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JD Smith Pest Control Blog Post - How to Spot Drywood Termites
Termites

 How to Spot Drywood Termites

Drywood termites live in wood, which is a popular building material, so you’ll often find them in wood baseboards, door frames, and attics. You can spot them by the damage they cause to the wood they use for food and

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Termites

 How to Pre-Treat for Subterranean Termites

Subterranean termites make their home in the ground, where they can find plenty of water. To feed, however, they will enter homes like yours and eat the wood that’s in your walls and attic. They often live in large colonies

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Termites

How to Deal With Drywood Termites

In previous articles, we’ve helped you know how to identify the signs of termites in Florida homes. In this article, we’ll look at one of the most common types of these pests: the drywood termite.   What are drywood termites?

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Palmetto Bugs

How to Keep Out Palmetto Bugs

Even though it’s been relatively dry the past few months, you may have seen more bugs recently. As the rains pick up in Florida, you’ll likely see even more bug activity in and around your home.    One of the

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JD Smith Pest Control - Blog Post - How Rodent Exclusion Protects Your Home
Pest Control

How Rodent Exclusion Protects Your Home

Finding out your home has rodents may come with feelings of disgust, violation, and worry. That will likely be followed by: “Who do I call to get rid of them, and how can I ensure this doesn’t happen again?” Let’s

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Pest Control

How to Stop Rice Weevils

One day you’ve got a clean bag of rice or pasta or flour, and then when you open it up – eew! It’s filled with little black specks. Odds are, those are rice weevils, a pest that’s common to cupboards

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Rodents

What to Do When Rodents Infest Your Attic

Rodents can squeeze through even the tiniest of holes. Mice, rats, squirrels – all can easily get into your house if openings aren’t sealed. Once rodents get in your attic, you’ve got a major problem to address. Because not only

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JD Smith Pest - Four Types of Ants You Will Find In Florida
Ants

Four Types of Ants You’ll Meet in Florida

Many of us are already familiar with the tiny black sugar ants that make a line to the merest crumb or grain of sugar on your kitchen countertops or in your cupboards. But did you know that as a Florida

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Ants

What Are the Differences Between Ants and Termites?

Ants and termites: They’re among the most common and annoying pests for Florida residents. Both share a need for food and water, which makes your home an ideal shelter. And both can destroy your property, though termites do it much

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How to Get Rid of Spiders in Your Home
Other Pests

How to Get Rid of Spiders in Your Home

While we’ve been lucky enough to avoid any direct hits so far this hurricane season, we’ve had quite a few downpours in the Tampa Bay area. As just like we all seek shelter during storms – and hope they hold

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