Can Your Garden Affect Your Home? In short, absolutely! If you have flowers or plants of other kinds around your home, you also have pests hanging around. Depending on the plants you have, there is quite a bit of maintenance you need to do either in the fall as everything dies or in the spring as plants are trying to come back through the mess. When we say mess we are referring to the dead parts of perennials that have…
False spring and true spring can bring much needed Vitamin D into your life! Unfortunately, they also bring unwanted pests back as well. As the weather warms up, many pests start to breed and look for a more suitable home where they can easily find food and stay safe. While we fully encourage people being hospitable hosts, we consider pests to be the exception! Your home should be for you and your loved ones all year round. Give All Star…
In February, people are focused on love and often think catching the “lovebug” is all they need! While we completely support catching the “lovebug” around Valentine’s Day and throughout the year, that’s the only bug we support being in your life! Bedbugs, cockroaches, spiders, ants – none of these bugs should be in your home! “Lovebugs” don’t wreak havoc on your health and your home (hopefully), unlike the bugs that All Star Pest Control wants to rid your home of.…
Clean Mouse Droppings Up Responsibly Take time to air the area out. You don’t want to breathe in fumes associated with any defecation left behind. Take precautions. Wear gloves, cover your mouth, and wear long clothes to cover your skin. Even if you take these precautions, make sure to wash yourself thoroughly after cleaning. Use disinfecting spray when cleaning. Remove all of the droppings and disinfect the place that the droppings were on, Reinspect after 24 hours and again…
Too often people wait until their house is overrun by pests before they call a pest control company. This means that All Star Pest Control comes into your home doing a lot of damage control before they can start getting you back to a place that you can maintain. Once you see a pest lurking around, whether it’s a spider, a mouse, or something along those lines, give All Star Pest Control a call! We know that acting fast is…
Winter and holidays are all fun and games, until pests decide to invite themselves to the party! In order to avoid pests making their way in for the holidays, follow these tips: Do not pile discarded live trees or cut firewood near your home. If you do, it can attract mice, termites and other pests. Store these on a raised structure and at least 20 feet from the home. Before moving the firewood into your house, inspect it for signs…
We say humbug to bed bugs! Bed bugs sure love Christmas! Since it’s cold outside, bed bugs like to make their way into your homes and into your beds. This means you might be waking up with some itchy red spots that we’re sure you’d much rather live without! In order to keep the bed bugs away this Christmas season, make sure you wash your clothes every time you get home from traveling! This includes the clothes that never left…
There is plenty of action that you can take to prevent pests from entering into your Wichita home and staying. We have gathered together our top 5 tips and tricks to keep your home pest free: Ensure food is covered. With all of the holidays coming up, it’s easy to leave food out for the grazers in the family! However, pests are likely to smell that food and try inviting themselves into your Wichita home to munch on the crumbs.…
Everyone loves a nice hot shower during the winter, right? We know we do! There’s almost nothing better. That’s why pests of all kinds love when you have a leaky faucet or water heater in your Wichita home! Leaks not only cost money due to increased water bills and damage, but they also invite pests into your Wichita home. Pests of all kind love damp, warm places, especially during cold falls and winters! By repairing these leaks in your Wichita…
As the weather is cooling down, we’re all getting a bit chilly! Luckily though, most people in the Wichita area have warm homes with heating and plenty of blankets to cuddle up in. However, there are plenty of mice in Wichita that aren’t as lucky to have a warm home. That means they might be trying to sneak into your Wichita home to keep toasty this fall and winter! Keep them out and enjoy your warm home all to yourself…
