This environmentally concious lady had a large family and added to the organic pile daily. However, she turned the pile infrequently and it was resting on bare ground. The rats must have thought they had found Heaven. The rats were actually aerating the pile by burrowing through it.

It is wonderful to be Green and Earth friendly, but you have to do it right. There has to be a bottom on the pile that offers drainage and keeps the rodents out. Loosley placed bricks at the base of the pile work well. Small piles and plastic composting bins need to have quarter inch mesh sealing the underside. You can keep a natural balance in the pile by adding red worms and turning the pile regularly.

Remember, rats will dig under any solid object (your foundation) to hide excess food. A compost pile offers a great deal of excess food.

Nature First Pest Control is your natural Green choice when looking for organic residential and commercial Pest Controls for Ants, Rodents, Wasps, Hornets, Spiders, Grain Beetles, Bats, and more. We need no ‘long term contracts’ to be the elimination experts. Serving, Portland, Beaverton, Tualatin, Tigard, Sherwood, Wilsonville, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Milwaukie, Gresham, Hillsboro, Canby, Oregon City, Forrest Grove, Portland, and all of Washington and Multnomah counties

In Beaverton, Tualatin, Tigard, and the greater Portland Metro area, there has been an alien invasion of the Eastern Fox squirrel. Nature First Pest Control first noticed a change in the squirrel population in the residential areas about 15 years ago. I had admired the beautiful large grey squirrels here and noted how they seemed to prefer the conifers to the deciduous trees in the Beaverton, Tualatin,Tigard area. Then my technicians at Nature First Pest Control told me that they noticed that the squirrels had changed from silver to a fox brown color and had significantly changed their behavior patterns.

After talking with local wildlife officials and some animal rescue folks, the facts have emerged.

Indeed, the Portland area Native squirrel population has been invaded and in many cases taken over by the Eastern Fox Squirrel. These invaders have not only taken over this territory but have managed to inbreed with the Native Grey Squirrels. This has resulted in a dramatic extermination of the native Grey Squirrel populations.

The Fox squirrels (not the Native Greys) have a nasty habit of girdling whole sections of Maples and Oaks. They kill whole sections of trees to create a mass of dead leaves from which to make nests. I have 3 severely damaged trees in my yard in Beaverton, demonstrating the effects these alien invaders have on our local environment

These invaders also chew holes in your roof valleys and overlap areas to gain entrance to your attic. Call Nature First Pest Control if you hear noises in your attic.

The ant colonies produce winged reproductives in the nests and nurture them until the time is right to do their mating flight. I have observed that the right conditions to include calm winds, strong sunlight to provide strong thermal updrafts, and relatively cool temps, again to help with the thermal updrafts.

In Beaverton, Tigard, and Tualatin these thermals can be generated by a dark roof or an asphalt paved cul de sac. The technicians at Nature First Pest Control often comment to me about the diferent activity levels of insects and rodents on different facing slopes that have differing amounts of sun exposure. For the termites and ants ongoing survival, timing is everything. Successful exterminators know about these natural cycles in their areas

 206-388-5733

With the addition of affiliate United Pest Solutions Inc., Nature First Pest Control is now able to recommend a Natural ( Green ) Pest Control Company in the Seattle Washington area.

They  can be reached in the Seattle area by telephone at:

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Common sense is one of most important tools in Pest Control , and it isn’t so common. We use a ‘do no harm’ approach in every Pest Control situation.

We provide low environmental impact ‘natural’ ‘organic’ Green residential and commercial Ant, Rodent, Wasp, Hornet, Grain Beetles,  and more, Pest Control and Extermination.

We are your natural choice when looking for organic Green residential and commercial Pest Control for Ants, Rodents, Wasps, Hornets, Spiders, Grain Beetles, Bats, and more.

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United Pest Solutions, Inc is a full service pest control company offering environmental, Green Pest Control and Exterminating Services, Crawl Space and Attic Repair Services in the Greater Puget Sound Area: Seattle, Auburn, Bellevue, Bothell, Burien, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Duvall, Edmonds, Everett, Federal Way, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Maple Valley, Marysville, Medina, Mercer Island, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Newcastle, North Bend, Redmond, Renton, Puyallup, Seatac, Shoreline, Snohomish, Tacoma, Tukwilla, Woodinville; North Pierce County, King County and South Snohomish County

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Your low environmental impact ‘natural’ ‘organic’ Green residential and commercial Ant, Rodent, Wasp, Hornet, Grain Beetle, Bats, and more, Pest Control and Extermination experts.

