A Tale of Two Pest Situations

A Tale of Two Pest Situations

A Tale of Two Pest Situations

  • April 10, 2018
  • Beacon Pest
  • Blog

Let’s talk about Phil. Phil lives in a wooden building somewhere in Southern Ontario and Phil works a demanding job in a warehouse. A mouse…[...]

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Bed Bug Control Do You Need

Bed Bug Control: Do You Need It?

  • March 3, 2018
  • Beacon Pest
  • Blog

There are few things in life that evoke such deep shudders as an admission that one has a bed bug infestation, and it’s safe to…[...]

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Pest Control Services in Oakville

Skitters in the Night: Time for Pest Control Services in Oakville

  • February 25, 2018
  • Beacon Pest
  • Blog

Do you hear what I hear? No, it’s not bells jingling from a horse-drawn sleigh. It’s a soft skittering. Is it your puppy? Your cat?…[...]

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Squirrel (Eastern Grey Squirrel)

Binomial Name: Sciurus carolinensis Identification: Overall Length: 43-50 cm Colour: Grey above, under parts paler grey; or entirely black Weight: 400-700 g Tail: 21-24 cm; flattened, bushy, grey…[...]

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House Spider

Spider (House Spider)

Binomial Name:  Achoeareanea tepidariorum Identification: Overall Length:  Adult is 8mm Colour:  Adult has a round brown abdomen with no outstanding markings Life Cycle:  The male and…[...]

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Garden Spider

Spider (Garden Spider)

Binomial Name:  Argiope sp. Identification: Overall Length:  Adult male is 4-5mm while the female is 15-17mm Colour:  Adult has a yellow, black and white abdominal…[...]

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Striped Skunk

Skunk

Binomial Name: Mephitis mephitis Identification: Overall Length: 52-80 cm Colour: Black with 2 broad white stripes on the back meeting in a cap on the head…[...]

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Brown Norway Rat

Rat (Norway Rat)

Binomial Name: Rattus norvegicus Identification: Weight: 200-480g Overal Length: 30-45cm Tail: Stout, bald and shorter than body; dark above and pale beneath Colour: Various, brownish-gray…[...]

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Raccoon

Binomial Name: Procton Iotor Identification: Overall Length: 60-95 cm Colour: Reddish brown above; greyish below; black mask on face Weight: 12-48 lbs Tail: 19-40 cm; bushy…[...]

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Pillbugs and Sowbugs

Pillbugs and Sowbugs

Identification: Overall Length: 13mm Colour: Greyish Other Features:  Plate-like tergites, multi segmented with 7 pairs of legs and antennae Life Cycle:  Reproduction occurs in the spring.  Eggs…[...]

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