Pestrite – Colorado Pest Control, Exterminator and Animal Control

• Aquatics Services

  • Healthy waterways include some vegetation, but sometimes they get out of control— destroying fish habitats and restricting water flow. PestRite’s environmentally balanced approach to the treatment of lakes and other water sources corrects water quality problems. more info

• Ants

  • Our detailed eco-$mart (Green) approach to an ant problem is to get them were they live. Our professional service team will identify nesting sites and place prescribed doses of the best products for the ants to take back to the nest—inside or out. (All) more info

• Biting Insects

  • PestRite Professionals identify the insect biting you and any wildlife or host that may contribute to the insect problem. Nesting sites will be addressed and, if wildlife has contributed to the pest problem, PestRite will remove and seal or exclude problem areas to prevent such problems from happening again! (Fleas, Ticks, Bat Bugs, Dust Mites, Allergen Detection) more info

• Cockroaches

  • PestRite's approach to cockroach control utilizes all the available tools to safely eliminate and prevent infestation. The true key to total elimination is the pre-service inspection performed by the field service professional. Upon locating nesting sites, your service professional will perform a six-step service process to ensure elimination quickly. more info

• Spiders, Ants & Common Insects

  • Some of the most common invaders will enter buildings year around. Over the years PestRite has created an intuitive service program that adopts our eco-$mart (Green) service technology to keep these invaders out for good. Whether you are concerned for your health and safety or you just want to keep these pests out, our goal is to protect you and your investments. more info

• Emergency Service

  • PestRite offers a unique after hours service for those unfortunate intruders or incidents which may require service now! We also provide this service to all of our regular clients at times of urgent need. If a pest concern you are having endangers you or presents an imminent threat to you or a structure, please give us a call. more info

• Fabric Pests

  • Most fabric pest infestations, with the exception of carpet beetles that are native in Colorado, are introduced into structures through outside purchases. PestRite provides a detailed inspection, identifies nesting sites, and eliminates the problem pest. PestRite will provide suggestions to prevent infestations from happening again. (Carpet Beetles, Cloths Moths, Fire Brats, Silver Fish) more info

• Flies

  • Several species of flies can become an irritating nuisance or even a health concern when related to rodents or wildlife. Our field service professionals will work to locate breading sites, reduce and eliminate adult activity and provide long term control suggestions to keep fly problems under control. (Cluster Flies, Blow Flies, Picture Wings Flies, Common House Fly) more info

• Odor Problems

  • Unwanted odors are hard to ignore. PestRite will identify the source of the odor problem, remove it and, if possible, apply odor eliminating enzymes and/or provide systems to break down odor-causing agents. Our service team will then provide a solution to prevent such problems from reoccurring. (Mold, Mildew, Pet Odors, Animal Odors) more info

• Pantry Pests

  • Most pantry pest problems occur because infested items are purchased and brought into homes and businesses. PestRite service professionals assist customers in locating the source of the infestation and eliminate the problem quickly by removing all egg-laying adults to break the life cycle. (Flour Beetles, Indian Meal Moths, Drug Store Beetles) more info

• Pest & Public Health Cleanup

  • Our focus is to provide customers with complete service solutions. When pest-related public health concerns arise, PestRite can remove the problem pests, prevent it from happening again and clean up the pest waste—eliminating any possible contamination present in a structure. (Rodents, Birds and Pest-Related Pathogens, Waste Removal and Cleanup, Disinfecting and Deodorization, Surface Sealing, Vapor Barrier Applications) more info

• Rodents

  • The PestRite eco-$mart (Green) rodent control program uses little to no pesticides and provides the most permanent solution to your rodent pest concerns. PestRite professionals identify all possible entry points, place traps to remove interior activity and then seal all the exterior entries to provide a permanent solution to your rodent problem. (Mice, Rats, Voles, Pocket Gophers) more info

• Seasonal Pests

  • The change in the seasons promotes panic in some insects as they try to use your home or business as their home to survive the winter. Our pest professionals will find the source of your pest infestation, treat all voids were they are harboring and treat exterior areas to prevent re-infestations. (Box Elder Bugs, Elm Leaf Beetles, Clover or Spider Mites, Miller Moths) more info

