by sweatysumo_v67s14 | Feb 18, 2022 | Pest Patrol
Carolinians enjoy an occasional winter snow, but they enjoy getting back to the outdoors even more! Unseasonably warm weather might mean that your least favorite backyard guests will make an early appearance this spring. Black Pest can help keep “skeeters” under...
by sweatysumo_v67s14 | Feb 3, 2022 | Pest Patrol
So far, this has been a crazy winter in the Charlotte area! Days of snow, sleet, and freezing temperatures with sunny slices of spring-like weather wedged in between. If you think it’s confusing for us, it’s even more so for the Carolinas’ insects, rodents, and other...
by sweatysumo_v67s14 | Apr 8, 2021 | Pest Patrol
Black Pest can help you get rid of these relentless little critters! Odorous house ants (Tapinoma sissile) are a common ant found around the Charlotte area. Every year these ants or “sugar ants” as some people call them, seem to infest anything they can. They feed on...
by sweatysumo_v67s14 | Dec 22, 2020 | Pest Patrol
Look for for the Spotted Lantern Fly on your tree! This holiday season might bring an unwanted guest into your home. According to The Charlotte Observer, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture has warned that Christmas trees purchased in our area this year might...
by sweatysumo_v67s14 | Jun 30, 2020 | Pest Patrol
Wet weather is driving ants into the safe haven of your home. Black Pest can help! While heavy rains the last several weeks have been welcomed by gardeners and are helping our yards stay green, many homeowners have discovered an unfortunate side effect. Ants have been...
by sweatysumo_v67s14 | May 18, 2020 | Pest Patrol
Spring and summer are primetime for wasps, hornets, and other stinging insects. Black Pest can help! Nothing plays havoc with outdoor family activities — or walk-in traffic to your place of business — like the sudden appearance of a bunch of marauding stingers! Unlike...
