Queen Anne County, MD Pest Control

After the inspection, we present our findings and start our baiting treatment. In addition, we set you up with a rodent-specific quarterly program. If needed, we'll also perform exclusion work. 

Don't let rodents take over your home a moment longer! Reach out to Accutech Pest Management today for unmatched rodent control and start living rodent-free!

How To Keep Your Queen Anne County Home Safe From Termites

It's universally agreed upon that termites in your Queen Anne's County home are bad news. Given enough time and a large enough population, termites cause significant structural and cosmetic property damage. The best way to keep your home safe is to know the signs of termites, such as:

• Mud tubes
• Bubbling wallpaper
• Termite swarmers
• Hollow sounding wood
• Discolored drywall
• And more

Our team knows how quickly you need results when it comes to termite control services. That's why we jump right in with an "Inside-Outside Top-to-Bottom" inspection of your property. By doing this, we can identify:

• Conducive conditions
• Moisture problems
• Points of entry
• Type of termite

After the inspection, we'll make recommendations and set up treatment using a Sentricon® baiting system and liquid treatments. After treatment, we'll set you up with an annual follow-up, so you're never subject to a termite infestation again. 

Are you ready to say goodbye to termite problems for good? Reach out to Accutech Pest Management today to discuss your termite control options and enjoy termite-free living! 

Common Wildlife Threats In Queen Anne County

Due to our proximity to state parks, farmland, and wilderness areas, wildlife control is a major concern for homeowners throughout Queen Anne County. There are many different pest animals that can come onto your property, threatening your health and wreaking havoc. Some of the most common wildlife animals you may encounter in our area are:

• Raccoons
• Opossums
• Rodents
• Bats
• Skunks

You may think having wildlife occasionally wandering onto your property is no big deal, but there are a lot of issues that can crop up if you have pest animals frequenting your backyard.

For one thing, many pest wildlife species can carry rabies. This is not true for every pest wildlife variety, but some are particularly prone to be vectors for this deadly virus. A bite from a bat or a raccoon, for example, will virtually always necessitate a trip to the hospital and a round of painful and potentially very expensive rabies shots. 

Other wildlife species can bring additional contaminants and diseases onto your property. You also have to worry about property damage and secondary infestations of many external parasites that infest most wildlife varieties. For this reason, it's best to trust the local wildlife removal experts here at Accutech Pest Management to safely remove wildlife from your home.

How To Make Your Queen Anne County Home Less Appealing To Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are unfortunately becoming more and more endemic across the country, and Queen Anne County is no exception. These parasitic pests are able to hitch a ride into your home on you, your pets, your belongings, and just about everything else. This means you have to be extra careful to avoid a bed bug infestation. 

The best thing you can do to avoid bringing bed bugs into your home is to be careful when you travel. Inspect hotel mattresses before sitting or lying on them, for example. Thoroughly check your luggage for signs of bed bugs before bringing it into your home after travel. Also, wash and dry all clothing on the highest possible heat setting after you get home.

You need to be careful when secondhand shopping or using public transportation and other public areas, as well. For instance, it is very easy to pick up bed bugs at the laundromat, so you should avoid folding and sorting your clothes there. Do it at home. If you can, avoid secondhand shopping entirely. If you cannot kick your thrifting habit, be sure to thoroughly inspect all items you purchase before bringing them inside, as they could contain bed bugs without the seller's knowledge. 

Taking these simple precautions can help keep you from winding up with a bed bug infestation, but if you get one anyway, don't try to deal with it on your own. This usually results in bed bugs spreading out and infesting even more rooms of your house. The only thing you should do when you see the first signs of bed bugs is to call in the bed bug control professionals at Accutech Pest Management.

Queen Anne County Pet Owner's Guide To Tick Prevention

When you go out into the wilderness with your dog, tick protection is vital not just to prevent you and your dog from contracting tick-borne illnesses but also to keep these nasty external parasites from hitching a ride back to your property, where they may set up a breeding population.

The easiest way to protect your pets from ticks is to keep them on a veterinary-approved flea and tick medication. These medicines usually work by poisoning the tick or flea when it bites the animal. This will prevent your dog or cat from bringing ticks back to your property and protect them from becoming infected.

You will also need to eliminate any existing wildlife infestations and protect yourself in wilderness areas to make it even harder for ticks to infest your property. Once you wind up with a breeding population of ticks around your house, it is almost impossible to get rid of them without professional tick control help. Keeping yourself and your pets safe can help you avoid the hassle of getting rid of a tick infestation.

How To Avoid Summer Mosquitoes In Queen Anne County

Mosquito control can feel like an endless uphill climb here in Maryland. We have an abundance of lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water for mosquitoes to breed in, not to mention the fact that they get plenty of rain as an additional source of moisture. This means stopping mosquitoes from breeding near your property can often be next to impossible. There are simply too many opportunities for them to do it. 

There are a few home remedies you can try to keep mosquitoes away. Of course, eliminating breeding sites on your property is always a good idea. This means any untreated standing water anywhere has to go. Mosquitoes can also breed in moist soil, so if you have moisture problems in your soil, you will want to deal with them.

Since the majority of the mosquito diet is not blood but is, in fact, nectar, getting rid of sweet-smelling, high-nectar flowers can help. You might also consider planting herbs and flowers that are known to repel mosquitoes, such as:

• Lavender
• Rosemary
• Lemongrass
• Citronella
• Basil
• Mint 

However, the efficacy of these methods is somewhat limited when you consider the wide availability of breeding sites for mosquitoes. It's very easy for them to breed off your property and then come onto it when they're looking for a blood meal. This reality can, unfortunately, make controlling mosquitoes difficult to do on your own.

Here at Accutech Pest Management, our mosquito control process can help you keep these pesky and perilous pests off your property all summer long. We can treat established mosquito populations on your property, and we can repel mosquitoes that are coming from elsewhere.

Not only can we help you with mosquitoes, but we are also intimately familiar with all of the pets common in Maryland. Whether you have wildlife, bed bugs, or mosquitoes, we have the pest control solutions for you.