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What are the Mouse Proofing Essentials?

What is Mouse Proofing? While mouse control is getting rid of the mice that have infested your home or business, mouse proofing is the process...

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Can You Have Ants in Winter?

While Seattle temperatures are seemingly cold enough to force pests and insects into hibernation during winter, some home and business owners still struggle with ants...

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Carpenter Ants – What You Need to Know

For many Seattle and Puget Sound residents, there are two primary types of ants that may become a nuisance in the home: the house ant,...

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Seattle Area’s Rising Rat Population Costs

Rats are unfortunately a plague in every major city. The easy access to food and shelter that these areas provide create natural breeding grounds and...

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History of Pest Control

Pest control has been a part of the human experience all the way back since we began farming for ourselves. Even contending with mosquitos and...

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What Types of Cockroaches Live in Seattle?

While not as overtly prevalent as in warmer, more humid regions, cockroaches are still a pest that plagues the Seattle-Puget Sound area. While they don’t...

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Rodents & Wire Cables

How to Prevent Rodents from Chewing Wires & Cables When rodents, such as rats or mice, find their way into a building structure, they have...

Cascade Pest Control at PestWorld 2019

Cascade Pest Control Attends PestWorld 2019

Kurt Treftz, owner (right), and Kelvin Peterson, general manager (left) At Cascade Pest Control, we pride ourselves on being current with pest management training as...

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Common Fall Pests in the Seattle Region

While it can feel like fall is the beginning of the bug decline, there are actually naturally occurring pests that only begin to thrive come...