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GivingTuesday

Join Thomas Pest Services this GivingTuesday! Support local causes and spread kindness while protecting your home from pests.

Acorns Signal A Bad Lyme Disease Season

Learn how acorn production affects Lyme Disease risks in the Capital Region and Adirondacks. Contact us for expert pest prevention services

Don’t Ignore Ants

Learn why ignoring ants is a mistake and find effective solutions with expert advice to ensure a pest-free environment.

Nuisance Ants or Carpenter Ants

Gain insights into controlling carpenter ants and safeguarding your property with effective strategies and expert advice, ensuring a pest-free...

Eliminating ant infestations

Conquer ant infestations with proven techniques and expert guidance, ensuring a pest-free environment with our comprehensive strategies.

Pest identity

Unveil the secrets of household pests! Identify and eliminate invaders with expert guidance or trust Thomas Pest Services for comprehensive solutions.

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Don’t Let Spring Invaders Ruin Your Garden!

Prepare your garden for a fruitful season with expert tips! Learn about plant pairings, pest management, and the benefits of attracting helpful...

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A Look at Rodent Repellents That Actually Work

While rodent infestations rarely have an effective DIY solution, certain natural scents can help deter them. For lasting protection, leave it to the...

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Why Do Insects Swarm?

Termites, bees, flies, and many other types of insects swarm -- and swarms can be a problem for people. But why? In this blog, we answer that...

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Separating Lady Bug Facts From Myths

We've all heard the myths about lady bugs, they probably cannot deliver good luck, contact us today to keep these unlucky pests out of your New York...

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What Does Winter Pest Control Look Like?

Discover why winter pest control is essential for a pest-free home. Learn how Thomas Pest Services can keep pests and rodents out all year long.

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Everything You Need To Know About Mouse Poop

If you see mice poop inside your Albany home make sure to call the professionals at Thomas Pest Services quickly to get rid of the mice infesting...

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The Cute and Costly Truth About Squirrels

Prevent squirrel damage in Albany! Thomas Pest offers professional squirrel control to safeguard your Capital Region home. Call for a free...

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How Long Will Dead Animals Smell For?

Getting rid of pests can result in the smell of death. The solution for odor elimination is to remove the dead animal, but a better solution is...

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Squirrel Control And Winter Pest Exclusion

You may not know this, but your home is way warmer than a rotting log, hole in the ground, or tree notch. For wildlife, living in your attic for the...

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Steer Clear of Nuisance Wildlife This Winter

Although rodents are often considered the most common wintertime pest, Thomas Pest Services, a pest management company servicing the Albany, NY,...

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5 Tips To Calm Your Bed Bug Fears

Bed bugs, also referred to as "wall lice", strike fear into the heart of any homeowner. If you've ever woken up with a rash on your face, neck, or...

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The Rodent Removal Process

Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse! Well, that is what most Clifton Park homeowners and surrounding Capital Region homeowners hope for....

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5 Ways Homeowners Can Reduce Spider Populations

Pest management is a partnership. Educating homeowners on how to reduce potential harborages and the conditions that support spider infestations is

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How do you know if you have squirrels?

You hear a lot about rodents like mice invading Capital Region structures this time of year, but there is a troublesome wildlife animal, the gray...

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All You Need to Know about the House Mouse

Mouse individuality might play a large part in its ability to adapt and survive. The House mouse, Mus domesticus, is a successfully pestiferous

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Fall Exclusion Tips for a Pest-Free Home

Discover pest control strategies for your Albany home. Learn how to deter insects and wildlife, and when you need help. Get your free consultation...

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Rodents are Invading Homes This Summer

It’s the middle of the summer and most time is spent around the home barbequing, swimming and taking vacations. Far from our mind is winter

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Home Remedies to Solve Insect Bites

School is out for the summer, the sun is shining and life is grand! There is one caveat that can damper summer…bug bites. Although everyone reacts

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Beware of Bats in The Attic

Are you planning to tackling the seasonal project of switching your closets from winter to spring clothes? If you are, beware there are many animals...

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Freezing Bed Bugs, Is It Effective?

Exposing bed bug-infested clothing or other small items to freezing temperatures may be a viable control option for people at risk of bed bug...

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Mice in Albany: A Year-Round Pest Control Challenge

Mice are a year-round problem in Albany homes. Call Thomas Pest Services at 518-861-4921 for expert pest control solutions and keep your home...

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Why You Shouldn't Share Your Home With Bats

Bats typically avoid any interaction with humans and will often find places to roost that are far away from human population.

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Mosquito Spraying Albany | Reduce Mosquito Risks

Learn how mosquito spraying works and its benefits for your Albany home. Call Thomas Pest Services at 518-861-4921 for expert mosquito control and a...

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Rain and Insects

To describe the summer season thus far, one word that comes to mind is wet. While many of us in the Northeast are not enjoying the rain, some things...

