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Independence Minnesota is a town west of the Twin Cities. The famous Luce Line state trail that is surrounded by natural habitats runs through Independence. The trail among other lakes and parks attracts a variety of pests to the area.
These are the most common pest found in Independence Minnesota
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To protect your home from all these insects and more our Insect Protection Plan or IPP is the best option
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Ants in Independence Minnesota
Ant Behavior
The two most common ants found in Independence Minnesota are carpenter ants and pavement ants. Carpenter ants are larger than pavement ants measuring between 0.35-0.5 inches. Pavement ants are only 0.3 centimeters in length. Carpenter ants live inside wood that is rotting or water damaged. You can find them inside trees, tree stumps, outdoor decks, and inside homes dealing with water problems. The wet wood is softer for the ants the chew through. They chew small tunnels through the wood. They use the tunnels to store their food and eggs inside. Pavement ant nests are found under driveways, sidewalks, and cement and brick patios. Their nests have circular sand piles surrounding the entrance to their underground nest.
Ant Service
When deciding the options for removing and exterminating ants, it’s important to know only 10% of ants in a colony leave their nests. The rest of the ants stay underground their entire lives. Over-the-counter products are marketed to kill ants on contact. When a product like this is used the ants living underground will send up more ants to offset the ants that were killed. The products we use for the interior and exterior keep 10% of them alive for a longer time. This allows the ants to carry back to the rest of the colony and spread it inside the nest. Our services are extremally effective and come with a full 1-year warranty. It should take around 30 days to kill an ant colony.
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To learn more about ants visit our Minnesota ant identification page
Mice in Independence Minnesota
Mouse Behavior
Mice live all across Independence Minnesota. They are often found inside homes in the fall. When they start searching for ways to get inside they follow scent trails. These scent trails are often not visible to the naked eye. Over time if enough mice use the same scent trails they turn into visible rub marks. Rub marks are a mixture of grease and mud from their fur and urine. They nest inside insulation or foundation blocks when in the home. Mouse-infested insulation that does not need to be replaced. The only way dirty insulation would cause breathing problems or health concerns is if a person was to move the insulation around. This would cause the urine and dropping particles to become airborne.
Our Mouse Service
The mouse service we offer to homes in Independence Minnesota is unlike any mouse service in the industry. We use mouse-proof products that most other pest control companies don’t carry. We also follow the science behind mouse behavior and we don’t use contracts. Our mouse service starts with a thorough inspection of the exterior of the property. We take photos and notes on where the mice are getting in and what limitations are keeping us from accessing the foundation or roof of the home. Some common limitations include; townhomes, low decks, low three-season porches, and cedar shake roofs. Each one of our services is backed by either a full 2-year warranty or 2 visits 2-year warranty. The full 2-year warranty allows customers to schedule unlimited re-services to seal up any missed entry points.
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To learn more about wasps and bees visit or identification page
Wasps in Independence Minnesota
Wasp Behavior
The three most common wasps in Independence Minnesota are; paper wasps (top left), bald-faced hornets (top right), and yellow jackets (bottom). They build paper nests in a variety of shapes and locations. They find the material to build their nests from dried-up wood. The wasps land on the wood and chew thin layers off it. The small pieces are mixed with their saliva which creates their nesting material. Most of this wood is found in rotting trees, wooden decks, cedar shakes, and unstained wooden siding. Bald-faced hornets and paper wasps build aerial nests. Yellow jackets build nests in various different locations. They build nests inside underground rodent tunnels, retaining walls, cracks in siding, and foundations.
Wasp Service
The wasp services we provide to our customers in Independence Minnesota are preventative and reactionary. Our preventative service keeps wasps from building nests in the home. We spray along the foundation and underneath soffits. The preventative service will not affect foraging wasps from flying near properties with wooden decks or cedar shakes. The product kills any wasp or insect that lands on the sprayed areas after 30-45 minutes. The reactionary service we do is for exterminating wasp nests that are already built on the property. Both of these services come with a warranty that lasts until the end of the summer.
