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A raccoon gracefully walks along the top of a wooden fence with a lattice design. Outdoors, the background is slightly blurred, showcasing muted colors. Did you know that during raccoon mating season, these resourceful creatures become even more active in search of companions?
It’s Raccoon Mating Season — 5 Facts You Need To Know

1. Raccoon Mating Season Basics Raccoon mating season, also known as breeding season, typically spans from January to June, with the peak occurring in March and April. During this time, male raccoons are on the prowl, seeking out multiple female raccoons to mate with. After a successful mating, the female raccoon will undergo a 65-day […]

A skunk with a bushy tail stands on grass near a wall, its black fur adorned with distinct white stripes. Green plants surround the skunk as it explores, unaware of the potential damage such visits might cause to nearby homes.
How Skunks Can Damage Your Home

Striped skunks breed from February to March and need a den site to do so. Female skunks will look for potential nesting sites in late winter. Den sites include: Under homes Beneath decks and porches Within or beneath sheds Within wood piles In crawl spaces underneath the home Skunks will also use the deserted burrows […]

A close-up view of a black pill bug, also known as a roly-poly or woodlouse. The image shows its segmented, oval-shaped body and antennae, with a shiny surface. The bug is isolated on a plain white background.
Sow Bugs vs Pill Bugs: What’s the Difference?

  Like many residents in or around Seattle, you may find a gray, pill-shaped creature creeping through your yard, garden, or home. From “roly-poly” to “doodlebug,” there are plenty of names used to describe this critter. However, what you think is a pillbug may actually be a sowbug, a similar but separate species. Curious to […]

A close-up of a elegantly set dining table with empty wine and champagne glasses, cutlery, and plates. A small dish of olives and a sauce dish are visible. The background is softly blurred, suggesting a refined dining environment.
Restaurant Pest Control: You Need To Know These 5 Worst Pests

  Keeping pests at bay is essential for any business, but it’s perhaps the most critical for restaurants. Nothing will lead to negative reviews or get your business shut down faster than having unwanted bugs and rodents in your restaurant. Even if these bugs are mostly harmless (like a spider), the mere sight of them […]

Barefoot and clad in jeans and a light-colored top, the person expertly wields a mop to defend against dirt on the wooden floor. The living room, boasting a gray sofa, beige armchair, and large windows, gleams as if ready for any good offense hosted within its cozy confines.
Your Best Bug Defense is a Good Offense

We’ve finally started to see a little bit of winter this month. But spring will come – and faster than we think. Spring is always welcome after our cold, gray winters. But as we welcome sunshine, color, and longer days we also welcome back those creepy-crawly, busy-buzzy pests. We don’t mind a few buzzing bugs. […]

A brown rat lies on dry straw on a rough concrete surface. Its body is partially hidden behind a wooden stick.
How to Get Rid of Burrowing Rats

When you have rodents of any kind in or around your home, it’s likely you want to get rid of them right away and by any means possible. Before extermination efforts are made, it’s important to understand precisely what kind of rodent you’re dealing with. While roof rats are certainly worrisome, Norway rats or burrowing […]

An aerial view of a suburban landscape in Washington State reveals housing clusters amidst dense green forests. Roads weave through the areas, and in the distance, a snow-capped mountain and hills rise under the clear blue sky, creating a picturesque escape from the state's worst pests.
What Are the Top 5 Worst Pests in Washington State?

  Washington State is well-known for its beautiful scenery, Mount Rainier, big tech in Seattle, and no state income tax. Washington is an ideal place to live for many people, with varied geography and lots of fun things to do. If you already live here, or you’re considering a move to the pacific northwest, you […]

Two cluster flies rest on a light textured surface, one fly positioned atop the other. Their transparent wings and dark bodies catch the sunlight, casting soft shadows and highlighting an iridescent sheen, as they seek warmth in homes to overwinter.
Cluster Flies Overwinter in Homes

Noticing a cluster of flies in your home all of a sudden? You may have a cluster fly infestation. As the temperature drops, cluster flies may seek shelter in your home to live through the winter months. In this blog post, we’ll delve deeper into what cluster flies are and what you can do to […]

Two cockroaches, those unwelcome pests, are on slices of bread placed on a wooden surface. A block of yellow cheese rests on a small white plate nearby, with a stack of plates, a napkin, and utensils in the background.
Oh The Places Pest Go (and What They Carry)

Your favorite restaurant has a dirty little secret. The same secret as your grocery store, your gym, your dentist, your doctor’s office, and even your child’s school. They all use pest control.  We like to think the places we frequent are clean, safe, and pest-free. And more than likely, they are. But these places are clean and […]

A small spider on a green surface, casting a shadow in the sunlight. The background is blurry, emphasizing the spider in the foreground. Natural methods often highlight how these creatures thrive in their habitats.
4 Natural Methods to Deter Spiders

Autumn is a beautiful time of year in the Portland/Vancouver area and also signals the beginning of spider season. As temperatures continue to drop, you are more likely to encounter an eight-legged visitor scuttling around your home. Learn how to keep spiders out of your home with these natural remedies from PURCOR and understand how […]