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Published on September 19, 2023

Protecting Our People

Published on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

The Yellow-Legged Hornet is Getting Close…

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Home Pest Control Topics

Published on August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

Time to Schedule Your Fall Home Maintenance

Employee Spotlight

Published on August 10, 2023August 10, 2023

Family is Who You Make It

Published on July 14, 2023July 27, 2023

What’s Your Spirit Animal – Bug Edition!

Multifamily Property Management

Published on May 24, 2023June 15, 2023

Property Manager’s Guide to Getting Ready for the Fall

Home Pest Control Topics

Published on May 24, 2023June 15, 2023

Why Pest Control at Your Home

Employee Spotlight

Published on May 11, 2023August 10, 2023

Working at Waltham is Rewarding – and Awarding!

Published on March 10, 2023June 21, 2023

Unseasonably Warm Weather in New England

Employee Spotlight

Published on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Waltham Pest Services Named a Top Workplace 2023

Homeowner Information

Published on January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

DIY Pest Control vs Traditional Pest Control

Published on January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Sugar Ant Facts

Published on December 20, 2022June 21, 2023

Millipede Facts & Information

Published on December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

Do Jumping Spiders Bite?

Published on December 6, 2022June 21, 2023

Facts About Crickets

Published on November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

Are Wolf Spiders Poisonous?

Published on November 18, 2022November 29, 2022

How to Get Rid of Gnats in Your House

Home Pest Control Topics

Published on November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

The 12 Days of Pestmas: a Cautionary Tale

Home Pest Control Topics

Published on November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

Bugs in Christmas Trees!

Published on October 25, 2022August 9, 2023

NY Spiders

Published on October 25, 2022August 9, 2023

ME Spiders

Published on October 25, 2022August 9, 2023

NH Spiders

Published on October 25, 2022August 9, 2023

CT Spiders

Published on October 25, 2022August 9, 2023

VT Spiders

Published on October 25, 2022August 9, 2023

MA Spiders

Employee Spotlight

Published on October 6, 2022May 11, 2023

Working at Waltham is Rewarding – and Awarding!

Employee Spotlight

Published on October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

Celebrating 35 Years!

Home Pest Control Topics

Published on July 25, 2022November 3, 2022

EATING BUGS?

Multifamily Property Management

Published on May 9, 2022June 30, 2023

5 Most Common Resident Complaints – and How to Handle Them

Home Pest Control Topics

Published on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

7 Ideas for Summer Fun on a Budget

Scenting Services

Published on May 2, 2022May 3, 2022

5 Things Odors in Your Business Could Say

Published on May 2, 2022May 13, 2022

A Green Home Is a Happy Home

Homeowner Information

Published on April 29, 2022September 1, 2022

10 Tips to Get Your Backyard Ready for Summer Fun

Published on April 29, 2022November 29, 2022

Tips for Keeping Your Kids and Pets Safe from Ticks and Mosquitoes this Summer

Employee Spotlight

Published on March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Hope Bowman Wins PWIPM of New England Women of Excellence Award!

Published on December 7, 2021May 13, 2022

Can Pest Control Really Be Green?

Scenting Services

Published on November 12, 2021November 15, 2021

Employee Morale at Food Processing – How Scenting Can Help

Published on November 12, 2021November 15, 2021

Saving Money on Your Heating Bills This Winter with These 3 Tips

Published on October 20, 2021June 21, 2023

Types of Carpet Beetles in New England

Spotted Lanternfly

Published on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

What Can You Do About the Spotted Lanternfly?

Spotted Lanternfly

Published on October 4, 2021October 6, 2021

Is Our Wine at Risk from the Spotted Lanternfly?

Published on September 16, 2021May 22, 2023

Rodents in Your Home: What You Need to Know

Scenting Services

Published on August 20, 2021August 23, 2021

5 Reasons to Use Scent Marketing in Your Business

Homeowner Information

Published on July 23, 2021November 29, 2021

Top 5 Pests in the Fall

Published on July 7, 2021June 21, 2023

The Property Owner’s Best Pest Control Checklist

Published on May 17, 2021June 21, 2023

Cicadas Everywhere (Except Around Here)

Published on May 10, 2021June 21, 2023

Protect Residents from Problematic Pests

Published on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

3 Things Pet Owners Should Know About Fleas

Home Pest Control Topics

Published on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

Do You Really Need a Wood Destroying Insect Report (WDIR)?

