Pest Control and Bug Exterminator Blog

With the Olympics fast approaching, the athletes are making preparations both physically and mentally for possibly the biggest days of their lives. They have actually been preparing their entire lives for this moment and now is the time for them to demonstrate their talents.

Closer to home, however, insects have been preparing for this exact time of year, and a little like the Olympians, are ready to demonstrate their talents inside the confines of your home. Now is the time that pests, especially the pests that invade buildings, will come out in full force.

While Olympians are on one of the biggest stages in the world doing what they do best, insects could be in your home, on your stage, doing what they do best. They could be in your bathroom or in your kitchen leaving droppings or old body parts. They could be hiding under your kids’ toys. They could be taking over your home from the inside of the walls out.

Unlike in London, however, these games can be stopped for the safety of your home, yourself, and your family. This time of year is when pests thrive, especially in air conditioned homes. These swarms of summer pests cannot be avoided, but they can be controlled. It just takes preparation and execution- just another Olympic comparison, I guess.

As you may have noticed, there is a lot of anticipation for these Olympic Games, and I would much rather watch the fastest people in the world do their thing, than worry about the nastiest insects do their thing. But to each his own.

Crops in the Midwest are under severe stress due to a drought rolling through the Midwest, but the drought is not the only source of the stress. Pests are attacking the already vulnerable crops. Farmers are used to dealing with insects, but pests that are not typical to the Midwest are attacking the crops while the usual culprits are multiplying exponentially due to the dry weather.

Typical pests, such as spider mites are causing farmers typical headaches, but increased numbers are increasing the intensity of those headaches. Pests like spider mites love the dry heat of the drought and are increasing in numbers, increasing the damage to vital crops. As for the unusual pests, such as the leafhopper, there is no precedence for these farmers in how to deal with these pests, which makes it more difficult to control them.

All of this combined with the drought is greatly and negatively affecting the crops this year, which is very hard on the farmers, but keep an eye out for increased prices on all things agriculture, because this is not only going to affect farmers, but we the consumers could feel the affects of these insects.

There is always talk of oil prices increasing or the price of gas going up, but it seems the other commodities get overlooked. But, the circumstances surrounding the Midwest could bring attention to other items on the commodities list, such as agriculture and livestock. Soon, the price of oil may not be the only price going up.