Controlling Pests Without Ruining Your Garden

Nothing is more frustrating than painstakingly planting a garden of colorful growing things, and then watching your hard work get eaten and destroyed by insects or wild animals.

Luckily, there is a myriad of ways to prevent pests from bugging your plants without ruining your garden. Many of the solutions can be made using ingredients you might already have around the house.

At Environmental Pest Management, we take a common sense and environmentally sensitive approach to managing pests. We strive to prevent and eliminate pests in a way that is affordable for our clients and non-damaging to people, property, and the environment. Call us at 952-432-2221 and schedule your free estimate today!

Identifying Plants and Pests

Not all bugs are created equal. Even in the healthiest garden, there will always be insects munching on leaves. Each gardener decides when their garden needs to get treated with insecticide or another pest repellent, and when it can be left alone to nature.

For new gardeners, a great place to start your pest management study is to learn how to identify what kinds of bugs, slugs, and other critters are common in your region. You can talk to your neighbors to compare notes and gain historical knowledge from the area, in addition to using Google or your local library resources.

If you bought a house with landscaping elements you aren’t familiar with, research and write down the kinds of plants, flowers, and trees you identify. Some pests have specific species of plants they prefer, while others are less picky.

Common Garden Pests

The list of critters that would love to share your garden is very long. Below is a roundup of some of the most common pests that could potentially cause problems.

Ants
Animal – birds, cats, deer, rabbits and other rodents
Aphids
Beetles – asparagus, been, blister, cucumber, flea, potato
Earwig
European corn borer
Grasshopper
Fungus Gnats

Psyllid
Root maggot
Slugs
Snails
Bugs – sow, pill, squash, stink,
Spider Mite
Squash Bug
Worms – army, cut, cabbage, corn, tomato, wire
Whitefly

Environmentally-Friendly Pest Management

When treating your garden or lawn, it’s essential to strive for the least toxic solution. Below is a non-exhaustive list of some tried-and-true pest management practices that are effective yet gentle.

Botanical insecticides:

An insecticide is any substance used to kill insects. Botanical insecticides are derived from plants and are less toxic than many chemical alternatives.

Pest traps and lures:

Insect traps use colors, pheromones, scents, food or other bait to lure and capture pests. Most of these solutions contain and kill pests by entrapping them in a sticky, glue-like solution or glass receptacle.

Pest barriers:

A pest barrier can be something as simple as a fence or a strip of copper tape. Some gardens may even benefit from granules of predator urine (coyotes, wolves) to sprinkle around the perimeter of your property and scare prey animals away.

Biopesticides:

Biopesticides are derived from natural sources and are effective at managing pests yet short-lived in the environment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, biopesticides are derived from materials like plants, bacteria, and minerals. Biopesticides are less toxic than synthetic pesticides and very effective in small quantities, resulting in less environmental pollution.

Beneficial insects:

Believe it or not, there are plenty of bugs that you could purposefully invite to your garden for pest control! Beneficial insects eat aphids, mites and other plant-chomping nuisances that leave your garden in shambles. Typically, this is an aggressive solution that you should consider only after exhausting other options.

Gardening in Minnesota

Each climate comes with its own unique set of growing conditions and common pests. At Environmental Pest Management, we are experts at helping Minnesota gardeners and homeowners find solutions for all of their pest management problems.

According to the USDA plant hardiness map, the state of Minnesota contains growing zones from 3a-4b.

The University of Minnesota has an incredibly thorough insect identification tool that contains pictures and descriptions of most of the pests you’ll find in the area.

Slugs

The hardy hosta is a favorite among Minnesota gardeners – and slugs, who love to munch holes in the broad green leaves until they look like swiss cheese.

To repel these slimy uninvited guests, you can fill a tuna can with beer or grape juice and the slugs will eventually fall in when they go for a sip.

Alternatively, you can purchase a strip of copper tape that will give slugs and snails a mild electrical shock where the copper meets the wet mucus of their bodies.

Japanese beetle

In the Twin Cities metro area, the Japanese beetle is a widespread nuisance. An invasive species, this beetle loves to feast on peony flowers, raspberry bushes, apple trees, and around 300 other plant species.

To stop beetle larvae from maturing, you can apply a preventative insecticide during the month before adult beetles emerge and begin to lay eggs (usually from mid-June to mid-July).

