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Frequently Asked Questions on Pest Prevention
What’s the difference between traditional pest control and Massey's Pest Prevention?
Traditional pest control relies on the routine,
indiscriminate application of pesticides inside your home, whether needed or
not. The intent is to try to place pesticides wherever pests could possibly go.
To be successful, traditional pest control methods require that pests come in
direct contact with the pesticide, where it was applied, INSIDE your home.
Massey’s Pest Prevention concentrates on keeping pests from getting inside in
the first place by taking preventive, exclusionary measures like caulking and
sealing even small, hard-to-see entry points. Also, treatments are targeted to
specific areas outside your home, where pests live and breed.
Ultimately, Pest Prevention makes more sense and is more effective than
traditional pest control, making it better for you, your family and our
environment.
How can you control pests inside my home if you only service
outside?
After we’ve eliminated any problems inside your home,
we focus our attention outside to address areas where pests can gain entry or
where they might find food or water sources. After those access points are
eliminated, we create a barrier of protection. By
keeping pests outside, we eliminate or reduce the need to go back inside your
home.
Why should I hire a professional Pest Prevention service?
Pest management professionals
are educated, trained and certified to handle the specific pest issues that you
will encounter in and around your home. Massey’s professionals are trained in the safe handling and proper
application of materials used to eliminate or prevent pests. Some general
guidelines for choosing a pest management company are:
- Look for a reputable company with knowledgeable and
professional representatives and a great image.
- Ask friends and associates to recommend companies they use
or have used.
- Look for members of state and national industry associations
such as the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) that provide ethical
guidelines and technical information.
- Be certain the company is licensed by your state’s regulatory
agency.
Why do I need to have my home inspected before you can give
me a price?
No two homes or pest problems are exactly alike and neither
are their treatments. That’s why we thoroughly inspect your home – inside and
outside. We then design a program customized for your situation.
What are conditions, avenues and sources?
Household pests live and breed outside your home. In
order to survive, they seek food, water, and shelter – and your home provides all
of those elements. Conditions, avenues and sources provide means for pests to
get inside your home.
- Conditions are situations outside your home conducive to
pest activity, such as sanitation around garbage cans, standing water or wood
stored near your home’s foundation
- Avenues are pathways into your home, such as unsealed cracks
and/or crevices, tears in windows screens, breaks in caulking around pipes or
cable television wires, etc.
- Sources are places of origin for pests, such as mulch beds,
underneath accumulated leaves, inside unsealed trash containers, etc.
What are the health risks associated with common pests?
Pests can transmit a number of potentially serious diseases,
illnesses and allergies.
- Cockroaches: Asthma, allergies, and food
poisoning
- Ticks: Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Fleas: Dermatitis, murine typhus and bubonic plague
- Rodents: Hantavirus Pulmonary syndrome, murine
typhus, salmonella and rat-bite fever
- Mosquitoes:
West Nile Virus, encephalitis, malaria
- Fire Ants: Severe allergic reactions including
anaphylactic shock
- Bees/Wasps/Yellowjackets: Severe allergic reactions
including anaphylactic shock
To find out more about diseases related to pests, please visit the CDC Website.
Didn’t find an answer to your question: No problem! Simply ask our experts by sending us your specific question.
Free, Detailed Inspections. Environmentally Responsible. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed. Keep pests out for good – schedule your free inspection today. Or call Massey Services at 1-888-2MASSEY (262-7739).
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