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Black Widow Spiders

🕷️🚨 Not All Spiders Are Harmless… 🚨🕷️ This is a black widow spider — one of the most recognizable (and venomous) spiders found around homes in our area. They love dark, undisturbed spaces like:🔹 Garages🔹 Crawl spaces🔹 Wood piles🔹 Outdoor corners & clutter While bites are rare, they can be serious — making proper identification and treatment important. At 901...

Commercial Pest Control – Restaurant Pest Control Tips

Whether you’re dealing with flying insects, crawling insects, or rodents, a single pest that is seen, heard, or smelled within your restaurant can be a no-turning-back type of dealbreaker for many customers. A pest invasion violates the stringent sanitation requirements needed to keep food safe and puts your establishment at risk for the introduction of harmful diseases and bacteria. This...

Brown Recluse Spiders

Read pest management tips on dealing Brown Recluse Spiders from Entomology Today! This article provides a map that depicts the range for these poisonous spiders that causes necrosis of the skin from its venomous bite. Call 901 Pest Control for a free estimate on a brown recluse treatment that is guaranteed!...

See the Damage Done by 2,000 Termites

How would it look if termites eat my house? This is a question that Thomas Chouvenc, Ph.D., is asked a lot. Because termites eat wood inconspicuously, it is usually hard to detect them and estimate how much they already ate by the time you realize you have them. The Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) is a particularly aggressive termite species,...

901 Pest Control – Memphis’ Highest 5 Star Rated Company on Google!

As the highest rated pest company in the greater Memphis area and North Mississippi, we value our customers and our 5 Star reputation! You can trust your home or business to 901 Pest Control.Our professionally trained and certified technicians can quickly and efficently control termites, ants, roaches, spiders, mosquitoes as well as roof rats and mice! Call us today for...

Termite Awareness Week – Termite Swarmers

Termite Swarmers – What Do They Mean for You? As we enter termite awareness week, we will be focusing on subterranean termites in Memphis and the Mid South area. At certain times of the year, termite colonies produce “swarmers” – the winged adults (Figure 1) that fly away to form their own colonies. Swarming usually occurs during the daytime and...

What Is IPM? (Integrated Pest Management Principles)

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means,...

Kick Mosquitoes Out & Reclaim Your Yard This Summer!

Don’t let mosquitoes prevent you and your family from using your yard for spring and summer cookouts, playtime or swimming in your pool! 901 Pest Control is the REAL moosquito authority and with our mosquito barrier service, you will be able to avoid these pesky insects. Start your first service by March 31, 2021 and receive 15% off the first...

What Are Subterranean Termites?

Subterranean termites can cause the most damage of any termite species. These termites build distinctive tunnels, often referred to as “mud tubes,” to reach food sources and protect themselves from open air. They eat wood 24 hours a day, seven days a week, using their saw-toothed jaws to bite off small fragments of wood one piece at a time. Over...

Commercial Pest Control for Memphis, West Tennessee and North Mississippi

Our team of commercial pest control service experts have the experience, training and knowledge to handle any pest problem in any type of business! We proudly provide commercial pest service to the following industries: Education Restaurant Retail Food Processing Manufacturing Warehouse Hospitality Office & Property Management Multi-Family Housing & Residential Property Management City and County Government Buildings Healthcare, Hospitals and...

Bug & Insect Identification List

“What Bug is This?” Browse 90+ Bug, Insect, Rodent, Bird and Other Pest Identification Guides provided by NPMA! Have you ever found a pest in your house and wondered “what kind of bug is this?” Are you worried about what pests may be damaging your property? The identification of insects and other pests can be tricky. That’s why PestWorld developed...