Test Your Knowledge: Bed Bugs True or False

Bed Bugs

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

Important Factors in Fly Control

House Fly

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

Not All Traps Are Created Equal

Catchmaster Insect Monitors

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

Our Mission, Our Promise, Our Guarantee

Poulin's - Building

Our Mission We at Poulin’s are committed to providing the highest quality of pest control service possible in Canada. Our Promise We value and appreciate your business and promise to maintain the highest industry standards to protect your health and your property. We will do this by utilizing cutting edge, environmentally friendly pest management technology … Read more

Test Your Knowledge: House Mouse True or False

Mouse on rocks

We created this fun quiz so that you can test your knowledge on House Mice! Take the “House Mouse – True or False” test below and compare your answers to the answer key at the bottom of this post. Good luck! Mice are nibblers and feed many times in one day. True False House mice … Read more

How To Use The Cluster Buster

cluster buster

The cluster buster is a fast-acting, long-lasting trap that uses the fly’s natural behavior and an eco-friendly powder made from egg shells to quickly capture these annoying flies. Place one trap in the lower corner of each window where you see flies. As the cluster fly buzzes around the interior of the window, the flies … Read more

Insect Light Traps – Do’s and Don’ts

Flyweb ILT

Flies that generally invade from outdoors – house flies and blow flies – respond strongly to light, but those that breed inside – moth flies and phorid flies – will not be very attracted to Insect Light Traps. Placement of an insect light trap will not have great benefit for infestations involving these small flies. … Read more

Test Your Knowledge: Carpenter Ant Quiz

Carpenter Ant

We created this Carpenter Ant quiz for you to test your knowledge! Can you beat the Carpenter Ants? Check your answers with the answer key posted below. Males are ________________ than females.  Smaller Larger The only function of male ants is to ______________ during swarming. Find Food for the females Guard the nest Burrow through … Read more

Mosquito Fogging vs Mosquito Spraying

Mosquito Spray

The word fogging is an old term in the pest control industry. At one time, mosquito fogging consisted of smoke generating equipment. With new and improved methods, mosquito spraying is now utilized more efficiently with the use of a motorized backpack sprayer. The Poulin’s treatment for mosquitoes utilizes a permethrin active ingredient mixed with water. … Read more

What Is A Bed Bug?

hotel bed

What is a Bed bug? A bed bug is a small, flat, reddish-brown bug that can be found in homes all over the world. It hides during the day and comes out during the night to look for blood. A bed bug has a special ingredient in its saliva that keeps blood from clotting while … Read more