Ants Labeled As Top Nuisance Pest

Recent Survey Identifies Ants As Nation’s #1 Nuisance Pest

What do jaywalkers, noisy neighbors, and barking dogs have in common with ants? They are all considered nuisance’s we must deal with quite regularly.

Ants recently got the distinction of being labeled America’s top nuisance pest; beating out mosquitoes, house flies, and gnats for the dubious honor. Ants were given this top distinction after a nationwide survey was conducted by the National pest Management Association (NMPA). Pest Control Operators were polled, and 100 percent have treated ant infestations the past year; with nearly 55 percent saying that ant problems are on the rise.

Breaking Down The Nation’s #1 Nuisance

Why Ants Are More Than Just A Nuisance

While ants have always been thought of as a nuisance, they can bite or sting and also cause serious damage to your home or property.

• Carpenter ants will burrow through wood and nest inside homes, which can compromise a home’s structural integrity.
• Odorous House ants will infest you home, making their homes inside your walls, looking for sweets in your kitchen.
• Fire ants can create destructive mounds on your property; and a person can actually receive several hundred painful stings simultaneously when they attack.
• Argentine ants do not sting, but they will spread rapidly if left untreated.

Controlling These Ant Nuisances

San Antonio, TX is home to the nuisance ants listed above. While exterminating an entire colony is quite challenging, professional ant control will greatly inhibit the ant’s population and destructive tendencies. If you are seeing ants in your home, or around your San Antonio real estate, get pest control.

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Bulwark Exterminating-San Antonio Receives Honor

Angie’s List Super Service Award Given to Bulwark’s San Antonio Branch

This just in from Angie’s List:

Bulwark Pest Control’s San Antonio, TX branch has been awarded the Super Service Award 2012. This prestigious award is given every year to the top five percent of companies that demonstrate superior customer service; based on the customer reviews that are received on Angie’s List.

Angie’s List is a customer review site that allows the consumer to give feedback on the products and services they receive from companies in several different industries; including pest control and exterminating. Essentially, the Angie’s List Super Service Award is voted on by consumers, with their positive feedback on a particular company; in this case Bulwark Exterminating.

Bulwark Exterminating is honored to receive this prestigious award, as it recognizes continual efforts toward outstanding customer service.

Customer Reviews From Bulwark Pest Control San Antonio

Here are just a couple of the many excellent customer reviews Bulwark Exterminating receives:

I know that Bulwark Pest Control will be here every two months so that I don’t have any bugs. If for some reason I happen to get bugs inside the house all I do is call them and at no extra charge they’ll come. They are very professional and are in uniforms.

Overall Grade: A

- MaryAnn U.
San Antonio, TX

I have been with them for five years. I have not seen any bugs since they began our service. If you do see a bug, they will come back and take care of if, free of charge. The overall experience is excellent. I would use this provider again.

Overall Grade: A

- John S.
San Antonio, TX

We use Bulwark Pest Control every month. We have been using them for a year but when we lived here before we have used them as well for about a year or so. They are excellent. They are the best pest company we have ever had. My parents used them and they suggested them so we tried them. They are definitely the best pest control company we have ever used. They don’t charge you anything extra if you have a problem or if you need them to come out in between visits. We will continue to use them in the future.

Overall Grade: A

- Ginger R.
San Antonio, TX

They are a good company. I like the fact that they have been flexible. I am really not comfortable with leaving my gates open, I lock my gates because I have animals and I don’t leave my animals out. I don’t want them to run to the neighborhood so I just began to lock my gates all the time so they have been flexible when I have needed them to be here. They worked with me and I appreciated that. They charge around $40 to $45 per service. We have scorpions here and it is an ongoing problem; we are in an area where they are still developing and so every time companies come out and start digging and doing all the stuff but scorpions move and that becomes an issue. I guess I am expecting the absolute top of the line service every time because that is such a problem. Sometimes they do a good job, but sometimes I wish it had been a little bit more because that is such an alarming issue. When you have scorpions, falling out of your vets in your house it tends to make you really uneasy. It would definitely scare you and that makes you very hyperactive reactive to the need for treatments and stuff like that. Sometimes trying to set a service when I am available is a challenge. From what I am aware of with other companies, you don’t really have someone coming out to do services like that so that is a reasonable price. The quality of work is good. I certainly think that they are a company worth trying. They give me a window of when they are going to be there. They don’t say, “We will be there at two, they say, “We will be there between 12 and 6” or something like that. If they say they are going to be in that time frame, they are there.