If that doesn’t work, try a DIY organic pesticide spray with neem oil. Neem oil is derived from Indian neem trees and is an ancient insecticide that can be used to repel aphids, mites and other soft-bodied insects.

DIY Natural Pesticide Spray Recipe:

Two tablespoons neem oil
One tablespoon castile soap
One quart of water

Mix all three ingredients in a spray bottle, shake well, and spray on the tops and undersides of leaves. You may need to apply multiple treatments.

Moles and Voles

Mole and vole control can be a big challenge, as these burrowing rodents have voracious appetites. Moles prefer to eat insects and worms, while voles feed on the roots of grass and perennial flowers.

If you have a severe mole problem, reducing their food source could alleviate the infestation. Moles especially love beetle grubs, so finding a solution to kill them might entice the moles to find food elsewhere.

For a vole infestation, there is a practical, non-toxic solution that might surprise you: a barn cat! Adopt (or borrow!) a cat that is known to be in touch with its natural predatory instincts and let it loose in your yard for a couple of days.

Removing rodents from your garden is usually the most effective long-term solution. Though some gardeners may resort to lethal traps or poisons, there are a variety of humane live traps that you can buy or even make yourself.

Safe and Effective Pest Management

Don’t let pests bug you – call Environmental Pest Management at 952-432-2221 to schedule your free estimate with one of our trained experts today!

May 26, 2019February 28, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Larder Beetles

If you have ever gone into your kitchen and opened your pantry, or larder, and seen small brownish-black beetles having a picnic, you know what it’s like to have larder beetles in your house. You probably weren’t thrilled about it.

At Environmental Pest Management, our job is to keep your home pest-free. Whether we’re helping to evict unwanted guests or prevent them from arriving in the first place, you can count on us to use the safest, most environmentally friendly products to get the job done.

Unlike some bugs that can invade your home, larder beetles are noticeable because they tend to travel in groups and don’t try to hide. Here’s everything you wanted to know about identifying these insidious insects and encouraging them to take up residence elsewhere

What are Larder Beetles and How Do I Identify Them?

When you’re dealing with pest control, the first step is to identify who you saw scurrying through your pantry. Knowing what type of bug you’re dealing with lets you know what techniques or products will be useful in dealing with them.

Larder beetles get their names from the place they are often found – in your larder – which is an old word for your pantry or cupboard, where you store food, especially grains and meat. They are small in size, only about ¼” to ⅓” long, and oval-shaped. Look for the brown band around the midsection of their black body. It’s the primary identifying characteristic of a larder beetle.

Of course, larder beetles have six legs like all insects and two jointed antennae. The brown band typically has yellow or black spots on it, and tiny, densely packed hairs cover the larder beetle’s stomach.

Larder beetle larvae are about ½” long and do not have the characteristic beetle shape yet, and look more like a sow bug except that the bands on its body are striped brown and black. Like the adult larder beetle’s stomach, larder larvae have short yellowish hairs on their bodies.

Why are Black Larder Beetles in My House?

Larder beetles and their larvae are hungry. When we say that they are omnivores, we really mean they will eat anything. Stored food such as cereals, oatmeal, cookies, bread, dried pet food, stored cured meats, tobacco, carpet fibers, dried fish, cheese, clothing, dried museum specimens, and the carcasses of other bugs. They’re in your pantry or garage because of one thing: access to food.

If you’ve had another pest infestation problem, such as stink bugs or boxelder bugs, sow bugs, or ants, or rodents such as mice, moles, or bats, and there are carcasses in your attic or walls, then larder beetles are going to love your home. Even if you don’t know about the dead bugs in your attic, the larder beetle knows and will tell their friends.

Larder beetles can bore through wood and drywall to get to your food, so not only are they unsanitary, but they are also destructive. They can even bore into tin and lead, to lay their eggs in your canned tuna or black beans.

In the winter, larder beetles often hide in crevices or other sheltered places.

They may even lurk in your walls or garage. In spring, they emerge, looking for a place to lay their eggs. There will be dead bugs or other food sources in your home, so in they come. Females will lay around 100 eggs, which hatch in just a few days, eat consistently, and reach maturity in about six weeks.

