SPIDERS SOUTHERN BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS PEST CONTROL EXTERMIATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

SOUTHERN BLACK WIDOW SPIDER

  

                THE SOUTHERN BLACK WIDOW SPIDER is the most wide-spread widow Spider here in Southwest Florida.  They are identified by their very shiny jet black bodies and their famous red hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen and another red spot at the tip end of the abdomen.

            The Southern Black Widow Spider is usually found outdoors in protected places, such as under rocks and boards, and in and around old buildings, window shutters, garbage cans, screen enclosures, playground equipment, and stored bicycles or cars.

            The bite of any widow Spider usually feels like a pin prick. The initial pain will disappear and back usually begin within 15 minutes to 3 hours.  If severe pain to the abdomen, nausea, sweating, or difficulty in breathing occur, seek medical attention immediately.

Outside Spider control could involve sweeping down Spiders and webs or pressure cleaning the exterior of your home.  Keeping outside lights turned off will eliminate attracting insects which will draw Spiders to those areas.

Collier Pest Control’s Spider treatment will eliminate unwanted Spider problems and their webs for a period of 6 months.  We will treat all the areas Spiders will cling and make webs such as; the eaves, soffits, doors, windows, gutters, garage, construction décor changes in the walls, and your pool cage.  We can keep your home as pristine clean as the day it was build.

            Call, 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control today for a free estimate and a complete explanation of all of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Do not let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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ANTS CRAZY ANTS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

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WHITE FLY SPRIRALING WHITEFLY DAMAGING PALMS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

Rugose Spiraling Whitefly

  

The Rugose Spiraling Whitefly originated in Central America.  This is not the same whitefly that is currently causing defoliation and branch dieback of ficus in South Florida.  These whiteflies are small winged insects.  They typically feed on the underside of leaves with their needle-like mouthparts.  Whiteflies can seriously injure host plants by sucking nutrients from the plant causing wilting, yellowing, stunting, leaf drop, or even death.

The Rugose Spiraling Whitefly has a very broad host range from palms to woody ornamentals and fruits.  It has been seen on gumbo limbo, black olive, copperleaf, broadleaf arrowhead, Brazilian pepper, wax myrtle, live oak, mango, and several palms.

The adults congregate on the undersides of the leaves to feed and reproduce.  The female lays here eggs in a spiral pattern on the leaves and also deposits a white, waxy substance on the eggs.  The crawler stage hatches from the eggs and crawls around before it starts to feed with its “needle-like” mouthparts.  This stage is very small and difficult to see.

The most noticeable symptoms of an infestation of this whitefly is the abundance of white, waxy material covering the leaves and also excessive black sooty mold.  The actual effect of an infestation of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly on the health of a plant is unknown; however, whiteflies in general can cause plant decline, defoliation and branch dieback.

Monitor plants for early signs of an infestation.  Small potted plants can be washed off with water.  Larger plants can be controlled with horticultural oil or insecticidal soap or most likely will need an insecticide spraying and root drenching by a professional lawn pest control company to control these whiteflies.  They will use a systemic insecticide product that can be applied directly to the infested plant or the soil.

Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, will treat each infected tree with the appropriate materials by root feeding and by direct contact.  These materials will protect each tree for a period of 6 months after application.

If you suspect a problem with the Rugose Spiraling Whitefly or any other insect call our office, 239-455-4300, for a complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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ROACHES AUSTRIALIAN COCKROACHES PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

THE AUSTRIALIAN COCKROACH

            The Australian Cockroach is one of the most common large roaches seen here in Southwest Florida.  The Australian Cockroach is identified by its bat shaped markings on its pronotum (the area behind the head) , the light markings on the outer edge at the top of the wings, its brown coloring, rounded wing tips, and grows to a length of 1 ¼ inches.  This roach is primarily an outdoor pest feeding upon plant and decaying organic matter.  If it invades a structure it will feed upon varieties of starchy materials. 

            The female Australian Cockroach can produce an egg capsule containing up to 15 eggs as fast as every 10 days.

            Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, can control these pests with our “Collier Complete” pest control service.  This service thoroughly treats all the cracks and crevices the inside of your home and completes the service with a broadcast spraying of the eaves, soffits, flowerbeds, entry ways, and 5 to 10 feet around your home.

            If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or anywhere in Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control for a free estimate and a complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Do not let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

 

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WEB SITE PROMOTION GROW ON THE WEB WITH ONFAST.COM

 

OnFast.Com is an internet marketing program for small business to get a broad base internet exposure for your business simply and inexpensively.

Collier Pest Control has used OnFast.Com since May 4^th, 2011to promote our services on the internet.  OnFast.com set up for us a Facebook Business account, a Twitter account, and a Blog account that I can send our information to the internet I would like to promote.

How I use OnFast.Com is to copy and paste problem pest information sheets that we offer to our customers that educate them to our services and Florida’s problem pests.  I post 2 pest information sheets daily on a very simple template previously set up on the OnFast.Com program.  I then pick a day and time I wish the information to be available and click on a send Icon and these postings go to the Facebook Business Account, Twitter Account, Blog Account, and a link to our web site.  By doing these information postings about our business and services 2 things happen, first many people from all over the world see our information and comment on it through our web site, second and most important fact is that the postings exposure us to the servers on Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask, and others  to see new and fresh information daily on all of these accounts and after continued daily postings over a long period of time, your web site information is pushed to the first page on the organic listings of the topic a potential customer is looking for.

What makes this program work for us is the daily postings which we have done over the last 2 years.  We now receive over 25% of our new customers from the internet and not just our web site.  The new customers typed into the internet a subject related to our business and we came up on the first page of the organic listings to choose from.

If you are looking for more customers without spending a fortune to advertisers or internet marketing firms, I highly suggest contacting OnFast.Com and giving it a try.  You must be committed to use it daily and repeatedly.  If you do you will see the increase in new customer calls within a few months.

Look us up, Collier Pest Control Facebook Business, Twitter, and Blog accounts to see how my daily postings give us internet exposure or you can contact me at Collier Pest Control at 239-455-4300 or email us at phil.hadley@collierpestcontrol.  I will explain how I use OnFast.Com to our benefit.

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WHITE FLY FIG WHITE FLY DAMAGE ON FICUS PLANTS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

FIG WHITEFLIES

 

DON’T LET FICUS FLIES DAMAGE YOUR HEDGES OR TREES 

If you see your Ficus Trees or Hedge suddenly loosing its leaves or turning brown and tiny white, gnat-like, adult whiteflies fly from the foliage.  DON’T WAIT contact us quickly!  You may have the Fig White Fly attacking your Ficus.  They can defoliate your trees and hedges very quickly.  Although your ficus tree or hedge may appear to be dying after losing a lot of leaves, it may not be a goner.  If the twigs are still flexible, it may refoliate in a few weeks.  Very Important:  if you find an infestation do not pt pruning clippers in the yard waste, trash pick-up.  Don’t spread the flies to other areas of our neighborhood.  Keep the clippings in a garbage bag or in compose piles to kill the flies.

These Fig White Flies are hard to see compared to other species of whiteflies.  The body of the adult Fig Whitefly is yellow in color and the wings are white with a faint grey band towards the middle of the wing and a grey longitudinal bar on the inside of the back edge of each  of the front wings. 

Ficus hedges and trees are not native to South Florida and these Fig White Flies are quickly spreading northward from Homestead since 2007.  Fortunately, these flies can be controlled.  First, you have to determine if you already have Fig Whitefly.  If not, keep monitoring your trees and hedges for early signs of an infestation, such as; leaves falling off or small gnat-like flies emerging from the foliage.

