Snap Pest Control

The nest was hidden in some siding and large. The probability for a a wasp issue inside the home was high and so I didn't want to take any chances with dusting alone. Wasps which cannot get out due to dusting can make there way into a home which could be disastrous. My client had a company over last summer for wasps which had to come back 4 times and only with a cold snap did they finally die off. My approach made sense and they didn't want a repeat of last years situation.That all. Joe

Thanks guys. The nest was straight forward enough and while I was in the garage I spotted some mice evidence which I simply couldn't ignore. There was a slight change in the coloration of some cement work which led me to a few droppings to boot. Two access locations were found and sealed that were worse than the original wasp issue itself. I can't help myself because it seems everywhere I go I see mice stuff. Joe

Thanks guys for your review. This was a rather large nest and had to be removed. The nest was close to a pedestrian walk way as well and could easily have become dangerous due to its proximity to kids and adults alike. Joe

Thanks for your review.This was a pest proofing job whereby I spent a whole day at one house. The roof line, the garage, and the perimeter in general get checked and locked down. By pest proofing the home in this manner access points are more apparent because you can see the top and the bottom of a homes walls. My clients had zero tolerance for pests and approached their issue wisely by blocking them out completely instead of simply trying to control them forever. Controlling pests can become a life long endeavor as they come in and out of our lives. I once received a call from a potential client that was hearing some scratching sounds in his 3 rd floor bathroom vanity late one night. The client preceded to tell me that the sounds were consistent and happening over the course of several months in other areas and that he was wondering if anything could be done. I told him that I would start by conducting an inspection and the we could develop a game plan afterwards. When I mentioned to him that there was a small fee for my inspection ( my inspections could take several hours ) he seemed elusive and decided that he would tackle the issue by himself. Three days later this same client came home from work to find water coming down from his third floor bathroom to the point whereby a disaster relief company had to be called in. A rat had eaten some of his store bought rodenticide, become thirsty, and chewed right through a plastic cold water line while everybody was away at work. All the hardwood floors,drywall,trim,baseboards etc.. needed to be replaced. I estimate the cost at well over a hundred thousand dollars in damage was done all because the client wanted to control the pests which had invaded his home himself. He attempted to control the issue by using poison alone and didn't understand the potential circumstances surrounding his decision. Later that week I went to inspect the home and found the access point and installed a 1 way door which would have prevented all this damage in the first place. The rat never came through the door because it had eaten the poison and became lodged in a wall somewhere and added a really foul smell to the already bad situation at the home. When his wife asked me how this could happen he looked me in the eye with a nervousness and fear that I knew all to well. I told her it was nobody's fault that the pipe simply gave way due to shoddy installation by a plumber hired by the builder. The damage was already done.

Thanks guys it was a pleasure to help you out with the the squirrel issue. The job itself was fairly straight forward and some potential future issues were also prevented along the way. Joe

Thanks for your review. I received a call from my client who was clearly not happy with some work which was done to his home. Having arrived at the home in the evening and in the rain he pointed out the offending strip of mesh which was mounted on a corner of his sofit above the upper left hand side of his front door. The mesh itself was attached with large washers and mounted right across the exterior stucco molding and sofit. I didn't like the look one bit and needed to come back and look at the whole job because I was suspicious of the work. The following week I arrived at the home and was informed that the issue initially was raccoon related and a 1 way door was installed higher up on the roof out of visible sight along with mesh on all the dormers. This particular roof had a steep slope and I was told the company installed the mesh on a crazy angle to reach the dormer locations by placing the ladder on the roof itself. This ladder work was conducted to an extent whereby the eaves troughs were scratched and weakened so that I couldn't use a ladder at all for fear of the troughs falling down onto the drive way below. I always use a gutter guard to protect eaves troughs and because of the weakened eaves had to do the job with ropes and a harness. The situation also proved interesting in that the 1 way raccoon door was not attached properly and held on buy huge lag bolts which left large holes into my clients sofit which simply came apart with my bare hands. The raccoon could easily remove the door and probably would have come back in late November had I not removed it all and started over. Also, The mesh itself had a 4 inch vertical gap in it which squirrels could easily re-enter in from, which I found to be totally wrong. These guys used different sized lag bolts (I used a socket set to remove them),screws,and even roofing nails to slap the mesh on. Not one bolt, screw, or nail was caulked with proper roof patch to protect the home from water leaks. How these guys could sleep at night considering the potential for disaster that they left behind was beyond me. The feeling that they just went through their truck bed and scrounged up whatever they could find came upon me. They even left wire and screws and a pair of busted up sun glasses in his eaves. Once everything was removed I spray painted the new mesh beige to match the sofit and black to match the shingles. The job itself turned out well and is practically invisible. The reality is that this type of work is very common and didn't surprise me in the least. Anybody out there that hires a company to do work on their home should take a look at the company's truck. A well organized truck usually means the technician has the tools and equipment to tackle a job well.

Thanks for the review. The issue seems to be under control however I will still conduct one more final inspection in the fall as added insurance. The homeowner knows best when a pest problem is persisting because they live there and are able to see potential evidence in real time. The fact that mice evidence was not found even in an empty house over the course of 6 months is a step in the right direction though.

Thank you for your review. Always have a little cement in my truck for such an occasion. Looks as if we are getting there and a follow up visit in the fall as insurance is important. I like to follow up mouse jobs according to seasons. Spring and fall are the busiest times for mice calls in general. There is a slight tapering off in July and August, otherwise, its full steam ahead. These pesky mice give us only two months off from their mayhem. For those of you out there, lock down your houses while they are locked out because its back to business as usual come late August until around July 2018. Trees look healthy from all that rain and I notice many seeds this year so I'm expecting well fed mice and even a robust population explosion. Joe

Thanks guys for your review. I appreciate your business and look forward to the remaining service call in the fall to double check everything.Joe

The mice were clever here but I found their movements and a plan was put into place to block and bait them out. The garage door seal has been changed and with one more follow up in he fall I fully expect to end this issue for good. Thanks again. Joe