Midwest Pest Control

Happy Birthday to Jake! We appreciate all the hard work you do — hope you have a great day!

Big shoutout to our awesome technician Zak for crushing the Ironman this past weekend! 💪🔥

Hey everyone, yesterday was our tech Zach’s birthday!! Be sure to wish him a happy birthday!

Hey everyone, today is our tech Ryan's birthday!! Be sure to wish him a happy birthday.

"Murder hornets" have now entered the U.S. — and they could decimate the honeybee population Just when 2020 couldn't seem to get any more chaotic, hornets that look "like something out of a monster cartoon" invaded Washington State to decapitate honeybees and eat their young.

https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200326/rockfords-early-spring-weather-brings-early-arrival-of-bugs

Rockford's early spring weather brings early arrival of bugs ROCKFORD — Two weeks or more of daily high temperatures in the single digits or low teens is generally what it takes to kill off

https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Cold-snap-may-have-killed-more-bugs-this-winter-506244381.html

Cold snap could impact bugs we see in the Stateline later this year We have experienced extreme cold this winter, but it won't kill all bugs.

Officials report first case of West Nile Virus in Illinois for 2018 The first positive test for West Nile Virus of mosquitoes this year is confirmed Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Health-Department-gives-tips-on-how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-West-Nile-Virus-482338891.html

Tips on protecting yourself from the West Nile Virus Illinois had 90 confirmed West Nile virus cases last year, three of them in Winnebago County. Mosquitoes are the main carrier of the disease. Now that the weather's warming up, we'll see more of the bugs out and about.

Ryan removing a huge yellow jacket nest!