Overall Grade: A

- David L.
San Antonio, TX

Please feel free to log in to Angie’s List and read all of Bulwark Pest Control reviews for their San Antonio location:

http://www.angieslist.com/companylist/us/tx/san-antonio/bulwark-exterminating-reviews-6385376.htm

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Top 3: Ways to Keep Bugs Away In Winter

During the cold months many bugs try to worm their way indoors to stay warm. Rather than spend the entire season living with unwanted intruders, you can keep those bugs at bay with a few simple tricks. These tips won’t take much time to enact, and they can do wonders to keeping your home bug free.

1. Don’t Leave Food Out

Bugs often come into your living space following the lure of food. Leaving food on the table, kitchen counter, and on the floor can be an open invitation to bugs. If you must keep food on the counter for easy access or to let it ripen, keep it in a sealed cloth or plastic bag. Also, make sure to keep the garbage cleaned regularly as bugs like to crawl in after leftover food particles.

On a side note, many bugs go crawling at night to get a drink of water. Whenever you come across a house spider in the bathroom at three in the morning, know that it’s just trying to sneak a drink from your water faucet.

2. Lay Down Diatomaceous Earth

As an option other than pest control, which will spray inside the house with insecticide, you can sprinkle diatomaceous earth along the wall and corners of the interior. You can also sprinkle this along window sills and in entryways. Diatomaceous earth is made up of microscopic fossils of ancient single celled and algae organisms. This earth is extremely sharp and will cut up any insects that crawl over it. However, it is so fine that it won’t cut a person. Be careful of inhaling this product by accident, as it can cause breathing difficulties. It’s safe to sprinkle on the ground in areas where you don’t tread very often. If you have a dog that likes to sniff around inside the house, you may also want to avoid using diatomaceous earth.

3. Use Essential Oils

Plants in nature create essential oils to help protect themselves from insects. We can use the same oils to keep them out of our homes. Create sachets soaked with these essential oils and place them in your closets, clothing drawers, or even cupboards in the kitchen. Some of these oils also smell quite nice, such as lavender and eucalyptus, which are both good for repelling insects. Clove oil can also help repel bugs for months at a time. Another good oil to consider is citronella, which is commonly used in candles to help repel mosquitoes when eating outdoors.

These tricks are easy ways to keep bugs from invading during the cold season. You can set up the diatomaceous earth and the essential oils within a few minutes and then forget about them for the rest of the season. It’s also easy enough to keep food from sitting out in the open to keep from drawing insects into your living space.

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3 Things You Want To Know Before Buying a Home in Texas

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For better or for worse, there remains a ton of useful and even critical information that goes unnoticed in the overwhelming pursuit of buying a home.  The information below serves to inform, warn, and encourage those looking into this option.      Whether you are more or less likely to purchase a home due to examining the material below, the hope is that you can make an informed decision.

Real Estate is Nearly the Foremost Industry in Texas

For those unfamiliar with the significance of GDP (Gross Domestic Product), it is the market value of all officially recognized goods and services produced within a certain geographic region within a particular period of time.  To give you an idea of the presence that the real estate industry has in Texas, it accounts for nearly 7.8 – 12 percent of the GDP of the entire state of Texas.  By way of comparison there are only two other industries in the state that can top that.   Of course this data was provided by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, so I don’t know how trustworthy it is (wink).  The fact that half a million dollars of revenue is generated in other venues of Texas’ economy for every 1 million generated in its real estate is certainly revealing.   To a would-be investor, this is certainly welcomed news, underscoring the healthy nature of a decision to make a move in this direction.

Property Tax is Very High

It is not uncommon for a state to have an income tax, which typically supplies public entities such as police, schools, etc.   With Texas this is not the case.  So where are the multitudes of funds generated to maintain the various public services Texans have come to enjoy?  You guessed it… home owners.   Of course this is by no means THE source of revenue; however it is the largest source fueling public services.  Here is how it works:  You have your local taxing bodies that determine how much money they need in order to continue to make their services available.  As mentioned above these are organizations such as police, public schools, etc.  Next you have the appraisal district, which asses the value of your property.   Once the value of the home is determined then the taxable value is multiplied by the tax rate in order to determine the amount.  Should any disputes arise between the tax payer and the appraisal district, there is an Appraisal Review Board in place to handle any disputes.

There are Many Assistance Programs Available

A simple visit to a Texas home programs site could easily revel nearly a hundred different programs that are in place to make the purchase of a home a reality for many who otherwise assume they have no business even thinking about it.  There are down payment assistance, first time buyer programs, mortgage advocacy, and down payment and closing cost assistance to name a few.   Often times these programs can often be specific to a particular city e.g. Dallas, Waco, etc.  so you actually have the help of the city who certainly want to make it as welcoming as possible to become a member of the community.  Often times it is in the best interest of the cities and or counties to make these programs available, so one should never feel like they are trying to win the lottery.   There are countless numbers of homes filled with families that never imagined they would be able to own their own home.

