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In B.C we have two native squirrels, the Red squirrels and Douglas squirrels and the other invasive or alien grey/black squirrel. Squirrels, be it red, grey, black or brown are ingenious, frisky and unlike many mammals they tend not to hibernate. Their role in nature is to move seeds and nuts around the forest to diversify it. A squirrel needs to eat about a half a kilo of food a week, so if the seeds, cones, and berries aren’t enough then its your bird feeder or plants that they will attack. Keeping them out of your yard sometimes requires ingenious tactics that are at everyone’s disposal. Squirrels will avoid certain items such as alliums and daffodils, chicken manure, bone meal, coyote and dog urine. They have a few enemies including crows, owls, hawks, eagles, foxes, coyotes, cats and the occasional human.

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Cockroaches are the most contemptable bug – getting into your house through crevices and cracks, or carried inside in boxes, bags and second hand store items. They like warm temperatures where food and water are easily available (kitchens). These beasts are nocturnal and breed quickly when they get set-up. If you see one during the day it usually means that you are knee deep in a full blown severe infestation, its just a case of overcrowding. Like most insect, they leave pheromone trails in their feces, which interests other roaches looking for food and water sources. They can taint food with a number of different diseases and their cast-off cockroach skins, dead bodies and droppings can exacerbate allergies and asthma attacks. Bottom line – call in a pro to take care of them.

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Spider numbers typically peak during late summer and fall, during their mating season. The best solution to spider control is prevention. Most spiders will be found outside your home in cob webs around your house, wood piles, or in darker places like inside the garage or under your deck. Indoors, regular house cleaning should provide suitable spider control but here are a few measures for keeping the spiders out: lots of vacuuming, prevent clutter buildup, remove spiders and spider webs outside, and spiders found indoors – squash them or capture them and release them outdoors.

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When it comes to the health and safety of your home, keeping it pest free is a crucial step. That’s where Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can help because it’s a safe, environmentally conscious way to keep it free of costly pest infestations. Infestations of pests like rodents, ants, silverfish, and dust mites can be a significant issue for those who suffer from allergies or asthma. Unlike traditional pest control, IPM takes advantage of all appropriate pest management strategies, including the careful use of pesticides when needed. At Go Green Pest Control, we do a thorough assessment of your environment and tailor your program accordingly.   

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Rodents

Rodents, rats and mice, invade homes in search of food, water, and shelter (protection). Rodents are for the most part nocturnal, and/or crepuscular (active at twilight), and they can chew through soffits, fascia, siding and other areas to get up into the attic, crawlspace and any where in the house. Rodents are known for chewing because their teeth are constantly growing. They particularly like chewing through home electrical wires, plastic and metal pipes, as well as many other things in your home. Their feces and urine are also a concern, as it can cost thousands of dollars to clean it up and make the home healthy again. If you’ve been around rodents or rodent droppings and have signs and symptoms of fever, chills, muscle aches or any difficulties breathing, seek immediate medical attention – as it may not be Covid 19.

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Acrobat ants are a nuisance ant with the unique ability to hold their heart-shaped abdomens up over the rest of their bodies. This gymnastic exhibition happens when the individual or nest is disturbed, they then release a foul-smelling odor. Acrobat ants contaminate food and can strip insulation from around wires, potentially causing short-circuits. Power wires, tree branches, and shrubs provide easy access to your home’s exterior then in the foundation, windows and doors, and in holes along the roofline. They like out-of-the-way areas near high moisture or fungal growth to nest such as behind walls, in structural wood, under floors, and inside crawlspaces. Professional pest control services are required to eliminate these ants.   

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Pill bugs, a.k.a. roly-polies, get their nickname from a defensive habit of rolling into a ball when distressed. Although they are called bugs, they are actually land-dwelling crustaceans, yes like shrimp or lobsters. Pill bugs prosper in humid and wet climates like wet wood, mulch, water pipes and damp basements. These insects can infest homes by sneaking through open doors, garage door, basements and crawl spaces. These land bound crayfish are scavengers feeding on decaying plants, grass clippings, trash and even pet droppings.  

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Fleas are external parasites that feed on the blood of their hosts as their sole source of food, using specialized mouthparts to pierce the skin. The most common flea living throughout the lower mainland is the cat flea. Cat fleas feed on a variety of animal hosts – including people! Many people are allergic to flea saliva and will develop itchy dermatitis. Due to excessive itching, flea bites can sometimes lead to a secondary infection that requires medical treatment. Fleas also transmit tapeworm to people and pets, and cause anemia.  which can make them weak and ill.

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Our local moles have large paddle-like front feet used for digging tunnels as long as one kilometer a day. Although they may be virtually blind, they have amazingly sophisticated senses of touch and smell. These insect eating machines can cause considerable damage to lawns with dirt mounds and tunnels that damaged plant roots and create spongy lawns. Although they like grubs and insects their main food source is earthworms. Moles can rapidly inhabit and spread from one property to the next and the larger tunnel network the harder it is to control. Moles may briefly leave your lawn but when you least expect it they’re back. Over-watering lawns can bring soil insects closer to the surface and you can guess where the moles will be. Trapping is the only real way to control moles and the sooner the better.  

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Raccoons invade your property in search of food, water and shelter. Trapping a raccoon in a live trap is a humane way to remove one of these damaging animals from your property. The best live traps for raccoons are large to extra-large in size. Most traps come in either 1 or 2-door models from which you can choose: The 1-Door is favored by professionals and better bait protection, easier for larger animals to fully enter trap. 2-Door: dual entry provides higher catch rate, ability to see through trap calms cautious animals. Place your trap in an area where you’ve seen raccoon damage, or in an area where a raccoon may live like: attics, porches, mulch beds, sheds, woodpiles etc. Raccoons prefer sweet foods like marshmallows or watermelon. Be sure to place the bait so the raccoon must fully enter the trap to reach it and raccoons can knock over a trap in attempt to steal the bait.  

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