Know your Pest

Biting pests such as mosquitoes, gnats, black flies, and other outside pests, go away during the winter because they are directly affected by the cold temperatures outside. Bed bugs live almost exclusively inside where temperatures are warmer. If the temperatures in a home feel like spring or summer, bed bugs Continue Reading

Fall is the perfect time of year to prepare your home for winter. While prepping your yard and storing away your summer things are usually at the top of the list, don’t forget to protect your home from pests this winter also! Fall is prime time for pests to make Continue Reading

In some areas of the country, boxelder bugs are a major nuisance for homeowners. These bugs swarm all over homes in the fall and make their way inside. And when we say “swarm,” we really mean it! They gather by the dozens all over the house, totally unconcerned by the Continue Reading

Yellow jacket species are smaller than other wasps but more aggressive. They’re more likely to sting than other wasps, but their stings hurt less. At a glance, wasps and yellow jackets look and behave very similarly. You’ll find the bright yellow and black insects in the backyard, at picnics and other outdoor activities. Continue Reading

Ticks are the leading carriers of vector-borne diseases to humans in the United States, second only to mosquitoes worldwide. In most circumstances, it is not the tick bite but the toxins, secretions, or organisms in the tick’s saliva transmitted through the bite that cause disease. How to avoid getting bitten Continue Reading

Ridding your home of fleas can be a daunting and costly endeavor. Unlike most household pests, fleas bite dogs and cats as well as people. The bites can cause intense itching and irritation, and a hypersensitive animal will often require veterinary assistance. Fleas can also transmit tapeworms and bacterial infections. Continue Reading

At Universal Pest Services, we are committed to trying to keep your home and yard pest-free, while also  remaining environmentally conscious. Through the years, we have gone to great lengths to develop methods that target pests with the least amount of chemical product. We don’t believe trading one health or Continue Reading

The tiny, white-flecked black nymphs showed up around mid-May in backyards, right about where the adults of their ilk had swarmed the grapevines last fall. Scraping egg masses off the nearby maple tree apparently didn’t do the trick to eradicate them. They’re the spotted lanternfly, and they’re back tightening their grip Continue Reading

This year will mark the reemergence after 17 years of Brood X, or the Great Eastern Brood, of periodical cicadas – those large, winged, kind of scary-looking but mostly harmless flying insects known for their almost deafening buzz. “The end of May through June, it can get pretty loud – Continue Reading

1. Termites don’t just eat wood. Termites don’t exclusively eat wood. They eat anything that contains cellulose. When termites get into a home, they will eat more than just the wood. There are many other products that have cellulose in them including wallpaper, sheetrock, paper, clothing, cardboard boxes, and more. Continue Reading