Edmonton Pest Control issues are on the rise! Regardless of who you are or where you live, we can all agree that when it comes to our homes or commercial buildings; insects, nuisance wildlife, and rodents are usually not welcome, especially due to the potential heath concerns rodent droppings can cause. Spartan Pest Control understands this, and is ready to assist in all forms of pest removal and exclusion. As of 2019, Our Edmonton Pest Control technicians have reported rodent infestations increasing year after year with no indication of slowing down. Rodents can bring disease, deteriorate homes, and present other dangers to your property and family. Don’t wait to deal with your pest control needs, contact us today and learn what makes us one of the best pest control companies in Alberta.

The key to living a pest free life is to be proactive, not reactive. At Spartan Pest Control, we make sure our methods are safe, effective, and that our Edmonton Exterminators are constantly training to learn the latest up-to-date techniques. From inspections to treatments, the expertise of a business and the customers experience truly makes the difference – This is why we believe educating our customers on our treatment process is one of the most important factors.

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Ants are certainly one of the smallest pests, but the challenge… there is never just one! Seeing as they’re often drawn indoors from their nests and into our homes, ants are enticed by food, mostly sweets and sugars, and to find some reprieve from the summer heat during the hottest months of the year. As one of the most common problems when it comes to Edmonton Pest Control, many people try to solve this one themselves, but often, ant colonies are so massive in numbers, the only true way to eliminate the problem is to hire an Exterminator in Edmonton, and Spartan Pest Control is just the group of professionals you need. Even if you’re able to kill one or a handful, it means nothing if you don’t attack the nest and the queen directly with commercial grade chemicals.

Granted, Ants are not one of the disease or infection carrying pests that can infect your home, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t without danger. Depending on the type and species of ants that you have, they can often cause specific structural damage to homes and interiors. While for other species, the size of their nest and number of ants within that nest can quickly grow and become all-consuming within a home, even if they don’t damage the home itself. Our Edmonton Exterminators are trained in Ant Control and elimination for both residential and commercial properties.

Research and experience means that when it comes to ant infestations, we’ve done extensive work to figure out the most effective methods in eliminating the massive swarms of ants that are often found in Edmonton homes. When it comes to pest control in Edmonton, ants are at the top of the list between the months of June and September, although we can service your control needs during any time of the year. When it comes to ant extermination, it’s important to rely on professionals who know how to attack the source, not just the ones you see around the home. Keeping on top of Pest Control Edmonton issues is key, especially when it comes to ants, proactive treatments are far cheaper and more efficient than waiting until it’s to late and you have a massive infestation.

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ANT FAQ

Carpenter ants can lift 7 times their own weight. With some studies suggesting they have the capability to lift up to 50 times this weight. Their small muscles offer greater cross-sectional area, providing ants significantly more pound-per-pound force. That’s like lifting a car with your teeth!

Spiders tend to be lovers of the dark, which is why they most often hide out in dark storage areas, garages, attics, vents, under furniture but sometimes you’ll find their trademark stringy webs up the corners of rooms and ceilings. You may not ever see the spider, but you’ll certainly want to keep an eye out for their webs as the first potential sign of a Spider infestation. Most spiders are harmless, however some can be poisonous and even deadly, presenting danger to you, your family, or any pets within your home. It’s simply not worth the risk. When it comes to Edmonton Pest Control, we certainly need to be wary and cautious of these venomous species like the black widow or the brown recluse, which can be dangerous to anyone, but deadly to children, babies, and the elderly. Keep your family safe and don’t risk one potentially deadly spider-bite.

Some might even question whether they want to remove spiders from their home, because they mostly keep to themselves and often have the benefit of trapping and consuming other bugs or pests. When we see their webs, we might feel it’s best to let mother nature act as a form of pest control, as we see pesky flies, bothersome beetles, and other bugs nestled as a nice spider lunch in a web.

