Air Compressor for Sale

Air Compressor for Sale

6 hp Makita "Makair" brand gass powered Air Compressor. Contant John at (360)452-7601. Sale in Port Angeles on Saturday 12/10/2011 at 22
Avis Street, Port Angeles WA 98362

Rat in a Trap

This rat was caught in a structure than brought out to the lawn to photograph. If a rat gets into a structure it only needs a hole about the size of a dime. Mice may only need a hole a little larger than 1/4 inch in diameter. Thsi requires that all holes into the structure be covered with 1/4" mesh, galvanized steel wire hardware cloth. This can cost a certain amount of time and money. The rodents must be excluded. Once the rodents are excluded they maybe trapped on the inside. Toxic baits should not be used inside of a structure as the rodent will tend to get sick and seek an inaccessible place to die. Then it will rot and stink. It is much better to trap the rodent and remove it from the structure. Toxic baits can be placed in bait boxes around the outside of the structure. If exclusion is not done then you are just harvesting the neighborhood rodent populations.

Ticks are scary!

Ticks occurin backyards.

Residual Weed Control

Residual Weed Control is best done between November and March while most plants are dormant. Keeping the weeds from coming up under gravel driveways can best be done at this time. The weather may not cooperate so it is good for us to have permission to do the treatment when the weather allows us to do so. Get on the list early. Contact Gary at (360) 912-0228 and get on his list to do.

Rats

Rats need to be excluded from your structure at this time. This may require the installation of quarter inch mesh galvanized steel wire hardware cloth over any openings into your structure. (Young mice can squeeze through any opening larger than a quarter inch.) Baiting can then be done on the outside of your structure. Glue boards or traps can then be used on the inside. We do not use baits inside of a structure because the rodent will feed on it then crawls into some space and die causing a foul odor. Keep the baits outside of the structure.

The Carpenter Ants have gone to sleep

The carpenter ants have gone to sleep. It is time to concentrate on other active pests to control at this time. These include spiders, rats, znd residual weed control.

Spiders are mating at this time of year. They maybe very active. We should remember that spiders are beneficial beings. They eat other iinsects. If they are surviving inside of your house there must be other bugs there for them to eat. Perhaps we should concentrate on controlling those other insects. While spiders maybe beneficial it does not mean that we should allow them inside of our houses. We can treat in the corners where they rest. Usually outside perimeter preventive treatments (OPPT) will control them. Call you favorite technician at (360) 457-4341.