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How To Ensure Your Houseguests Have A Pest Free Christmas

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Christmas Pests

Christmas will be here in a matter of days. You have hung your Christmas lights, trimmed the tree, and ate a few too many Christmas cookies. You have made all the arrangements for your house-guests that will be staying with you for the holidays. Did you remember the pest control?

Christmas is a joyous day that can easily be sabotaged with unwanted visitors; and I’m not talking about your Uncle Mort. Pests like wolf spiders, house crickets, and silverfish can make your San Antonio Christmas a nightmare for you and your visiting house-guests. Fortunately, a San Antonio Exterminator can help.

San Antonio Pest Control

A pest control professional in San Antonio, TX can ensure you and your house-guests experience a pest free Christmas. While many pests have gone dormant for the winter months, San Antonio residents still experience problems with spiders and silverfish in particular. Pest control and Spider control treatment plans will ensure that the pests you do have will be eliminated; and that they will keep from ever returning. Guaranteed!

Sorry, we have no treatment options for unwanted house-guest pest like cousin Sal.

Merry Christmas From Pest Control San Antonio

All of us here at Pest Control San Antonio, and Bulwark Exterminating, would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year. May your joyous holiday be filled with family, friends, loved ones, good food, and thoughtful gifts. May your holiday be pest free!

Pest Control In San Antonio, TX

Bulwark Exterminating
118 Broadway Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 224-2706
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333 West Olmos Drive #123
San Antonio, TX 78212
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(866) 713-9979
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What I’m Thankful For This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving will be here in a matter of days; can you believe it? This time of year it’s easy to get sucked into all the things that need to get done; thawing the turkey, shopping for last minute groceries, making arrangements for house guests, and don’t get me started on Black Friday.

While we’re all wrapped up in all the hoopla, let’s not forget all the things that are important and give thanks. Here are a few things I am grateful for this Thanksgiving:

What I’m Thankful For This Thanksgiving

Family. I am thankful for my wife, who loves me unconditionally. She is always supportive of me and everything I do. I am thankful for my three year old daughter who reminds me what is really important in life. She can always put things in perspective, even when she crying and talking back.

Freedom. I’m thankful that I was born in the greatest country in the world. My liberties are protected by true heroes who are willing to give up everything to protect our precious freedoms.

Career. I’m grateful for my job here at Bulwark Exterminating. It’s pretty cool that I get to get up every morning to research and write about bugs.

Health. The older I get, the more I’m realizing how much of a blessing this is.

Customers. I am thankful for all our customers who trust and rely on us to provide them with excellent service. You are the reason Bulwark has been around for all of these years. If it wasn’t for the customers, I wouldn’t be here working today.

Happy Thanksgiving!

For of us here at Bulwark Pest Control in San Antonio, we would like to take a moment and wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving. Be safe in your travels, eat way too much food, and celebrate pest free.

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Spider Bite Costs Woman $1 Million

Spiders are one of San Antonio’s most feared pests, and stories like the one I’m about to share don’t help in with their’ perception.

Jane Hefferan’s leg was twice bitten by a Brown Recluse spider as she slept. The law student was able to keep her leg after a four year long ordeal that consisted of 20 surgeries and several dozen blood transfusions. The result? A $1 Million hospital bill!

Brown Recluse Spider Bite Leaves Student With $1 Million Medical Bill 

Four years ago, in the summer of 2008, Jane Hefferan had just finished law school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. While studying for the bar exam, she began to notice a swelling in her knee. Busy with her studies, Hefferan thought nothing of her swollen red knee. She actually passed it off as a running injury that had been plaguing her for quite awhile. Her leg began to get worse and so Hefferan took the advice of her physical therapist to get immediate medical attention. It was a good thing she did because doctors determined she was bitten by the very poisonous Brown Recluse Spider.

Hefferan was quickly rushed into surgery where surgeons removed all the necrotic tissue destroyed by the spider’s venom. Doctors had to cut down to the bone, removing all the dead tissue. She then needed skin grafts to cover the wound, but they just wouldn’t heal. A third graft was given, but it wouldn’t adhere. The graft kept opening up and bleeding. Doctors discovered the poor woman had an autoimmune disorder which kept her leg from properly healing.

