What is Raccoon Roundworm?

What is Raccoon Roundworm? Raccoon roundworm, also known as a Baylisacaris infection, can be serious. It’s a parasite that is found in raccoons.  Raccoon roundworm can cause severe neurological problems and can be fatal. If you have raccoons in your home, you are at risk. The parasite can spread from raccoons to dogs […]

How to Identify Raccoon Damage in Your Home

Almost every customer of ours wants to stay in denial, at least for a little while, about whether they have raccoons in their homes. Sure, they hear footsteps in the attic, but maybe it’s just the house settling, right?Sometimes, they have to start seeing damage before they call us. We hope […]

How to deter raccoons

Don’t want to pay for raccoon removal?The easiest way to avoid needing raccoon removal services is to deter raccoons in the first place.Here are three ways to try to keep raccoons off your property.#1) Restrict Access to FoodLike most urban scavengers, raccoons choose to inhabit properties where they can count […]

5 Signs You Have a Raccoon Infestation in Your Home

We’ve been offering pest control services in the Houston, TX, metro area for many years. We know denial is the first reaction many people have when they start noticing signs that raccoons may be invading the house.People don’t want to think about the potential expense of removing raccoons or what […]

What do Animals in the Attic Sound Like?

Do you hear thumps and bumps in your attic? While you might be in denial—nobody ever wants to think they have a wildlife problem—sounds in your attic almost always mean some creature has moved in. Here’s how to tell what you might be dealing with.Heavy FootstepsIf it sounds like someone is walking […]

Raccoons Cause Two Texas Power Outages

In Seguin, TX, raccoons caused two power outages this October by getting into substation transformers. This isn’t the first time a raccoon has ever gotten into a transformer. Out in Colorado, a raccoon once caused a 7-acre wildfire doing the same thing. There were instances in New Mexico where raccoons caused […]