Serve ICT

Kansas is home to roughly 500 spider species. While most are harmless, our state has two notable species to watch out for...

BROWN RECLUSE: It is usually found indoors in dark, undisturbed areas. It features a dark violin shaped marking on its back. Their venom is hemotoxic, meaning it can cause a necrotic skin lesion.

BLACK WIDOW: Are shy, outdoor spiders that spin tangled irregular webs, often near the ground, in wood piles, stone walls, or undisturbed outbuildings. The females are a glossy black with a signature red hourglass on their underside. Their venom acts as a neurotoxin.

If you are having trouble with the creepy crawlies, give our office a call at 316-247-0045

Our office will be closed until Tuesday June 2nd for Brandon and Lindsay to enjoy their vacation. We will be periodically checking our voicemails and text messages. Thank you to all of our amazing customers!!!

Today we honor those who gave their lives for this great nation. Thank you for your sacrifice, from all of us here at Serve ICT.

Spider factoids of the day...

Spiders are fascinating arachnids, not insects, with eight legs, blue blood, and silk stronger than steel! With over 50,000 species, they consume 400–800 million tons of insects annually. Some spin webs, while others, like jumping spiders, hunt, leaping 50 times their length!

‼️‼️ TEXTING WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ‼️‼️

We are undergoing phone system changes. Starting Next week (April 13th ish) for an undetermined period of time you won't be able to text us, you will have to call. We are so sorry for the inconvenience and hope to get this feature back up with our new phone system ASAP:

For residential set up, payments, scheduling, and general questions 316-247-0045

For commercial issues 316-500-6445

Thank you for your patience and support for our small local business!!!

Fact of the day...

TUNNELER BEETLES fight one on one in their underground tunnels by ramming their horns into each other!

HE HAS RISEN!!
HAPPY EASTER!!

This morning, I was discussing business with a friend and that friend who's in the industry asked me, have you thought about adding HVAC or other services to your list?

As a matter of fact, YES. I have thought about it extensively. Especially since my Brother in law is a master electrician, my next door neighbor is an electrician, and I love HVAC and have a several friends in that industry.

Friend: "so why haven't you done that?"

Brandon: The reality is that type of business just isn't compatible with our sales culture and process. I had the pleasure of running several large pest companies. All of them typically have dedicated sales people who make a very low minimum wage base and actually feed their family based on commissions. Some of the sales individuals were the brightest people I knew in pest control, but the reality is, them feeding their family meant convincing every family they met to give them $$. My desire for SERVE ICT has always been that we are known by our reputation of doing quality work. I have seen the commission process dilute that in this industry. Our customers have been loyal to us because they are the top priority. We are not a sales focused culture, we are a people focused culture. Our growth comes not because of sales initiatives, marketing, or the fastest call back times. Our growth is driven because doing the right thing, is the thing that matters.

As we approach the 10 year mark of Serve ICT later this summer, I just want to take a moment and say thank you. Few people have had the privilege of building a quality Pest Control Business basically on word of mouth only. You're everything to us! I summed up this conversation with my friend as this following line: Bigger isn't Better, Better is Better.

Did you know that spiders smell using scent-sensitive hairs on their legs??

Now you do!

Fact of the day...

A single honeybee colony can produce 100kg of honey annually, visiting millions of flowers to do so!