Pesticide Myth’s & Facts!

Pesticide Myth’s & Facts!

Pesticide Myth’s & Facts! Myth… In the pest control industry, a common consumer misconception is that an exterminator is someone who haphazardly applies chemicals to kill insects and rodents for profit, with complete disregard for the safety of their clients and their belongings. Part of the reason for this drastic misconception is how the accredited dictionaries define the word pesticide. Here is the definition that dictionary.com uses: pesticide A chemical preparation for destroying plant, fungal, or animal pests. Is this dictionary.com definition correct? Yes and no Back to School Time… The word pesticide is a compound word. The prefix is

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OMG!  I think I have Bed Bugs!  What do I do now?

OMG!  I think I have Bed Bugs!  What do I do now?

Green Earth Pest Control in New York City, Hudson County New Jersey, Los Angeles and Ventura California, yields dozens of new calls every single week from clients who are at their wits end, concerned they have Bed Bugs in their home or office.  It is definitely our most common call and unfortunately a very traumatizing ordeal for all involved, including our own staff. Our very first question to our potential client is “what makes you think that you have bed bugs?”.  The most common answer being they suffered a bite or their doctor or dermatologist told them to call an

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