What you might only see as one small web with one harmless spider, not only has the potential to have a venomous bite, but one, single spider egg can breed hundreds of baby spiders. Before you seek out any other Edmonton exterminator, let our technicians treat your property, a process we specialize in, by treating the exterior of your home in order to slow or eliminate the growth rate of spiders around your property. Spartan Pest Control knows to find those tricky spots in attics, crawlspaces, or garages, and to eliminate the pests in your Edmonton home.

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SPIDER FAQ

The silk in a spider’s web is five times stronger than a strand of steel that is the same thickness. A web made of strands of spider silk as thick as a pencil could stop a Boeing 747 jumbo jet in flight. Scientists still cannot replicate the strength and elasticity of a spider’s silk.

Our trained Pest Control Edmonton technicians specialize in wasp control and wasp nest removal. Wasps are often seen as one of the most terrifying of pests, because of the violent and painful nature of their stings. Specifically, yellowjackets, a form of wasp, though slightly similar to bees in appearance, are smaller in size and yet dangerous because they are far more aggressive, and can be identified by their transparent wings, short antennae and their body that is segmented into two parts. Wasps may be small, but they pack a punch. Unlike bees, wasps are able to sting more than once, and remain alive after doing so – Yikes!

One Wasp is terrifying enough, so a swarm and infestation of wasps is certainly something to be handled quickly, this is where our Edmonton Exterminators come in. And yet, it has to be handled in the right way, because as dangerous as they might be, wasps are also a critical part of ecological balance. Wasps are actually a natural form of pest control, and are known by farmers for eating bugs that consume their crops. Wasps are also important because of their ability to pollinate plants, and right now, we all know the bees need all the help they can get.

And yet, while we know that wasps are able to bring about tremendous benefit, they can also present tremendous danger when in swarms. For those with allergies to wasp stings, even a single wasp can be dangerously deadly. Wasps will work to protect the queen of their hive, so whether your needs are for commercial pest control or residential Edmonton pest control, contact our professionals before you complete any work yourself.

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WASP FAQ

A queen starts a new colony each spring. She raises a few worker wasps first to make the nest larger and bring food. Then she starts laying eggs. A colony can grow to 50,000 wasps in one summer.

Rodent control, such as the presence of mice in your home, might seem like a harmless situation, especially when we think about the fact that some people even keep mice as pets. And yet, Mice are one of the biggest carriers of disease, making them not only an annoyance, but a potential health and safety threat for you and your family. Cartoons even often portray them as cute, fuzzy victims of the big world around them, but the unfortunate reality is that they can present real, true dangers to human beings. As if we need to be reminded of just how dangerous rats and mice can be, the Bubonic Plague in Europe was attributed to rats carrying disease that was spread to humans and killed millions. It’s extremely important to treat every rodent dropping as if it has the hantavirus, our guide on How To Clean Mouse Droppings is a great start on how to clean your house properly. Our Pest Control Edmonton services also include rodent feces clean up and sanitation.

While you might feel comfortable removing the mouse feces yourself, or placing some traps around the home (make sure to follow sanitary measures), it’s important to reach out to us for your rodent removal and extermination in Edmonton. Mice breed quickly, which means that once you start seeing a mouse here or there, it’s important to seek us out before the infestation grows. Our trained Edmonton Exterminators are ready to treat any rodent infestation.

Spartan Pest Control has helped both residential and commercial facilities with rodent and mouse infestations and exterminations in the Edmonton area, and have discovered that the best and most effective way to eliminate the problem and keep you healthy and safe is with commercial grade poison to treat the infestation. This method has been tried, tested, and proven to be the best approach with eliminating such a potential danger for disease.

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MOUSE FAQ

Mice can squeeze through openings as small as the size of a dime. This means that a small crack or opening on the exterior of your home (such as where utility pipes enter) is like an open door for mice. Prevent mice from gaining access to your home by sealing any openings on the exterior with a silicone caulk. You can also fill gaps and holes inside your home with steel wool. Check out our Pest Control Gallery to see entry points from our rodent treatments in Calgary & Edmonton.

