Pest Control Apex

Ant Control

Ants are among the most common household pests. They are also social insects, and they stay in colonies. Therefore, when one enters your home, be sure others will follow. They can enter your home for various reasons, but they are most likely looking for food. Although they mostly build their colonies outside living premises, worker ants tend to invade homes in search of water and food. In order to eliminate ants, you will need to kill the entire colony, which can prove difficult. Fire ants can be dangerous to your family. Although these ants usually stay outside, the bites can be quite painful and they are difficult to get rid of on your own because of their extensive tunneling systems.

While other ants may just be a nuisance, carpenter ants invade your home, then they might cause structural damage. Carpenter ants are also hard to control since they build their nest inside the moist wood. They are also difficult to locate since they build their nests in different locations inside or outside your home. They can hide in baseboard cracks, window and door frames, carpet edges, areas with plumbing leaks, and areas near your kitchen. It can be difficult to exterminate ants since you need to eliminate the entire colony. It is also important to check for the damage that carpenter ants may have caused to your home. Call our ant exterminators today for a free ant inspection and free estimate, or learn more about the EcoTek ant control services provided to your Apex home or business.

Termite Control

Termites cause damage worth billions of dollars every year. They mostly feed on wood, but they can also damage books, insulation, paper, as well as swimming pool filtration systems and liners. These pests can also destroy living shrubs and trees. They can be secretly destroying your property without you realizing it. Additionally, they may cause a fire hazard if they chew through the wires in your home. They can make your home structurally unsafe too.

However, infestation is often manifested during the months from March to May. During this period, swarmers or winged termites emerge from homes and disperse to establish new colonies. Some of the common signs of termite infestation include observing a termite swarm, mud tubes, and hollow wood, among others. The presence of winged termites is usually the first sign of an infestation. Mud tubes, on the other hand, shelter them. Mud tubes can weaken the structure of your house. It can also provide a hiding place for other pests such as snakes and rodents. There are many signs that can indicate you have termites, but the very best way to determine if you do is to call the termite exterminators at EcoTek for a free termite inspection that will also include a free estimate on what it will cost to exterminate termites from your home or business, and repair termite damage.

Bed Bug Control

Just like its name, bed bugs prefer living close to beds, since they require warm blood to survive. The bad news is that they can mature in less than 35 days and multiply very fast, making their removal a challenge. They suck blood from human beings, especially when you are sleeping at night. They can enter your home through various means, for example through clothing or travel suitcases. Although their bite is not painful, they can suck blood for up to ten minutes, leaving you with discolored patches on the skin. They rely on carbon dioxide and heat emitted by human beings when sleeping, making it easy to locate their prey. Once they finish sucking blood, they then retreat to their hiding places and may take even weeks before coming out again.

Due to their nocturnal behaviors, they are among the most challenging pests to exterminate without professional help. Some of the infestation signs to watch out for include eggs, bedding blood stains, shed skin, as well as burning and itching on your exposed skin. EcoTek offers bed bug treatments that can use a chemical based solution. Our technicians are trained to spot the cracks and spaces where bed bugs like to hide and will apply the solution to eliminate any bed bugs. Call the Apex bed bug exterminators of EcoTek today for a free bed bug inspection and free estimate.

Cockroach Control

Cockroaches are common pests that invade homes, stores, and food service establishment in Apex. They are disgusting to most people since they are mostly associated with dirt and filth. Different types of roaches can infest your home, such as German, Oriental, American, and brown cockroaches. Roaches can also transmit various disease-causing organisms like bacteria, which can lead to food poisoning. Recent studies indicate that they can also cause allergy to most people, with similar effects to house dust.

Roaches can come into your home through grocery bags, wandering from outdoors or even through the laundry. Once they enter your home, they breed fast, with the ability to produce thousands of offspring within a year. You will mostly find them in areas where there is food, moisture, and warmth. Kitchens provide a perfect environment for their breeding. Unlike most household pests, they are prevalent the entire year. Our cockroach exterminators know exactly how to eliminate any type of cockroach infestation, and can also help clean up the waste they leave behind. Call the EcoTek cockroach exterminators today for a free cockroach inspection and free estimate.

Flea and Tick Control

Fleas and ticks can be a nuisance in your home, especially if they are not dealt with properly. Also, their population has risen steadily over the years, since they have become more resistant to traditional means of extermination. Fleas can enter your home through clothes, and you might not notice them until they start to multiply. They will feed on your blood, leaving behind unsightly and itchy marks. Their bites can also lead to allergic reactions. Ticks can carry diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease. Fleas can carry diseases like tapeworms that can make your pets quite ill.

With over two thousand different species of fleas in the world, it can be hard to know what you are dealing with, if you are not a professional in the field. Fleas also multiply fast, with a life cycle of between 5 to 30 days. Ticks on the other hand are more prevalent on pets. They can transmit diseases to both animals and human beings. At even the first sign of a flea or tick infestation, it’s advisable that you contact the flea and tick exterminators at EcoTek for a free flea and tick inspection and free estimate, or read more about how the flea and tick control experts at EcoTek can help solve your infestation.

Rodent Control

Here at EcoTek, we’ve been helping home owners and businesses get rid of the mice, rats, and other rodents since 2011. Rats and mice may look fuzzy and cute, but their presence is a nuisance in your home. Most people don’t realize they have a rodent infestation in their homes until it is too late. These small rodents can walk on a thin wire or even squeeze itself through a tiny crack on your wall. They also like creating their nests in dark and cozy places, thus making attics, kitchens and garages their favorite spots. They also live in groups and breed fast. Before you realize, you will have a whole community of rats and mice, comfortably living in your home. Apart from destroying furniture, clothing, and food, they can also spread various diseases. Their droppings can contaminate food, spread bacteria or even cause allergic reactions due to their fur. They are associated with diseases such as Hantavirus, Bubonic plague, salmonellosis, as well as Rat-bite fever, among others.

The exterminators at EcoTek are experts at not only getting rid of rodents such as rats, mice and squirrels that can easily make your home their own habitat, but they have a turnkey solution that can also help with the decontamination process of cleaning up the nesting, feces, hair and blood they leave behind after they’ve been eliminated. Once your home or company has been cleaned from all traces of their infestation, EcoTek will start with the repairs from the damage they’ve caused, and last but not least set up exclusion barriers to prevent them from returning. Getting a free estimate and a free in-home consultation is only a call away, so call EcoTek today and ask about our turnkey rodent control program!

Wildlife Control and Removal

Wildlife invasion is no joke. They can lead to costly repairs, ruined clothing and food, as well as spreading dangerous diseases. Unfortunately, they can go undetected for a long period. During that time, they may cause serious damage worth millions of dollars. The best way to prevent or minimize wildlife damage in your home is to watch out for signs. When raccoons, squirrels, bats, and other wild animals are in your home, you will often hear noises. These noises become louder at night since they are mostly active during this period. You can also notice overturned garbage cans and pest droppings.

Trapping and removing wildlife requires professionals who know what they are doing. The EcoTek wildlife control team are experts at trapping and removing just about any type of wild animal that has invaded your property, and besides removing live animals we can also remove dead carcasses as well. EcoTek will make sure that all remnants of the animal are removed, and can not only provide repairs to any and all damage that the animal incurred, but we can also provide pest exclusion barriers to prevent them from returning. Feel free to call us today for a free consultation and free estimate!