Published on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Do Your Clients Need a WDIR and Just What is it?

Published on March 6, 2021November 3, 2022

Stop Right There, Mosquito

Employee Spotlight

Published on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

Women in Pest Control

Employee Spotlight

Published on December 31, 2020January 4, 2021

Employee Spotlight: Katelyn Bryda

Employee Spotlight

Published on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Gerard “J.C.” Bishop

Employee Spotlight

Published on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Nicholas Ventresca

Employee Spotlight

Published on December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Brad Carter

Employee Spotlight

Published on December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Blake Genetti

Published on November 18, 2020June 21, 2023

Pest Strategies for Surviving the Winter

Published on November 12, 2020June 21, 2023

Choosing Pest Control for Your Business – 5 Things to Know

Published on November 12, 2020December 2, 2020

A Healthy Attic in 5 Easy Steps

Published on November 3, 2020June 23, 2023

Spider Season – Is It Every Season?

Homeowner Information

Published on November 2, 2020November 29, 2021

What You Need to Know about DIY Pest Control

Employee Spotlight

Published on October 28, 2020December 2, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Jeff Rapoza

Published on October 15, 2020June 21, 2023

Homeowners Associations (HOAs) – Here’s Your One Stop Shop

Homeowner Information

Published on October 15, 2020November 29, 2021

New Homeowner? Don’t Forget Pest Control.

Homeowner Information

Published on October 15, 2020December 2, 2020

Moving – 5 Tips to Make it Easier

Employee Spotlight

Published on October 6, 2020November 13, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Hope Bowman

Published on October 1, 2020June 21, 2023

The Pros & Cons of Remote Pest Monitoring

Homeowner Information

Published on September 30, 2020November 29, 2021

Choosing a Pest Control Company – 5 Things to Consider

Published on September 29, 2020November 29, 2022

Pictures of Mosquitoes

Published on September 29, 2020August 9, 2023

Pictures of Spiders

Published on September 23, 2020October 5, 2022

Pictures of Ants

Published on September 23, 2020November 3, 2022

Pictures of Flies

Food Processing

Published on September 9, 2020September 21, 2023

Does Your Pest Control Need a Second Opinion? Here Are 10 Reasons!

Published on September 9, 2020April 12, 2023

Cockroach Pictures

Published on September 4, 2020April 12, 2023

Pictures of Mice

Published on September 1, 2020December 2, 2020

Pictures of Fleas

Published on September 1, 2020June 21, 2023

The Difference between Bees, Hornets, and Wasps

Published on August 25, 2020October 20, 2022

7 Signs There Might Be a Mouse in Your House

Published on August 20, 2020December 2, 2020

Should You Use a Pest Control Company to Disinfect?

Published on August 17, 2020February 2, 2023

Pictures of Ticks

Published on August 17, 2020December 2, 2020

Bed Bug Pictures

Published on August 13, 2020April 12, 2023

Pictures of Termites

Food Processing

Published on August 12, 2020December 2, 2020

Regulatory Audits in Food Processing

Food Processing

Published on August 12, 2020December 2, 2020

What’s a Third Party Audit?

Food Processing

Published on August 12, 2020December 2, 2020

Second Party Audits – What You Need to Know

Food Processing

Published on July 28, 2020December 2, 2020

Performing an Internal Audit in Your Food Processing Facility

Homeowner Information

Published on July 28, 2020December 2, 2020

Can Pests Exacerbate Asthma?

Hotel & Hospitality

Published on July 24, 2020December 2, 2020

Reopen Your Hotel with Confidence

Food Processing

Published on July 22, 2020December 2, 2020

Four Major Food Processing Audits

Home Pest Control Topics

Published on July 17, 2020November 29, 2021

Why Have Routine Pest Control Done at Your Home?

