The Waltham Pest Services Blog

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Category: Residential

All the pest information you need as a homeowner! From bed bugs to yellow jackets to gardening, we have the professional tips and information you need.

Fun Facts
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All About Scorpions

Fun Facts
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Pest’s New Year’s Resolutions

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Insulation
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Your Attic Insulation Questions Answered

Homeowner Information
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8 Post-Travel Luggage Tips

Squirrels
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All About Squirrels: 6 Common Questions

Fun Facts
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5 Tips for Backyard Safety

Mosquitoes
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Repel Mosquitoes With These 5 Plants

Homeowner Information
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Top Ten Home Improvements When You’re Selling Your Home

Homeowner Information
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Top Ten Home Improvements

Mosquitoes
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Is it Too Early to Think Mosquito Control?

Bed Bugs
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Quick Guide: Checking Your Hotel Room for Bed Bugs

Bed Bugs
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Traveling – with Bed Bugs?

Fun Facts
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Get Your Home Winter Ready with These 10 Tips

Fun Facts
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Bats

Fun Facts
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Raccoons: Everything You Wanted to Know

Fun Facts
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Squirrels

Hornets
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The Yellow-Legged Hornet is Getting Close…

Home Pest Control Topics
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Time to Schedule Your Fall Home Maintenance

Fun Facts
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What’s Your Spirit Animal – Bug Edition!

Home Pest Control Topics
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Why Pest Control at Your Home

Residential
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Unseasonably Warm Weather in New England

Homeowner Information
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DIY Pest Control vs Traditional Pest Control

Flies
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How to Get Rid of Gnats in Your House

Residential
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The 12 Days of Pestmas: a Cautionary Tale

Residential
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Bugs in Christmas Trees!

Residential
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EATING BUGS?

Home Pest Control Topics
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7 Ideas for Summer Fun on a Budget

Green
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A Green Home Is a Happy Home

Homeowner Information
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10 Tips to Get Your Backyard Ready for Summer Fun

Mosquitoes
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Tips for Keeping Your Kids and Pets Safe from Ticks and Mosquitoes this Summer

Green
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Can Pest Control Really Be Green?

Insulation
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Saving Money on Your Heating Bills This Winter with These 3 Tips

Spotted Lanternfly
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What Can You Do About the Spotted Lanternfly?

Spotted Lanternfly
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Is Our Wine at Risk from the Spotted Lanternfly?

Rats & Mice
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Rodents in Your Home: What You Need to Know

Homeowner Information
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Top 5 Pests in the Fall

Residential
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Cicadas Everywhere (Except Around Here)

Fleas
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3 Things Pet Owners Should Know About Fleas

Home Pest Control Topics
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Do You Really Need a Wood Destroying Insect Report (WDIR)?

Mosquitoes
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Stop Right There, Mosquito

Residential
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Pest Strategies for Surviving the Winter

Insulation
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A Healthy Attic in 5 Easy Steps

Spiders
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Spider Season – Is It Every Season?

Homeowner Information
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What You Need to Know about DIY Pest Control

Homeowner Information
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New Homeowner? Don’t Forget Pest Control.

Homeowner Information
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Moving – 5 Tips to Make it Easier

Homeowner Information
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Choosing a Pest Control Company – 5 Things to Consider

Residential
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The Difference between Bees, Hornets, and Wasps

Rats & Mice
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7 Signs There Might Be a Mouse in Your House

Disinfection
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Should You Use a Pest Control Company to Disinfect?

Homeowner Information
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Can Pests Exacerbate Asthma?

Home Pest Control Topics
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Why Have Routine Pest Control Done at Your Home?

Bed Bugs
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How Is the Quarantine Affecting Rats, Flies, and Bed Bugs?

Ants
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Three Facts You May Not Know About Ants

Spiders
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Good News – There’s No Such Thing as Flying Spiders

Flies
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What’s the Quarantine Doing to Our Trash?

Disinfection
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Don’t Just Clean Your Home – Disinfect it

Ants
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Types of Ants in New England

Disinfection
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Top 5 Ways to Level Up Your Rental’s Cleaning Game

Residential
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“Murder Hornets” – Don’t Believe the Hype

Disinfection
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Thinking of Having a Disinfecting Treatment Done on Your Home or Business? Know What to Ask.

Rats & Mice
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What Is the COVID Quarantine Doing to Rats??

Residential
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What Diseases Do Pests Carry? Not Coronavirus!

Ants
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Protect Your Home from Carpenter Ants

Ticks
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Your Guide to Tick Prevention

Termites
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Termites – 4 Myths vs. Facts

Residential
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Productive Things to Do While You’re Stuck in the House

Termites
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Termites – You Can’t Keep A Good Pest Down

Centipedes
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What Do Baby Centipedes Look Like?

Earwigs
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What Do Earwigs Look Like

Rats & Mice
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Diseases Mice Carry

Rats & Mice
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Rodents in Massachusetts

Silverfish
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Will Silverfish Eat Clothes in My Closet?

Ticks
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Lyme Disease & Ticks in New England

Termites
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Mulch and Termites

Termites
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Termites vs. Carpenter Ants

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