When it comes to Edmonton Pest Control and the extermination of Bed bugs, don’t wait to remove the problem, just because they’re almost invisible and unlike mice, don’t present any health concerns. Bed bugs are tiny, brown colored bugs that hide in bed sheets, biting as you sleep. They can range from a quarter inch in size to as small as 1 millimeter long. Often light brown and flat in shape, they are most often picked up in other locations and brought into the home. Sometimes they aren’t even visible on the bed, and the only way to tell is by the presence of bites. Simply re-washing the bed sheets or even buying an entire new bed often won’t solve the problem, because these tiny nuisances are known for their ability to hide in small nooks and crannies and breed quickly. Our Pest Control Edmonton technicians have treated movie theaters, hospitals, libraries, and many more areas you would least expect a bed bug infestation!

If you’re noticing welts and bites and itches when you wake up in the morning, bed bugs might be your problem. If you’re seeing small dark specks on sheets or pillows, bed bugs might be your problem. If you’re finding clusters of bites on a concentrated location on your body in the morning, bed bugs might be your problem. If you’re a business owner, they can very quickly deteriorate the quality and success of your business! Customers often fear bed bugs and word spreads quickly about a hotel or rental that has an infestation. If you suspect your hotel or rental might have them, you need to act before it hurts your business, our Edmonton Exterminators are standing by. It can certainly be said that the cost of lost customers is far more damaging than the cost of hiring some of the best Bed Bug Control experts in Edmonton.

Their size and ability to spread mean that they can be extremely challenging to eliminate yourself, so calling Spartan Pest Control to help remove bed bugs in the Edmonton area should be first on your list. Bed bugs can spread quickly from room to room, so contact our technicians today to make your home or commercial property bed-bug free.

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BED BUG FAQ

When most people think of bed bugs, they think of hotels. But the truth is, bed bugs can thrive in single-family homes, apartments, hospitals, college dorm rooms, office buildings, schools, buses, trains, movie theaters, retail stores and just about anywhere that humans are. In fact, according to the “Bugs without Borders” study, 89 percent of pest professionals report treating bed bug infestations in single-family homes, and 88 percent report treating bed bug infestations in apartments/condos. Respondents also report other common areas, with 67 percent treating bed bug infestations in hotels/motels, 35 percent in college dormitories, 9 percent on various modes of transportation, 5 percent in laundry facilities, and 4 percent in movie theatres.

Edmonton Pest Control during the summer months consists of fly activity, especially in restaurants and commercial kitchens. Most often, we tend to simply see flies as annoyances, as we swat at their loud, odd looking, obnoxious bodies, flying through the air with a persistent buzzing sound. We swat, we spray, we buy catchers, all in an attempt to successfully rid our homes, garages, patios and backyards of them. And yet, while we mostly think of them as annoying, they are also far more dangerous than many of us even realize. We hate them because flies land on our food or on our plates, kitchen counters or dinner tables while we prepare to eat or serve dinners. Flies commonly feed on garbage and feces, which means when they land on your fork or cup, they’re bringing with them whatever diseases and bacteria were on their last feeding location, and again, that’s most often garbage or feces. Our Pest Control Edmonton Exterminators treat common fly issues for both residential and commercial properties.

Because of this connection, they’re recognized as a dangerous pest, which is exactly the reason why it’s critical to reach out to a reputable Pest Control Edmonton company. It’s also critical to hire a professional in order to figure out which particular species of fly happens to be inhabiting your space. The type of fly affects the best means of eliminating them. Flies are also often looking to breed, so when they find a food source to land on and feed off of, they’ll also commonly lay eggs at that source of food. This makes the danger even more significant, because the process of egg laying also involves the further spread of bacteria and disease.