• Stinging Insects

  • Each year, many Americans are stung by insects. For most, the discomfort goes away in a few hours. For others, allergic reactions require emergency medical attention. Destroying nests is important but dangerous work. Our trained professionals can dispose of nests to ensure pets and family members are safe. We can also clean up and repair damaged structures. (Wasps, Hornets, Bees, Yellow Jackets) more info

• Wildlife Services

  • PestRite offers a full service wildlife management program designed around our eco-$mart (Green) service approach to preserving our beautiful Colorado wildlife. Our field service professionals will perform a thorough wildlife inspection on your structure and outline your service approach including removal, elimination of host parasites and pest exclusion to prevent future problems. (Skunks, Raccoons, Squirrels, Snakes, Birds, etc.) more info

• Wood Destroying Organisms

  • Wood destroying organisms can pose a great threat to a structure if not addressed in the early stages. Highly trained and qualified PestRite professionals will perform a detailed inspection of the property, determine the level of the problem, provide customers with suggestions regarding any physical repairs that should be made to the structure and then perform long term inspections. (Termites, Carpenter Ants, Wood Boring Beetles, Wood Preservation Techniques) more info

The most common fabric pest in North America is the carpet beetle. They live native in evergreen type trees and shrubs year around. Most customers will see these beetles trying to winter in their homes, eaves, or voids in walls. Then in the spring, instead of exiting the same way they came in, they end up inside. Most all fabric pests are specific to their living and eating habits. With a proper identification, a solution for their elimination can be determined with little to no use of pesticides.

Quick Facts

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Book Lice

Carpet Beetles

Clothes Moths

Firebrat

Silverfish

Book Lice

Color: soft-bodied, transparent to grayish-white insects

Size: minute, about 1/32 to 3/16 inch (1 to 4 mm) long

Feeding & Habits: feed on microscopic molds, fungi, dead insect fragments, pollen, and other starchy foods found in humid environments such as houses, warehouses, libraries, and structures where green lumber is stored or used. Booklice are all females and development occurs from unfertilized eggs (parthenogenesis). Females deposit an average of 60 eggs that are white, oval, and covered with a crusty coating. Eggs are laid singly or in clusters near a food source where young white nymphs hatch and feed on molds and mildews. There are four to six nymphal stages with the immature resembling the adults in form and structure.

Carpet Beetles

Color: Adult black and brown carpet beetles are oval and shiny-blackish brown with brownish legs

Size: vary in body length from 1/8 to 3/16 inch

Feeding & Habits: Adults fly readily and during warm, sunny days feed outdoors on flower pollen of spirea, dogwood, crepe myrtle and buckwheat that have white or cream-colored flowers. Others feed on daisies, wild asters, etc. Adults are attracted by light, fly into homes and may be found on windows and screens.

Clothes Moths

Color: The body is about 1/4-inch long with wings folded and golden-yellow with a satiny sheen.

Size: Adult webbing clothes moths have a wingspread of about 1/2-inch. The body is about 1/4-inch long

Feeding & Habits: only clothes moth larvae feed on wool, feathers, fur, hair, leather, lint, dust, paper, and occasionally cotton, linen, silk, and synthetic fibers. They are especially damaging to fabric stained with beverages, urine, oil from hair, and sweat.

Firebrat

Color: shiny, mottled gray

Size: 1/3 to 1/2 inch long

Feeding & Habits: prefer carbohydrates and protein, including flour, dried meat, rolled oats, paper and even glue. They and can survive long periods, sometimes over a year, without food but are sensitive to moisture and require a high humidity (75% to 90%) to survive. They also have a temperature preference between 70 and 80 degrees F

Silverfish

Color: uniform silvery or pearl-gray color

Size: elongated bodies 1/3 to 3/4 inch long and broad near the head

Feeding & Habits: Eats a wide variety of foods, including glue, wallpaper paste, bookbinding’s, paper, photographs, and starch in clothing, cotton, linen, rayon fabrics, wheat flour, cereals, dried meats, leather and even dead insects. Live and develops in damp, cool places (prefers 75 to 95 percent relative humidity), often in the basement, bathroom and kitchen.

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