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Mice and the Hantavirus
The creature on the left may seem harmless, but if given the chance he will infect your home with the lethal Hantavirus. Mice have long carried disease as a weapon against humans, and the mice of today are no different. Even indirect exposure to mouse feces, saliva, and micro-pests can lead to a bad case [...]
Rodenticides
When people see the telltale signs of vermin in their home they often reach for the Rodenticides. This is a mistake. Rodenticides are harmful to the environment, can end up killing house hold pets, and are no more cost effective than Catchmaster mouse traps. Obviously if you see mice running around your apartment you are [...]
Protecting Organic Fruit with Disposable Fly Traps
I love fresh fruit, especially organic fruit, which is free of pesticides. The problem is fruit flies also love organic fruit. Although organic fruit is a healthier option, it does attract more bugs. Every summer, I would complain about fruit flies ruining my snacks, and my roommates would tell me “Oh, they will be gone [...]
NYC Needs a Catchmaster
NYC has recently cut back on its rodent fighting coalition. Four months have passed since pest control workers have been cut 75%, from 84 down to 21 workers. These aides clear garbage strewn lots, which, when left unattended, are breeding grounds for filthy rodents. Rats came with the Pilgrims on the Mayflower, and have lived [...]
Choose Catchmaster For Your Next BBQ
I went up to my uncle’s country house this weekend. We were going to have a big BBQ with my girlfriend, my parents, and some other uncles and aunts. After we went to the swimming hole we bought some fresh corn, spare ribs, chicken, and all kinds of goodies to throw on the grill. While [...]
Fly Trouble
My roommate always leaves the back door open. It gets hot during the summer, and to cool the kitchen he allows hundreds of flies to enter our home. Small flies, big flies, horseflies, shoe flies, black flies, brown flies, green flies – flies of all kinds. Filthy feces eating creatures. Small ones are crafty: they [...]
Catchmaster: Rat Revulsion
Its eyes glow, shining like little black pearls, its whiskers rustle, and for a moment I think this animal is cute, it just makes do with what it can. Then I see its hideous hairless tail, like a rope slither behind it, gathering the filth from under the subway. A shudder of revulsion passes from [...]
Catchmaster Tips to Minimize the Presence of Rodents
I used to think mice were cute. My brother even had two as pets growing up and I used to have so much fun watching them crawl through their little plastic mouse maze in their cage—probably because there was a layer of glass between us. But I don’t think they’re so cute anymore. I had [...]
Tips To Minimize the Presence of Bugs in Your Home
Warm weather means an insurgence of bugs in and around your home. Just like people are more out and about during the warmer months, so are bugs. So if you’d like to curb their population and keep those pesky creatures at bay, here are a few tips: -Stinging Insects: If you want to minimize the [...]
Catchmaster BBEDS: Find Bedbugs Before They Find You
Over the last decade, we’ve really seen a huge increase in bed bug infestations. Experts have linked the influx of the bugs to more stringent pesticide-use regulations and in huge increase of overseas travel. It’s scary to think that if you’ve stayed in a hotel, or even been to the movies, you are susceptible to [...]
