodies ranging from cream-colored to coal-black in hue and gray or brown wings; soldiers are similar but are distinguished by their powerful jaws; swarmers have straight bead-like antennae, a thick waist and a pair of long, equal-length wings that break off easily. They build mud tubes to allow travel back and forth, maintaining moisture, protecting themselves from UV-rays and predators, according to the National Pest Management Association, and these tunnels may be one of the first signs of a pest problem in a home.)
Mosquitoes live in a variety of habitats but are mainly concentrated near sources of standing water to reproduce because mosquito eggs need water to hatch. Most standing water will likely have the buzz of mosquitoes nearby, larvae in the water, or even a person getting bitten for simply walking close to the area.
Rodents between a general warming of temperatures over the last decade around the United States (according to a study in Science Advances Magazine) and several Hurricanes in Southwest Florida causing destruction that left homes vulnerable, there has been a significant increase in the population growth of rodents that shows no signs of slowing anytime soon. This in turn makes it easier for rodents to find the three things they need to continue to be prevalent: food, water, and harborage. Rodents tend to multiply swiftly, and infestations may be extremely difficult to exterminate. Some species breed year-round, and populations are maintained through constant reproduction.
Spiders, most will keep to themselves and only attack when threatened. While Black Widow Spiders and Brown Recluse Spiders are the only two venomous spiders found in Florida, they are much rarer than a wolf spider or an orb weaver. Spiders provide natural pest control, so if they are spotted in a yard, they are definitely beneficial.
The technician will identify pests, nesting signs, and risk factors, and share them with you following their inspection along with a treatment plan
An Overview of what treatment may involve, including:
Having a trained pest control professional visiting your home four times a year combined with a homeowner’s diligence to help minimize pest return will help keep pests at bay all year long
Truly Nolen offers safe, effective, family-first service: Our trained technicians have protected homes and businesses from unwanted pests for 85 years and our professional technicians will treat your affected area until your pests are gone, and you are fully satisfied — guaranteed.
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