"Crazy" Caribbean Crazy Ants

Ok, how many of you have heard of the Caribbean Crazy Ant?  Raspberry Crazy Ant?  Well if you have not heard of it you likely will in the next few years.  For those of you that live south of Missouri City  you probably have seen them and not known it.  As always the Entomology Department at A&M has a great fact sheet.  http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/pdf/RCA_control_fact_sheet.pdf

For our customers I have created a tip sheet that will help them when they are dealing with these unbelievably annoying ants. 

Pest Management Tip sheet: Caribbean Crazy Ants (Raspberry Ants)

At Modern we use a combination of approaches that are specifically tailored to the needs of each client.  Along with that approach we produce and provide a tip sheet that will help our client realize the full potential of the treatment

·         Caribbean Crazy Ants are relatively new to the area.  As such, Pest management professional are still learning about the best control method and protocols.  What we do know is if the instructions below are not followed, we will NOT achieve success.

Practices for reducing Caribbean Crazy Ants populations in a home or office:

·         A thorough cleaning of the area should be performed prior to treatment.

·         After treatment it is important not to apply over the counter insect sprays (Raid) on the treated surfaces, as this may negate the products effectiveness and therefore, prolong the problem.

·         Dead ants that are found in the future should be SWEPT (Not mopped) up on a regular basis.  This may be daily at first.

·         unnecessary moisture sources should be eliminated.  (Leaky windows)

·         Patience is the most important thing.  These types of problems can be very troublesome to get rid of.  Please be patient and follow the directions your technician gives you.

The products Modern uses are non-repellant in nature.  This means that the insects may be present for days after treatment.  When dealing with Caribbean Crazy Ants we will perform two scheduled follow-up treatments (Total of three visits) to ensure we have done as much as possible.

By following these steps quick and effective control is possible.  There are always exceptions and eliminating a Caribbean Crazy Ant population can be very difficult.  If anyone has any questions please feel free to contact our service department.  www.modern-pest.com

Does anyone else find this hilarious??

Why do we Blog?

Welcome to the new Modern pest Control blog.  I will take a moment to introduce myself and then our company....Not that many care but I just want to be upfront on who is doing the talking here.  My name is Del Lawson and our company is Modern Pest Control.  Many of the people who read our blog will be friends of mine (Thanks for taking the time) current customers, potential customers and some folks who just want something to fill the time with before they go to bed. (Although I'm not sure if this will make good bedtime reading)

Modern Pest Control was started in 1952 in Houston.  I have heard our owner say he isn't sure of the exact date, but let's face it.  If we have been around for more than 50 years we don't have to give the day of the year.  We started in the Bellaire / Sharpstown area of Houston and amazingly we still many customers from that area.  Some of them have been with us for nearly 40 years.  We offer all types of pest control in Houston, you name it, we likely do it. (Unless you name fumigation, we like to defer to the experts on that)

Throughout this blog I will update you on what we are doing at Modern, what you as homeowners should be concerned with as far as pests go, answer questions, talk sports, introduce you to our team and many other things.  All I ask from you is that you post my blog to your facebook, share it with your friends and family and ask me any question you can think of.  I won't have anywhere near all the answers (I'm a big enough man to admit that).  The first question I always get when people hear I'm in the pest management business is; "What is the weirdest thing you have seen?"  Well, that will come out in the form of pictures, some that I have taken and others that I find along the way.

 Have y'all seen the you tube video of the rat on the subway train in NYC.  http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=7897057  Crazy stuff.  Not sure we can match that but we will definitely try.

Thanks for reading and if you have an idea of a blog you want me to post just email it to me, dlawson@modern-pest.com