If you find signs of the Fig White Fly or wish to prevent the fly from damaging your hedges or trees, call Collier Pest Control today for a free inspection or set up treatment.  Yes, we can eliminate unwanted Fig Whiteflies from your foliage or prevent them from damaging them with our Fig White Fly Treatments.  Collier Pest Control not only will kill off all Fig White Flies on the hedges and tree but will put a special material in the soil and on the plant.  This material will absorb into the plant and any new Fig Whitefly will be killed from just biting into the plant for moisture.

Collier Pest Control offers this one time correction treatments for the Fig Whitefly. If you have been told or suspect you may have the Fig Whitefly problem or other lawn insect or fungi problems, call Collier Pest Control, 239-455-4300 for a Free Inspection or a complete explanation to any of our services.  You also can look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com or Email us at info@collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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BED BUG VAPOR HEAT TREATMENT PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

VAPOR BED BUG TREATMENT

  

ADVANCED ALL NEW SERVICE 

Yes, Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, has incorporated the all new VAPOR BED BUG TREATMENT developed at the University of Florida.  This amazing new method of bed bug treatments allows you to keep all your furniture with very little inconvenience.  Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, VAPOR BED BUG TREATMENT places room heaters and box fans along with vapor strips, plus residual control materials in every room of your home or business.  These vapor strips penetrate all parts of each room, such as: closets, mattresses, headboards, couches, chairs, tables, carpet, draperies, wall pictures to kill off all bed bugs.

This amazing new VAPOR BED BUG TREATMENT method controls and kills off all adult bed bugs and their eggs within 24 hours.  We set up treatment stations in every room of your home or business and the materials go to work.  You only need to be prepared to leave your home or business for a period of 27 hours for us to complete the VAPOR BED BUG TREATMENT service. 

Collier Pest Control has 2 different methods of Bed Bug Control that saves your furniture.  Don’t throw out your valuable furniture because of an unwanted bed bug infestation.

If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida and think you may have bed bugs call 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control for a full explanation of our amazing VAPOR BED BUG TREATMENT method or any other of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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TERMITES DRYWOOD SPOT TREATMENT WITH TERMIDOR DRY PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRING FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

NO NEED TO FUMIGATE THE WHOLE HOUSE

FOR ONE SMALL DRYWOOD TERMITE INFESTATION

 

IS THE ANSWER! 

Now no matter where termites are infesting, subterranean or drywood, inside or out, Termidor Dry can control all types of termites quickly, without the high cost of fumigating, drilling, or baiting.  Yes, if Termidor Dry’s unique “Transfer Effect” transfers the active ingredients from one termite to another.  Eliminating the whole colony.

Because Termidor Dry is designed to be applied with precision directly to termite galleries in wood, carton nests, or shelter tubes from foundation to roof, it gets right to the heart of the problem-whether it is in a structural support member, window sill, or decorative wood trim.

Termidor Dry allows for treatments throughout structures including trees, fence posts, landscaping timbers, docks-almost anywhere you would find active termites.

Collier Pest Control can treat immediately to any infestation inside your home or business with this minimally invasive application method.  Termidor Dry can be applied through extremely small predrilled holes.  Now it is possible to treat isolated termite infestation without costly fumigating, drilling, or baiting.

If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida and think you have termites, or want a Free Termite Home Inspection call, 239-455-4300, for a full explanation of this NEW TERMIDOR DRY termite control method, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com for information any of Florida’s problem pests.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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EVENT PLANNING WITH NOT BUGS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

   

OUT DOOR EVENT PROTECTION 

            BUGS AND PARTIES DON’T MIX!!  So, if your planning an outdoor event, don’t forget to protect your guests against biting or crawling insects.

            Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, can help make your outdoor event a sparkling success!  We can eliminate the annoying bug problems that can accompany an outdoor gathering.  We will treat all outside foliage, turf, and structures for crawling insects, and put out flying insect equipment to attract and trap flying insects.  These specially designed materials will eliminate crawling and flying insects without risk to you or your guests.

            Call us before your outdoor event. Our office staff can plan convenient times to come treat your outdoor areas.  Collier Pest Control’s Outdoor Event Protection treatment is simple, convenient, affordable, and will leave you with a peace of mind! 

            If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 for more details on this or any other of our protective services or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com. Don’t let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida outdoor event!  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects

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ORGANIC PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

COLLIER PEST CONTROL’S

TRULY ORGANIC PEST CONTROL

          

                Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, can fulfill the needs of our community with a TRULY ORGANIC PEST CONTROL TREATMENT.  Collier Pest Control has for years recognize the need to offer an option for a GREEN PEST CONTROL SERVICE. We have offered our Envirocare Pest Control Natures Way for 20 years and for the last 10 years we have offered a TRULY ORGANIC PEST CONTROL TREATMENT.

                Insects and rodents compete with us for our food supply, destroy or damage property, and can spread diseases.  You can protect your health and property from pests without compromising your environment to chemical pesticides.

                Collier Pest Control developed and offers our ORGANIC PEST CONTROL TREATMENT to anyone who would like to keep their home environment free of any chemical presence or those who wants to qualify as an organic business or produces an organic product. 

                  Our Organic Pest Control Treatment consists of a thorough evaluation and inspection of your home or business, making government approved graphs and charts, detailed government approved inspection forms, and a complete description plan of how each service will be performed and with an approved list of products and materials, including monitoring traps, that can be used in an ORGANIC PEST CONTROL TREATMENT.               

                If you have had concerns or are opposed to the old fashion methods of pest control spraying treatments, The ORGANIC PEST CONTROL Treatment from Collier Pest Control will meet your needs. 

                                Collier Pest Control’s ORGANIC PEST CONTROL TREATMENT will inspect all the interior cracks and voids of your home or business.  We’ll also inspect the windows, door frames, plumbing and electrical pipes, cabinets and vanities, storage rooms, shelving, and your attic, and only treat, or trap if insects with approved materials and traps.  We will finish the service with insect controlling materials on a perimeter outside treatment to the surroundings of your home or business.

                Don’t let unwanted insects compromise your beliefs or spoil your Beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  You now can protect your home or business with Collier Pest Control’s TRULY ORGANIC PEST CONTROL SERVICE, without old fashion spraying methods,

                If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 for a free estimate and a complete explanation of all our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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MIDGES PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

MIDGES

       

                The Florida Midge emerge from lakes in astronomical numbers, covering walls of homes, and forming heaps of wispy corpses under outdoor lights.  They are sometimes called blind mosquitoes because when their multitudes are disturbed in their resting places on lake shore sedges, they rise up with a mosquito-like whine and fly clumsily away among the vegetation, as to recognize a good meal when it walks into their back yard.  Actually, Midges do not feed during their short life of a day or two.  Since they do not feed they do not bite as adult mosquitoes.     

 This is time enough for myriads of them to vanish down the gullets of swallows, dragonflies, and fish.

The larva of the Midge lives in the mud of lakes and low water areas where each constructs a small open-ended tube. Through which they draw a little stream of water from which they remove algae and microscopic debris.  They act as the filter for our lakes and low water areas.  90% of all Midge activity takes place just before sundown.

            Control of the Midge is limited to reducing the lights around lakes and low water areas, stocking bodies of water with carp and goldfish, adding insect growth regulators to bodies of water, and light traps around the same bodies of water.

