Moving beyond the Christmas tree and its ornaments, many other holiday decorations around the house can act as pest homes, causing you trouble that lasts well beyond the New Year. Especially as people are getting craftier about their Christmas decorations, they will often use more natural materials including pine cones, branches, and pine needles...

We discussed how, unfortunately, Christmas trees are potential sources of pests during the holidays, but what about the actual ornaments you’re placing on the tree itself? Could some of these be acting to attract pests into your home, even if the tree itself was free and clear when you brought it inside? Absolutely.

As the skies turn grayer, the days turn shorter, and the temperatures start to plummet, many homeowners take misguided comfort in the belief that the colder season will reduce the need for house pest control. It’s a widely held misconception that freezing temperatures would simply kill off the many pests that can plague a home. If that was true,...

When you plant your garden, do the pests get to enjoy the fresh fruits and vegetables before you do? It can be heartbreaking. You take time to plan out the garden design, select your vegetables, buy the proper soil and manage the garden until harvest time. And then, just as it’s time to pick your vegetables and enjoy the fruits of your labor, your...

Have you ever gotten into a car and the owner has fast food wrappers and maybe yesterday’s lunch on the floorboard? In cars maintained in this fashion, it probably wouldn’t surprise you to see a insect. Ants and roaches love when we are so generous to them. But, messy cars aren’t the only food source for rodents. Even if you keep your car clean...

Just what are the benefits to pesticide?

New York City is the most popular city in the world for tourists and the rats really like it too. For years, city managers have been battling a rat problem that makes a typical episode of Fear Factor look like a piece of cake. Any time you have so much architecture and so many people occupying the same space, you will find the perfect breeding...

The ever-reliable Mazda is making the news again, but not for the reasons you might think. Apparently, spiders love the smell of gas in the Mazda brand of cars. The spider in question is the yellow sac spider. They are attracted to hydrocarbons in the car’s fuel system.

Stink bugs have made Indiana’s ‘Most Unwanted’ list.

EcoShield Pest Control serves several communities throughout the United States, and for our customers in Chicago and Denver, the emerald ash borer presents serious concerns. The emerald ash borer (EAB) was accidentally introduced to the United States from Asia in 2002, and since then has killed millions of ash trees in North America. Scientists...