In recent health news, an outbreak of flea-borne typhus, a potentially fatal bacterial disease, has triggered concerns across the United States. Reported cases have seen a marked increase, culminating in three fatalities in 2022, according to an article released by The LA Times on August 3, 2023. The recent surge highlights the crucial significance of […]
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Mosquitoes Kill and All It Takes Is One Bite! As the sun sets, its golden hues kissing the horizon goodbye, families start lighting up their grills, eagerly preparing for a well-deserved summer barbecue. Laughter can be heard through the air as children play in the yard with not a care in the world. The tantalizing
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In a heart-wrenching incident, a beloved mother tragically lost her life after unwittingly stepping on a fire ant hill. The devastating consequences of this encounter have left her grieving family utterly devastated. This highlights the urgent need for effective eradication of these dangerous stinging ants within your home yard or even in public parks. Although
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Some Bite and Some Sting, but all of these pests cause pain! Not only does South Carolina offer an attractive climate and flourishing plant life, but it also attracts a diverse range of harmful insects. From lurking in the shadows of your residence to buzzing around your yard, these pesky intruders have the ability to
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So you have just purchased your new home, and you are excited to move in. You cannot wait to start making it your home and designing the home the way you have imagined. Perhaps you have the garden of your dreams and a great crawl space to store things. Maybe on your mind, you are
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Have you considered how dangerous mosquitoes can be? It's springtime here in the south, and it is great to spend time outdoors, drink coffee on the patio, and enjoy looking over your plants in the garden. In fact, summer is right around the corner, and it is about to get humid. Getting outdoors to enjoy
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Keeping your home can sometimes be challenging. It can be a lot of work. Cleaning, maintaining its structural integrity, and keeping it functional, not to mention the pests and insects here and there. One of the pests that homeowners try to avoid are subterranean termites. These critters eat continuously 27/7 and can severely damage your
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Understanding Termite behavior helps in the termite war.
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Around 95% of houses in the US have crawl space, and almost if not all, of them, have problems regarding mold growth and increase in humidity. Crawl spaces also became a haven for insects, termites, and rodents. South Carolina has a perfect environment for pests within a crawl space, but more importantly, it's the moisture
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We love Christmas here at Scouts Pest Control and as you will see, we go all out with our Christmas light show. We love to witness the joy and fun people have when seeing the light show. It really is a season of Joy. However, did you know that Christmas in the South has a
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