Signs of Black Larder Beetles in Your House

Aside from seeing the bugs or their larvae themselves, other signs of a larder beetle infestation include:

Holes bored into your boxes, bags of pet food, or other food storage containers
Larvae burrowed into a melon, potatoes, onions, or another food source
Skins from when the beetles molt
Spilled or scattered food — they aren’t precisely fastidious eaters

Strategies for Dealing With These Pests

If you’ve got larder beetles in your home, you need to do some severe sanitation to get rid of them. Merely removing the items containing beetles and wiping down your kitchen isn’t going to do the trick. Here are some steps to take to deal with a larder beetle infestation.

Everything in your cupboard or pantry must come out.
Throw out all food infested with larder beetles.
Throw out any opened food containers in your pantry, even if you don’t see signs of the beetles. That includes bags or canisters of flour, cereal boxes, partial pasta boxes, etc.
Inspect all canned food items for signs of entry.
Change your food storage containers to hard (BPA) plastic or glass, which larder beetles cannot enter.
Wipe down all shelves and the pantry floor with a solution containing vinegar or bleach.
Thoroughly vacuum all cracks and crevices
Look for cracks or holes in the walls, baseboard trim, or other areas where the beetles could have entered. Use a caulk gun to seal these and keep the beetles away.
Throw out partial bags of pet food. Store in a hard plastic container with a tight lid.
Check behind stoves and other appliances, which may harbor treats and secret passages for larder beetles. Clean this area and seal any gaps.
Seal any gaps in doors and windows that could allow entry to larder beetles or other pests.
Line the edge of your pantry walls or cabinet backs with diatomaceous earth to help deter and kill any larder beetles (or other bugs) who dare to return.

Contact Environmental Pest Management for Help

Larder beetles can be tricky to get rid of, just because they are so persistent. At Environmental Pest Management, we’ve dealt with larder beetle infestations before so that we can put your mind at ease.

We have a toolbox full of strategies to ensure the pest goes out and don’t come back. We’ll always use the least invasive and safest products and procedures to keep your family and pets free from harm while still eradicating pests and preventing them from returning.

Give us a call today, and we can help make larder beetles a thing of the past, just like the word larder.

May 16, 2019October 4, 2021

Everything You Need to Know About Roly-Poly Bugs

As the weather begins to get warmer, roly-poly bugs start to come out of hiding. The warm weather is the perfect time for them to start breeding, which makes even more bugs.

If you’ve been working in your yard, garage, or basement and have discovered a pile of creepy-crawlies reminiscent of the bug-slurping scene in “The Lion King,” then you probably have stumbled upon a family of pill bugs.

If you’ve come across new and unusual insects or other pests in your home, contact Environmental Pest Management for advice and assistance in treating them. We’re your friend for dealing with unwanted insects, arachnids, rodents, and other pests. Whether you have pill bugs or sow bugs—or any different kind of critter that belongs outside, we can identify the problem and implement a solution.

Pill bugs and sowbugs are quite fascinating and can serve as a proper science lesson for your kids or satisfy your curiosity. Check out these facts while you’re dealing with evicting your roly-poly family.

What is a Pill Bug?

Armadillidiidae (the scientific name for pill bugs) have so many different names to choose from. For instance:

Armadillo Bugs
Doodle Bugs
Wood Lice
Potato Bugs
Roly-polies
Wood shrimp

These isopods are found across the U.S., typically in moist areas and around some decaying plant matter.

They are about ¾-inch long, oval-shaped, and with an armor-like shell. Their shell has seven hard plates, similar to a crayfish.

Although they are called a bug, they aren’t an insect at all. Pill bugs, and their cousins, the sowbug, are land-dwelling (terrestrial) crustaceans more similar to a lobster than an ant. They are purplish-gray and have seven pairs of legs as well as two jointed antennae. Pill bugs get their nickname of “roly-poly” because of the way they curl up into a ball when startled or disturbed.

What is the Difference between a Pill Bug and a Sowbug?

Many people confuse sow bugs and pill bugs since they look similar at first glance. Sowbugs are slightly smaller than pill bugs and have two small tail-like structures protruded from their back end that pill bugs lack. Sowbugs also cannot roll into a ball as a roly-poly can. Both enjoy similar diets and habits, so you might have one, the other, or both.

Also Read: Secret Bug Breeding Grounds in Your Home This Winter

Where Do Roly-Poly Bugs Live?

Pill bugs are tiny scavengers who eat decaying plant material. They will also eat living plants and can damage the roots of your flowers or vegetables. You will most often find them hiding under logs, leaf piles, stepping stones, landscape timbers, rocks, trash cans, garden debris, flower pots, mulch, compost, or other dark, damp areas. You may also find roly-polies in your storage building, basement, shed, or garage.

