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Raccoon droppings can be toxic

We’ve been getting a lot of Raccoon removal jobs lately, as well as attic restoration work. Thats where we have to go in and vacuum out all the contaminated insulation from the attic of a home, scrub...

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More Africanized bees have been heading to Fla.

By Angeeneh Adamian, Reporter Last Updated: Sunday, August 8, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG – After a weekend killer bee attack, a beekeeper says Florida may be at the beginning of a dangerous trend. Rodney Tyoe...

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Man stung by killer bees more than 150 times while trimming a tree

By Kristy Wolski, Reporter Last Updated: Saturday, August 7, 2010 SAFETY HARBOR – A day on the job could have been deadly for a group of landscapers on Saturday afternoon. The group was cutting down a...

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Lack of rain puts animals on the move.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dry weather like what has hit northeast Florida over the past few weeks is known to bring Florida’s wildlife out, especially reptiles. If it doesn’t start raining soon, it’s likely...

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Got Bats?

When people think of bats, they usually imagine them in caves. But attics and other dark places can offer an appealing home for bats. If you have an infestation, they might even move into the walls.  A...

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Sick Raccoons

Police in a small Florida town had to kill four raccoons in a week, after they were seen exhibiting signs of dysentery. All four adult animals were subsequently buried after police consulted with the...

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Cortez Coyote Problem

In neighborhoods where coyotes are prowling, experts suggest people keep their pets indoors, lock up their trash and outdoor pet food and, most of all, don’t feed the wild visitors. That advice is...

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Noises in Attic

Noises in Attic It had always been my dream to be able to drag race professionally, and I was finally on my way. I had assembled the best team that I could ask for, my Mustang was almost ready to go,...

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How I Defeated a Cold Weather Rat Attic Infestation

How I Defeated a Cold Weather Rat Attic Infestation I was never one to take cold weather rat infestation seriously until I tried to crank my car up one cold morning and it wouldn’t start. I then popped...

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Health Risks of Raccoons Living in Attics

Health Risks of Raccoons Living in Attics So, you’ve decided an attic restoration is in order, because you own an older home, you’ve recently purchased one that needs a bit of work or the attic has...

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How to Get Rid of Mice

How to Get Rid of Mice   Florida properties are home to a wide variety of rodents and other uninvited wildlife. Mice are one of the more invasive, quickly reproducing into an infestation, doing damage...

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Squirrels In Attic

If you’ve ever tried to keep a squirrel out of a bird feeder, you know these are very clever, resourceful and agile animals. When it comes to squirrels going in roof spaces are where they go first....

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Armadillo trapping

We had a customer call complaining that armadillos were burrowing in her flower beds. The solution was to set a live trap with a border fence.. The fence acts as a guide to force the animal into the...

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Some of the most beautiful stuff we see at our jobs.

                    We’re always busy in this line of work. Still, once in a while, we get to see something beautiful as we’re going from one job to the next. In a place like Lakewood Ranch, a very...

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Do it yourself doesnt always work

If you’ve been thinking about DIY rat removal, you may want to think again. As you can see, rats created quite a mess in this garage, chewing through storage cabinets, nesting and leaving droppings and...

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Rats infest home

When rats infest your home, think of them as tenants who don’t pay rent and won’t clean up after themselves. Evict rodents from your premises by calling a professional who knows how to get rats out of...

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Large Gopher Tortoise is Visiting

A local RV park called us out today for several things… The first call we received was for what they thought was either an armadillo hole or a turtle’s nest. They were trying to describe it over the...

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Bats in the Condo

We went out to inspect one of our local condominiums for a management company that we do a lot of business with and this is what we found… There is a very active Bat issue going on in one of their...

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Raccoons Getting into the Attic

Raccoons got into a flat roof and had babies… We removed 3 juveniles. This photo shows the entry point that was in the soffit.

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Baby raccoons in a wall

Just a typical Saturday afternoon… And then the phone rings with a stressed manager saying that there was scratching and crying coming from his office wall. So, of course we head out to see what’s...

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