Entries by Crawl Pros

How to Get Rid of Ants in the Kitchen

The ant is one of the world’s strongest creatures in relation to its size. Thus, a single ant can carry 50 times its own weight, and if an ant has backup, they can work together to move larger objects. Perhaps you’ve seen this before in your own kitchen, a line of ants marching away with […]

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What is a Garden Spider? Do They Enter Homes?

In today’s enlightened times, we embrace wildlife in all its forms. Animals and insects are crucial to our ecosystems and sustain our way of living as humans. At the same time, the last thing anybody wants is pests invading their living space, like when there’s a garden spider infestation in your house. A garden spider […]

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How To Get Rid Of House Spiders

Spiders are our friends, but you don’t need a swarm of these pests crawling around your home.  Likely you are at this blog because of dealing with an infestation you are eager to get rid of. Regular house spiders aren’t alone as invaders of your home – they also have a nearby cousin, giant house […]

Bees, Wasps, Hornets, and Yellowjackets – What’s the Difference?

Bees, wasps, hornets, and yellowjackets are no stranger to the Pacific Northwest. While these insects offer many benefits to the ecosystems in our environment, you don’t want them living with you in your house. The first step of removal and exclusion is identification – and, when it comes to these flying, “stinging” insects, it can […]

How To Get Rid of Odorous House Ants

The combination of warmer, rainy weather and variety in evergreen trees and other native greenery make Seattle, Portland, and the rest of the Pacific Northwest a perfect habitat for pests. As a local pest control company, Pest Pros knows springtime can bring a rise to pest infestations — in particular, odorous house ant infestations. Once […]