Roly-poly bugs’ bodies do not hold water, which is why they need a moist environment. They typically stay hidden during the day and are more active at night. If you turn over a rock or log and uncover roly-polies, they will usually form a circle to protect themselves and not move until you go away. They prefer to be left alone, but you may prefer for them to be somewhere besides in or around your home.

Roly-polies a little prehistoric-looking and creepy, but they pose no harm to you, your family, or your pets. Pill bugs don’t carry any diseases, nor do they sting or bite. They rarely live long after coming indoors because it’s too dry for them. However, if they can find a nice moist corner of your basement or a leaking pipe that provides them with a water source, they may decide to take up residence and even raise a family.

Why are Pill Bugs In and Around My Home?

If pill bugs are in your home, it’s likely because they are already rampant around your home’s foundation. They’ve found their way inside via cracks in your walls, your doors, windows, or ill-fitting screens. They’re most common in damp basements and first-floor bathrooms.

If your yard has excessive moisture or your gutters and downspouts drain close to your foundation, you could be making a haven for pill bugs. If your outside population is large, some enterprising rolly-pollies may seek out the inside of your home for an additional food source and shelter. Additionally, heavy rains can drive pill bugs inside your home to protect them from the pelting rain and the flooding of their common areas.

Also Read: Good Bugs for Your Garden

How Do I Get Rid of Roly-Polies

Pill bugs crave moisture. To get rid of pill bugs, you’ll have to address how your home and yard are hospitable to them. Reducing moisture around your home will send pill bugs packing.

Check Your Gutters: Are they blocked or clogged? Leaf debris in your gutters is a haven for roly-polies.
Check Your Downspouts: If your downspouts dump their contents close to your home’s foundation, you’ll be making a nice moist area for pill bugs to prosper. Consider extending your downspout or adding a splash block to divert the water farther from your foundation.
Consider a dehumidifier: If your basement is chronically damp, a dehumidifier will help reduce the likelihood of mold and mildew as well as make your basement less hospitable to roly-polies.
Watch your wood piles: If you keep firewood near your house, it makes an ideal home for pill bugs. Create a frame for your wood to keep it off the ground and refrain from stacking against your home.
Maintain your mulch: Keep your landscape mulch 6-12″ away from your foundation to keep pill bugs from finding their way into your home.
Lure them out with half of a cantaloupe or a hollowed-out potato. The pill bugs will be attracted to the moisture and get inside. You can then put them in the woods away from your home.
Sprinkle diatomaceous earth around your flower pots or in the area where you just found pill bugs. It will dry them out and kill them.

Environmental Pest Management Knows Pill Bugs and More

If you’d rather have someone else deal with your pill bug problem, give us a call at Environmental Pest Management. Our team will be out to inspect, plan, and execute your unwanted creepy critters. We use eco-friendly methods whenever possible to trust that you and your family and pets will be safe. Schedule an appointment today.

May 13, 2019August 7, 2019

How to Get Rid of Ants in the House

Ants. Everyone knows that sinking feeling when you see a lone scout scurrying across your counters or in the corner of a room. You know that where there is one, there are surely more to follow.

When you see those little black ants in your home, you might wonder how to get rid of ants in the house. There are many tricks you can try, but there is always a chance the ants make it back.

If you have tried everything you can think of and keep seeing these pests, call a company you can trust. At Environmental Pest Management, we pride ourselves on getting the job done right safely – and the first time around.

If you are just seeing the first signs of black ants, here are a few ways to get rid of them.

Also Read: How to Get Rid of Carpenter Ants

Why Do I Have Ants?

Ants are persistent and creative creatures. They find their way into seemingly closed-off homes time and time again. You think you clean up well enough, but they come back before you know it. Many things attract ants to homes.

Dirty Kitchen

A “dirty kitchen” doesn’t mean something you would see on Hoarders. All ants use their antennae to navigate and sense out food sources, or so say researchers at Vanderbilt. Black ants can even sense a small amounts of food from a great distance.

So, if you forget to wipe the counters after cooking dinner, or you leave dishes piled in the sink overnight, ants can smell that. Crumbs on the floor or food that you did not appropriately seal will also draw in the ants.

Take a few minutes each night to wipe down your kitchen surfaces and put away any food. You will be happy you took the time when you aren’t dealing with ants later.