Employee Spotlight

Published on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Philip Seymour

Employee Spotlight

Published on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Rick Viall

Employee Spotlight

Published on July 9, 2020July 10, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Melissa Hamelin

Published on July 7, 2020December 2, 2020

Restaurants & the Pests That Love Them

Published on July 1, 2020June 21, 2023

Food Pests – What Are the Top Four?

Published on June 23, 2020June 21, 2023

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) – Why Use it?

Published on June 19, 2020November 3, 2022

How Is the Quarantine Affecting Rats, Flies, and Bed Bugs?

Published on June 15, 2020October 5, 2022

Three Facts You May Not Know About Ants

Published on June 10, 2020November 3, 2022

Good News – There’s No Such Thing as Flying Spiders

Published on June 10, 2020March 17, 2022

Your Office Building Can Reopen with Confidence

Published on June 7, 2020June 21, 2023

Local Pest Guide: Worcester, MA

Food Processing

Published on June 2, 2020December 2, 2020

10 Ways to Help Keep Pests Out of Your Food Plant

Food Processing

Published on June 2, 2020December 2, 2020

How to Implement Sanitary Design Standards in Your Facility

Published on June 1, 2020December 2, 2020

Reopen Your Business – Five Tips

Multifamily Property Management

Published on May 29, 2020April 25, 2022

Pest Control: Before or After Your Renovation?

Multifamily Property Management

Published on May 29, 2020June 17, 2021

3 Property Renovation Trends You Shouldn’t Ignore

Published on May 21, 2020December 2, 2020

What’s the Quarantine Doing to Our Trash?

Employee Spotlight

Published on May 20, 2020July 10, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Chris Harvey

Employee Spotlight

Published on May 20, 2020July 10, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Shawn Bradley

Employee Spotlight

Published on May 20, 2020July 10, 2020

Employee Spotlight: Brad Petty

Published on May 19, 2020December 2, 2020

Don’t Just Clean Your Home – Disinfect it

Food Processing

Published on May 15, 2020December 2, 2020

Food Processing Plants & Pest Control

Published on May 11, 2020November 3, 2022

Types of Ants in New England

Published on May 8, 2020December 2, 2020

Top 5 Ways to Level Up Your Rental’s Cleaning Game

Published on May 7, 2020June 21, 2023

“Murder Hornets” – Don’t Believe the Hype

Published on May 7, 2020January 7, 2022

What Industries Could Benefit from a Disinfecting Treatment?

Published on May 6, 2020December 2, 2020

Healthcare and Fruit Flies – They Do NOT Go Together

Published on May 6, 2020December 2, 2020

The Restaurant Industry – Re-opening With Confidence

Published on April 29, 2020December 2, 2020

Why Would Food Processing Plants Add Another Step to Their Disinfecting & Sanitizing Plan?

Published on April 24, 2020December 2, 2020

Thinking of Having a Disinfecting Treatment Done on Your Home or Business? Know What to Ask.

Published on April 22, 2020November 3, 2022

What Is the COVID Quarantine Doing to Rats??

Food Processing

Published on April 13, 2020December 2, 2020

The Top Four Pests Sneaking Into Your Stored Food

Food Processing

Published on April 13, 2020December 2, 2020

How Eco-Friendly Food Packaging Can Affect Your Pest Management

Multifamily Property Management

Published on April 13, 2020May 16, 2023

5 Things You Wish Your Residents Knew about Pest Control

Multifamily Property Management

Published on April 13, 2020December 2, 2020

The AirbnBoom: How Short-Term Apartment Rentals Affect Multifamily Properties

Published on April 13, 2020June 21, 2023

What Diseases Do Pests Carry? Not Coronavirus!

