A New England city with a rich history, Cambridge is home to Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It has survived numerous wars and economical booms and busts. Rodents such as rats and mice can cause health problems through their bites, and they also damage property by chewing on wires. Rats are especially destructive and often enter homes and businesses through attics. Squirrels are another pest that requires Cambridge pest control as they can harm the structure of buildings, chew through siding and other building materials, and build nests in attics.

The city also has a lot to offer visitors, from the grassy Harvard Yard and Widener Library to the neoclassical Fogg and Busch-Reisinger museums. But this rich environment attracts pests, too.

Bed Bugs

Homeowners in Cambridge often seek to prevent and eradicate pests like ants, rodents, bed bugs, and mosquitoes. When these critters invade, they can lead to property damage and health risks for family members.

Human dwellings provide both a shelter and a source of blood for the five species of bed bugs that plague the region. Infestations typically occur in larger buildings such as apartments, dorms, theaters, and prisons but can also occur in hotels and private homes.

Visible clues of a bed bug infestation include droppings, reddish-brown stains on bedding and furnishings, and faint musky odors. Although some household sprays can be helpful, they usually have limited effect.

The best strategy for bed bug control is to perform a heat treatment, which eliminates all life stages of the insects and their eggs in one session. Cooperation from occupants of the dwelling is critical during this process. Excess clutter must be eliminated to allow thorough inspection and treatment.

Rodents

Flies are not usually a concern, but they can become problematic when their numbers increase and swatting them doesn’t take care of them. Flies are drawn to rubbish and waste organic material such as rotting food scraps in trash bins, spoiled drinks and other liquids, animal carcasses, pet droppings and decaying vegetation in gardens.

The city of Cambridge works to tackle rodent issues in various ways including working with construction crews to bait for rats before demolition sends displaced rat burrows racing across the area, providing residents with free traps and Big Belly receptacles, and collaborating with somerville on slipping infertility drugs into local rat populations. Residents can report rat sightings on the city’s SeeClickFix website or call 311.

Ants

The Cambridge area is a natural habitat for many species of animals and insects. As the winters get colder, some of these creatures seek warmth by moving inside homes or businesses. Viking Pest Control is here to help keep these critters out of your home or business, as well as any other areas they may be invading.

Ants (Family Formicidae) are important bioindicators of soil conditions and ecosystem functions. However, ants are rarely considered in research related to non-target effects of PPPs or GMPs: a concurrent search for “ant” or “formicidae” and “plant protection product” or “pesticide” revealed only 86 publications.

Field experiments using fungus-ant interactions should include larger sample sizes (ideally ten or more colonies/treatment) and should always use a control treatment. It would also be helpful to test the effect of different inoculation techniques. The results on ant mortality have shown a pattern: the lower the inoculum “complexity”, i.e. dual culture assays, the higher the negative impact on ant populations was observed.

Termites

Termites are social insects that live in colonies. They eat away at wood, weakening its structural integrity and leading to costly home damage. Visible clues of a termite infestation include droppings, sagging floors and ceilings and wood that’s hollow sounding or spongy to the touch. Termite inspections and treatment can protect homes in Cambridge from these destructive pests.

Home to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge is a bustling intellectual town. The city has survived wars and economic booms, but it still faces many of the same problems most New England towns face. Ensure your family is safe and happy with comprehensive pest control in Cambridge from Orkin.

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