            Collier Pest Control is also limited to controlling the source points of the Midge, but we have had very good success in controlling Midges at homes around Southwest Florida.  We can treat your home with a special material in all areas that Midges would rest such as, front foyers, eaves, soffits, windows, doors, lanai areas, pool cages, and the garage.  When Midges rest on areas where we have treated they will be controlled within a few minutes.  It is very effective!

            Call, 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control today for a free estimate and a complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com. Don’t let unwanted pests spoiling your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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WHITE FLY RUGOSE SPIRALING WHITEFLY ON PALMS AND TREES PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

Rugose Spiraling Whitefly

  

The Rugose Spiraling Whitefly originated in Central America.  This is not the same whitefly that is currently causing defoliation and branch dieback of ficus in South Florida.  These whiteflies are small winged insects.  They typically feed on the underside of leaves with their needle-like mouthparts.  Whiteflies can seriously injure host plants by sucking nutrients from the plant causing wilting, yellowing, stunting, leaf drop, or even death.

The Rugose Spiraling Whitefly has a very broad host range from palms to woody ornamentals and fruits.  It has been seen on gumbo limbo, black olive, copperleaf, broadleaf arrowhead, Brazilian pepper, wax myrtle, live oak, mango, and several palms.

The adults congregate on the undersides of the leaves to feed and reproduce.  The female lays here eggs in a spiral pattern on the leaves and also deposits a white, waxy substance on the eggs.  The crawler stage hatches from the eggs and crawls around before it starts to feed with its “needle-like” mouthparts.  This stage is very small and difficult to see.

The most noticeable symptoms of an infestation of this whitefly is the abundance of white, waxy material covering the leaves and also excessive black sooty mold.  The actual effect of an infestation of Rugose Spiraling Whitefly on the health of a plant is unknown; however, whiteflies in general can cause plant decline, defoliation and branch dieback.

Monitor plants for early signs of an infestation.  Small potted plants can be washed off with water.  Larger plants can be controlled with horticultural oil or insecticidal soap or most likely will need an insecticide spraying and root drenching by a professional lawn pest control company to control these whiteflies.  They will use a systemic insecticide product that can be applied directly to the infested plant or the soil.

Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, will treat each infected tree with the appropriate materials by root feeding and by direct contact.  These materials will protect each tree for a period of 6 months after application.

If you suspect a problem with the Rugose Spiraling Whitefly or any other insect call our office, 239-455-4300, for a complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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ANTS GHOST ANTS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

GHOST ANTS

          The Ghost Ant has become the number one pest ant found in Southwest Florida. This ant is identified by the worker ants running erratically and rapidly on a set trail that can be traced back to the nest.  They are very tiny, about 1/32 of an inch long, and derives its name from the fact that it is very difficult to see.  The head and thorax of the Ghost Ant is dark in color and the abdomen and legs are very pale.  This forces a person to look very closely at surfaces just to see the workers moving about.  They will create trails from just a few ants to hundreds. 

                These trails can usually be located along building foundations and up the walls outdoors.  Ghost ants will readily trail down branches of trees and shrubs into the structure, and through cracks around eaves and soffits.  The Ghost Ant's primary habitat is outdoors.  They will nest in the soil, dead tree limbs, under stones, and in hollow cavities of plants.  Inside, the Ghost Ant will nest inside wall voids, behind base boards, and under cabinets. 

                Each Ghost Ant colony is moderate in size, with thousands of workers and numerous reproductive queens.  New colonies are started by "budding" where one or more reproductive queens, together with workers and brood (larvae and pupae), move away from the original colony. 

                The worker Ghost Ant is very fond of honeydew secreted by aphids, but will also feed upon live and dead insects.  Moisture is a limiting factor in the survival of Ghost Ants. They have a very high need for moisture. 

                Conditions which result in excess moisture such as poor drainage or plumbing leaks should be corrected.  If possible, a vegetation free border should be installed around the foundation.  Branches of trees and shrubs which

touch the structure should be trimmed back.  Successful control of the Ghost Ant depends upon the ability to locate

the foraging ants and  the nest sites.  The liberal use of bait in proper locations works well when combined with an exterior power spray treatment.  The Ghost Ant can often be controlled within a few days.

                Don’t let insect change your lifestyle in beautiful Southwest Florida.  If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or anywhere in Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control today for a complete explanation and free estimate on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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WHITE FLY FIG WHITE FLIES ON HEDGES AND TREES PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

FIG WHITEFLIES

  

DON’T LET FICUS FLIES DAMAGE YOUR HEDGES OR TREES 

If you see your Ficus Trees or Hedge suddenly loosing its leaves or turning brown and tiny white, gnat-like, adult whiteflies fly from the foliage.  DON’T WAIT contact us quickly!  You may have the Fig White Fly attacking your Ficus.  They can defoliate your trees and hedges very quickly.  Although your ficus tree or hedge may appear to be dying after losing a lot of leaves, it may not be a goner.  If the twigs are still flexible, it may refoliate in a few weeks.  Very Important:  if you find an infestation do not pt pruning clippers in the yard waste, trash pick-up.  Don’t spread the flies to other areas of our neighborhood.  Keep the clippings in a garbage bag or in compose piles to kill the flies.

These Fig White Flies are hard to see compared to other species of whiteflies.  The body of the adult Fig Whitefly is yellow in color and the wings are white with a faint grey band towards the middle of the wing and a grey longitudinal bar on the inside of the back edge of each  of the front wings. 

Ficus hedges and trees are not native to South Florida and these Fig White Flies are quickly spreading northward from Homestead since 2007.  Fortunately, these flies can be controlled.  First, you have to determine if you already have Fig Whitefly.  If not, keep monitoring your trees and hedges for early signs of an infestation, such as; leaves falling off or small gnat-like flies emerging from the foliage.

If you find signs of the Fig White Fly or wish to prevent the fly from damaging your hedges or trees, call Collier Pest Control today for a free inspection or set up treatment.  Yes, we can eliminate unwanted Fig Whiteflies from your foliage or prevent them from damaging them with our Fig White Fly Treatments.  Collier Pest Control not only will kill off all Fig White Flies on the hedges and tree but will put a special material in the soil and on the plant.  This material will absorb into the plant and any new Fig Whitefly will be killed from just biting into the plant for moisture.

Collier Pest Control offers this one time correction treatments for the Fig Whitefly. If you have been told or suspect you may have the Fig Whitefly problem or other lawn insect or fungi problems, call Collier Pest Control, 239-455-4300 for a Free Inspection or a complete explanation to any of our services.  You also can look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com or Email us at info@collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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SUCCESSFUL WEB ADVERTISING WITH ONFAST.COM

 

OnFast.Com is an internet marketing program for small business to get a broad base internet exposure for your business simply and inexpensively.

Collier Pest Control has used OnFast.Com since May 4^th, 2011to promote our services on the internet.  OnFast.com set up for us a Facebook Business account, a Twitter account, and a Blog account that I can send our information to the internet I would like to promote.

How I use OnFast.Com is to copy and paste problem pest information sheets that we offer to our customers that educate them to our services and Florida’s problem pests.  I post 2 pest information sheets daily on a very simple template previously set up on the OnFast.Com program.  I then pick a day and time I wish the information to be available and click on a send Icon and these postings go to the Facebook Business Account, Twitter Account, Blog Account, and a link to our web site.  By doing these information postings about our business and services 2 things happen, first many people from all over the world see our information and comment on it through our web site, second and most important fact is that the postings exposure us to the servers on Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask, and others  to see new and fresh information daily on all of these accounts and after continued daily postings over a long period of time, your web site information is pushed to the first page on the organic listings of the topic a potential customer is looking for.