Common sense is one of most important tools in Pest Control , and it isn’t so common. We use a ‘do no harm’ approach in every Pest Control situation.

Your natural choice when looking for organic Green residential and commercial Pest Controls for Ants, Rodents, Wasps, Hornets, Spiders, Grain Beetles, Bats, and more.

Telephone:503-579-3680

This pic was sent in by a relative. He needs to clean his grill more often. These Honey bees must have swarmed and landed here this spring. It was a shame to kill the colony because we have so few colonies in the wild.

MRSA can be carried to surfaces by insects and rodents. This is an opportunistic infection that you can get through any scratch or small wound.

These infections are often misdiagnosed as spider or insect bites. The ONLY way to know for sure is for a doctor to take a culture from the wound. It takes several days after the exposure to develope a sore that is very slow to heal.

Be advised that pets can get these sores and transfer this resistant staph infection to their owners. This happens often with therapy pets visiting nursing homes.

Call Nature First Pest Control at  503-579-3680  with your questions.

Your natural choice when looking for organic green residential and commercial Pest Controls for Ants, Rodents, Wasps, Hornets, Spiders, Grain Beetles, Bats, and more. We need no ‘long term contracts’ to be the elimination experts. Serving Portland, Beaverton, Tualatin, Tigard, Sherwood, Wilsonville, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Milwaukie, Gresham, Hillsboro, Canby, Oregon City Forrest Grove, Portland, and all of Washington and Multnoma counties.

What are they?

We trapped these animals under a house recently. We had trapped nine at final count. Most home owners and a lot of beginning techs misidentify these rodents. You can not just throw some bait around and hope to eliminate these comensual (living with humans) rodents.

They look like mice. They are not adult mice, they are very young Norway Rats. Their mother has just weaned them by abandoning them. At this time in their life they are very vulnerable. They are also very stupid and easy to trap. The average Norway rat lives about a year in the wild, and up to 4 or5 years in captivity. The greatest danger to these young  rats is the adult male rat. The mature males hunt the young just like male bears do in the wild. In fact, rats are very closley related to the bear family. 

Nature First Pest Control

Your natural choice when looking for organic green residential and commercial Pest Controls for Ants, Rodents, Wasps, Hornets, Spiders, Grain Beetles, Bats, and more. We need no ‘long term contracts’ to be the elimination experts. Serving Portland, Beaverton, Tualatin, Tigard, Sherwood, Wilsonville, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Milwaukie, Gresham, Hillsboro, Canby, Oregon City Forrest Grove, Portland, and all of Washington and Multnoma counties.

Telephone

 503-579-3680 

Growing the Natural Way

Our founder with the pumpkin that was auctioned off for charity. It came in at 547 lbs. At Nature First Pest Control we practice what we preach. This giant pumpkin was grown with no pesticides or chemicals. We garden organically every year and always have produce to donate to the elderly.

Nature First Pest Control

Your natural choice when looking for organic residential and commercial Pest Controls for Ants, Rodents, Wasps, Hornets, Spiders, Grain Beetles, Bats, and more. We need no ‘long term contracts’ to be the elimination experts. Serving Portland, Beaverton, Tualatin, Tigard, Sherwood, Wilsonville, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Milwaukie, Gresham, Hillsboro, Canby, Oregon City Forrest Grove, Portland, and all of Washington and Multnoma counties.

Telephone

 503-579-3680 

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Heavy Ant Traffic

These are a species of Carpenter ant that prefers to live in your attic or roof. You can spray the lawn around your house forever and never control these ants.

Most technicians miss seeing this ‘High Wire Act”

Nature First Pest Control

Your natural choice when looking for organic residential and commercial Pest Controls for Ants, Rodents, Wasps, Hornets, Spiders, Grain Beetles, Bats, and more. We need no ‘long term contracts’ to be the elimination experts. Serving Portland, Beaverton, Tualatin, Tigard, Sherwood, Wilsonville, Lake Oswego, West Linn, Milwaukie, Gresham, Hillsboro, Canby, Oregon City Forrest Grove, Portland, and all of Washington and Multnoma counties.

Telephone

 503-579-3680