Archive for September, 2009

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Good News!

We are very happy to announce that , Ed Harmon,  veteran of Az Pest for 18 years is no longer in a coma. Ed went into a coma last week after being diagnosed with meningitis. He was able to successfully recognize his friends and family once he was out of the coma. Way to go Ed! Everyone [...]

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Pack Rat Control Tips

Here are some quick tips to help you stay pack rat free! Keep bushes, trees, and other plants trimmed so you can see the base of the plant. Ground covers should be kept low to the ground. Thin out dense cactus. Don’t allow a bunch of trees, plants and cacti to grow in tight groups. [...]

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Sunday, September 27th, 2009

September 2009 Newsletter Posted

Our September 2009 Newsletter is now posted! To view a copy of it please click HERE.  Be sure to look out for our October Newsletter in a couple weeks which will feature the Halo Termite Detection System. Have a great day!

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Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Sunday Account Winners – FREE Pest Control Service

See your account number listed below? Simply contact us at roachman@azpest.com or our offices at 886-PEST and let us know you saw your account number featured on our blog. If you do this within the week, before next sundays accounts are posted then you will receive your next pest control service FREE!  ACCOUNT NUMBERS: 34365 [...]

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Friday, September 25th, 2009

Ed; Our Thoughts and Prayers are With You

Our thoughts and prayers are with Ed Harmon and his family. Ed has worked for us for 18 years and has been nothing less of phenomenal. He has built everlasting relationships with our customers and employees over the years so we feel it is important to keep everyone updated on Ed’s status. Ed has been diagnosed with [...]

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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Grub Anyone?

This is a clip from the show Man vs. Wild on Discovery Channel. Doesn’t it just make you want to grub out?! Enjoy…

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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Some Great Industry Blogs and Information

  We always keep up with Pete Grasso and PMP. He recently had a post about Public Relations Myths that was a very good article. JP McHale Pest Control has a post on their blog about our “squashed it” t shirt we sent out to them after they clicked on the wild roach.     Eden [...]

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Monday, September 21st, 2009

So your Dog or Cat has Fleas? Don’t Freak Out, Man!

OK people, so your dog or cat got fleas, eh? It’s ok don’t freak, they’re controllable pests however it takes a cooperated effort from both the dog’s owner and the PCO. First make sure you have identified them. Fleas are approximately 1/8 inch, wingless, laterally flattened, and have large mouthparts. Once identified the three steps [...]

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Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Sunday Account Winners – FREE Pest Control Service

See your account number listed below? Simply contact us at roachman@azpest.com or our offices at 886-PEST and let us know you saw your account number featured on our blog. If you do this within the week, before next sundays accounts are posted then you will receive your next pest control service FREE!  ACCOUNT NUMBERS: 30783 [...]

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Friday, September 18th, 2009

Common Insects to Find on your Patio and Around your Home

Here are the most common insects you will find living around your home in the desert southwest: Pavement Ants Antlions Bumble Bees Carpenter Bees Leafcutter Bees Butterflies Gulf Fritillarries Pipevine Swallowtail Desert Cockroach Crickets Jerusalem Crickets (Shana Tova! By the Way) Tree Crickets Daddy Longlegs Earwigs Desert Grasshoppers Praying Mantids Vine Weevils Pillbugs Paper Wasps [...]

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