What makes this program work for us is the daily postings which we have done over the last 2 years.  We now receive over 25% of our new customers from the internet and not just our web site.  The new customers typed into the internet a subject related to our business and we came up on the first page of the organic listings to choose from.

If you are looking for more customers without spending a fortune to advertisers or internet marketing firms, I highly suggest contacting OnFast.Com and giving it a try.  You must be committed to use it daily and repeatedly.  If you do you will see the increase in new customer calls within a few months.

Look us up, Collier Pest Control Facebook Business, Twitter, and Blog accounts to see how my daily postings give us internet exposure or you can contact me at Collier Pest Control at 239-455-4300 or email us at phil.hadley@collierpestcontrol.  I will explain how I use OnFast.Com to our benefit.

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WOOD DECAY FUNGI PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

WOOD DECAY FUNGI

 

            Few Organisms are capable of utilizing wood as a source of food energy.  Among these, wood decay fungi are the most important of these organisms.  Wood Decay Fungi is important and is a beneficial organisms in the natural ecology of the world’s forests.

          Wood Decay Fungi are plants which lack chlorophyll.  Therefore, since they cannot produce their own carbohydrate food, they live on carbohydrates contained or stored in wood.  The fungal reproductive body or spore (seed) germinates when the proper conditions of oxygen, temperature and moisture exist, by developing threadlike hyphae.  These hyphae secrete enzymes which break down wood into usable food.  The hyphae of some fungi form thick root like strands called rhizomorphs which allow them to conduct water long distances.  Eventually fruiting structures called sporophores (some are called mushrooms, toadstools, and conks) are produced.

          Decay of wood in structures is a problem in moist, humid climate areas.  Moisture in some form is necessary for the growth of fungi that causes rot.  When wood is used in the construction of a building, it should be well seasoned, so that it does not contain enough natural moisture to support decay fungi.

          Wood-decaying fungi causes as much, if not more, damage to structures each year than do termites.  These fungi, primarily brown, rot including the water conducting fungi, and white rot, are found throughout the United States, although some are restricted to areas of warmer and or more humid conditions.

          Some people term this as “dry” rot.  There is no such thing a “dry rot”.  All wood must have moisture of over 20% in order for the wood decay fungi to attack.  There are many types of fungi damaging wood here in Southwest Florida.  It is necessary to at least be able to determine the type of fungi causing the damage at hand: Sap-Staining fungi (blue-stain fungi), Surface-Staining fungi (molds and mildews), White Pocket Rot, Brown Rot, Water-conducting Fungi (dry-rot, or White Rot.

                    The first step in controlling wood decay fungi is to locate signs of moisture problems.  Then remove all the damaged wood and live active growing fungi.  Since fungi is created from excess moisture and to keep the fungi from returning, lowering the moisture percentage in the area to below 20% and humidity below 50% will help stop fungi growth.  Sometimes these changes can be as simple as more air flow into the area and other times on exterior wood it may need to be changed regularly.

          If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, for a complete explanation on termites, wood destroying insects, wood decay fungi, or any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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TICKS BROWN DOG TICKS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

TICK SERVICE

 

            Collier Pest Control is Southwest Florida’s Pest Control Authority.  We are specialist’s in general household pest and termite control. Our approach to tick control is not just with surface sprays.  Collier Pest Control developed a complete thorough Tick Treatment that treats your complete house and every place your pet is active; all the cracks and crevices, voids, windows and door casings, furniture, baseboards, and rugs.

                The Brown Dog Tick is the most common tick here in beautiful Southwest Florida.  The Brown Dog Tick does not vector any disease, such as Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever.  Ticks are a serious problem and can cause major health problems if allowed to infest your living area.  Ticks are not an insect and are closely related to the spider.  Adult ticks have 8 legs, insects only have 6 legs.  All ticks are parasitic and feed on the blood of animals.  Most ticks spend the majority of their life on or near the ground waiting for a suitable host to come attach themselves on.  Ticks will climb onto an appropriate object, such as a tall blade of grass, bush, fence post, side of a building to wait for a host to pass by. The Brown Dog Tick can live for as long as 200 days without a blood meal.

                The female Brown Dog Tick can lay a mass of 1000 to 3000 eggs. These eggs will hatch in 19 to 60 days into a 6 legged, small, immature seed tick. Within 3 to 6 days it will molt and change into an 8 legged nymph tick.  After a blood meal from a host, this nymph will molt in 12 to 29 days into an adult tick. 

                If you find a tick attached to you or a family member never just pull it off the skin.  A tick is easily removed by first touching the tick with a warm butter knife or alcohol to get it to remove its head from the skin. Then grab the tick and lift it off the skin.

                Don’t be over whelmed with a tick infestation in your home. If you are looking for a dependable knowledgeable exterminator and live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control for a free estimate and a complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Don’t let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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MUSHROOMS IN THE LAWN PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

MUSHROOMS

 

WHY ARE THERE MUSHROOMS IN MY LAWN? 

            First and foremost, DO NOT EAT WILD MUSHROOMS unless you are ABSOLUTELY sure you have identified the mushroom correctly and know that it is edible.  Many common lawn mushrooms are poisonous.  If you must eat a wild mushroom, leave one in case the poison control center needs an sample of what you ate.

            Mushrooms are truly unique organism, and their ability to recycle agricultural wastes, tree stumps, and other decomposing matter is usually not fully appreciated because they tend to do it right in the middle of our well cared for lawns!

            Mushrooms, sometimes called toadstools, are the reproductive (fruiting) structures of some kinds of fungi.  Many fungi do not produce visible fruiting structures, including those that cause many lawn diseases.  Most fungi in lawns however, are beneficial because they decompose organic matter, thereby releasing nutrients that are then available for plant growth.  Lawn mushrooms feed off decaying matter such as: old mulch, animal waste, rotting, tree stumps, or muck from newly laid sod.

            The mushrooms that you see are not the whole fungus.  You are in fact seeing the fruiting body, which has a prime function of spreading spores to create new colonies.  It is what’s going on under the ground that keeps the fungus alive.  Most mushrooms reproduce by releasing thousands of spores through their gills into open air for dispersion into the environment.

            Most mushrooms do not harm your lawn nor cause any damage.  But to rid you lawn of mushrooms, first find out why they are there.  Over watering, organic material in the soil, spores being blown in from a neighbor lawn, or decaying foliage near the lawn.

            Just mowing the mushrooms down will only spread the spores and give you more mushrooms.  To rid your lawn of mushrooms try reducing the water irrigating to a mininium to dry out the soil.  Thatch the lawn of excess lawn clippings and foliage to let the soil breathe and dry out.  Hand pick each mushroom with a plastic bag, not to let the spores drop on the ground.  If mushrooms are associated with a lawn fungus called Fairy Ring.  Have the lawn treated with the proper fungicide by a professional pest control operator.  If there is no sign of other damaging fungi on your lawn, you can sometimes eliminate mushrooms growing from organic matter by applying nitrogen fertilizer.  This helps, because fertilization speeds up decomposition of organic matter.  If you fertilize with nitrogen and there is damaging fungi on your lawn, the nitrogen will cause the damaging fungi to spread quickly thorough out the lawn.  Or, rather than trying to kill mushrooms, enjoy their beauty and just what till the weather or environment changes and the mushrooms just stop returning.

            Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, can help you with mushrooms or lawn fungus.  We can identify the source of your problem and either provide a treatment to eliminate the fungus or give you mechanical or physical methods to reduce the moisture in the lawn to help with the mushrooms.