Go Green Day 2013

Thomas Pest Services is Celebrating GO GREEN DAY 2013! Thomas Pest Services is proud to be a sustainable company not only during Earth Day, but every

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Pregnancy Safe Pest Control Services

Families who are expecting understand pregnancy is a vulnerable time for mother and baby. During pregnancy females take extra precautions to ensure...

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2013, A Bad Year for Stink Bugs?

Warmer weather comes with one very unpleasant consequence: Stink bugs according to ABC News. A break from the colder weather is drawing insects out;

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Health Risks of using Mothballs as Pest Control

For most Capital Region homeowners, at the first sign of a pest infestation they attempt to treat on their own with DIY pest control methods or old

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Get Rid of Squirrels

Squirrels are a common nuisance to many living in and around Clifton Park NY. We have noticed an increased in squirrel removal requests, although...

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Six Facts You Didn't Know About Bed Bugs

If you follow the news and have seen all the attention bed bugs have received in the past few years, you might think you know all there is to know...

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Rodents in the RV

There’s little worse than when someone who has invested hard-earned money to enjoy the RV lifestyle has to endure the heartache of damage from

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Important Traveler Tips For Avoiding Bed Bugs

Does your job require its fair share of traveling? You may have concerns of plane reality, terrorist attacks, illness, arrival times and many more....

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Did you know? Mice

Did you know mice don't vomit? Learn more about these rodents and how to control them.

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Top Five Pest Stories of 2012

The National Pest Management Association names 2012 the year of infectious diseases! From the West Nile virus and Yosemite Hantavirus outbreaks to...

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Keep Wildlife Out of your Home

With cooler temperatures, nuisance wildlife are more likely to find shelter indoors for the cold months ahead. The National Pest Management...

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How Rodents Enter Homes and What To Do

How Do Rodents Enter the Home? Rodents enter a structure to escape from outdoor elements, predators or when their shelter is disturbed. Mice can enter

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Should I be concerned about rodents?

Should I be concerned about rodents? Every year, rodents gain access to homes, causing property damage, contaminating food sources, triggering...

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Flea Prevention Tips for the Kennel

Many Capital Region residents plan on traveling this holiday season via car, train or air. Some pets may jump in the car to join in the festivities,...

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Travel Free of Bed Bugs this Holiday

For many residents in the Capital Region, time is running out to prepare for the holidays with last minute shopping and other errands. Like me, many...

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Holiday Safety Tips

As the Capital Region enters into the holiday season, grocery carts fill with gingerbread cookies and poinsettias, and boxes of holiday decorations

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Increased Rodent Populations in Vermont

With winter fast approaching, people may have forgotten how warm and snow-free last winter was. That is, until the mice start invading. Mice loved...

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How to Care for your Poinsettia

Besides today being 12-12-12, it is also National Poinsettia Day! Poinsettias remain one of the most popular holiday flowers. Believe it or not

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Squirrels in the Attic

Squirrels - there a certainly many of them here in the Capital Region. Looking out my office window I see the Albany squirrels running around...

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Clothes Moths Making Holes in Clothing

What winter projects did you accomplish this weekend? Put up the Christmas tree? Decorate the home? Bake cookies? Switch your closet into winter

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Pest Free Holiday

The holiday season is filled with decorating, baking and celebrating with family and friends. Unfortunately, many pests, including rodents, pantry...

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Rodent Population Linked to Nut Production

It has been fairly evident since last spring that New England's rodent population is booming. Eastern chipmunks and red squirrels, in particular,...

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20 Tips to Keep Your Home Pest Free

Thomas Pest Services is proud to protect structures, properties and families from pests that can harm your health and property. To minimize pesticide...

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Prevent Pests and Rodents with a Door Sweep

As your Clifton Park pest control company, our job is not just to “exterminate pests.” Thomas Pest Services practices IPM. IPM stands for

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New Drug to kill Bed Bugs?

Two weeks ago new research that suggested an FDA approved drug may be able to kill bed bugs. Sounds great, right? It may sound promising, but the idea

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Common Insects found on the Christmas Tree

Shipments of Christmas trees arriving from the Pacific Northwest are widely infested with slugs and other invasive pests, causing about half of the

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Thomas Pest Services is Thankful for

Thanksgiving will be here tomorrow! Thanksgiving would not be complete without family, turkey, the smells coming from the kitchen and laughs. As you...

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Ahh! There are Pests in my Holiday Decorations

Even though the holiday music is on air in the Capital Region, the day after Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season for many. Although everyone

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Insects to be Thankful for

It is hard to believe Thanksgiving is this Thursday! Where has the year gone? As many people in Clifton Park, Schenectady and Saratoga sit around the...

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Hunters, campers, hikers warned about ticks

Hunters, campers and hikers should take special precautions in the woods this winter to avoid a newly problematic, winter-resilient tick breed that...

