Now that the hot weather has gotten here in earnest, FLEAS are suddenly "hot". This is mainly a return to how it was maybe ten years ago before the professisonal fleas business suddenly, well, hid in the carpenting. At that time manufacturers like Hartz Mountauin came out with on animal products such as Frontline and Advantix. These products really did their jobs well. So well that within a year of their first being introduced we saw a major drop in calls for fleas. But, the drawback to anything that does a great job is that people become complacent. Haveing seen no fleas for a long time they stopped buying the products. The fleas have taken advantage and returned. Click on the ink above, in the star, and get specific info on flea treatment and prep. Then call me to make an appointment.
August 8 is my 21st anniversary being in business. I am trying to pull together a barbecue at my place for customers to join us in celebrating. With the business coming in the way it is right now, I may have to put it off for a little bit. Be patient and the burgers will be on me! Check the Face Book page for updates. While you're there, please become a "fan". Does nothing for the bottom line but it makes me feel good.
Believe it or not it is summertime, the fact that my dog is still sleeping under the covers notwithstanding. Cool weather holds down the bug calls so I am enjoying the downtime and getting caught up on paperwork and handywork. As soon as it gets warm the carpenter ants and termites will be out in force and the 12 hour days will begin.
All Spring TSPs are done, all invoices are due. If you haven't paid your bill yet, now's the time! I hate to have to be a bookkeeper.
At the moment...
I get a lot of calls from customers wanting to know what to look out for each season. When to expect me for services and so on. If that's you then this is the place to find out what's going on "at the moment".
COOL PICS BELOW !!!
RIGHT Grey squirrels often get into chimneys and can't climb back out. I reached up through the flue with my digital camera and shot a few pics just to make sure he was in there then baited a trap down below in the fireplace to get him to come down where I could remove him.
BELOW Garage doors are often installed so that the casing on the edges is buried in the soil. This is just a wick for termites. THIS garage door is installed correctly! .
ABOVE Ordinarily there is no point in drilling across the front of that garage since there is no structural wood there, but this door is permanently bolted shut and insulated to create a solid wall. By drilling every foot and a half or so we can inject termiticide into the soil below. Afterwards, holes are filled with matching sealant.
ABOVE RIGHT This shows some exposed studding in the same building. The destruction of the termites is apparent in the center stud to the right of the photo.
ABOVE This Yellow Jacket nest was all abuzz when I flipped the Little Tykes Play Set on it's side. The nest was directly under where the slide connected to the main body of the set. A painfiul playdate that would have been! Size reference: Slightly smaller than a soccer ball.
ABOVE and RIGHT Yellow jackets co-opted this bird house on a client property. Oddly, the birds chose to move out. There goes the neighborhood!
Easy Pay is up and running! Click the "Easy Pay" button below and get the form. You'll have to download the form, fill out and sign and return the actual paper document to authorize withdrawals. Banks are funny like that.
SCROLL
DOWN
There's
more !
Summer 2010
Media files