            If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or anywhere in Southwest Florida call Collier Pest Control for a full explanation on any of our services or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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ANTS WHITE FOOT ANTS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

WHITE FOOT ANTS

            The White Footed ant is native to tropical Asia, but has been inadvertently introduce into South Florida.  The White Footed Ant arrived in the Homestead are of Florida in 1986, followed by rapidly spreading up and out expanding throughout the rest of South Florida.

                The White Footed Ants are relatively small ants with a black body and yellowish-white feet, called tibia and tarsi.  These ants do not bite or sting, nor have they been reported to cause any type of structural damage.  They are just a nuisance ant attracted to sweet foods.  Thus, it is common to find them foraging indoors around kitchens and bathrooms, and outside on hedges infested with honeydew producing insects, such as aphid and scales.

                White Footed Ants in Southwest Florida for many pest control companies, have been extremely difficult to control because of several characteristics of their biology.  One big problem is that they establish colonies of well over a million ants, over half being worker ants.  Workers ants are sterile females that are responsible for foraging for food and caring for the nest.  Another problem is that food ingested by the worker ants is never shared back in the colony, as like most every other type of ant.  These sterile worker ants are capable of laying unfertilized eggs.  These Thinner more fragile non fertile eggs are what the worker ants, larva, and queens in the colony use as their food source, therefore, any toxic bait to kill off ants never reach the ants in a White Foot Ant colony, and only affect the foraging worker ants that eat the insect killing baits.

                While White Foote Ants are not directly harmful to humans or pets, their presence within the home is a nuisance. Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, has developed a 3-step 6-week treatment method to eliminate unwanted White Foote Ants from you home and property.  Collier Pest Control will first use insect killing baits inside you home and attic to eliminate any activity being seen inside your home.  Then we will treat the immediate sides of your home with special insect killing materials to kill any trailing White Foot Ant attempting to enter your home.  The 3-stage of this treatment method is to use special insect killing materials up to 30 or 40 feet around your home, killing off all activity trailing toward your home.  Collier Pest Control will follow up with a service treatment each week for 5 more weeks insuring that no White Foot Ants are infested or entering your home.

                If you have been run out of your home by unwanted White Foot Ants and live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call, 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control for a complete explanation and free estimate on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Don’t let insect spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida doesn’t have to be shared with insects.

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ANTS FLORICOLA ANT PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

FLORICOLA ANT

(ALSO KNOWN AS A BICOLORED TRAILING ANT)

Sometimes called the Flower Ant, the Floricola Ant is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions.  This small and slender ant is widely known to attack other insect eggs, including butterflies.  The Floricola Ant can be distinguished by their distinctive bi-colored body, with a pale thorax and darker brown head and gaster, and a clubbed 3 segmented antenna and 2 nodes between their thorax and their gaster. 

The Floricola is primarily forming large colonies in bushes, dry stems of grasses, and trees as well as in small voids or cracks in homes to varying degrees.  They are a common urban pest in most tropical countries.

The Floricola lives on living and dead insects.   Sucking the sap from insects and collecting honeydew off plants, giving them the generic name as the flower ant.

Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, is thoroughly familiar with the Floricola Ant as well as all of Southwest Florida’s problem ants and how to control and eliminate them. 

If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or anywhere in Southwest Florida call Collier Pest Control for an explanation on any of our services or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com. 

Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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FOOD PESTS EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

     STORED PANTRY & FOOD PRODUCT PEST  

       

                        Collier Pest Control is your Southwest Florida Pest Authority including Stored Food Product Pests.  There are several different types of Food Product Pests in Southwest Florida.  The most common are flour beetles, saw-toothed grain beetles, cigarette and drug store beetles, weevils, grain moths, Indian and Mediterranean flour moths, and psocids.

                Most of the Stored Food Product Pests in Florida can reproduce quickly all year. It is very unsettling to open a brand new package of something just to find it infested with insects.  How did they get into that package?  The answer is that they were in the package when the food product was processed at the factory.  Then when the age, humidity, and temperature of the food product get just right the insects hatch out. From the infested food packages, the pests may spread to other exposed food.

                These Food Product Pests are usually found living in dried fruit, spices, flour, bran,  dried vegetables, dried flowers, grains, milled cereal products, dried dog and cat food, nuts, candy, pasta, grits, cake mixes, and other similar processed dried or grain products.

                The first step in controlling Food Product Pests is to locate the source of the infestation.  All susceptible foods should be thoroughly inspected and infested items be discarded.  You need to take the time to go through the pantry and inspect those items in question. 

                Insects in infested foods may be killed by heat or cold if the item is of value and need to be saved.  Invested foods may be placed in an oven at 130 degrees for 30 minutes or into a freezer at 0 degrees for 4 days to kill live insects and their eggs.  If insects are out of the food package and active, you can vacuum or dry wipe up all insects and wash the area with warm soapy water. If insects reappear after you have inspected and discarded infested food items take the time to re-inspect and discard any new infested items and look for the source of the problem.

                The presence of Food Product Pests is not an indication of uncleanliness since the infestation of the food product was before you purchased the food product.

                If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control for a free estimate and a complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Don’t let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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WOODPECKER CONTROL WITH THE FLASHER PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

WOODPECKER PROTECTION

   

WITH THE FLASHER

            There are about 200 species of woodpeckers and many are threatened or endangered due to loss of habitat, with 5 common species here in Southwest Florida.  The Red-Cockaded, the Red-Bellied, the Downy, The Common Yellow Flicker, the large Pileated, and Ivory Billed Woodpecker last seen in196, all of these birds can be seen here in Southwest Florida. 

            The bill’s chisel-like tip is kept sharp by the pecking action, with long sticky tongues, which possess bristles, aid these birds in grabbing and extracting insects deep within a hole of a tree. To prevent brain damage from the rapid and repeated impacts, woodpeckers have evolved a number of adaptations to protect the brain.  These include small brain size, the orientation of the brain with the skull and the short duration of contact.

            The diet of woodpeckers consists mainly of insects and grubs taken from living and dead trees. This also helps to keep trees healthy by keeping them from suffering mass infestations of insects.

            It takes woodpeckers about a month to excavate a hole to be used for nesting.  Abandoned holes are used by other birds and mammals.  They may aggressively harass potential competitors.  In residential areas woodpeckers are known to excavate holes in homes and building eaves and décor.  This causes unsightly and costly damage.

            Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida Pest Authority, can keep these nuisance woodpeckers from attacking your home with The Flasher Woodpecker Reflector. The Flasher scares attacking woodpeckers away, keeping your home protected and beautiful.  Just a few decorative Flashers attached to the eaves of your home near the areas where the woodpeckers are attacking will keep them away with no harm to the birds.

            If you live in Naples, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, or anywhere in beautiful Southwest Florida and are being annoyed by attacking woodpeckers, call, 239-455-4300, Southwest Florida Pest Authority for a complete explanation about The Flasher, a woodpecker reflector, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Don’t let unwanted pests soil your beautiful Southwest Florida live style.  Remember, Florida doesn’t have to be shared with pests.

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BED BUG CHAMBERED HEAT TREATMENT PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

CHAMBERED

BED BUG HEAT TREATMENT

BED BUGS AMONG US

            Sometimes referred to as “red coats”, “chinches,” or “mahogany flats,” bed bugs are appearing in great numbers in all parts of our society.  From upper income homes, hotels, businesses, apartments, even hospitals.  Infestations reports are up 5000 percent, due to international travel and the loss of DDT as an insecticide control product.

