Poulin's Pest Control
Bed bugs are one of our most popular pest problems here in Canada. Anyone can find themselves with a bed bug infestation as they are great hitchhikers and can come home with you from public transportation, hotels, movie theaters, restaurants, air planes, and many other public places. Your first step if you suspect you have … Read more
A Pest Management Professional’s role requires a thorough understanding of the fundamentals relating to the control of insect and animal pests. Their duties include working hand in hand with the Health Department to ensure that their standards are adhered to because pest control, in reality, also provides a major contribution towards the prevention of spreading … Read more
Bed bugs are a worldwide epidemic and anyone can carry bed bugs into a hotel. Bed bugs do not discriminate and can be easily brought in to your hotel. Employees should not panic if a customer approaches them with a bed bug. Always stay calm when talking to a guest. Calmly get the sample or … Read more
The number one pest bird in North America is the common feral (wild) pigeon. They’re particularly prevalent in major centers. Like many pests, the pigeon is an invasive species. They are descended from homing pigeons brought from Europe in the 1600s as a means of carrying messages, and as food. Like most invaders, the proliferation … Read more
We created this fun quiz so that you can test your knowledge on Stored Product Pests! Take the “Stored Product Pests True or False Quiz” below and compare your answers to the answer key at the bottom of this post. Good luck! It has been estimated that stored product pests damage about 10% of the … Read more
Three common rodents that you may find around your home or business are the deer mouse, the house mouse, and the Norway rat. DEER MOUSE The deer mouse has a bi-coloured appearance: the upper portion of the body and tail is medium to dark-brown, while the underside of the tail, feet and stomach area is … Read more
Heat treatments for bed bugs use dry heat generated by specialized electric heaters to eliminate all life stages of bed bugs. Chemical bed bug treatments have traditionally required multiple visits to eliminate bed bugs. Poulin’s Pest Control’s heat treatments for bed bugs have resulted in a 99% success rate in a single treatment. Traditional bed … Read more
We created this BED BUG TRUE OR FALSE quiz for you to test your knowledge! Can you beat the bed bugs? Check your answers with the answer key posted below. To control bed bugs, you need to think like a bed bug. True False Bed bugs have wings and that is how they move around. … Read more
Use sodium vapor light bulbs not mercury vapor. Have the lights on the ground pointing at the building not on the building pointing at the ground If the lights are on the building do not have them directly above the door. Have them off to the side of the door. The further away from the … Read more
Trap selection is an important component of any trapping and monitoring program within an integrated pest management program. Improper selection of a trap style can lead to misrepresentation of a true pest numbers in an area. This is due to the fact that pests may: Not be able to enter a trap to be captured … Read more