Declutter
Pests love nooks and crannies and fun places to hide among your clutter. The holidays typically bring a massive amount of clutter into the home and outside of it. From gift boxes to wrapping paper, packaging to recyclables to food waste, and more, your property can become a haven for pests of all types. Roaches and rodents love clutter, so getting rid of breeding grounds is key.

Inspect
Another way to facilitate holiday pest control is by inspecting things that come into your home over the holidays. From bedding to boxes, pests can hitch a ride straight into your house on lots of different things especially if those things were being stored outside before they got to you. Cracks, holes and crevices make perfect entryways for unwanted visitors. Be sure to check your home regularly for these passageways and block them or fix them to prevent pests from coming in. Don’t forget, doors, windows and chimneys should be checked as well.
If you happen to find a bug or other sign that your home has pests, it’s time to bring in the professionals. Call Southern & Sovereign Pest Control and take care of that pest problem now (833) 952-1599.

Organize and Repair
During the colder months, pests are seeking shelter from dipping temperatures. Some of the most bothersome pets in January are rodents, and cockroaches – none of which you want to take up residence in or around yours.

Store your garbage in sealed containers and dispose of it regularly. Don’t keep stacks of broken-down cardboard laying around garages as this makes the perfect home for an opportunistic pest looking to get in out of the cold. Also, be sure to store your firewood at least 20 feet away from the house or any structure and 5 inches off the ground to avoid an infestation.Store your garbage in sealed containers and dispose of it regularly. Don’t keep stacks of broken-down cardboard laying around garages as this makes the perfect home for an opportunistic pest looking to get in out of the cold. Also, be sure to store your firewood at least 20 feet away from the house or any structure and 5 inches off the ground to avoid an infestation.

Since rodents and other pests can enter your home through the smallest of spaces, be sure to repair fascia and soffits. If they’re rotted, pests can access these areas and enter your home quite easily. Once pests, like rodents, get inside your home, not only will they seek out food, rodents can also chew through wiring, insulation, sheetrock and many other areas of your home.

Benjamin Franklin famously advised fire-threatened Philadelphians in 1736 that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Clearly, preventing fires is better than fighting them. As is the case with most things which is why the saying has stood the test of time.

It is more more cost effective to prevent an infestation. Southern & Sovereign Pest Control can help you eliminate an infestation or stop one before it starts.
Call SPC today! (833) 952-1599

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Due to our remarkable growth in the Northern Virginia area and our continuing efforts to ensure superior customer service along with customized pest control and exterminating services to better serve our clients, we are proud to announce the opening of a new office in Alexandria, VA.

The new office will be located on 4601 Pinecrest Office Park Drive, Suite F, Alexandria, VA 22312.

In addition to our Manassas and Fredericksburg branches, this new location and the enhanced operational efficiencies will help us continue to grow and evolve keeping pace with our client’s needs, allowing us to provide exceptional value and superior service along the way. It will be our pleasure to serve you at our new location with the same quality and service you have come to expect of us.

For more information about the new Alexandria location, visit our website or call 703-257-9941 or 800-627-0577.

Our Alexandria exterminators at Southern Pest Control are dedicated to providing professional exterminating services for residences throughout Alexandria, VA and surrounding areas. We have the certified highly trained pest control experts to handle any pest issue. If you suspect an infestation of spiders, ants, mice, roaches, fleas, mosquitoes, termites or any other household pests, Southern Pest Control’s exterminators will provide a unique custom treatment plan that will fit your needs and safeguard your property. Our Alexandria pest control exterminators strive to deliver prompt on the hour appointments, friendly customer service and lasting treatment results for every home we protect.

We also service Arlington, Fauquier, Loudoun, Manassas and Prince William Counties.

Need a quick, no-obligation quote at no cost? Talk to a Southern Pest Control Specialist today, and learn more about our pest control and exterminating services that include a 100% money back guarantee.

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With the reputation as one of nature’s top escape artists and able to disappear from sight at the flick of a light, sightings of the German Cockroach are most commonly reported in the evening hours. Though nocturnal, this cockroach can be seen in the day occasionally, especially if the population is large or they have been disturbed.

Cockroaches are known for spending time in filthy environments picking up pathogens and bacteria from those environments on their legs and bodies allowing them to carry salmonella, a diarrhea-causing amoeba and polio-virus. When inside a residence with an exposed food source, they will spread bacteria directly to our foods, causing us to get sick, in addition to triggering allergies and asthma in some people.

German Cockroaches prefer close spaces, fitting into small cracks and crevices, thereby evading humans and eradication efforts. The German Cockroach reproduces faster than any other residential cockroach, going from egg to sexually mature adult in approximately four months. If you have a small cockroach infestation, it is best to have it exterminated immediately, before it has a chance to grow into a problem that becomes more difficult to control. Successful cockroach control begins with prevention and sanitation. Your residence does not have to be dirty or unkempt for a cockroach problem to develop. Homeowners should eliminate all sources of water since cockroaches cannot survive long without it. Make sure there are no leaking pipes or standing water in the kitchen and bathrooms, including all sinks and catch basins under refrigerators.

Homeowners may wish to tackle the problem themselves, or they may elect to contract the services of a professional pest control exterminator. Southern & Sovereign Pest Control have the equipment and training to do a thorough job and have access to quality products not available to homeowners.

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Did you know that termite infestations can go unnoticed for 3-8 years? Termites can live inside of the wood, behind walls, inside insulation, and underneath floor coverings. They rarely (or never) emerge except when swarming. Because they tend to leave the outer surface of the wood intact, they are extremely difficult to find unless you’re specifically looking for them.

Termites, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, beetles, and other creatures are attracted to moist, rotting wood, in which they eat and/or build their homes, causing serious structural damage.
Additionally, wood-eating and wood-boring pests can prove to be extremely destructive to the structural wood of your home. They can wear away the protective coatings and coverings on wood, exposing them to moisture and the elements. As these pests bore into the wood, their tunnels can channel water, humidity, and mold spores deep inside, where it accelerates the breakdown and rotting processes of the wood beams, posts, sills, and floor joists.

The best way to solve a pest problem is to prevent it from happening in the first place. At Southern & Sovereign Pest Control, we recommend annual inspections for termites and other pests to ensure your investment is safe and protected.
If your home has been invaded by pests, Southern & Sovereign Pest Control are ready to help keep it pest-free for many years to come. To schedule an appointment, call or e-mail us today!

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