My first introduction to nutrition being a deterrent for mosquitoes was in my teens at summer camp. One of my camp councilors (we will call him Matt) would brag every year that the mosquitoes would not touch him. And they didn’t. All summer long Matt would swim, attend campfires, and enjoy life in the wooded […]

Several years ago I was living in the center of Guthrie, Oklahoma, in one of those great victorian red brick buildings right in the middle of downtown, loving the charm and architecture of the area. One day I was heading down the stairwell from my second floor apartment and happened to look down. There lay

Close your eyes. No really it’s ok, no one is watching, go ahead and close them. Now picture this: It’s summer, the weather is perfect, the sun is shining, birds are singing and your sitting on your front porch with a tall cool glass of whatever makes you happiest. You smile to yourself thinking, this

If you have noticed that you have developed an allergic response to red meat and sometimes even dairy this tick may be to blame. The Lone Star Tick can actually trigger some people to have allergic reactions to beef, pork, lamb and sometimes even dairy. Despite being called the Lone Star Tick due to the

Happy Friday from Flatline Pest Control. We hope all our amazing customers have a fun filled and safe summer weekend with your friends and family. Don’t forget the bug spray and we will see you all next week! As always we are here for all of your pest control needs!

Summer has been my favorite for ever it seems. From barbecues with families and friends, to watching fireflies flicker in the garden at night, to miniature camping trip adventures right in our very own backyard, summer memories always included time spent outside at home. But with threats of mosquito and tick borne illness, and snakes

The dreaded bed bug. Lately it seems you can’t turn around without hearing about bed bugs. From thrift stores, to movie theaters, to airlines and hotels bed bugs are making a meal out of the general public once again. Issues with bed bugs go back thousand of years, but at one time they were nearly

It’s official. The annual Holiday rush has begun before the last bits of Thanksgiving Turkey have been plucked from the bone. Black Friday has come and gone and Cyber Monday is well on it’s way. Many families mark the beginning of the season with the choosing of the tree, whether you cut it down yourself

What do you think of when you think of mice and rats? It’s likely it isn’t a pleasant thought. Throughout history rats have developed a bad rap as deadly disease spreaders, and this is not an inaccurate notion. Rats and mice have been known to host scores of infectious diseases. Salmonella, Hantavirus, Typhus, Meningitis, Lyme