Our focus remains on the health and safety of our customers and employees while doing our part to restrict the spread of disease. We realize how critical it is for us to be to be as proactive and responsive as possible. Our service vehicles are cleaned and sanitized at an increased frequency. Hand washing and glove changing have been mandated in our standard operating procedures; we have added to this the increased use of hand sanitizer. We have also implemented the use of face masks for Safeway Pest Control, Inc. employees and continue to promote social distancing during our appointments.
If you are seeing ants inside your home in the winter it likely means a satellite colony has formed inside somewhere. While they will not come indoors from outside in the winter, ants will certainly remain active if they are already inside.
Ants in your home at any time of the year can become a nuisance, and ants in your home in the winter are a much bigger problem. Ant colonies that infest your walls, attic, basement, or even pantry can be damaging. They can invade your pantry and spoil your food.
Hearing strange noises in the walls? Chances are these sounds can be attributed to a family of rodents scurrying about the house, between the walls and up in attics. Rodents are especially fond of attics because they provide dark, secluded spots to build nests.
Rodents prefer to nest in dark, secluded areas where there is little chance of disturbance. House mice like to build their nests out of shredded paper products, cotton, packing materials, wall insulation and fabrics. That is why It's important to call in a licensed pest professional to perform an inspection.
Rodents can cause serious property damage by chewing through almost any type of material including plastic and lead pipes to obtain food or water. House mice and Norway rats are also known to gnaw on wires behind walls, which can increase the risk for a fire in the home.