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There are many beautiful homes in the Norwell area. These homes are appreciated by everyone who sees them – and their wooden frames and floorboards are especially appreciated by termites. Termites eat wood, and they’re especially fond of local homes.

How Much Damage Can Termites Really Do?

If you’re not sure if your termite issue is worth worrying about, know this: a hungry bunch of termites will consume a two by four piece of lumber in roughly five months. That doesn’t sound too bad – until you factor in the termite’s rapid reproduction  habit. In some species, the termite queen lays thousands of eggs every single day. All of these new baby termites are hungry and need to eat. That means that a colony of termites can chew their way through your house in as little as three to five years.

Termite damage can render your home structurally unsound. Repairing major termite damage can involve leveling the structure and rebuilding – which is obviously time-consuming and expensive. The cheaper, faster, smarter alternative is to identify and stop termite damage before it gets too bad.

Norwell Pest Control: We Totally Stop Termites

Stopping termites requires more than a few sprays of pesticide. As Norwell pest control professionals, our approach to termite control is thorough, complete, and effective. The process begins with a focused inspection. We look for signs of termite damage, determine the extent of the termite problem you’re having, and identify the best ways to get the termites out of your life forever.

Our termite eradication products have been specially formulated to be totally harmless to humans and pets. Your kids, cats, and dogs will be safe in your home before, during, and after we’ve done our termite eradication work. We use termite colony-killing pesticides to eliminate all of the termites so the damage to your home stops, and provide ongoing treatments as needed to ensure they don’t come back!

“When my wife first said we had mice, I honestly didn’t think it was that big a deal,” Stan said. “I mean, they’re mice. They’re like 2 inches long. How much damage could they possibly do?”  He shook his head and laughed. “But then those little mice got into my filing cabinet and made themselves a nest. I lost lots of papers I really didn’t want to. That’s when I knew my wife was right: it was time to take care of the mice.”

Most of the mice in the Hanover area are field mice. These small native rodents come into homes searching for warmth, food, and protection from the predators they face in the wild. Once inside, they can do a tremendous amount of damage. In addition to chewing papers, mice like to nibble wires, burrow in insulation, snack their way through your pantry and leave their droppings everywhere.

Have You Tried Traps and Still Have Mice? It’s Time to Call in the Hanover Pest Management Pros

“When you have a mouse, you get a mouse trap,” Stan laughed. “I’ve seen Tom & Jerry. I know how this system works.” The Hanover homeowner deployed mouse traps in the kitchen, pantry, and his home office. “I had those traps in place for a week. I caught zero mice. Meanwhile, my wife and I were cleaning up mice droppings every single day. It was frustrating and disgusting.”

Combat Pest Control provides comprehensive mice and rodent control services in the Hanover area. Our approach includes a mix of proven industry best practices, including trapping, removal, and extermination. We also do what other Hanover pest management companies don’t do: identify and remedy the access points that allow the mice into your home. This means that once the mice are gone, they stay gone – and you can enjoy your home in peace.

Once winter arrives to Massachusetts, countless people automatically assume that the need for pest control diminishes. Unfortunately, the winter cold does not kill pests, and neither does it cause all pests to go into hibernation. In fact, some of the most troublesome pests are those that like to live inside our homes, and these generally aren’t affected the cold in winter because virtually everyone has heating in their homes. To make matters even worse, many pests which are usually happy to be outdoors, tend to seek refuge indoors when winter arrives.

If you are thinking about discontinuing your routine pest control during winter as a means of saving some money, think again, because as many South Shore people have already discovered, the damage which can be caused by pests can end costing considerably more than routine pest control. Apart from damage to your property, some pests can also cause a wide range of health problems.

Here are the top 5 reasons why pest control should not be discontinued during the winter months:

1. Any pests that happen to be living in the walls of your home are generally not at all affected by the cold weather outside your home.

2. Many pests, including ones such as earwigs; carpenter ants; termites, and cockroaches actually thrive indoors during the winter.

3. Rodents such as mice can, and almost certainly will try to get into your home if they discover any openings.

4. Insects such as hornets; wasps, and spiders will often try to gain entry to your attic in a bid to escape the cold weather.

5. A reliable pest control company can carry out a meticulous inspection of your property, based on their knowledge and expertise relating to winter pest control.

A few wasps and spiders living in your attic is probably a not a big deal, but, once they have moved in, they generally don’t like to move out again, even when the summer arrives. Mice are very similar, and if they are managing to find food in your home during winter, they too are likely to carry on hanging around after winter has passed.

Combat Pest Control can give you all the advice you need concerning winter pests, and they can ensure your South Shore home remains pest free, regardless of what season it is. Remember, when winter arrives and temperatures plummet, all those troublesome pests want to be indoors for the exact same reasons we do; because it is lovely and warm.

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