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Bed Bug Travel Tips this Thanksgiving Holiday

This Thanksgiving holiday, bed bugs are one memory you don’t want to remember or bring home. The best way to avoid bringing bed bugs home is to be

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New Tick-Borne Illnesses – Babesiosis

According to HealthDay News, a tick-borne disease that causes symptoms similar to malaria is becoming more widespread in the northeastern United...

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Help! There are rodents in my car!

Have you or your mechanic ever found a mice or rat nest inside your vehicle? Rodents like to nest inside vehicles, under the hood and in other...

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Spiders and Spider Bites

In recent news, a woman needed surgery after a spider bite. According to the National Pest Management Association, spiders are not intentionally...

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Creepy-Crawly Pest Movies

The Top 10 Creepy-Crawly Pest Movies 10. “The Wasp Women” (1959) - Roger Corman, wrote and directed this sci-fi/horror tale about an again

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Preserve your Pumpkin from Pumpkin Pests

As Halloween approaches, the check lists begin. The costume - check. Halloween Candy – check. Find the best looking pumpkin in the patch –

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Rodent Myths and Misconceptions

Many consumers insist on self-diagnosing their own pest problems in an attempt to play WebPMP (Web Pest Management Professional). Before your search...

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Bad Year for Fleas and Ticks in and around Albany NY

According to YNN, veterinarians state it is one of the worst years ever for fleas and ticks in and around Albany NY. Experts believe the problem is...

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The Effects of Bed Bugs on your Blood

Huffington Post releases a new study examines the feeding patterns of bed bugs - and the impact they can have on humans' blood after several months....

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Avoid Hosting a Buffet for Unwanted Critters

Don’t find yourself, hosting a buffet for unwanted furry guests like rats, mice and wildlife. Pet and bird food are a terrific food source for

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Signs of a Pest Infestation

When pests and rodents feel the temperatures dropping, they begin looking for a place to spend the cooler months. Unfortunately, our home turns into...

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Pest Proofing your Home

Why do homeowners need to worry about pest proofing their homes? When it gets colder outside, pests look for a place to live inside. Our homes are...

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Hantavirus contracted in Adirondacks

According to Albany’s WTEN, health officials are investigating a case of the potentially deadly Hantavirus. A Long Island man was camping in the High

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Celebrities who Eat Insects

The recent story about a man who passed away from eating cockroaches this week has been circulating the internet. Edward Archbold had just won a

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Tips for Control of Firewood Insects

Yesterday our blog featured an article about common insects found in firewood. We discussed, what types of insects live in firewood, can insects on

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Insects in Firewood

A cool fall or winter day in the Capital Region can be cured with a warm, roaring fire. However, firewood brought inside the home can also bring...

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Creepy Pests this Halloween

As Halloween approaches, parents and children around Albany begin preparing their Halloween costume and purchasing candy to for trick-or-treaters

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Saratoga Supervisor contracts Lyme Disease

For Saratoga’s Supervisor Matthew Veitch life took a different turn after a July bike ride according to The Saratogain. The pain in his back was

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SUNY Adirondack professor: Lyme disease an epidemic

By PAUL POST – via The Saratogian SARATOGA SPRINGS — A SUNY Adirondack professor says Lyme disease has reached epidemic proportions in New York

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Identify Droppings

As the temperatures are droppings, more and more pests, rodents and wildlife will begin to look for a home for the winter months. Now is the time of...

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Stink Bug Removal, Control and Prevention

For residents on the East Coast of the U.S., stink bugs have become as synonymous with fall as the changing leaves. But entomologists with the...

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Furniture Pests

Fall in the Capital Region is the perfect opportunity to jump in the car to enjoy the scenery and stop at garage sales and antique shops along the way

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Prevent Clothing Pests

The temperatures in and around Albany are beginning to cool down reminding us fall is in the air. For many individuals, a new season indicates it’s

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Preserve Apples from Fruit Flies

Living in the Capital Region and in New York in general, provides so many opportunities for fun fall activities. One of my all time favorite fall

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Bugs: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

When most of us see a bug scampering across the floor, our first reactions are probably to give a scream, then grab the first convenient smacking...

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Horse near Saratoga contracts West Nile Virus

The Saratogian confirms a horse in Northumberland, NY has contracted West Nile Virus. Mosquitoes, which transmit the disease from infected birds to...

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Common Questions about Rodents

Rodents… some people love them and keep them as pets, some people disdain them as troublesome pests, and still others are terrified of them. As pest

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Misconceptions about Mice – Thomas Pest Services

With the arrival of fall on the way, homeowners throughout Albany, Schenectady and Clifton Park begin their fall “to-do” list. Raking leaves

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Getting rid of rodents

When the weather gets colder outside, pests, like rodents look for a place to live inside. Our Capital Region homes are the most likely refuge. It is