How to Eliminate Roof Rats in Your Home December 9, 2016 - By: Nathan Woolf How do I eliminate roof rats from my home? – Phoenix, Arizona Question: I live in Tempe, Arizona and my neighborhood has roof rats. My grandson recently saw a rat on a tree near my block wall. Do you think it is a roof rat and what should I do? Answer: We appreciate the question.Read more
How to Get Rid of Ants in Your Home November 30, 2016 - By: Nathan Woolf How to get rid of ants in my home? – Phoenix, Arizona Question: Our home in Scottsdale, AZ constantly gets these little black ants in our kitchen. How can I get rid of ants and how do I keep them from coming back? Answer: Thanks for your question. This is a common question. Ants areRead more
How to Get Rid of Scorpions in Your Home November 17, 2016 - By: Nathan Woolf What to do When you find Scorpions in the Home – Phoenix, Arizona Question: We just moved to Gilbert, AZ from Ithaca, NY and I’ve seen some scorpions around my home. How do I get rid of them? I’ve got small kids and one of them getting stung worries me. First off, welcome to Arizona!Read more
Report: Bed Bugs Prefer Dark Colors May 19, 2016 - By: Nathan Woolf Few pests are as persistent and annoying as bed bugs. These infectious little bugs bite, live where we sleep and, in recent decades, may have become more resistant to insecticides. This combination makes them especially irksome. With the recent boom in the bed bug population – including in Phoenix, Arizona – studies are focusing onRead more
FAQs about Zika Virus in Phoenix, Arizona (Video) May 12, 2016 - By: Nathan Woolf As we enter mosquito season in Arizona, many people are concerned about mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile and, this year, the Zika Virus. The Zika Virus has been in the news over the past few months and is linked to severe birth defects. The pest control professionals at Blue Sky Pest have received a lotRead more
What You Need to Know about Zika Virus & Preventative Measures January 30, 2016 - By: Nathan Woolf The recent aggressive spreading of Zika Virus in Brazil and other select regions has been a top news story in past weeks, understandably so since it can have major health effects. The virus carries Zika fever, a disease that can cause such symptoms as fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis and is suspected of beingRead more
Cockroach Myths and Truths May 22, 2015 - By: Nathan Woolf Cockroaches are a mythic sort of bug. They’ve been around for over 320 million years — even before dinosaurs! And their survival skills are fierce. They need only very basic and minimal food, water and shelter to survive. It is often said that if only one species survives an apocalypse, it would be the mightyRead more
Baseball Season Begins With Bees at Royals-Angels in Tempe, Arizona March 16, 2015 - By: Nathan Woolf A swarm of bees interrupted play at a Royals-Angels baseball game in Tempe last weekend, though the bees were luckily relaxed and removed without incident. Blue Sky Pest Control joined ABC 15 to explain to viewers the behavior of bees during a now thriving bee season—and what viewers should look out for. Other news outletsRead more
Earwigs Are Not… March 10, 2015 - By: Nathan Woolf …brain-burrowing terrors from a horror movie! Nonetheless, most people find them pretty creepy looking, and commonly confuse them with two other pests: firebrats and silverfish. In folklore, earwigs came out at night and crawled into the ears of sleeping people. Once in the ear, people believed the creatures bored into the brain. The fact thatRead more
Combatting Earwigs Indoors and Out March 5, 2015 - By: Nathan Woolf If fearsome-looking bugs featuring a set of nasty-looking pincers are scurrying about your home, chances are they are earwigs. While not dangerous to humans, earwigs wreak havoc on certain plants, although they also eat many “bad” bugs. Nonetheless, most people could do without their presence in their homes and yards. The best method of dealingRead more