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To learn more about wasps and bees visit our identification page
Spiders in Independence Minnesota
Spider Behavior
The most common spiders in Independence Minnesota are cellar spiders, house spiders, wolf spiders and sac spiders. These spiders are split into two groups. There are web-building spiders and hunting spiders. House spiders and cellar spiders are web-building spiders. Wolf spiders and sac spiders are hunting spiders. They don’t build webs to catch their prey they leave their burrows or cracks to hunt insects to bring back to their burrows. Spiders serve an important role in our ecosystems by eating insects that spread diseases and destroy plants.
Spider Service
Our spider service is in Independence Minnesota prevents spiders from building webs on the home and getting inside the home. We start each service by knocking down the webs on the exterior home. Some of the webs can have egg sacs inside them that if they were to hatch would release hundreds of baby spiders. After knocking them down we spray around the foundation, windows, doors, and soffits. The product sticks to the siding and stays effective for 2 months. After 2 months the product will lose its effect. For homes close to bodies of water and wooded habitats multiple services may be necessary to stay ahead of the spider population living inside and outside the home.
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To learn more about spiders read our blog “We Love Living Near Woods and Water and so do Spiders!”
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Boxelder Bugs and Stink Bugs in Independence Minnesota
Boxelder and Stink Bug Behavior
Boxelder bugs and stink bugs are found swarming on homes in Independence Minnesota to overwinter inside. Boxelder bugs mate in the spring and summer. Any of the bugs that are found living inside in the winter aren’t laying eggs or mating. Boxelder bugs mate and lay eggs on female boxelder trees. When the eggs hatch the young nymphs feed on the fluids inside the helicopter seeds that the trees produce. Adult boxelder bugs also feed on fruits and grasses. Stink bugs mate, lay eggs, and feed on different plants. Some of the most common include; grapes, berries, tomatoes, apples, and sweet corn.
Boxelder and Stink Bug Service
Our boxelder and stink bug service is a fall service. We spray around the foundation, siding, windows, doors, and soffits. These bugs can fit through the smallest cracks and crevices to get inside to overwinter. They also can fly so even the higher vents and windows are all susceptible entry points. The product we use stays effective for 2 months. We advise keeping pets and kids away from any sprayed areas for an hour until it dries. Once the product dries it will not affect any pets and kids.
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To learn more about stink bugs and boxelder bugs read our blog “Minnesota Fall Pests.”
Ash Tree Services in Independence Minnesota
Benefits of Treating Ash Trees
Independence Minnesota is in danger of losing all of their ash trees to the emerald ash borer. The emerald ash borer came to Minnesota in 2010 and lay eggs on ash trees. When their eggs hatch their larvae chew through the bark and feed on the growing layer or cambium layer of the tree before turning into adults. By damaging the cambium layer the trees are no longer able to send water and nutrients to all of the branches. Once a tree is starting to die it’s important to treat it and save it. Large ash trees provide health and environmental benefits. Just looking at a healthy tree reduces stress and lowers blood pressure. The environmental benefits include being able to absorb 1000 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere a year. On top of these benefits having large trees on your property increases the cost of your home and reduces the cost of AC in the summer.
Ash Tree Services
Our professional arborist Justin is very knowledgeable about the emerald ash borer. He’s tested out a variety of different treatment options for saving infected ash trees. At the end of the trials, micro pneumatic injections were the most effective. Each treatment starts by drilling multiple holes around the base of the tree. Each hole is used as an injection point for our product. Each injection is done individually so that we can measure the correct dosage needed for each injection point.
For more information about the emerald ash borer in Minnesota
Learn about more benefits of saving your ash trees
To protect your home from all these insects and more our Insect Protection Plan or IPP is the most effective
BOGO Provides Pest Control Services For the Twin Cities and Beyond! Just a Few Cities We Service For Include;
Anoka|Apple Valley|Bloomington|Burnsville|Coon Rapids|Champlin|Chanhassen|Deephaven| Delano|Eagan|Eden Prairie|Edina|Elk River|Excelsior|Golden Valley|Independence|Lino Lakes|Long Lake|Maple Grove|Maple Plain|Medina|Minneapolis| Minnetonka|Minnetrista|Mound|New Brighton|North Oaks|Orono|Prior Lake|Plymouth|Ramsey|Rogers|Shoreview| Shorewood|Stillwater|St. Louis Park|St. Paul|Victoria|White Bear Lake| Wayzata|Woodbury|
If you have any questions or concerns or would like to schedule an appointment call or send us an email
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