Published on March 26, 2020October 5, 2022

Protect Your Home from Carpenter Ants

Published on March 26, 2020March 24, 2021

Your Guide to Tick Prevention

Homeowner Information

Published on March 23, 2020June 21, 2023

Pest Control, An Essential Service, Is Even More Important Than Usual Right Now

Published on March 23, 2020November 3, 2022

Termites – 4 Myths vs. Facts

Home Pest Control Topics

Published on March 17, 2020December 2, 2020

Productive Things to Do While You’re Stuck in the House

Published on March 13, 2020May 20, 2022

Mosquitoes – Not (Just) in My Backyard

Published on March 5, 2020October 20, 2022

Termites – You Can’t Keep A Good Pest Down

Published on August 29, 2019October 5, 2022

Carpenter Ant Bites

Published on August 29, 2019April 12, 2023

Carpenter Ant Frass (Ant Poop!)

Published on August 29, 2019February 2, 2023

Winged Carpenter Ants

Published on August 29, 2019December 2, 2020

European Fire Ants

Published on August 29, 2019November 2, 2022

Little Black Ants

Published on August 29, 2019December 2, 2020

Odorous House Ants

Published on August 29, 2019October 5, 2022

Pavement Ants

Published on August 29, 2019November 3, 2022

Sugar Ants

Published on August 29, 2019November 3, 2022

Beetles in New Hampshire

Published on August 29, 2019November 3, 2022

Carabid Ground Beetles

Published on August 29, 2019October 5, 2022

Carpet Beetles

Published on August 29, 2019November 3, 2022

Dung Beetles

Published on August 29, 2019October 5, 2022

Types of Beetles

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

Centipedes

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Centipedes in Massachusetts

Published on August 28, 2019October 20, 2022

Common House Centipedes

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

What Do Baby Centipedes Look Like?

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Oriental Cockroaches

Published on August 28, 2019October 20, 2022

Wood Cockroaches

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Crickets

Published on August 28, 2019June 27, 2023

What Do Earwigs Look Like

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Sand Fleas

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

Blow Flies

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Cluster Flies

Published on August 28, 2019November 3, 2022

Deer Flies

Published on August 28, 2019April 12, 2023

Filth Flies

Published on August 28, 2019February 2, 2023

Flesh Flies

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Fruit Flies

Published on August 28, 2019November 3, 2022

Greenhead Flies

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

Horse Flies

Published on August 28, 2019October 20, 2022

Horse Fly Bites

Published on August 28, 2019November 18, 2022

House Flies

Published on August 28, 2019November 2, 2022

Phorid Flies

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Millipedes in New England

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Clothes Moths

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Deer Mice

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Diseases Mice Carry

Published on August 28, 2019February 2, 2023

Field Mice

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

House Mice

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Mouse Tracks

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

Norway Rats

Published on August 28, 2019October 20, 2022

Roof Rats

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

Rat Tracks

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

Rodents in Massachusetts

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Silverfish

Published on August 28, 2019February 2, 2023

Will Silverfish Eat Clothes in My Closet?

Published on August 28, 2019April 12, 2023

Spiders in Massachusetts

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Spiders in New Hampshire

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Spiders in Rhode Island

Published on August 28, 2019August 9, 2023

Spiders in Vermont

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Springtails

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Bees in Rhode Island

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Bumble Bees

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Carpenter Bees

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Bald-Faced Hornets

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Ground Hornets

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Paper Wasps

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Wasps vs. Hornets

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Wood Wasps

Published on August 28, 2019June 21, 2023

Yellow Jackets

Published on August 28, 2019November 29, 2022

Baby Stink Bugs (Nymphs)

Published on August 28, 2019October 4, 2022

Stink Bugs in the House

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

Stink Bugs in New Hampshire

Published on August 28, 2019October 5, 2022

Babesiosis

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Brown Dog Ticks

Published on August 28, 2019October 20, 2022

Lyme Disease & Ticks in New England

Published on August 28, 2019February 2, 2023

Tick Bites

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Ticks in Connecticut

Published on August 28, 2019December 2, 2020

Ticks in New Hampshire

Published on August 28, 2019October 20, 2022

Ticks in Vermont

Published on August 27, 2019February 2, 2023

Mulch and Termites

Published on August 27, 2019March 24, 2021

Signs of Termites

Published on August 27, 2019December 2, 2020

Termites in Connecticut

Published on August 27, 2019October 20, 2022

Termites vs. Carpenter Ants

Published on August 26, 2019October 20, 2022

Ants in Massachusetts

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