The reasons that people perceive some animals as pests are almost as numerous as the number of species in the Pest Kingdom.

 

Some folks just feel squeamish and uncomfortable in the presence of pests. At the other end of the "significance" spectrum, unfortunately, is the reality that some pests can be extremely harmful, even causing death.

 

Apart from the more commonly known diseases associated with pests - West Nile Virus and Malaria from mosquitoes, Bubonic Plague from fleas,Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain fever from ticks - there are many other less well known pest borne diseases.

 

Rodents, for instance, are commonly associated with spreading bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli (did you know that mice are incontinent and urinate constantly as they move from place to place?). Hanta virus is a viral infection that grows on rodent feces and becomes air borne when dried rat and mouse droppings are disturbed. 

 

Bird droppings (guano) can becoming host media for highly dangerous respiratory diseases such as histoplasmosis.

 

Many insects, such as cockroaches and flies, survive in areas like sewer systems and become vectors for bacteria and fungi - carrying them right into your kitchen!! (If you followed a house fly for a day.... you wouldn't eat for a week!!)

 

Spider bites and bee, wasp and hornet stings result in over 50,000 trips to the emergency room and an average of 50 deaths in the US every year.

 

Despite these obvious and crucial reasons for needing pest control, perhaps the most common driver of pest control decisions is this:

 

    BRAND PROTECTION

 

Businesses strive to create a positive image for themselves, spending a lot of money to do it. The fastest and most insidious way to waste all that investment in promotion is to let a pest problem develop. A well known fast food chain (that shall remain nameless - unless this story "rings a bell" ) found that out a couple of years ago, when a video of rats playing inside a restaurant showed up on YouTube and all heck broke loose! The damage to the reputation of that chain took many, many months and many, many dollars to fix.

 

Hopefully your need for pest management services involves something a little less strenuous and stressful...... but whatever your need - GREEN PRO PEST SOLUTIONS is here to help you.