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Ford’s Pest of the Month: The Cat Flea

Posted on February 17th, 2016 Posted in extermination - 0 Comments

This blood-feeding, the Cat Flea, insect is a notorious vector of disease such as murine typhus and bubonic plague called the “black death”.

First Published January 8th, 2016 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in extermination, News - 0 Comments

Instead of getting advice from the landlord, the tenant sought help from her neighbor, who advised her to turn on the oven to high heat.

First Published November 26th, 2015 | Updated April 14th, 2023 Posted in extermination - 0 Comments

Ford's pest of the month is cockroaches. They're one of the hardest insects to eradicate and a troubling reoccurrence in apartment buildings.

First Published October 16th, 2015 | Updated April 19th, 2023 Posted in advice, extermination - 0 Comments

The type of termites we deal with in New England are subterranean and are typically moving around in the soil. Learn about detection and treatment.

First Published September 22nd, 2015 | Updated January 18th, 2022 Posted in extermination - 0 Comments

Spiders are not blood feeders and do not go out of their way to bite. But you might be attracting their messy webs to tenants' doors. Learn more!

Posted on August 7th, 2015 Posted in extermination - 0 Comments

The deer tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease, which is a bacterial infection. Learn how to spot them, or their bite, and remove them.