There are few things more irritating to a homeowner than flipping on a lightswitch and watching cockroaches scurrying away. Most of the time they stay hidden, and you can’t quite be sure if you have a problem or not, but each time that you see them, it makes you wonder how many more that there are that you don’t see, and how many eggs and droppings that there are in the corners of your closets and under your sinks.

Your kids are home from school for the summer, and it’s time to create some new memories in the backyard. Unfortunately, this is the time of year when you and your family can get eaten alive by mosquitoes and other household pests. When you are dealing with an infestation of mosquitoes, indoors may seem like the most logical retreat, but what most homeowners don’t realize is that when it comes to mosquitoes, treatment can often be as simple as a proactive offense!

If you’ve started getting that itchy feeling that something’s been eating you, it might be time to check for bed bugs. An adult bed bug is about 1/5 inch long and 1/8 inch wide, reddish brown to mahogany in color, with flat oval shaped-body. Bed bugs feed on the blood of humans and pets. After feeding, the bug’s body enlarges, becoming longer and much less flattened.