Stewart Termite & Pest Control Blog: Expert Pest Management Tips

Termite work is expensive, and the number people quote each other is usually the wrong one. Treatment is only half of it. What drives the real total is how long the colony fed before anyone found it, and what it fed on. Here is what actually moves the bill for a Pittsburgh homeowner, and why […]

Not all termites are the same, and the difference matters more than most comparison articles admit. For a Pittsburgh homeowner the practical answer is short: one of these two species damages houses here, and the other one essentially does not. Knowing which is which keeps you from acting on advice written for a different part […]

Termites cause billions of dollars in structural damage across the country every year, and Pittsburgh houses are no exception. The difficulty is that they are secretive. By the time damage is obvious, the colony has usually been feeding for months or years. They do leave evidence, though, and it is findable if you know what […]

The instinct when a cockroach runs across a kitchen floor is to step on it. It is satisfying, it is immediate, and it is close to the worst available response. Crushing a roach spreads what it was carrying, spreads allergens, and can knock loose an egg case that survives the impact. Here is what actually […]

The short answer is almost always no, and the reason is a single word that appears in nearly every homeowner policy: maintenance. Insurers treat pest damage as preventable, which puts it outside what a policy is designed to cover. There are narrow exceptions worth knowing about, and there is a practical response that matters more […]

It is one of the most repeated pieces of household folklore: when the weather turns, spiders come inside to get warm. It makes intuitive sense and it is almost entirely wrong. Spiders are not warm blooded and gain nothing from a heated room. What actually happens over winter is more interesting, and knowing it changes […]

It is the question that keeps homeowners up at night. If termites are eating the house right now, how long before the damage is serious? There is no single number, but the timeline is predictable enough to be useful, and knowing it changes what you do about it. It is also the reason termite inspection […]

You just found out a neighbor has termites. The honest answer to the obvious question is yes, it is worth paying attention. Not panicking, but paying attention. Here is what that means for a house in the Pittsburgh area, and when it is worth booking a termite inspection of your own. Why a neighbor’s problem […]