Professional Pest Extermination Services

Rodents

If you have noticed any rodents around your home or business, it's time to call in the professionals at Brown Exterminating Co.! We offer year-round extermination of mice and rats in the New River Valley and Southwest Virginia area. Rodents can cause damage and can also be dangerous as they can chew through foundations and electrical wires, causing energy loss and fires. They can also contaminate your food and leave urine, feces, and other contaminants all over your living surfaces.

Once you notice any of these signs, it is possible that you already have an infestation. As female rodents can produce 72 offspring a year, populations can grow quickly! Call Brown Exterminating Co. as soon as possible.

Spiders 

Brown Exterminating Co. offers a highly effective spider elimination treatment for homes and businesses in the entire New River Valley and Southwest Virginia area. We specialize in brown recluse and black widow spider elimination. These two types of spiders can cause serious health risks to Virginia residents. If you see these types of spiders near you, it is important to have your property inspected immediately. If you are bitten by any of these spiders, it may become a medical emergency. Depend on Brown Exterminating to eradicate your spider infestation.

Fleas

Brown Exterminating Co. offers effective whole-house flea treatment and elimination services, removing 100% of the fleas from your property. With our treatment, adult fleas and their eggs are eliminated instantly.

While we treat your home, we also ask that your furred pets get treated as well, as this is where fleas typically breed. We also provide a la carte flea treatment, but typically, the whole-house flea treatment is more effective. Even if you don't have any pets, it is possible to have a flea infestation, as they can migrate from neighboring lawns and homes. With our services, we can provide protection for your family.

Please take the following preparation steps before treatment begins:

• Store all food items, clothing, and toys.
• Remove all birds from the property.
• Treat your furred animals with flea medications before or during the procedure.
• Cover all fish tanks and turn all pumps off.
• Thoroughly clean your floors.
• Make all areas of the house accessible.
  

Although your flea extermination services are safe, they can also be intense. Once the treatment has been completed, you and your plants are allowed to return to your home. Pets are required to continue to receive flea treatment medication on a monthly basis.

Bees, Wasps, Hornets, and Yellow Jackets 

Brown Exterminating Co. provides effective bee, wasp, hornet, and yellow jacket extermination services.

There are many types of stinging insects that can cause danger when they exist near your home or business. These insects include bees and wasps. Vespid wasps specifically can cause anaphylactic shock.

Vespid wasps are extremely dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. Since wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets view you as a threat, they will also attempt to eliminate you if you're too close to their nests. If you find a wasp nest, give us a call to help you remove it. Wasps have the ability to release a chemical signal to let other wasps know that there is a potential threat to their community. If you are ever stung or attacked by a wasp, please seek medical assistance immediately.

It is recommended not to fully exterminate bees but to remove the swarm for relocation. Since they are close to extinction, the most environmentally sound way to remove them from your property is to relocate their home. Our objective is to eliminate any stinging insect that bothers you and your family.

Flies

Brown Exterminating Co. can eliminate those pesky flies that can put you, your family, or your employees at risk of serious diseases. Flies are known as the top insect carriers of some of the worst diseases. They are able to inhabit homes, sewers, restaurants, horse stables, and more. There are even some flies that bite people and animals for blood, like the horse fly.

Flies are able to transfer parasitic worms and diseases because they can host half a billion microorganisms. When flies land in food and drinks after being in garbage and fecal matter, they can contaminate areas in a short amount of time. When they regurgitate, they also shed pathogens on surfaces that they touch. Some of the diseases and worms transmitted include:

Here are some ways to prevent and control a fly infestation:

• Clean garbage cans frequently and thoroughly.
• Keep all garbage cans closed rightly.
• Clean all surface areas, especially counters and tabletops.
• Keep your windows and doors screened or closed.
  

Stink Bugs 

There are many ways to identify stink bugs. When you smash them, stink bugs release a foul odor. They also tend to have a shield shape and are typically a mottled brown color. The most common stink bug in our area is known as the brown marmorated stink bug. To identify stink bug nymphs, they have a yellow color with red eyes.

If you suspect you have a stink bug infestation, please give us a call at 800-892-6207.

If you see any stink bugs near windows or the outside of your home, that could be a sign of an infestation. Stink bugs like sneaking through cracks in buildings, so they are hard to detect and see. They are only typically more active in the springtime to feed on crops.

Prevention comes with sealing all cracks that allow access to your property. If there is any way for stink bugs to come in from the outside, it is important to seal off any openings to prevent the entrance of stink bugs.

Stink bugs typically affect fruits and vegetables. If you notice any damage to your crops, it is best to contact Brown Exterminating Co. Stink bugs can really have an impact on residential properties because they want to seek shelter inside of homes throughout the winter season. When they show up in the fall season, they are often unwelcome as they are large, intrusive, and of course - smelly.

Bed Bugs 

There are many signs of a possible bed bug infestation, including:

Bed bugs are typically easy to identify, as they are small, flat, and reddish-brown. They have a similar appearance to apple seeds.

They thrive in environments like sofas, chairs, and mattresses since people spend the majority of their time there. They are typically more active at night and hide in the cracks and seams of material during the day. It can be hard to find out how bed bugs entered your home, but they are able to travel either directly or indirectly through human contact.

Bed bugs can be very active in hotels where they are able to travel from room to room and leave in visitor's luggage. Luckily, Brown Exterminating Co. can eliminate bed bug infestations from commercial and residential properties throughout New River Valley and Southwest Virginia. For a free inspection, please give us a call today at 800-892-6207.

Bed bug bites can lead to more severe cases of infections and leave scars that are long-lasting. To ensure that you are protecting your family from a bed bug infestation, it is important to wash your items after a trip or within your home in the hottest water setting. Should you have any guests over, inspect, vacuum, and wash bedding and furniture thoroughly. Keeping your home as clean as possible can help prevent further infestation.

We're just one call away! Contact our team today to discuss your requirements and request your free inspection.