After the first bit slowly began to heal, doctors made another gruesome discovery. The woman’s other leg had also been bitten by a Brown Recluse. This bite was much worse. Most of the tissue surrounding Hefferan’s leg began deteriorating leaving the woman with nothing more than exposed bone. After 20 different surgeries, and several blood transfusions, doctors were able to save both of her legs.

The total medical expenses for Hefferan’s recovery equaled almost $1 million. About one month in to the ordeal, Hefferan’s student health insurance ran out. Because her injuries from the spider were considered a “pre-existing condition,” Hefferan was only recently able to qualify for government insurance. She is grateful to friends in her home state of Michigan who helped raise funds to help her out with her medical bills.

Jane Hefferan is now doing well, and has become an advocate for spider bite awareness. Brown Recluse spiders are common in the Southern United states, including much of Texas.

Spider Bites 

Spiders and their bites should not be treated carelessly, and that’s the message Jane Hefferan would like the public to know. Watch out for spiders when you are outdoors, take precautions to keep them out of your homes; and most importantly, get help if you even think you might have been bitten by a poisonous spider.

Make sure you read my article about identifying and treating spider bites here.

San Antonio Spider Control 

This unfortunate story illustrates the importance and value of spider control. Pest control companies, like Bulwark Exterminating, have services geared to controlling spiders in your home and on your property. Bulwark’s one year service agreement, that treats your home every month, will cost around of $623 for the year. This price tag is significantly lower than a $1 Million price tag that could result from a spider bite. Don’t risk the pain of dealing with a spider bite, and don’t be stuck with a $1 Million hospital bill. Get San Antonio spider control!

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Do-It-Yourself Cockroach Control

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Cockroaches

Cockroaches are one of the most infamous household pests in San Antonio, TX. They are always on the lookout for food and water and will invade our homes through small cracks and crevices.

Cockroaches are known for spreading diseases by transporting microbes on their bodies. Some of the diseases they can spread include: polio, typhoid fever, leprosy, and bubonic plaque. They have also been shown to cause allergic reactions in humans, and are linked to asthma. Other unpleasant side effects cockroaches can cause are food poisoning, dysentery, diarrhea, parasitic worms, and urinary track infections. In addition to all of those, cockroaches also carry over 40 different types of bacteria.

Because of all the different problems and diseases cockroaches can cause, you definitely do not want them in your home. So what are some of the most effective ways to kill cockroaches?

Methods of Killing Cockroaches

1. Manual smashing. Taking a shoe, book, or anything heavy, and applying it with great force on top of a cockroach will most certainly get the job done.

Pros: Quick knockdown, inexpensive, provides instant gratification

Cons: Time-consuming, messy, only works for a few bugs at a time

2. Boric acid. Spreading boric acid powder in cracks and crevices with boric acid has long been a common way to effectively kill a cockroach.

Pros: Highly effective, roaches never know it’s poison

Cons: Roaches won’t die for a day or two, worthless when wet, can be lethal to humans if ingested

3. Home insecticides. Sprays or powders, bought at hardware stores, and then applied to surfaces, cracks, and crevices have the ability to kill roaches.

Pros: Convenient, easy to use, kills fast

Cons: Cockroaches sense poisons to avoid, may develop a resistance

4. Cockroach eaters. Spiders, centipedes, emerald cockroach wasps, and lizards all eat cockroaches.

Pros: Highly effective, natural solution to cockroach problems

Cons: Depends on how much you like spiders, centipedes, wasps, and lizards

5. Cockroach bait traps. Cockroach baits contain a slow-acting insecticide incorporated into a food attractant typically concealed in a small plastic bait tray. Roaches locate and feed on the bait.

Pros: Easy to use, relatively inexpensive

Cons: Take weeks to work, less effective than other methods, traps can be unslightly

Professional Cockroach Control

Professional cockroach control. A competent pest control professional, that treats all aspects of your home and property, will come to your home regularly to eliminate these filthy pests and PREVENT cockroaches from ever entering your home.

Pros: Quite simply the best method to kill, and control cockroaches. For more on cockroach control, click here.

Cons: Some incompetent pest control professionals cannot always kill or prevent future cockroach infestations.

The most effective method of killing and controlling cockroach populations in and around your property is to hire a pest control professional. If you are frequently seeing numerous cockroaches in your home, forget the do-it-yourself methods and contact a cockroach control professional today! It’s just easier!

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(210) 224-2706
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Discovery of Endangered Spider In San Antonio Brings $15 Million Highway Project to A Halt

San Antonio Construction Delays

Commuters in San Antonio, TX are less then trilled about the discovery of an endangered spider in the middle of a $15 Million highway construction project, which has halted construction plans until further notice. While biologists are celebrating the rare discovery, local residents are fuming over the inconvenience and lack of progress on the busy road.

