December was full of red and green decorations, candies and so much more. Here at Ledford’s we see green year-round with our Green Pest Control option in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. We work hard to find the most “green” solution for pest control in your home. Using all natural products that are non-toxic, allergy friendly and environmentally friendly really benefits those with concerns about our environment.

Today’s pesticides are safer than ever before but the Green Pest Control solution is another option that we’ve had great success with. These green services are excellent in the removal of fleas, roaches and spiders by working naturally and effectively.

If you’re interested in looking into this more natural pest control option please contact us and we’ll walk you through all your options!

en·croach

1. to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads: A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching
on the rights of the individual.

2. to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, especially
stealthily or by gradual advances.

Roaches do encroach! Perhaps the word encroach is a dictionary tribute to the cockroach. The world may never know. However, what we do know about roaches, we can share with you.

Once there is a cockroach infestation, it can be very hard to get rid of them. Cockroaches multiply very quickly, and they also adapt quickly, too. If only we could train them to be in the military. We could call it the Roach Regiment. They would be immune to nuclear war and we would always win. Unless, of course, the Roach Regiment was battling Ledford’s Pest Control.  Then the roaches would lose.

Seriously though, it is important to contact a pest control agency (a.k.a. Ledford’s) quickly if you see them in your home or business. Those monsters don’t mess around. You want to get to them quickly before they take over.

There are over 4,000 different varieties of cockroaches, but only about 30 of them can comfortably live with humans. This number can be further reduced to include only four varieties; the main species that cause problems in homes and businesses in America.

The four main species are the American, German, Asian, and Oriental cockroaches. These vary in size from about 1/2″ (German), up to 2″ (American). In America, the species that is most common in homes would most likely be the German variety. When you call us, we will tell them auf wiedersehen and get them to sayanara out of your home or business stat!

Once cockroaches infest a home, they are rarely seen because they are nocturnal and can live up to a month with little or no food. They can also survive by eating book bindings, furniture, glue, soap, dead insects, shoe linings, and more. There’s a new student excuse: “My cockroach ate my homework. It also ate the bed I sleep on. I’m barefoot because they ate my shoes, and I didn’t finish my science project because they ate my glue. Can I get an A for effort?”

Why give them any excuse?