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We get asked a lot about "all-natural treatment options," for mosquito control, and some of our competitors advertise these all-natural treatment options. At Pestecs we stay on top of best-practice and our goal is to truly minimize the use of harmful chemicals, but we are also skeptical of "all-natural" claims, and we firmly believe in being 100% transparent with what we are doing.
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Help! My kitchen is being overrun. A guide for Restaurants and Residences.

When it comes to fighting bugs or rodents in your kitchen you have to try to think like the pest you are trying to eliminate.  All pests ultimately have the same needs: Food and Shelter.  So, for instance, when you are fighting cockroaches or...
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Mosquitoes – 5 Things to Know

  Mosquitoes have been in the news lately, and there was a headline about West Nile Virus being found in West Haven, CT. The truth is that some mosquitoes test positive for WNV in Connecticut almost every year. The State is also warning residence...
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Woodchucks – Don’t Wait to Take Care of Them. Here’s Why…

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Spring means woodchucks are waking up from their Winter sleep and getting busy. A few things you should know about Woodchucks, and when to do something about them.  Woodchucks breed from mid-March through April The gestation period is about 32 days A litter of...
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Tick Control – A Parent’s Guide on How to Get Rid of Ticks

In Fairfield County, Lyme Disease is the most important tick-borne disease to manage. Some experts estimate that 1/3 to 1/2 of Deer Tick nymphs in our region may carry Lyme! But the question remains...What can a homeowner do to effectively and responsibly protect themselves and their family? At PesTecs our approach combines a deep understanding of best practices in tick control, with our desire to minimize the use of pesticides, all resulting in chemical applications to your yard only when those applications are most necessary and effective.
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Mosquito Facts and Figures

Mosquitoes are a nuisance, and arguably the most annoying of all the pests we encounter at certain times of the year. Some of our competitors would have you believe that the only good mosquito is a dead mosquito, but that's simply not true. It's important to remember that the relationship between pest exposure and pesticide exposure is inverse; the more we reduce your exposure to pests by treating for mosquitoes, the more we increase the amount of pesticides you and the environment will be exposed to. At PesTecs, we take a more scientific approach to a very old problem with the hope that we can minimize pesticide use while achieving acceptable levels of pest reduction. By making use of available data we can target treatment for when we will have the greatest impact on nuisance mosquito species, and ensure that we are treating areas most likely to be inhabited by the pests we are trying to manage.
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Who is treating my home and yard? CT Pesticide Applicator Laws

At PesTecs, your specific situation is more than just your address and payment method. That's why before making any chemical treatment to your home or yard, we insist that PesTecs supervisor meet with you to discuss the context and review the recommended treatment plan and provide you with other available options.
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Pyrethoids and the Chrysanthemum Myth

We get asked a lot about "all-natural treatment options," for mosquito control, and some of our competitors advertise these all-natural treatment options. At Pestecs we stay on top of best-practice and our goal is to truly minimize the use of harmful chemicals, but we are also skeptical of "all-natural" claims, and we firmly believe in being 100% transparent with what we are doing.
[READ MORE]