Summer is just around the corner which means your Wichita house could either be getting a whole lot busier or a lot less frequently visited depending on your summer plans. Either way, you might be at risk for little guests trying to move in. If your Wichita home is a lot more busy, the door is going to frequently be open with guests coming and going as well as trying to get a nice breeze going. On the other hand,…
Springtime in Wichita is the best! Delicious Easter treats are being made, fresh watermelon is being cut, and doors and windows are being open to enjoy the weather! What more could you want after a long winter?! All of these among other aspects of spring are great, except for one little thing. Each of these great aspects of spring attract ants into your Wichita home. No one wants ants in their Wichita homes, especially around their children or their food.…
When people are looking for a Wichita pest control company, they are often looking for one that can rid their Wichita home of ants, cockroaches, spiders, termites, and other creepy crawlers. Not only does All Star Pest Control remove these pests from your Wichita home, we also have mice services! As the seasons change, mice’s homes are often destroyed whether it’s by flood, farm equipment, freezing temperatures, or other causes. This means that mice are often looking for a new…
There are a lot more of our eight legged friends and foes coming out for some fun in the sun. Unfortunately, when spiders we don’t recognize come out to play it can be a bit scary and overwhelming when we don’t know if we should be weary or not. Below are the top four spiders in Wichita that you should be aware of: Black Widow Spiders – Black widows are some of the most recognizable spiders in the world. They…
There are a lot of benefits to the weather warming up. You can spend more time outside, enjoy more activities, and get more Vitamin D. Unfortunately, the Wichita weather heating up also means quite a bit of bugs you need to look out for. Certain bugs are more likely to enter into your Wichita home as the weather heats up and the rain starts to fall. Cockroaches are one of the first pests you should look out for. Cockroaches enjoy…
Little Known Facts About Bed Bugs Fact 1: Your foam mattress isn’t safe from bed bugs. While bed bugs can’t live in foam, they can stash themselves in any crevice that’s close to your body near your mattress, such as in the small cracks of your bed frame. Even though foam isn’t habitable for bed bugs, someone who’s sleeping on it is still vulnerable. In the past, Wichita residents believed that if they had a foam mattress they were safe…
There is nothing worse than coming home and hearing an annoying buzz in your ear. In Wichita, Kansas we know this a little too well. These little annoyances are known as Cluster Flies. They are also known as attic flies. They measure 8 to 10 millimeters in length and have light and dark grey-checkered abdomens. These pests appear on the sunny side of the structure in late fall and early winter. They seek warm locations to live during the cold…
With the winter months approaching in Wichita, Kansa we all know what this means. Our furry pests that have been living outside all winter are now going to try and come inside. When it comes to Roof Rats they are black or brown and can be over 40 cm long with a long tail, large ears, and large eyes. They also have a pointed nose and their body is smaller and sleeker than the Norway rat’s and their fur is…
There is nothing worse than coming home and wanting to eat some of your sweets and realizing that Pharaoh Ants got to it first. These little pests can ruin anyone’s day pretty quick. They are only about 2mm long and have light yellow bodies with red and black markings on the abdomen. They tend to take advantage of artificial heating in buildings during the winters in order to survive. The infestations tend to occur in food service areas. They will…
Here in Wichita, Kansas we have some pets that we aren’t very fond of. Usually all of them but these ones are up there. They are the Acrobat Ant’s. They get their name from their habit of acrobatically raising their abdomen above their head, especially when they are disturbed. Most of them are less than 5.4 mm in length. They also can emit an unpleasant odor when disturbed. They are mostly found outdoors near moisture such as under stones, in…