Spartan Pest Control will not only help treat your home for these pest elimination in Edmonton, but they also help with the next crucial step- understanding why there was a fly infestation in the first place. Equally important, certain steps are crucial when it comes to preventing flies from entering and bothering you in your living space. Outdoor garbage disposal units, composters, and garbage bins should be in an isolated space outside the home, away from doors or windows. Screen doors and screen coverings on windows should be updated and repaired as needed, so flies cannot enter through gaps or holes in the screen. Windows and doors should remain closed for a majority of the day, so that flies (and other insects) cannot freely enter your home and fly about. When eating outdoors, food should be covered. The occasional fly is mostly inevitable, but once the problem becomes bigger, it’s time to bring in professional Edmonton Exterminators.

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FLY FAQ

Flies don’t have teeth. Instead, they have a long tongue called a proboscis, which sucks up food like a straw. Some flies drink nectar or blood. House flies like the food we eat. When a fly lands on your lunch, it vomits on the food. Acids in the vomit dissolve the food so the fly can suck it up. Disgusting!

Of the more harmless pests on this list, pill bugs and sow bugs take the cake. They don’t bite, they don’t sting, they don’t swarm, they don’t carry diseases or bacteria, they don’t damage homes, and for the most part, they don’t even like coming inside! And yet, they are still a very common pest in Edmonton and treated on a regular basis. Pill Bugs are identified by their small, gray, armadillo-like shape, and their ability to roll quickly into a small round ball as a means of defense. Sow bugs, though similar, are a bit flatter, more brown than gray, and curl into a ‘c’ shape instead of a full round shape. These bugs prefer to live in moist or humid locations, and while they most commonly like to be found outside, they can make their way into garages and sheds, inhabiting dark crevices and holes. Most commonly, they’ll be found in grassy areas, snuggled into the moist dirt, or hidden between stacked logs in a pile. Pill bugs are easily treated with a commercial grade chemical application along the exterior and interior perimeter of homes.

For the most part, the way most of us find pill bugs might come when we lift a rock or stone and see the scurrying of the tiny bugs making their way into the dark, moist dirt. The problem is when they start to move their way into the home or garage or shed. Since they prefer such dark, moist locations, keeping areas clean, dry, and higher out of their way is often an easy way to maintain control when they’re in your yard. But, when it comes to more than just the simple and occasional pill bug or sow bug crawling across your bathroom floor, it’s time to seek out the best and most professional Edmonton Pest Control experts.

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PILL BUG FAQ

Like crabs and other crustaceans, pill bugs tote their eggs around with them. Overlapping thoracic plates form a special pouch, called a marsupium, on the pill bug’s underside. Upon hatching, the tiny juvenile pill bugs remain in the pouch for several days before leaving to explore the world on their own.

Edmonton Pest Control and wildlife come hand in hand, one of our most common services is the removal and exclusion of wildlife activity in both residential and commercial buildings. When we think of squirrels, birds, raccoons, and other common wildlife animals, we often forget to consider them a form of pest or nuisance, since their sweet, furry or fuzzy appearances, cute faces, or adorable babies born in the spring. We tend to forget they’re wild animals, and with wild animals can come more than just a nuisance, but dangers, damages, and diseases. They are in fact wild animals, as the name suggests, and while we certainly don’t want them as pets in our homes, we also tend to not want to see them exterminated like pests or bugs.

This is where wildlife control in Edmonton becomes crucial. Birds, though delightful and colorful, commonly carry diseases from location to location, bringing whatever they carry on them into your yard. Squirrels, while fuzzy and cute, can chew threw power lines or important cords and cause extensive damage to homes, attics, and offices. Raccoons and bats might seem like nocturnal creatures that we don’t need to worry about because they only appear at night, but they can spread rabies and infect household animals like dogs and cats with various diseases, or can even harm and kill them. As the weather gets colder or the environment becomes harsher, wildlife animals might make their way to your properties in search of food, water, and shelter. They can attack humans or pets when they feel threatened or scared. They can wreak havoc on heating or ventilation systems, of which repairs can cost thousands of dollars. They can cause messes as they dump trash bins and tear apart entire gardens. Do we even need to tell you what can happen if you or your dog were to startle a skunk? Our Edmonton Exterminators have been sprayed…several times, and it’s NOT fun!