Landscaping

Plants provide food and protection for ants. If you have landscaping with bushes, trees, or other plants directly against your home’s exterior, you are practically inviting ants into your house. Shrubs and leaves touching your home are a beacon calling ants inside.

If you have seen ants inside your home, spend an afternoon working on the yard. Pruning back bushes and flowers or pulling weeds can make a significant difference in the number of ants you see.

Poor Seals

Because ants are so small, they do not need much of an opening to enter your home. If your doors and windows are not sealed properly, ants can use these small opportunities to get into your house.

Inspect all of the doors and windows around your home for any air coming in. If air can get in or out, so can ants. Seal these openings with caulk to keep ants out. Plus, you will save on your utility bills. Win-win.

How to Get Rid of Ants

Ants are one of the most common pests that plague homeowners. They are annoying, and they can contaminate food, drinks, and medicine in your home. Removing ants can be an incredibly difficult task.

Ant Bait

Often, your first instinct is to kill the ants you see foraging for food. While this takes care of the immediate problem, it will not eliminate ants from your home. An entire colony of ants is waiting in the wings, waiting for those scouts to return. The queen will deploy many more workers to forage in your home when the dead ants do not return with food. Your best bet to permanently remove ants from your home is to kill the queen.

The best option for killing a queen ant is to find the nest. Sometimes, this is impossible. Or perhaps you find the colony but are unable to reach it because of its location. Often ants build nests behind walls, cabinets, and appliances.

Also Read: Should Carpenter Ants Be On Your Radar This Spring?

If you can’t reach the colony to kill them directly, your next best bet will be an insecticide bait. Ant baits combine a sweet smelling food substance with an insecticide. Foraging ants find the bait and unwittingly bring the poison back to the colony and feed the queen with the bait. This bait can kill an entire colony.

There are many options for ant bait in stores. You will find gels, plastic stations with food inside, or tubes filled with bait. A quick trip to the grocery or hardware store will give you a plethora of options.

Other DIY Methods

If you are nervous about using poison in your home, there are things you can do that are safer, yet still effective. If you have a roll of tape lying around you can make your own trap. Just lay tape, sticky side up, around any food sources or hot spots you regularly see ants. Ants will walk onto the tape and be stuck.

A surprising way to keep ants away is chalk. This item, usually reserved for schoolrooms, repels ants. Use chalk to draw a line at any point an ant can enter your home. The calcium carbonate in chalk is just the crushed shells of sea creatures, and ants hate it. You can even sprinkle chalk in your garden to keep them away.

Another common household item that can keep ants away is pepper, in particular, cayenne pepper. Ants hate the smell of pepper and avoid it. If you sprinkle small amounts of pepper where your counter meets the wall, ants won’t be able to find sugar over the smell. You can also pour cayenne pepper directly into an ant mound to get rid of ants.

If you see ant mounds in your yard but want to avoid dangerous insecticides, try vinegar. Spraying vinegar water directly onto the hill will force those little black ants to move away. For stubborn colonies, you can even pour straight vinegar into the colony.

Call Environmental Pest Management

Whatever kind of ants are invading your home, Environmental Pest Management can help. We use safe and effective methods that are bad for bugs, not your family. Visit us online to request a quote. We will work with you to ensure you are comfortable with us, our process, and the cost.

If you want to say goodbye to ants but need a little help, give Environmental Pest Management a call.

May 2, 2019September 29, 2021

Diatomaceous Earth Benefits as a Natural Pesticide

It seems that whether the weather is warm or cool, there is always a reason for bugs and spiders to be trying to get into your house. No matter the season, pests find your home hospitable and want to take up residence. If you have bugs bugging you, there are some natural solutions to keep bugs out and your family and pets safe.

At Environmental Pest Management, natural pest control remedies are our specialty. Here’s a tip from us about something you can use at home to keep bugs at bay. Have you heard of diatomaceous earth (pronounced die-uh-toh-may-shush earth)? We promise; it’s not just dirt! But it can be your friend for non-toxic pest control.

What is Diatomaceous Earth?

Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a talc-like powder comprised of microscopic, single-celled organisms called “diatoms.” These organisms were hard-shelled algae or phytoplankton that lived several million years ago and accumulated in large deposits along lakes, streams, and riverbeds. In the U.S., deposits of diatoms look like soft, sedimentary rock, that becomes a fine off-white powder when crushed. Basically, diatomaceous earth is fine dust that contains deposits of diatoms.

