While cockroaches are often associated with big cities and restaurant settings, they are just as common in suburban homes. In fact, we have provided cockroach extermination services in Albany, Saratoga and even further north into the more suburban communities of Lake George and Plattsburgh NY. The trouble is, if you don’t know what to look…
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Category: Pest Related Diseases
How to Prevent Mosquito Bites in Upstate NY
It’s summertime in Upstate NY, which means you, your pets and your kids have probably got the itch to spend more time outside. Unfortunately, all that outdoor activity can lead to another less appealing itch – from mosquito bites. Aside from the redness and swelling, mosquito bites can cause allergic reactions and transmit mosquito-borne diseases….
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Signs of Anaphylaxis
Insects can be more than just simple pests: a bite or sting from one of them could cause a severe allergic reaction in you or someone you love. This extreme allergic reaction is known as anaphylaxis. This is a very serious allergic reaction. How serious? It requires immediate hospitalization. The causes of anaphylaxis are several….
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Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a serious condition. While it’s not necessarily life threatening, it will make one’s life very difficult and uncomfortable. People get Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick that carries the virus (the Borrelia burgdorferi virus). Not everyone bitten by a tick will get Lyme disease; even those bitten by a tick…
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Rabies Information
It’s a short word, only six letters long, but it’s powerful when it comes to instilling abject fear and worry in our minds: rabies. Just what is rabies? Rabies is a very dangerous – and sometimes deadly – virus that infects the central nervous system of humans and other mammals, and found most commonly in…
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Mosquito Borne Diseases
The mosquito is a major pest. And not just because its bites can become red and itchy and make a summer’s day enjoying nature an unpleasant experience. Mosquitoes can carry several dangerous diseases. While the United States has done an excellent job of eradicating some of the most dangerous of these, the threat that mosquitoes…
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