            The nightmare begins when a bed bug finds its way into your clothing; it now can start almost anywhere.  It only takes one bed bug to hitch a ride on your clothing (furniture, suitcase, etc.) to infest your residence. What’s worse is that bed bugs can live up to one year without any further blood feedings.  

Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, can help you with a quick and easy treatment to get you back in order in just one day!  Collier Pest Control can provide the proven guaranteed Bed Bug Heat Treatment to any room you have an infestation with.  In Just a few short hours and your room is ready to be used again without throwing away any furniture or bedding!

Yes, the Collier Pest Control’s Bed Bug Heat Treatment will Heat Treat the infested furniture such as:  mattress, box springs, bed frame, head board, upholstered furniture, draperies, drapery rods, and any other furniture Bed Bug infested.  We will also chemically treat all the cracks, crevices, voids, and carpet for Bed Bugs throughout the rest of the room.  This whole process will only take a few hours and your Bed Bug problem will then be gone without throwing away any furniture or bedding!  There are only a few pest control operators skilled enough to provide this New Bed Bug Heat Treatment properly, and now Collier Pest Control can offer this amazing treatment to you now, here in our beautiful Southwest Florida.

If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida and think you may have bed bugs call Collier Pest Control today 239-455-4300 or look us up on line at collierpestcontrol.com, for a complete explanation of this amazing new Bed Bug Heat Treatment or any of our services.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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NONE SPRAYING PEST CONTROL WITH ENVIROCARE PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

 

ENVIRO-CARE PEST CONTROL                               

                Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, recognizes the need to offer an option for a GREEN PEST CONTROL SERVICE that offers a no spray, non-organophosphate pest control treatment.  Collier Pest Control searched for an alternative GREEN PEST CONTROL method, a new environmentally sensitive system that offers a no spraying system.

                Collier Pest Control developed and offers the Enviro-Care Pest Control Treatment done Natures Way!  A totally new concept of doing pest control.  NO SPRAYING PESTICIDES, NO ORGANOPHOSPAHATES, NO CARBAMATES, NO CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS, and absolutely no odors inside your home or business!  This new and exciting treatment gives everyone an alternative GREEN PEST CONTROL SERVICE when concerned over the use of spraying pesticide treatments in their home.  The Enviro-Care treatment puts greater emphasis on non-chemical methods of controlling insects.  This new method consists of a thorough evaluation and inspection of your home or business with the use of biological, organic, and mechanical means to trap, repel, and bait to control insects.

                If you have had concerns or are opposed to the old fashion methods of pest control spraying treatments, The Enviro-Care Treatment from Collier Pest Control will meet your needs. 

                Insects and rodents compete with us for our food supply, destroy or damage property, and can spread diseases.  You can protect your health and property from pests without compromising your environment to chemical pesticides.

                Collier Pest Control, using the Enviro-Care Treatment, done Natures Way, will treat the cracks and voids of your home or business.  We’ll also treat the windows, door frames, plumbing and electrical pipes, cabinets and vanities, and your attic.  Collier Pest Control will finish the service with a non chemical perimeter outside treatment to the surroundings of your home or business.  The Enviro-Care Treatment will protect your home or business against most of Southwest Florida’s crawling insects for a period of up to 180 days, that’s  six months of protection.

                Don’t let unwanted insects compromise your beliefs or spoil your Beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  You now can protect your home or business in a ALL NEW GREEN PEST CONTROL SERVICE, without old fashion spraying methods, with the Enviro-Care Treatment, done Natures Way.

                If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control for a free estimate and a complete explanation of all our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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MILLIPEDES PEST CONTROL EXTERNIMATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

MILLIPEDES

 

            Millipedes usually are considered an outdoor pest that may seek refuge in dark, damp areas around and inside your home.  Millipedes live outdoors, and feed on damp, decaying vegetation, forest litter, grass clippings; compost heaps, and mulched areas.  Female Millipedes can lie from 20 to 300 eggs in decaying organic material.  The eggs hatch in a few weeks called “Thousand Legers” they have two pair of legs attached to each body segment.

            Collier Pest Control through experience has learned that the majority of Millipede migration will stop soon after our first cold front passes through that brings the temperature down to the low 50’s Millipede activity will begin again when the temperatures stay above 75 to 80 degrees.

            Collier Pest Control sympathizes if you are having a Millipede problem.  If you are seeing a few Millipedes daily, we can apply a Collier Compete Pest Control Treatment to control your immediate problem.  If you are seeing large numbers of Millipedes invading your home, we can apply a Millipede Treatment to the lawn and perimeter of your home. Collier Pest Control will apply our exclusive Millipede Treatment containing a high tech granular material to your entire your lawn and a liquid insect repellant around the base of your home to give you complete control of Millipedes. Eliminating excess areas of high moisture and mulch from the lawn will help control and stop millipedes from being around your home.

            If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida and are having a problem with Millipedes call 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control today for a free estimate and a complete explanation of all of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Do not let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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FLIES MOTH FLYS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS NAPLES FLORIDA

MOTH FLYS

                An annoying and troublesome pest that concerns numerous homeowners is the moth fly, also commonly known as the drain fly, filter fly, or sewage fly. Moth flies are frequently found indoors on windows, sinks and walls. The source of the fly infestation is generally from sinks and floor drains, or from nearby sewage plants or waste disposal areas. Polluted waters and wet organic materials are preferred breeding areas of the fly.

            The adult fly is about one-tenth inch long (about one-third the size of a housefly). It has a dark gray body and lighter colored wings. The body and wings are densely covered with long hairs which give the body a fuzzy or hairy appearance, hence the name “moth fly”.

            Eggs are deposited throughout the spring and summer in moist, decomposing organic materials. The gelatinous organic deposits, which accumulate in drains, provide an ideal breeding site. Eggs hatch into the maggots, which feed in this organic matter. Under favorable conditions, maggots mature in about two weeks and form a hard shell (puparium) within which the pupa forms and from which the adult fly emerges.

            Control varies with the origin of the moth fly infestation. The most economical and sanitary way is to remove the organic material in which they breed. This requires cleaning sinks, drain pipes, and traps with a stiff wire brush or by steam. Several new products are now available that contain either bacteria or enzymes which breakdown the gelatinous scum in drains. They are applied as either a pour around the drain lip or injected as foam. Most pest management companies provide this as a service. To determine which drain is infested, place a jar over the outlet or tape a plastic bag over the opening of the overflow outlet. Check the container at intervals for adult flies.

            If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, for a free estimate and a complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Don’t let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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TOXIC WHAT IS TOXIC PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

 

WHAT IS TOXIC

            Today’s modern convinces include many natural and manmade products to give us a higher standard of living.  When purchasing these products, there is a personal responsibility to pick and choose the product that combines proper safety and environmental protection for the usage needed.  Most people are not aware of the level of toxicity a product has when using it.  The general public also is not aware that the government has given us a standard code of toxicity on which each product is measured.  The level of toxicity must be put on the front of the label on any non food product produced.

            The level of toxicity each product measures are found on the label of the product in the form of a SIGNAL WORD.  This SIGNAL WORD indicates how potentially dangerous this product is to humans and other animals.  Knowing the product’s level of toxicity can help you choose wisely and take the proper precautionary measures for handling and using the product.

            The SIGNAL WORD must appear in large letters on the front panel of the label, immediately following the statement “Keep Out of the Reach of Children”, which also appears on all product labels.

            These are the four levels of toxicity and the SIGNAL WORDS for each level.

