Thank you for your review. Unfortunately rat issues can be a nightmare for a homeowner and I feel really bad that people are having to deal with these pests in their homes. Rats are very successful creatures and probably found just about anywhere on the planet. These rodents create tunnels under homes or enter via an open drain or crack in a concrete floor which if left accessible become lingering issues. 5 years is a long time but believe me I've seen people sell homes based on rat issues which seemed to never end. Exterminators that believe they can solve rat problems with traps and bait alone without sealing their entry are underestimating the tenacity and capabilities of rats. I'm always asked for my lowest rate and or longest warranty on rat jobs and am amazed at how very little people and or other companies really know about these animals. This particular job went on for 5 years before my insistence that the walls be opened. The access point didn't present itself right away either, even with the open walls I had to go over areas 4 to 5 times before it was found. Therefore I ask how do I provide a warranty on an open hole inside a finished wall that I haven't seen nor have any idea where it may be located in a home over the phone. Impossible, These jobs are a process and involve a systematic approach to resolve them which could be simplistic or very complicated indeed. I've had to gut whole basements to finally block rats out of a home after many failed attempts by pest companies who made there modest money and re- baited and re-baited for years and years before finally giving up. I guess what I'm saying is that this pest is unlike any other and consequently needs to be treated at level beyond the lowest price and best warranty. Rats may require us to open up walls and ceilings and that is not something that can be shopped around. Joe

Thanks for your review. Over the phone this job sounded like a cluster fly issue. Cluster flies breed in worms and can become a real problem for people in rural areas and sometimes
newer homes in new subdivisions. Since the soil is exposed these large flies will migrate upwards and tend to enter a home via sofits and then an attic. I was prepared to fog the attic; however, I noticed a lot of flies in the basement which were not cluster flies but rather bottle flies. Bottle flies like decaying rotting matter and hence I became suspicious and knew there had to be a source. Having walked the perimeter I noticed many of the same flies were clustering around a dead patch of grass which was along the side of the home closest to the utility area. The grass was removed and I could see many flies with their larva underneath it. The location was sprayed heavily and the grass removed offsite as well as sealing off all openings to the home in the vicinity. The home itself had become a sort of fly trap because they could enter but could not find their way out. I found the situation quite interesting in that I've yet to encounter this scenario before in my pest control efforts. The attic was never fogged after all but the real issue was resolved.

The fact that they can call me up after a year to follow up on their homes when any other company out there offers a measly 6 months warranty should be an indication of how Snap works. Ask yourself why would you call back on a warranty when the mice are not visible because they went outside for the summer or simply ate some bait. So the bait keeps them out of sight and your 6 months goes by without even a follow up visit. So the company came once while had you gone with Snap you still had 2 more visits to go. A good year is needed to fully rid a house of mice because they can live for a year and reproduce every 2 months. Hence you will notice how the reviews are indicating that there were other companies which could not resolve the mouse problems. Thanks for your review. Joe

Thanks guys. Knowing how mice are moving through a home before I conduct my inspection can make me lean to one location over another. I prefer to compare notes afterwards. Also, as I inspect I find it works if I'm by myself in that I need to be focused. May times a home owner may sway me to overlook an area which 6 months later and with the issue not being resolved I find myself going to the overlooked spot and finding the problem. A while back I was doing an inspection with and a client who was adamant that his shed was sealed. The shed was his personal workshop and he knew it inside out he said. I had to plead with him to at least let me have a look. Okay he says, but your wasting your time. The walls were cinder block which was true and I moved his work bench where I found an electrical wire protruding through a hole in a cinder block which was loaded with mice rub marks. So to me I wasn't wasting my time because that hole is 90 % of my job being done. The hole was sealed in 5 minutes. It took more time to convince my client to allow me to inspect his shed than finding the hole and sealing it. I had to fight it out with my client to help him rid his own house of mice. This hole had plagued this family for over 10 years . Oh well just another day in the pest world.

Now this is what I want to hear. Mice calls are up which has surprised me. Something is making these mice want to nest indoors this year and it just may be the weather. I believe the heat has made them seek out air conditioned homes. Never before have I received some many calls in the month of July for mice. This issue should manifest itself in an upsurge of mice activity by mid October when they navigate up through basements where it is cooler and find the kitchen via water pipes or gaps in cabinetry. Lets lock down our homes now before they get too comfortable. Thank you for your review.

Thanks for you review. Seems as if the wasps are in full force this year already. Expect to see an increase in wasp pressure as the summer wears on due to an increase in nest workers and foraging activity. Workers will now start to become a real nuisance as we attempt to entertain outside. Wasps will be seen everywhere as their food which is related to their larva begins to cease. This time last year I was stung going to a wasp job as a wasp flew into my truck through an open window. Anybody with any type of allergic reaction to wasps or bees needs to be on high alert.Joe

Thanks for your kind review.Joe

Thanks for your review.The skunk came back and I came back too. He was relocated to a nice wooded area near a river. Joe

Thanks for your review. Happy to get that nest removed and have the kids safe. Joe