Even if you’ve never heard of diatomaceous earth before, you may have used products that contain it. Most diatomaceous earth is “food grade,” which means the US Food and Drug Administration has evaluated it as non-toxic and edible. Many products, including foods and beverages, contain diatomaceous earth. It is a commonly used anti-caking agent and sometimes used as a clarifier in wine or beer.

DE is also used in the manufacture of skin exfoliators, toothpaste, and facial scrubs. Some people even take diatomaceous earth supplements, as it has been shown to boost your immune system and improve joint health.

Also Read: Good Bugs for Your Garden

So how does finely crushed rock containing the corpses of eons-old micro-organisms help you with your pest problems? The story continues to get weirder, but despite it sounding like something out of science fiction, it truly works.

How Does Diatomaceous Earth Control Pests?

One of the many benefits of diatomaceous earth is its use as a natural pest control. Registered as a pesticide, DE controls cockroaches, silverfish, ants, fleas, ticks, bed bugs, crickets, spiders, and other pests.

If it’s non-toxic and humans can eat it, then how does it kill bugs? The answer, my friends, has to do with skin. Humans have it, and bugs do not. We wear our skeletons on the inside while bugs have exoskeletons. Herein lies DE’s effectiveness as pest-control. Diatomaceous earth is not poisonous, and the bugs don’t eat it. They walk right through it and meet their demise.

All those fossilized algae skeletons, or diatoms, have little sharp edges. Diatomaceous earth is abrasive, which is why it gets used in exfoliants and toothpaste. Those sharp edges make tiny cuts in an insect’s exoskeleton upon contact, and the diatomaceous earth then absorbs the oils and fats from its outer layer. As a result, the insect dries out and dies.

Also Read: Everything You Need to Know About Roly-Poly Bugs

Insects take a stroll through this innocuous-looking powder and don’t know anything is wrong until several hours later when they have crawled away to die.

Where Can I Get Diatomaceous Earth?

You can find diatomaceous earth at home improvement stores, large stores that have gardening departments, garden supply stores, and online. When applying it for pest control, you do not need food grade, but if that is all you can find, it’ll work just fine. There are many brands to choose from that are usually sold by the pound.

How Should I Apply Diatomaceous Earth?

We generally recommend using diatomaceous earth outside your home. All you need to do is apply a thin layer of the DE in your flower beds, around your home’s foundation, in your lawn, along the edges of your patio, across your exterior door thresholds, or anywhere you want to control bugs.

There are two ways to apply diatomaceous earth. While wearing a pair of garden gloves and a mask, toss handfuls in the areas you want to control bugs. You can also load the diatomaceous earth into a dust spreader, which you can find at a hardware or home improvement store. In either case, it’s best to wear a mask to avoid breathing the powder. Inhaling too much of it can irritate your throat and esophagus, due to sharp the edges of the diatoms. Keep the area dry as much as possible. If the rain arrives, you’ll need to reapply.

Interior places to apply diatomaceous earth are: around the base of your kitchen cabinets, behind the washer and dryer, or around the perimeter of your garage. You can also sprinkle diatomaceous earth on your carpets, leave it overnight, then vacuum it — and any dead bugs — up in the morning. The same goes for upholstered furniture and mattresses. DE is known to kill those tiny pests that no one wants in their bedding or camping gear, bed bugs.

Advantages of Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous earth has several advantages over chemical pesticides. First, bugs cannot build up a resistance to DE. Insects can, and do, adapt and resist chemical pesticides, often requiring higher doses or new chemicals to be effective. Second, diatomaceous is 100% chemical free. It’s certified as safe by the FDA, so you don’t have to worry about it being harmful to your family or your pets.

Third, unlike chemical applications, diatomaceous earth doesn’t lose its effectiveness. As long as it is in place and dry, it will continue to work. Lastly, DE is beneficial for your plants and lawn, in addition to its pest-control perks.

Also Check: Secret Bug Breeding Grounds in Your Home This Winter

Your Partner for Natural Pest Control

If you need some help with diatomaceous earth or other pest control solutions, give us a call at Environmental Pest Management. We’ll be happy to inspect your home for creepy crawlies and get you on a pest management schedule to keep your home insect and critter-free. We always use the least toxic, most environmentally conscious, and effective treatments possible, so you can trust that your family will be safe and secure.

Let Environmental Pest Management take care of the pests so that you can take care of your family.