            DANGER      This word signals that the product is highly toxic.  A taste to a teaspoonful of the undiluted product, taken by mouth, could kill an average sized (175 lb.) adult.  Any product which is highly toxic, orally, dermal or through inhalation, or which causes severe eye and skin burning will be labeled  DANGER.

            WARNING    This word signals that the product is moderately toxic.  As little as a teaspoon to an ounce of the undiluted product, taken by mouth, could kill an average sized (175 lb.) adult.  Any product which is moderately toxic orally, dermal or through inhalation, or causes moderate eye and skin irritation, will be labeled WARNING.

            CAUTION     This word signals that the product is slightly toxic.  An ounce to a pint of the undiluted product, taken by mouth, could kill an average sized (175 lb.) adult.  Any product which is slightly toxic orally, dermal, or through inhalation, or causes slight eye and skin irritation, will be labeled  CAUTION.

            NO SIGNAL WORD            The absence of a signal word indicates that the product is almost non toxic, less than lightly toxic.  Much more than a pint of undiluted product, taken by mouth, would be needed to kill an average sized (175 lb.) adult.  This also indicates that the product has little or no toxicity to dermal or inhalation poisoning and does not have much or any eye or skin irritation.

            Check your storage closets, and when you shop look at the labels for the toxic level, SIGNAL WORD, for products that meet your safety and needs.  Collier Pest Control uses the most effective materials available, in the caution level or less, when servicing your home or business.  We take your safety and our environment very seriously in choosing products that is why we offer our Enviro-Care Pest Control Service.  This service offers you complete pest control service without any open pesticide spraying.  Only natural products are placed in cracks and crevices to give you comfort and protection.

            If you have concerns or questions on interpreting any product you may be using.  Call, 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control today for a complete explanation on Signal Words or any of our service, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Don’t let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to shared with insects

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ANTS BIG HEAD ANTS PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

BIG HEADED ANTS

                The Big Headed Ant is often misidentified and confused with either a pharaoh ant or a fire ant worker.  All of these ants have 2 nodes between their abdomen and thorax, are yellow to reddish brown in color and have a three section club antenna.  The Big Headed Ant has two distinct sizes of workers. A major worker, is a soldier, defends the colony and a minor worker forages for the colony.  The major workers have a very large head in proportion to their bodies which gives them the name Big Headed Ants.  The minor workers look similar to other types of ants except for the antennas which have 12 segments.  The first segment, called the scape, of the antenna only reaches about halfway up the head.  Big Headed Ants have a stinger like many other ants, but it may not be extended and visible at all times.

                These ants have multiple queens and are more common as a structural pest in warm regions, such as here in Southwest Florida.  They generally are only an occasional, unwanted invader primarily living outdoors.

                Big Headed Ants usually nest in the soil, in protected location under rocks, logs, firewood, patio blocks, landscape timbers, and various types of debris.  Here in Southwest Florida, they rarely nest in the soil and prefer the crack and voids within tree

bark, fences, and walls of your home.  They also form huge, extended colonies called “Super Colonies”.  New colonies are primarily formed by mid-summer flights, however budding (splitting) may occur with the large multi-queen colonies.  This ant may form large bone piles of dead colony member along foundations, baseboards, and under carpeting.

                Big Headed Ants feed upon live and dead insects, seed and honeydew produced by aphids, mealybugs, and scale insects.  Once these ants get inside a home they prefer protein rich foods such as meats and peanut butter but will also feed upon sweets and fruits.

                Getting rid of the Big Headed Ant is best accomplished by locating and eliminating the colonies found in and around the structure.  If the Big Headed Ant colonies cannot be located, bait can be placed in areas where foraging ants can find the bait.  However, the results may be less than satisfactory. 

                If you have battled these ant with little or no success, Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority can help you eliminate the Big Head Ants invading your home!  We have a 3 stage treatment that will control and eliminate Big Head Ants from your lawn and home.

                If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control today for an estimate and complete explanation on our exclusive Big Heat Treatment and any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Don’t let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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SILVERFISH PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

SILVERFISH AND FIREBRATS

 

            Collier Pest Control is your Southwest Florida Pest Authority, including Silverfish and Firebrats. Both Silverfish and Firebrats are common household pests that can cause damage in homes by eating foods or other materials that are high in protein, sugar, or starch.   Silverfish will eat cereals, moist wheat and flour, paper on which there is glue or paste, sizing in paper and bookbinding’s, starch in clothing and rayon fabrics.

                Both Silverfish and Firebrats have flattened bodies, broad at the front and tapering gradually toward the rear (carrot shaped).  They both have three long slender appendages found at the rear of the body and two long slender antennae attached to their heads.  Both are wingless with their bodies covered with scales.  Silverfish are shiny silver gray or pearl gray in color and Firebrats are mottled gray in color.  Both are active at night and hide during the day.

                Silverfish live and develop in damp cool places such as baseboards, bookcases, closets, window and door frames.  Large numbers of Silverfish may be found in newly constructed buildings in which the newly plastered walls are still damp.

                Firebrats live and develop in hot damp places such as around furnaces, fireplaces, hot water pipes and heaters, insulation, and outdoor mulch beds.

                Collier Pest Control can eliminate unwanted Silverfish and Firebrats with our “Collier Complete” pest control service.  We will treat all the cracks and crevices inside your home and broadcast spray the eaves, soffits, mulch beds, flower beds, entry ways, and 5 to 10 feet perimeter around the outside of your home.

                Call, 239-455-4300, Collier Pest Control today for a free estimate and a complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on line at collierpestcontrol.com.  Do not let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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ROACHES GERMAN COCKROACHES PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

GERMAN ROACHES

  

                Collier Pest Control is your Southwest Florida Pest Authority including the German Cockroaches.   The German Roach is the most common household insect pest found in the United States.  They are usually found infesting in food preparation areas, kitchens, and bathrooms.   In severe infestations, they have the capability of living in any portion of a heated structure.  They favor warm, humid atmospheres where temperatures are around 70 to 75 degrees.  The German Roach is most active at night and hides in secluded areas such as cupboards, behind cabinets, wall voids, and motor housings of appliances.

                The adult German Roach is about ½ inch long, brown, and has two dark longitudinal bands or streaks on the top the thorax (just behind the head).   German Roaches are regularly carried from place to place in such things as bagged potatoes, onion bags, beverage cartons, grocery bags, handbags, and in the folds of clothing.

                The German Roach has the highest reproductive potential of all common pest cockroaches.  Female German Roaches produce about 30 to 50 eggs at a time.  The eggs are contained in a capsule with is attached to the tip of the abdomen and carried throughout most of the incubation period.  The eggs hatch in about 28 days at room temperature, and reach maturity in 40 to 125 days.  Adult female German Roaches live about 200 days producing 6 to 8 egg capsules or 180 to 400 eggs.

                Sanitation is the cornerstone to effective and long lasting German Roach control.  Accessible water and food material must be eliminated as much as possible. Hiding, harborage areas need to be sealed off where possible.  Remove hiding areas like open trashcans, old newspapers, rag piles, unused grocery bags, unused boxes, excess grease and food around appliances, and any place a roach could hide or eat.

                Collier Pest Control can control regular infestations of German Roaches with our “Collier Complete” pest control service.  If the infestation is severe, we must apply our thorough German Roach Treatment to all parts of your home.  Both services treat the cracks and crevices inside your home as well as the perimeter, mulch beds, soffits, eaves, and entryways outside effectively and quickly.

                If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or anywhere in Southwest Florida call 230-455-4300 for a free estimate and complete explanation on any of our services, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Do not let unwanted guests spoil your beautiful Southwest Florida lifestyle.  Remember, Florida does not have to be shared with insects!

