mosquitoes
Is Your Chattanooga Summer Being Ruined By Mosquitoes? Get Backyard Fun again in Chattanooga!
Michael Stewart Welcome, everybody to the volunteer to pest podcast. Here again, my name is Mike Stewart and with our pest expert of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and surrounding areas, Eric Gardner here is to talk about something that really aggravates me in the summertime and that is mosquitoes. You know, I don’t know how many times […]
Rainy day pests in Chattanooga, TN
Are pests more active during rainy weather? This is a common question, and in truth, it is a bit complicated to answer. There is tremendous variety among the different pests active here in Tennessee, and they all respond to rain in different ways. That being said, rainy weather can expose your home to pest threats […]
Chattanooga Termite and Pest Control – Scorpions in Chattanooga!
If you find a scorpion in your home, that single encounter is often enough to fuel a variety of arachnophobic nightmares about eight-legged creepy-crawlies hidden around your home. Scorpions are classified by most pest experts as an Occasional Invader. This means that they typically do not enter homes with the purpose of establishing an infestation. Instead, […]
Carpenter ants in Chattanooga, TN – What you must know!
Termites are not the only pest that can damage your home. The fact is, a variety of different wood destroying pests are active here in Tennessee, and each represents its own unique threat to your home. Among this group of unwanted houseguests is a particular pest that rivals even the termite in destructive ability: the […]
There are Mosquito Borne Diseases in Chattanooga
Up until the past couple of years, you probably would have never heard of Zika Virus. It is the newest disease threat brought to us by mosquitoes. But I’m sure you’ve heard of malaria, a deadly disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people around the world each year. West Nile virus is another mosquito-borne […]
Mosquito Control in Chattanooga – How to eliminate mosquitoes for good.
Whats the most deadly creature on earth? Its not the lion, the tiger or the Great White Shark. It’s the Mosquito! As possibly the most destructive and damaging pest in the world, the mosquito is quite infamous. This is especially true in regions within which they spread deadly diseases. Mosquitoes spread diseases to hundreds of […]
Wood Decay Fungus in Chattanooga – How to prevent wood decay fungus
Wood Decay Fungus: Does your home have a damp and/or musty crawl space? If it is damp and musty, you may have a “silent destroyer” called, wood decay fungus feeding on your floor joists, beams and sub-floor. This fungus works silently and most homeowners never know it is there, until the damage is done. This […]
Termite Control in Chattanooga – How To Keep Your Home Termite-FREE!
Termite season is just around the corner, and with the unusually warm weather Tennessee has been experiencing lately, it may come sooner than expected! With the coming of spring, many subterranean termite colonies will move back towards the surface and begin feeding, reproducing, and expanding their nests. Due to their rapid growth, it often becomes […]
Mosquito Control in Chattanooga, TN -How to Protect You and Your Family from Mosquitoes and Zika Virus!
Mosquito Control in Chattanooga, TN – How to Protect You and Your Family from Mosquitoes and Zika Virus! Here at Volunteer Rid-A-Pest, we get lots and lots of mosquito calls in the spring and summer. Each year when the spring time warm up occurs, millions of mosquitoes, that have gone dormant for winter, now […]
