Guides and advice
What you can do yourself. And where it stops.
Plain advice on keeping pests out of a Lower Mainland house, including where the honest answer is that you need a licensed technician.
The Wasp Nest by Your Back Door in August
Why August is the month it turns dangerous, the two jobs worth doing yourself, and the one mistake that puts wasps inside your wall.
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The Week the Nights Turn Cold
Rodent calls here run on the thermometer. The gaps they use, the 6 mm rule from HealthLink BC, and why the poison most people picture is now illegal in a house.
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Is It a Rat or a Mouse?
Droppings, height, grease marks and what goes missing. Four checks you can do in five minutes, and why the answer moves the traps.
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Landlord or Tenant: Who Pays for Pest Control in a BC Rental
The default is the landlord. The exception is narrower than most people assume. What the Residential Tenancy Act requires, and what to do when nothing happens.
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Bats in a BC Attic, and Why Sealing the Hole Can Be Illegal
Bats are protected under the provincial Wildlife Act. There are two windows in the year when exclusion is legal, and June to August is not one of them.
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7 Easy Ways To Get Rid Of Rodents In Your Home
Food sources, nesting material, the trap types and what each one is actually good for, then sealing the way in.
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8 Easy Methods To Prevent Pest Infestations
Shelter, food and water are what a pest is looking for. Eight things that take all three away.
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How To Get Rid Of Spiders At Home
What draws spiders into a house, four ways to move them out, and when one is actually worth worrying about.
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Deeper than a blog post
The pest library is where the real detail is
The library goes species by species: what lives in the Lower Mainland, the signs that separate one from another, how the treatment runs, and a twelve-month activity curve for each.
If you already know roughly what you have, start there instead.
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The seasonal prevention checklist
What to seal, clear and check before each Lower Mainland pest season starts. It arrives six weeks ahead, while there is still time to act.
Get it identified before it spreads
A licensed technician tells you what you have and what it costs to end it. You are under no obligation to book the work.
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