Aside from the groceries you just purchased, do you know what else may be in your grocery bag? Sometimes your fruit or shelf food purchases could come with more than you bargained for. Pests such as fruit flies and pantry pests have a way of making it home with your groceries if you are not extra observant on your shopping trips.

 

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As you start off a new year with good intentions for a healthier lifestyle, don’t forget about the health of your home. There are many reasons to protect your family and home from pest invaders this winter and the seasons to come.

 

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With Christmas behind us and the New Year at the tip of our feet, it’s almost time to pack up and store the tree and decorations until next year. Hopefully you took the steps to prevent pests upon unpacking the decorations, but now is your chance to safeguard all of your favorite holiday decorations so they are free of pests while sitting in the attic, basement or other storage space…

 

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It’s the first week of December, and Plunkett’s Pest Control is wondering if it’s too early to start Holiday decorating. I think the consensus here is that everyone is ready for the Holidays to begin, so we say let the Holiday decorating commence! Wreaths for the front door, Holiday lights for your home and all those Holiday decorations are ready to be pulled out of their…

 

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In honor of Halloween, we wanted to talk to you about some of the creepiest insects we’ve come across in our time controlling pests throughout our service areas. There are lots of creepy pests out there; bugs with lots of legs, covered in funny eyes and bugs that are big enough to bite your toes! Here is our list of top ten CREEPY bugs to help you celebrate this Halloween!

 

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If you’ve noticed an increase in the amount of spiders in your home this fall you are not alone. Last month Plunkett’s own “Spider Man” Nick Puchtel took a moment in between pest control services to discuss how the wet spring is the reason for the increased spider activity this fall. As Nick relayed to CBSMinnesota.com, this year’s past spring was indeed a wet affair…

 

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Fall has arrived and it won’t be long before carpenter ants, spiders and other insects and rodents start searching for the ideal overwintering site.  And while many of us look forward to the cooler days and colorful leaves, we don’t appreciate sharing our home with pests.  With that in mind Plunkett’s Pest Control would like to offer these tips to help homeowners in…

 

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In response to the record breaking heat wave in Minnesota, Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest, property owners are noticing an increase in pest problems in and around their homes and businesses.  Like many of us who have sought refuge in air conditioned rooms or in front of fans, insects and rodents are looking for relief from the dangerous heat and drought conditions.

 

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So you may not be afraid of spiders but do you really want them living with you?  Most of us don’t and yet we often find eight legged arachnids making themselves at home in our homes and the webs they weave hanging on our windows, in ceiling corners and doorways as well as on the exterior of our homes. If you’ve noticed a sudden increase in spider activity and aren’t sure…

 

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Plunkett’s Pest Control has recently opened its second pest control office in Nebraska effectively expanding it's pest control services in the Corn Husker State.

 

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