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Practical guidance for homeowners, landlords and facility managers buying pest control services.

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Apartment kitchen mid-repair with a base cabinet removed and tools resting on the counterFor Property Owners

How Long a Landlord Takes to Fix a Pest Violation

A median of 102 days, with 72.6 per cent over 90 days and 22.2 per cent over a year. Almost nothing clears inside 88 days, which...

September 23, 2026Wide flat farmland horizon under warm hazy light in late autumn with bare trees along a field edgeOriginal data

The Pest Season Is Getting Longer: State Warming Since 1990

All 48 contiguous states are warmer than in the 1990s. Winter warmed most in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, the states with the shortest pest season.

September 23, 2026Timber-framed house under construction on a concrete slab with pine trees behindTermites

The Termite Zone Map, and What the Code Actually Requires

Four zones, one real rule, and a local decision. Plus Formosan and drywood termites, which the map ignores, and a $5 billion figure nobody can trace.

September 21, 2026Coastal wetland with standing water, reeds and a boardwalk at dawnMosquitoes and ticks

Does Your Area Have a Mosquito Control District?

Around 2,000 public bodies do mosquito work, but dedicated districts outperform health departments by more than 25 to 1. What that means for your yard.

September 21, 2026Small older apartment kitchen with worn cabinets, a radiator and a window onto a fire escapeCockroaches

Roaches and Mice in New York Apartments: The Violation Data

New York housing inspectors issued 35,278 roach and 27,273 mouse violations in 2025, nearly all immediately hazardous, with the Bronx far ahead.

September 21, 2026Row of older brick apartment buildings with fire escapes on a New York residential streetBed bugs

What 722,000 New York Bed Bug Filings Show

New York landlords must report bed bugs every year. The reported rate fell three quarters between 2019 and 2025, and the filings expose how often treatment...

September 21, 2026Open kitchen cupboard with plain glass jars and paper bags of dry goods on the shelvesFlies, moths and pantry pests

Pantry Pests: Which Ones Chew Into Sealed Packets

Warehouse and drugstore beetles chew through boxes, bags and foil; sawtoothed grain beetles use openings that already exist; weevils arrive sealed inside the grain. Finding the...

September 19, 2026Dim unfinished basement corner with exposed joists, a cardboard box and a damp concrete floorAutumn invaders

House Cricket or Camel Cricket? The Silent One Explained

Camel crickets are wingless, humpbacked and silent, and in a continental survey 88 per cent of households sending in a specimen had the Asian species rather...

September 19, 2026Burrow entrance in a lawn beside a concrete patio edge with fresh soil pushed out around itWildlife

Chipmunk, Groundhog or Ground Squirrel? Read the Burrow

A groundhog entrance is 10 to 12 inches across with a mound of soil; a chipmunk entrance is 2 inches with none at all. Plus the...

September 19, 2026Domestic vegetable garden bed in summer with staked tomato plants and some chewed leavesLawn and garden

Why a Pest Control Company Will Not Spray Your Tomatoes

If your crop is not named on the pesticide label, you cannot legally treat it. The same bifenthrin product waits one day on tomatoes and twenty-one...

September 19, 2026Front door of a suburban house seen from the path, closed, with a doormat and a potted plantFor Property Owners

Your Pest Control Guarantee, and What Happens When It Fails

Guarantees buy re-service, end when the plan ends, and are capped, in one case at six months of fees. What a state regulator can do about...

September 19, 2026Dark inside corner of a kitchen cabinet with a small plain white bait disc against the back edgeCockroaches

Gel Bait or Spray for Roaches: Why Delivery Decides It

The same laboratory tested both against the same cockroaches. Every bait killed at least 80 per cent in 14 days; every consumer spray killed under 20...

September 19, 2026