Swarms: In case you weren’t already turned off by the termite facts listed above, you should also know they can fly! They look a little like flying ants. Termites can come in swarms and are attracted to light. They’re often seen around windows or doors.
Termites
It sounds like your worst nightmare. You’ve just moved into your new home to find out it’s being devoured by those creepy-crawly bugs called termites…
Fleas
Fleas, mites, and ticks may be covering the carcass, and these insects can carry and transmit disease. There could be harmful pathogens on the animal as well. Don’t take any chances! Leave the removal process to a specialist who will extract the animal quickly and professionally.
Bees
Squirrels really can cause thousands of dollars worth of structural damage. The holes they widen to enter the home can cause leaks, they can chew through electrical wiring and ductwork, and they may create entryways for other animals like raccoons, bats, bees, and insects. Keep in mind, furthermore, that squirrels will leave about 20 droppings in your home per day. Eventually, the odor will make its way to your living space.
Wasps
Ticks
While maybe you can tolerate a few extra squirrels in the backyard, what you CAN'T tolerate is a few extra squirrels in the house. Having squirrels nesting in your attic or other places can not only cause structural damage, but can potentially spread illness. Squirrels are known carriers of tick fever, powassan virus, and rabies, and are often infested with ticks, fleas, chiggers, and mites. These are not things you want living under your roof.
Crickets
For the most part, skunks are carnivorous, feasting their favorite insects: crickets, beetles, grasshoppers, and various types of larvae. That doesn't mean they won't make a salad of your garden vegetables and fruit, because they will, tearing up your soil to get at insects while they're at it.
Mosquitoes
Hate mosquitoes? Then bats should be your best friends! Many species eat insects and can eat up to 1200 mosquitoes an hour. This helps level the bug populations.
Flies
So if it flies, AAA Pest and Wildlife can remove it quickly and humanely. What are you waiting for? Those birds and bats aren't going to remove themselves! CONTACT US...
Beetles
Hornets
Moths
Use mothballs. Mothballs aren't made to keep squirrels away, but moths, so using them doesn't guarantee they'll do anything at all. In addition, for an effective mothball treatment, you'd need to cover every square inch of the attic, which would cause a horrible smell leading to headaches, sore throats, and possibly even poisoning. Worse still, mothballs will inevitably settle into cracks and crevices, making their complete removal impossible. DO NOT USE MOTHBALLS.
Mites
Slugs
They can be helpful. Surprisingly, possums can actually be helpful additions to your garden. Their diet consists of slugs, beetles, and snails, so they can keep your garden free of those pesky critters.
Snails
If you suspect or have confirmed that you have raccoons on the premises, the first thing you'll want to do is cut off their food supply to discourage them from hanging around. Raccoons eat both plants – seeds, fruits, berries, acorns, nuts, and grains – and animals like crawfish, snails, insects, frogs, and mice. But they're mostly happy chowing down on the leftover Chinese food in your garbage.
Over several years of removing bats from people's homes, we've learned lots of things. One of them is that people really freak out about bats.
Moles
Raise those beds. To ensure the safety of your precious harvest, raise the sides of your beds at least 18 inches high. You can even lay down mesh wiring before filling the beds with soil to keep the gophers and moles from spoiling your dinner.
Raccoons
Throughout the month of October, NJ.com has been reporting on a rash of possibly rabid raccoons in nearby Hopatcong, New Jersey. According to the news site, as of October 23, police officers had responded to reports of three sick raccoons, all of which were shot and killed.
Wildlife
When you have an animal intruder wreaking havoc on your home and your sanity, you need a wildlife removal expert that you can trust to humanely remove the nuisance wildlife and ensure that it never returns. Serving Montgomery County along with the Philadelphia metro area, AAA Pest and Wildlife Company has the knowledge and know-how to put an end to even the most severe wildlife infestation issues.
Opossums
When people think of nuisance wildlife, the first image that comes into their minds is often that of an opossum with it's ugly tail and sharp teeth. With their razor-sharp claws and affinity for chewing up whatever they can find, possums can do some serious damage to your property, indoors and out. Those scratching, running and chewing noises in your attic and walls aren't going away anytime soon, so call AAA Pest and Wildlife for the Montgomery County opossum removal you so desperately need.
Coyotes
Pennsylvania is a large state with towns ranging from 200 to 2 million people in size, so obviously some places have more room for wild animals to roam than others. While larger animals like bears, coyotes and deer don't cause too many issues in Montgomery County and Philadelphia, there are plenty of other types of wildlife that create a ruckus in our homes and yards. Here are a few of the common animals you might be up against in our predominantly urban, semi-urban and suburban environment...
Even though we live in an urban area like Philadelphia, there's no stopping nature when she comes knocking at the door. If you have bats or birds infesting your residential or commercial space, AAA Pest and Wildlife can quickly solve your problems with their Philadelphia bat removal & bird removal services.
Woodpeckers
If you've done all that you can to remove the bird and you're still not successful, then it's time to bring in the professionals, especially if the bird is large, predatory, or causing even more chaos than you expected. For instance, woodpeckers may peck holes in your home's support beams and siding, and chimney swifts will deliberately try to get into your house to build their nests. Birds can destroy your gardens and soil roofs and balconies. You need to defend your home by making it as undesirable for birds as possible - the team at AAA can help you! We'll tell you about bird deterrent architecture, and recommend products that will help keep bird activity at bay.
Sparrows
Birds: While deemed less scary than bats, birds can actually cause more damage by chipping away at the wood in your home with their beaks. In addition, the urine and fecal matter they leave behind can lessen air quality in your home and even lead to histoplasmosis. Night and day chirping and fluttering in your attic, walls or beneath your floorboards will tip you off to the presence of birds like pigeons, starlings and sparrows.
Starlings
Common pesky offenders include pigeons, woodpeckers, starlings and geese. Like bats, birds have wings and can get into tough足to足regulate areas like the attic, chimney, soffit or any other opening they can find. If birds are congregating in large groups on your rooftop or awning, there is also sometimes a need for our Philadelphia bird removal services. Here are some potential issues caused by birds...
Pigeons
To solve these issues, we have the best bird exclusion and repellent equipment on the market. Furthermore, our trained Philadelphia bird removal professionals are always up for a challenge, be it a stubborn songbird or a colony of pigeons.
Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks or whistlepigs, are large, ground-dwelling rodents, belonging to the marmot family. Groundhogs are commonly found in northeastern and central United States and Canada. If you’re a Pennsylvania native, most likely you’ve spotted a groundhog, or at the very least you’ve come across its burrows. While groundhogs are excellent burrowers, they are also known to be skilled swimmers and climbers, which helps them to escape predators. Groundhogs may flee at the sight of humans, but the damage done by a groundhog is not so easily hidden.
Mice
Rats
Or was it a rat? Sometimes it’s easy to tell. The small, brown guy dashing across your kitchen floor is probably a mouse. The shoe-sized, hairless-tailed, black creature rifling in your trashcan is most likely a rat. The biggest difference is their size -- mice are smaller and have thinner, pointier noses, while rats tend to be bigger and rounder in the face and body. But does it really matter? Neither one is an animal you want in your home...unless you bought it at a pet store and it lives in a cage!
Squirrels
These days, many people think of Philadelphia's squirrels as an annoyance. Daring, far from shy, and hungry for anything you happen to be eating, the gray squirrels in Logan Square will practically sit in your lap.
Voles
Gophers
Chipmunks
Don't give up on your garden. Your plants may have been destroyed last summer, but that doesn't have to happen again. There is hope! Here are some strategic ideas to kick-start your garden protection regime...