Spring and summer mean warmer weather and outdoor fun, but that’s not all… Along with the benefits of this time of year also come INSECTS. If you live in Tennessee and spend any time outside, you’ll probably have direct contact with most or all of these top five insects.
Ants
Oh yeah you guessed it, whether it’s carpenter, fire or those tiny black ones that swarm your bathroom, ants don’t just ruin picnics; they can enter your home through a tiny crack, feast on sweets, crumbs or greasy proteins, and leave a trail for their comrades to join them. The carpenter variety can actually damage the structure of your house whereas the fire ants, with their aggressive behavior and painful, repeated stinging, can cause physical pain. And with the colonies populations easily reaching into the millions we suggest calling on a professional exterminator who can effectively eradicate these annoying and destructive ant colonies from your property.
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are another pest that is more than just a nuisance. Nothing ends an evening gathering quicker than a swarm of these pests, especially because they are known to carry potentially fatal diseases such as West Nile and Zika Virus. Minimizing standing water and protecting yourself with insect repellent can help, but only an exterminator has industrial strength, safe products that will effectively reduce their presence in your yard.
Bed Bugs
Schools out and it’s time for vacations! Just be sure that you don’t come back from the hotel with an unwanted roommate. Bed Bugs are running rampant through Tennessee and, like lice, transfer with people. They cozy up in the edges of your mattress, your sofas and even your electrical sockets. It takes a true professional to clear out this pest. So whether you stay in a hotel or even just take a train into downtown, be sure that if you get an itch in the night to call a bug man!
Red Wasp and Carpenter Bees
The final two pests that plague Tennesseans are wasps and bees. Carpenter bees are dangerous not only because the female might put you on your bottom with her sting, but also because they eat into wood and could cause sever damage to any structure. Red wasps are finishing up their nesting period. They have scouted out the area and if you see them buzzing around your gutters or playgrounds then that means they might have found the perfect location to raise their family. Since five percent of us react severely when stung and about two percent are severely allergic, it is important to remove bees and wasps from your immediate area. A professional exterminator can remove the hive or destroy the nest and chemically treat the exterior of your home to discourage future settlements.
Insects are part of life, particularly when the weather gets warm. And although some are very beneficial and all are essential in nature, you don’t need to put up with them in your home or yard, as they can be irritating and even dangerous. Get the help you need to free yourself from them from a licensed professional exterminator.
