Serving Your Pest Control Needs throughout CT
Our goal is simple: It is to provide CT residents, like yourself, with the highest quality professional pest control services posssible, at the fairest price. We are not a "Big Pest Control Company" who is nationally known. Nor do we want to be. We are your friends and neighbors. We live here in Connecticut and we are here to stay.
When you call Amoroso Pest Control, you have the comfort of knowing that you are dealing with an experienced pest professional in the field. We specialize in the extermination of termites, carpenter ants, powder post beetles and carpenter bees.
Bugs may be good for the environment but can wreak havoc on your personal property. Infestation can happen at anytime. If it does, we’re here to help you solve the problem. But don’t wait until then to call us. As with most things, the most economical approach is to address the pest problem before it gets worse.
We offer residential and commercial pest control alike. Both can take advantage of the services we offer, ensuring that your home, office, restaurant, or other structures are safe and pest-free. We are experienced, well-trained, and qualified to handle all of your wood boring pest problems.
Controling wood destroying pests is a continuous battle in CT and you need the help of a specialist. There is NO pesticide has a residual effect that will control pests forever. Successful pest extermination and protection requires regular pest inspections by an experienced, well-trained professional.
Call us today to set up an appointment 888-558-1574.
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October 15th, 2013
Pest Control CT: Pesticides Spraying Firewood – Yes or No?
You should never spray pesticides on firewood that you intend to burn, especially indoors. You won’t find any pesticides labeled for use on wood that will be burned indoors, for good reason. Burning insecticide-treated wood in CT can release toxic fumes into your living area cause a potential health hazard.
There are lots of different insects that can make their home in a wood pile in CT. Some are there just temporarily seeking shelter; many pests spend the winter hiding under bark. Read the rest of this entry »
September 15th, 2013
Pest Control CT: The Old House Borer: These are fairly large beetles with fairly large larvae that tunnel and feed inside wood. Compared to powderpost beetles that also feed in wood in CT, the old house borer leaves a large, oval exit hole (more than 1/4 inch diameter) when it emerges from the wood.
The adult beetle belongs to the “longhorned beetle” group, so called because of their long antennae. The old house borer is gray-brown with light gray hairs on its body, except for two shiny raised areas on its thorax, and is about one inch long. Adult beetles emerge from the exit holes in wood in July and August and may make their way to nearby windows or lights. It’s the beetle larvae, though, that do the feeding damage. Read the rest of this entry »
August 15th, 2013
What do termites in CT feed on? Subterranean termites eat wood and other materials that contain cellulose. In the forest termites are primary decomposers. Termites feed on dead trees, fallen limbs, and stumps. Termites are able to return nutrients from the cellulosic materials to the soil and atmosphere. Termites help clear the way for new growth, and recycle the nutrients within the old trees.
Termites are highly social insects that live together as a colony. Colonies start when winged reproductive, leave the nest in what is called swarming. Swarming takes place in CT in spring to early summer, on warm days following a rain. Worker termites sense the environment for the right conditions and when the time is right, the swarm leaves the nest. Read the rest of this entry »
