Innovative Pest Solutions Blog

Once winter is in retreat, the march of the bugs begin. Just about every pest becomes more active in the spring and summer months here in the Raleigh/Durham triangle area, and here are a few common spring pests found in Raleigh, NC to look out for. Ticks: Ticks are common all over the triangle area. They aren’t easy to spot in most cases. They spend most of their time in the shade of sh...

Carpenter bees are large bees that are often mistaken for bumble bees. They come out in the spring after overwintering in small holes (often they revisit the same holes they made in the spring) and proceed to lay eggs. They will either lay their eggs in previously made holes or they will make new ones. This can lead to several large holes in decking, railings, and other exposed wooden surfaces ...

Innovative Pest Solutions is proud to be a sponsor to the Carolina Stars Hockey organization for the 2016-17 hockey season. Innovative Pest Solutions donated all of the practice jerseys for all of the levels this year. This years Stars include PeeWee A, Bantam AA, Midget A and AA. The Stars will proudly be wearing their Innovative Pest Solutions jerseys at all of the practices this year. Th...

Learn about the German Cockroach from the Raleigh Pest Control Experts! German roaches can be one of the most frustrating pests to deal with and, unfortunately, are fairly common in the Raleigh, Triangle area. They can be introduced into your home through groceries, produce, boxes, used furniture and appliances—really most anything that has been exposed to an infested area. Part of what m...

We are excited to announce that Expertise.com ranked us one of the top 20 in the category of 'best pest control company in Raleigh, NC'! According to Expertise.com, their goal is "to connect people with the best local experts. To do so, we analyzed and scored pest control companies in Raleigh, North Carolina, on more than 25 variables across six categories to provide a hand-picked list of the b...

House flies are fairly easy to differentiate between other flies by the two black stripes across the back of their gray bodies, their bright red eyes, and their moderate size (bigger than drain flies or fungus gnats, and smaller than horse flies or blow flies). Our innate reaction to shoo them away is justified by the fact that house flies, like most flies, are vectors for many different diseas...