Tag Archives: pest control

Weevils in your Pantry

Pesky weevils in your pantry, more like in your food.  No one wants to think about bugs being in their food, but the reality is that it does happen and is more common than you probably care to realize.  A common pantry pest is the weevil.  There are thousands of different species of weevils, but […]

Cockroaches and How to Spot Them

Cockroaches and how to spot them If you think you have cockroaches sneaking around your home, office or business detecting them as early as possible is critical to winning a major war against these nasty home invaders. The longer they are there the more time they have to get established, get comfy and multiply, which […]

Bed Bugs and What to Watch For

Bed bugs and what to watch for can be difficult to detect in the beginning. Bed bugs are a gross and extremely uncomfortable problem to have. You don’t have to be a “dirty and unkempt” person to get bed bugs either, anyone can get them. Bed bugs are not picky and love to travel.  To […]

Common Winter Household Pests

Common winter household pests, when the outside temperature starts to cool many types of pests will start to seek warm shelter within your home or garage.  When pests are successful at keeping this new shelter throughout winter it can create problems in the spring, such as allowing time for a large infestation to build or […]

Crawl Space

In addition to offering outstanding pest control services, Alpha Home Pest Control offers crawl space inspections as well. There is a wide range of unwanted pests that could be hanging out in your crawl space.  Most common crawl space pests are rodents, ants and wood destroying insects such as termites. These types of pests if […]

Bird Exclusion

Bird Exclusion When most people think of pests, they think of rodents, various insects or wood destroying pests such as termites, things like that. But did you know that birds can be a destructive pest as well? Bird control and bird exclusion tactics have become important when dealing with persistent pesky birds. At first you […]

Keep Pests Out

At Alpha Home Pest Control we encourage our clients to be proactive, using proper exclusion tactics and making their homes “unattractive” to the pests, helping keep pests out. Here are some common Q and A’s for homeowners to help understand why being proactive is important. Q: What attracts pests to your home? A: If you […]

False Black Widow

Some people may have never heard about the False Black Widow.  The false black widow spider is not as famous as the true black widow, but it does share a similar body shape.  The false black widow female is 6-10 millimeters in length, its color ranges from a purple-brown to black with light yellow markings. […]