Defend Your Investment
Defend Your Investment From Dockside Magazine When does a small ant colony become a big problem? Is it when you see one ant or do you wait until you’ve found ten? Mark Sampson says the answer depends on who you are. “We all have a different aesthetic threshold,” says Mark Sampson, owner of Muskoka Pest Control. […]
Prevention is key in Pest Control
Prevention is key in Pest Control Keep the ants from marching in with construction pre-treatment Carpenter ants aren’t just pests. They can do significant damage to a home or cottage. That’s why it’s a good idea for anyone who’s building or renovating to take steps in advance to keep them at bay. Prevention is key […]
Woodpeckers can do damage to your cottage
I’ve got a woodpecker pecking my cottage siding. Do I have Ants? Woodpeckers can do damage to your cottage. But does it mean you have carpenter ants? The short answer is maybe not.This is something that comes up infrequently here in Muskoka, but it does happen. We get 2 or 3 calls per year by […]
Pest Proof Your Cottage – Keep Mice from making themselves at Home
Pest Proof Your Cottage Keep Mice from making themselves at Home You may not think you’ve put out the welcome mat for mice, but a few common oversights can serve as an open invitation. “Nothing attracts mice more than a bag of birdseed stored in the garage,” says Mark Sampson, owner of Muskoka Pest Control. […]
Not for DIY – Stirring up a hidden wasp nest isn’t a do-it-yourself job – Dockside Magazine
Not for DIY – Stirring up a hidden wasp nest isn’t a do-it-yourself job All day the wasps have been buzzing, circling around the deck and disrupting your barbecue. You can see where they’re coming from – a tiny hole along the edge of the deck – so you grab the can of hornet blaster […]
Real Estate Agents should think Pest Control!
Don’t let pests get in the way of your Real Estate Transaction! In Real Estate, both Buyers and Sellers can benefit from the peace of mind knowing their home or cottage is pest free. A complete inspection and treatment from Muskoka Pest Control is the best way to ensure pests aren’t part of the deal! […]
Dockside Magazine Fall Mice – August 2013
Too close for comfort Regular inspections and treatments can keep the great outdoors where it belongs: outdoors By Andrew Wagner-Chazalon – For Dockside Magazine As summer winds down and autumn approaches, all of nature begins to shift gears. It’s a beautiful part of the life cycle in Muskoka, and cottagers get to enjoy a close-up […]
Spring Pest Control Tips and Advice for the Muskoka Cottager
We’ve moved our clocks forward and we’re starting to think about that long anticipated day when we open up the cottage for the season. Even if you have a year round cottage, there are still lots of things that need to be looked after before we can finally put our feet up and relax. That […]
Ants can lift up to 5,000 times their own body weight, new study suggests – PCT Magazine
Ants can lift up to 5,000 times their own body weight, new study suggests COLUMBUS, Ohio—High hopes may help move a rubber tree plant (as the old song goes), but the real secret to the ant’s legendary strength may lie in its tiny neck joint. In the Journal of Biomechanics, researchers report that the neck joint of a common American […]
Pest Prevention – Moisture Damage from Flooding in Boathouses in Muskoka
It’s the Victoria Day long weekend here in Ontario and many cottagers are opening their cottages for the 2013 season. The weather can be hit and miss in the spring and it seems we have a little later start this year from the previous couple of years. The weather is always a driving force in […]