Because of the dangers in diseases like rabies or the unpredictable nature of a terrified raccoon or the temperamental nature of a Skunk, it’s best to let the Edmonton Pest Control professionals, Spartan Pest Control, come in to handle the job for you, and focus on the trapping or relocating of various types of wildlife that can be find in and around homes in. Similar to cockroaches, eliminating certain access to food, water, or shelter in your home area makes a significant difference when it comes to wildlife control and exclusion. Avoid leaving sources of food or water out, like pet bowls and bird feeders, and make sure that outside trash bins and compost piles are fully secured. Maintain the exterior of the home, so that chimneys, ventilation systems, roof shingles, and the like are repaired, so that animals cannot find their way inside. Clean outdoor eating preparation areas, like barbecues and grills, so that wildlife isn’t drawn to them easily. All in all, because of the wild nature of these animals, simply call the pest control professionals in Edmonton and let those who know how to help, do so!

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WILDLIFE FAQ

Skunks are the primary carriers of rabies in the Midwest. Rabies is usually fatal to humans and pets unless treated immediately. If you suspect that a skunk may have rabies, do not approach it – call animal control immediately for assistance. There are two forms of rabies in skunks: the “furious” form, where skunks become aggressive, and the “dumb” form where they become unphased by human presence. Some other signs of rabies in skunks to look out for include activity during the daytime, an unsteady or disoriented gait, drooling, and/or foaming at the mouth.

Most of us know this one, but cockroaches are one of the more unsanitary pests that can enter and quickly infest a home. With six legs, two antennae, and dark brown or black coloring, the most common cockroach found in Edmonton is the German cockroach. And yet, regardless of the type of cockroach it is, if you’re finding them in your home, it’s time to call an Edmonton Pest Control expert. Cockroaches are commonly found in both residential and Commercial buildings and spend most of their time crawling around in garages, trashes, sewers, animal carcasses, and other bacteria infested areas. This is exactly why they’re a dangerous bug that can carry and transfer diseases and infections between two areas. To protect your family and your pets, seek professional help in removing them as quickly as possible. Treating with over the counter chemicals almost always just spreads the infestation out, this will result in a delayed treatment once a company provides a service.

Once roaches have started to gather around trash bins or sewers, they’ll make their way into homes in search of food, water and shelter, and most often are found in bathrooms or kitchens, even making their way up into the area through your sinks. They thrive in dark and damp spaces, which is also a perfect environment for bacteria to thrive and grow. Because of their preference for dark spaces and their nocturnal nature, you might not even recognize the presence of one or two of them, until a real infestation is in place and has grown to many more in number. At this point in time, it’s usually beyond what you can resolve yourself and requires the assistance of real professionals who know the best means of extermination.

Aside from bringing in the professionals to help eliminate the problem, home owners and business owners alike can take certain measures to ease the potential for cockroaches in the first place. Considering their search for food, it’s crucial to cut them off from any sources. Keep garbage bins and trash cans closed up so they can’t make their way inside. Keep food in storage bins and sealed containers. Place produce in the refrigerator rather than leaving them out in the open. Make sure that leaks in faucets or spouts are repaired to keep moisture and water sources away from cockroaches. Fill cracks in the grounds or walls, tiles, and any holes or cracks in windows or doors should also be repaired. Once you’re able to eliminate their access to food, water, or shelter, they’ll have no need to inhabit your living spaces! If you have a cockroach infestation, contact us right away, our Pest Control Edmonton technicians are available to assist in the removal and elimination of cockroaches.

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COCKROACH FAQ

German cockroaches are more than just nuisance pests – they have been linked to disease transmission by picking up germs on the spines of their legs as they crawl through decaying matter. These germs are then transferred to food and other common surfaces that humans frequently touch. In fact, cockroaches are known to spread at least 33 different types of bacteria, six kinds of parasitic worms and at least seven other human pathogens. Additionally, the saliva, droppings and decomposing bodies of cockroaches contain proteins that trigger allergies and increase asthma symptoms, especially in children.