Construction workers have been told to stop working as the Federal Government tries to figure out what further steps need to be taken to protect the endangered spider. Josh Donat, San Antonio District spokesman for the Texas Department of Transportation, said “it is too early to tell which options are viable.”

With the underpass construction project on hold, the 80,000 motorists that usually pass through the intersection everyday will experience more delays in their already nightmarish commute. With all the attention on the special species of spider, San Antonio residents are fuming that the needs of the community are being overlooked.

The Discovery Of An Endangered Spider

The Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver spider was found in the heart of an underpass project, which began in April 2012, on Texas 151 at Loop 1604 in Northwestern San Antonio. It is only the second time the species has been spotted in more than 30 years. The spider was discovered after rain exposed a 6-feet-deep natural hole on the highway median. Local biologists found 19 other cave features, and believe that they all may be the spider’s habitat.

The Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver Spider

The Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver Spider is a rare species of spider found primarily in the state of Texas. The spider is about the size of a dime, and doesn’t have eyes. The spider was first discovered in 1980 by Goerge Veni, about five miles away from the newest discovery and construction site. The Meshweaver is named for a type of intricate mesh web the spider spins. They spend their entire lives in subterranean habitats, like caves. The Meshweaver was placed on the federal endangered species list in 2000, along with eight other spiders found only in the Texas County. Habitat degradation via pollution, alterations in water flow and direct human interference are the reasons scientists believe the spider is so rare.

Spider Control

While the Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver Spider is very rare, there are many other spiders that can infest your San Antonio home. If you are seeing spiders in or around your property, contact a local exterminator today!

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Stung By A Scorpion? Now What?

Striped Bark Scorpion Feeding (Photo credit: DaveWilsonPhotography)

San Antonio, TX is home to the Striped Bark Scorpion. The scorpion is not the deadliest of the scorpion species, but its sting packs quite a painful punch. Their stings can be dangerous to the elderly, the young, and those with susceptible immune systems. If you suffer from a respiratory infection, or any long-term illness, you may find yourself in a more perilous situation. This is the time when the sting is most likely going to kill you.

If you are stung by a scorpion, you may experience any of the following: pain, difficulty breathing, sweating, skin reactions, rapid heart beat, blurred vision, slurred speech, hypertension, and drowsiness. Advanced symptoms may include chest pain, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In severe cases, one can experience respiratory, cardiovascular, or neurological failure.

If you ever get stung by a scorpion, here are some tips on handling the sting:

Don’t panic. A natural reaction to a scorpion sting is to panic. Remain calm so you don’t add to any of the possible sting reactions that may occur—like hypertension. Remaining calm decreases the blood pressure and heart rate, limiting the spread of the scorpion’s venom.

Get help. If you are experiencing any of the more severe aforementioned symptoms, head to the nearest hospital. Medical specialists can immobilize the affected, keeping the venom from spreading any further into the body. This delays the absorption of the poison. Most hospitals have scorpion antivenom that may save your life. These antivenoms can be pricey, but it’s better to be safe then sorry.

Wash the infected area. If you are not experiencing any severe symptoms, and you wish to treat the sting at home, simply make use of a soap and warm water. Allow the water to run through your wound while you gently rub it with soap. It’s important that you habitually wash the wound until it heals.

Apply an antiseptic. The use of an antiseptic can help reduce the possibility of infection. Rubbing alcohol, Bactine, hydrogen peroxide, or iodine are all acceptable antiseptics you can use to further clean and disinfect the wound.

Apply a cold compress. After being stung by a scorpion, you will likely experience some pain and swelling around the infected area. After washing, apply an ice pack to help minimize these symptoms.

Do not do any of the following:

Don’t handle the scorpion that stung you. The odds are pretty good that the scorpion still has the ability to sting some more, even if it appears to be lifeless.

Don’t cut open the wound. A common myth when dealing with insect bites is to slash the wound allowing blood to flow to the infected area. This actually increases the likelihood of an infection.

Don’t suck out the poison. Don’t allow other to suck out the venom either. Venom can be transferred from person to person, and it can lead to ulcers in the mouth.

It is rare that a person actually dies from a scorpion sting, but it is still advisable to avoid contact with scorpions. If you have been stung by a scorpion, follow the above tips. If you do not want to be stung by a scorpion, contact a San Antonio pest control professional today.

Bulwark Exterminating
118 Broadway Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 224-2706
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