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Joro Spider in Canton Gerogia

What’s a Joro Spider?? I can’t tell you that I was excited to hear we have another spider to add to the Georgia resident’s list…in fact, it makes me shiver just a bit. I mean, have you seen these

A Family Affair Here at Canton Termite and Pest Control, we pride ourselves on being a family and a hometown small business. So when one of our own announced his upcoming wedding plans, our bug family sprang into action.

Stink Bugs in Cherokee County Georgia

Marmorated Stink Bug Invasion What has a flat abdomen, is brown in color, and measures about 2 centimeters long and wide, oh and stinks if you touch it? If you answered the brown marmorated stink bug, you got it!

Ladybug Cherokee County Georgia

Ladybug, Ladybug Let’s face it, ladybugs are cute. No one is afraid of ladybugs, even the smallest of children will go out of their way to get the little insects to crawl on an outstretched finger. However…even cute bugs

Carpenter Ants in Georgia

Carpenter Ants If you have seen large black ants around your home and yard, chances are you have seen carpenter ants hard at work. These are the largest pest ant here in Georgia. There are two varieties found in

The Invaders In My Attic (Wildlife)

The Invaders In My Attic The past week has been absolutely glorious as fall has made its beginning debut! The mornings have had just a touch of cool while the afternoons have been warm and near perfection. My favorite

Ants in the Kitchen

Ants in the Kitchen!! Probably the call we get most often this time of year is for pesky ants. They come in droves, and they love our kitchens. Why? Well, we will get into that in a moment. The

Bugs on Planes- (17 year Cicada)

Bugs on Planes Every seventeen years, a mating ritual of amazing proportions takes place and changes the course of daily life for everyone, even presidents. I’m referring to Brood X and the cicada invasion of 2021. The tremendous number

Yellow Jackets

It’s Yellow Jacket Time In Georgia! Long, hot days filled with sunshine, sweating, water activities, and outdoor fun…ah yes, Georgia in the summer. But wait, there’s more. July and August also bring yellow jackets out to visit the playground,

Fire Ants

Fire Ants If you’re like me, there is no other ant you fear as much as the tiny fire ant. Why? Well, if you don’t know already, they produce stings that are quite painful and typically come in groups

Bald-Faced Hornets

Bald-Faced Hornets Just this week, one of our techs was called to deal with a major problem… a huge, basketball-shaped nest of bald-faced hornets in a local homeowner’s garage. Does that sound like the stuff of nightmares? Yeah,

Murder Hornets?? For Real??

Murder Hornets?? For Real?? When I first saw the ominous title of this scary insect, I truly hoped it was a sci-fi thriller story of some sort. I certainly wish it could have been anything but reality…but it’s true. There

Ants, Ants, and More Ants!

Ants, Ants, and More Ants! Summertime is here and so are the ants. Here in north Georgia, when we have a mild winter, we can be pretty sure the result will be an increase in the ant population. Cold

Groundhogs or Woodchucks

Groundhogs, Woodchucks, Whistle Pigs…Oh My! Whether you call them groundhogs, woodchucks, or whistle pigs, these animals are actually rodents and part of the squirrel family. Here in Canton, Georgia, we sometimes get frantic calls from customers asking us what

Fruit Flies – Canton Termite & Pest Control

Fruit Flies Are In the HOUSE! What is the most embarrassing dinner party I’ve ever thrown? Well, there are a few contenders throughout the years. There’s the dinner party I forgot I was throwing, the dinner party with the

Termites

Termites While it is certainly no secret that termites cause damage to homeowners, the level of destruction is somewhat mind-boggling. These destructive pests cause billions of dollars of damage every, single year to homeowners around the world. The treatment and