With the increasing temperatures, we all want to get outside more. However, these temperatures invite pests, like ticks, to come out to play. Because these pests can be so hazardous to your health, spreading diseases such as Lyme disease, Powassan virus, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, we … Read more about Tick Prevention Tips
Ant Prevention Tips
The little ant line that serves as a cute cartoon is not as cute when it’s happening in your backyard. Ants can contaminate your food, and some can even bite or sting. These stings can be very irritating and, in some cases, even fatal if the individual stung is allergic. Prevention is the best step … Read more about Ant Prevention Tips
Protect Pets from Fleas and Ticks
With the return of warm weather, everyone wants to spend more time outdoors—including our pets. Like people, pets are also at risk for health complications that can arise from tick and flea bites. We want to remind pet owners that protecting pets from ticks and fleas is a necessity. Lyme disease … Read more about Protect Pets from Fleas and Ticks
Indoor Allergy Prevention Tips
With the welcome arrival of spring comes some universally unpopular side effects: asthma and allergy symptoms. Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) designates May as National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, coinciding with the peak season for allergy-related … Read more about Indoor Allergy Prevention Tips
Avoid Summer Pests at Home
Some of the best summer memories are made while spending time with family and friends at backyard barbecues and celebrations. However, an invasion of pesky pests such as boxelder bugs, mosquitoes, ants, flies and stinging insects can quickly put a damper on outdoor activities. Gregory Pest Solutions … Read more about Avoid Summer Pests at Home
Mosquito Prevention and the Zika Virus
US Homeowners Need to be Aware. As new cases of Zika continue to pop up across the United States, it’s more essential than ever to take proper precautions to avoid contact with biting mosquito populations. Mosquitoes are vector pests and can transmit other harmful diseases such as West Nile virus … Read more about Mosquito Prevention and the Zika Virus
Tick Removal Tips
Everyone should have a tick removal kit at the house. Due to the increased risk of tick-borne illnesses this summer, we want to do everything we can to keep our customers safe. This includes being prepared for tick bites. Why a tick removal kit is important One way to be prepared is by assembling … Read more about Tick Removal Tips
What is the Dengue Virus?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dengue is a virus spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes and is primarily found in the tropics and subtropics. The virus infects nearly 400 million people per year, but early recognition and treatment of the virus can … Read more about What is the Dengue Virus?
Eat-A-Bug for Charity?
Why Eat-A-Bug? As a way of raising awareness and funds for the South Carolina Make-A-Wish Foundation, Gregory Pest Solutions conducted a fun and wildly successful campaign at several regional trade shows this Spring and Summer. Throughout the Southeast, Gregory Pest Solutions has been able to engage … Read more about Eat-A-Bug for Charity?
Gregory Now with Largest Fleet of Thermal Bed Bug Trucks
Gregory Pest Solutions has quickly become the largest supplier of thermal bed bug treatment in the Southeast. The reason is understandable: Gregory’s smarter approach through its state-of-the-art Thermal Remediation® Heat Treatment process. This particular process allows Gregory to quickly eliminate … Read more about Gregory Now with Largest Fleet of Thermal Bed Bug Trucks
Gregory Performs Largest Plant Fumigation—Ever
Gregory Pest Solutions performs one of the most thorough and fastest pest fumigations for a food processing plant ever. Just this year in a plant location that encompasses 21,000,000 cubic feet of space, the professional team at Gregory was able to perform a Sulfuryl Fluoride (SF) Fumigation making … Read more about Gregory Performs Largest Plant Fumigation—Ever
8 Steps to Speed Clean Your Living Room
Things happen... Your child spills something; your husband hits his hand with a hammer; you wash your new white dress with your new red dress and now you have a pink dress; your kids or your spouse invite people over and only give you fifteen minute's notice. We can help with that last one. Here is … Read more about 8 Steps to Speed Clean Your Living Room
Another Reason to Spring Clean: A Pest-Free Home
During the spring, everybody gets the spring cleaning bug (yes, pun intended). Spring cleaning will not only help you get organized, it will also help you pest-proof your home. Typically, spring cleaning is when you organize your closet, put winter things in storage, and take spring and summer items … Read more about Another Reason to Spring Clean: A Pest-Free Home
Bat Fun Facts
Did you know that the bat is the only mammal capable of continuous flight? Bats are super cool animals, and there are tons of different bats. The bat pictured (photo by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark) is an "Indian flying fox." This bat has a wingspan of approximately 12 inches. In … Read more about Bat Fun Facts