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SPIDERS SPINY ORB-WEAVER SPIDER PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

SPINY ORB-WEAVER SPIDER

 

            THE SPINY ORB WEAVER SPIDER: is one of the most colorful and easily recognized webbing spiders here in Southwest Florida.  The Spiny Orb Weaver Spider is identified by its

dorsum of abdomen is usually white with black spots and large red spines on the margin.  It resembles a very small space ship.  The females are 5 to 10 mm long and 10 to 14 mm wide. 

            The webs of the Spiny Orb Weaver Spiders typically contain tufts of silk, which may prevent birds from flying into them.  These unique looking spiders are found outside in foliage and wooded areas.

Collier Pest Control’s Spider treatment will eliminate unwanted Spider problems and their webs for a period of 6 months.  We will treat all the areas Spiders will cling and make webs such as; the eaves, soffits, doors, windows, gutters, garage, construction décor changes in the walls, and your pool cage.  We can keep your home as pristine clean as the day it was build.

Call, 239-433-4300, for a full explanation of our exclusive Spider Treatment or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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WHITE FLY FIG WHITEFLIES ON FICUS HEDGES PEST CONTROL EXTERMINATOR BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

FIG WHITEFLIES

DON’T LET FICUS FLIES DAMAGE YOUR HEDGES OR TREES 

If you see your Ficus Trees or Hedge suddenly loosing its leaves or turning brown and tiny white, gnat-like, adult whiteflies fly from the foliage.  DON’T WAIT contact us quickly!  You may have the Fig White Fly attacking your Ficus.  They can defoliate your trees and hedges very quickly.  Although your ficus tree or hedge may appear to be dying after losing a lot of leaves, it may not be a goner.  If the twigs are still flexible, it may refoliate in a few weeks.  Very Important:  if you find an infestation do not pt pruning clippers in the yard waste, trash pick-up.  Don’t spread the flies to other areas of our neighborhood.  Keep the clippings in a garbage bag or in compose piles to kill the flies.

These Fig White Flies are hard to see compared to other species of whiteflies.  The body of the adult Fig Whitefly is yellow in color and the wings are white with a faint grey band towards the middle of the wing and a grey longitudinal bar on the inside of the back edge of each  of the front wings. 

Ficus hedges and trees are not native to South Florida and these Fig White Flies are quickly spreading northward from Homestead since 2007.  Fortunately, these flies can be controlled.  First, you have to determine if you already have Fig Whitefly.  If not, keep monitoring your trees and hedges for early signs of an infestation, such as; leaves falling off or small gnat-like flies emerging from the foliage.

If you find signs of the Fig White Fly or wish to prevent the fly from damaging your hedges or trees, call Collier Pest Control today for a free inspection or set up treatment.  Yes, we can eliminate unwanted Fig Whiteflies from your foliage or prevent them from damaging them with our Fig White Fly Treatments.  Collier Pest Control not only will kill off all Fig White Flies on the hedges and tree but will put a special material in the soil and on the plant.  This material will absorb into the plant and any new Fig Whitefly will be killed from just biting into the plant for moisture.

Collier Pest Control offers this one time correction treatments for the Fig Whitefly. If you have been told or suspect you may have the Fig Whitefly problem or other lawn insect or fungi problems, call Collier Pest Control, 239-455-4300 for a Free Inspection or a complete explanation to any of our services.  You also can look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com or Email us at info@collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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TERMINTES EXTERRA INGROUND BAITING SYSTEM BONITA SPRINGS FORT MYERS NAPLES FLORIDA

 

Why We Recommend

The Exterra Inground Termite Baiting System

    

Collier Pest Control, Southwest Florida’s Pest Authority, has always dedicated itself to provide you the most advance pest control service available.  This includes our Termite services also. 

Collier Pest Control recommends and provides The Exterra Inground Termite Baiting System for Subterranean Termite control.  We have been an Exterra representative since 2000 with hundreds of successful Exterra installations controlling termites all over southwest Florida.

The Exterra Inground Termite Baiting System was designed by pest control operators to overcome all the problems associated with other competitive systems.  The Exterra Inground System is 8 times bigger than all other competitive termite baiting systems.  It is designed not to disrupt termite activity when being inspected or adding bait to the station, like other competitive systems do.  When termites are disturbing the look else ware for food, like your home.  The Exterra Inground System has more attracting wood in the station than other systems do.  The Exterra System has the ability to hold 410 grams of active termite controlling bait, that’s 6 times more bait than any other termite system available.  At Collier Pest Control we place The Exterra Inground Termite Baiting System stations every ten foot apart.  That is 3 times closer that other systems.

Collier Pest Control offers more benefits than other pest control termite companies including: 

• Monitoring The Exterra Inground Termite Baiting System station every 60 days when there is no termite activity and when termites are seen within the Exterra Station, we monitor the Stations every 30 days until the termite activity has been controlled.  
• We also maintain and replace any stations that need repaired or damaged. 
• We offer you written monthly reports of all the inspected Exterra Baiting Station. 
• Collier Pest Control offers economic yearly renews to maintain this valuable protection for your home. 
• Collier Pest Control offers a $500,000 damage warranty against any termite damage due to our negligence.

Collier Pest Control has investigated all types of Inground Baiting Systems and to our profession knowledge there is no better inground termite control system available than the Exterra Inground Termite Baiting System.

Look it up for yourself at www.for-thor.com and read how much more protection you can receive from Exterra than any other type of inground termite baiting system.

If you live in Naples, Fort Myers, or Southwest Florida call 239-455-4300 Collier Pest Control for a full explanation on the Exterra Inground Termite Baiting Systems, or look us up on our web site at collierpestcontrol.com.  Remember Florida does not have to be shared with insects.

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MORE BUSINESS FROM THE WEB WITH ON FAST.COM

 

OnFast.Com is an internet marketing program for small business to get a broad base internet exposure for your business simply and inexpensively.

Collier Pest Control has used OnFast.Com since May 4^th, 2011to promote our services on the internet.  OnFast.com set up for us a Facebook Business account, a Twitter account, and a Blog account that I can send our information to the internet I would like to promote.

How I use OnFast.Com is to copy and paste problem pest information sheets that we offer to our customers that educate them to our services and Florida’s problem pests.  I post 2 pest information sheets daily on a very simple template previously set up on the OnFast.Com program.  I then pick a day and time I wish the information to be available and click on a send Icon and these postings go to the Facebook Business Account, Twitter Account, Blog Account, and a link to our web site.  By doing these information postings about our business and services 2 things happen, first many people from all over the world see our information and comment on it through our web site, second and most important fact is that the postings exposure us to the servers on Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask, and others  to see new and fresh information daily on all of these accounts and after continued daily postings over a long period of time, your web site information is pushed to the first page on the organic listings of the topic a potential customer is looking for.

What makes this program work for us is the daily postings which we have done over the last 2 years.  We now receive over 25% of our new customers from the internet and not just our web site.  The new customers typed into the internet a subject related to our business and we came up on the first page of the organic listings to choose from.

If you are looking for more customers without spending a fortune to advertisers or internet marketing firms, I highly suggest contacting OnFast.Com and giving it a try.  You must be committed to use it daily and repeatedly.  If you do you will see the increase in new customer calls within a few months.

Look us up, Collier Pest Control Facebook Business, Twitter, and Blog accounts to see how my daily postings give us internet exposure or you can contact me at Collier Pest Control at 239-455-4300 or email us at phil.hadley@collierpestcontrol.  I will explain how I use OnFast.Com to our benefit.

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