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Austin Pest Control

Bulwark has three major branch locations in Texas and one of them is Austin. Austin has moderate winters and humid summers giving ideal living conditions for bugs. Dry spells in Texas lead bugs to migrate into the homes in search of water, food, and shade. An increase in construction also provides better living conditions for pests in Austin.

Austin Pests

Austin pests include: fire ants, spiders, scorpions and roaches. Fire ants cause damage to human health, properties, and the environment. The neurotoxin of the black widow spider makes it the most deadly spider in North America. Scorpions will come out at night. Their painful stings and are harmful to young children, the elderly, and those with weak immune systems. Roaches may not bite but they create dangerous conditions as they contaminate the area that they live in.

Bulwark Exterminating

Bulwark Exterminating is here with a family pest control service. We are an extermination company serving Austin with a money-back guarantee. Our services are specialized as they focus on the pests we find when we evaluate your home. Our methods are backed by the research done by colleges and universities. We want you to have a quality experience with your exterminator and we make sure the problem is solved. Bulwark Exterminating is your source for all of your pest control needs.

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English: Photograph of downtown Mesa, Arizona, showing the Mesa Bank building and the Mesa Arts Center. This photo was taken at the northwest corner of Main and Center Street. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Mesa Pest Control

Bulwark Exterminating proudly serves the valley of the sun. One of our branch locations is Mesa, AZ. Arizona has hot summers so pests are going to go inside of homes seeking a cooler place to live. Mesa residents are also constantly building new homes and new sprinkler systems to water their lawns. This provides new water sources for pests to thrive. Bulwark is here to provide a quality solution with a money-back guarantee.

Mesa Pests

Pests to look out for include: scorpions, roaches, spiders, ants and bed bugs. Scorpions are deadly to small infants and the elderly, and their bites hurt. Cockroaches smell and carry diseases wherever they go. Arizona is home to the black widow spider, the deadliest spider in North America. Ants infest by the thousands, with queens laying eggs everyday. Inspecting your home for bed bugs is a must… Nobody wants the bed bugs to bite.

Bulwark Exterminating

At Bulwark we have a family pest control service for all of your pest control needs, including the pests already mentioned. If you experience problems with your service call us back and we will spray your home again at no extra charge. In Mesa we also have our nocturnal scorpion service to specifically target the scorpions when they are active. A bulwark is a barrier; we protect your home from invading pests.

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San Antonio is the largest city in South Texas. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

San Antonio Pest Control

It’s summertime and scorpions are plentiful, especially in Texas. Bulwark can help with your scorpion problem. One of our main branches is found in San Antonio, TX with branches also found in Austin and Houston. San Antonio summers are hot and humid making it ideal for pests like scorpions to thrive. Nobody wants to have to deal with a scorpion infestation, that’s why you need Bulwark Exterminating with its special scorpion treatment to solve your pest problems.

San Antonio Scorpions

Scorpion stings are not normally deadly, unless they sting small children or the elderly.  The sting still hurts and causes large amounts of pain. Scorpions normally prefer to live outdoors but if the temperature is too hot, they will migrate closer to the house and eventually take shelter in your shoes and clothing. Bulwark has come up with a specific method for exterminating scorpions that will destroy them more effectively than other pest control methods.

Bulwark Pest Control

Not only do we fight off scorpions, we spray for all of the common pests. We build a bulwark around your home. A bulwark is a defensive barrier that will keep scorpions and other pests away from your home. We are here with a long-term solution. We don’t want you to have to deal with a scorpion or other pest problem ever again.

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Scorpions

Scorpions are part of the arachnid family. They have four pairs of legs along with their claws and a pointed tail. They range in color from a yellowish tan to a dark brown. Scorpions will eat other insects and they prefer to live outdoors. They may also wander inside the house through small cracks in your home. Most scorpions are nocturnal, only coming out at night to hunt. Their sting is very painful but the venom is usually only dangerous to the elderly and babies.

Bulwark Exterminating

Scorpion pest control is a must for any home found in a desert setting. Here at Bulwark Exterminating we have researched the best possible ways to eliminate scorpions from your home. Our solution is engineered from the research done by universities. We are confident in our ability to eliminate the scorpions from your home. If you are not satisfied we have a money-back guarantee and we will re-treat your home if you see scorpions in between treatments.

Nocturnal Treatments

As with all of our services, we create a bulwark around your home. This defensive barrier prevents pests from entering the property and home. When this barrier is maintained we can assure you that your home will be pest free, especially from scorpions. If you have a scorpion infestation we have a nocturnal treatment to rid your home of the problem. We will come to our house at night, when the scorpions are out and eliminate the problem from the home and let you have a pest-free life.

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English: Las Vegas Strip (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Las Vegas Pest Control

Bulwark Exterminating operates nationwide with one of the major branch locations being Las Vegas, NV. Not only do we provide pest control for Vegas, but the surrounding areas as well. In Vegas there are hot summers and moderate winters, making it ideal for pests to come and thrive–Not to mention the fact that construction and landscaping increases water and food sources for these pesky invaders. In order to prevent them from destroying your home you need a pest control service that you can trust.

Las Vegas Pests

Common pests in Nevada include ants, spiders, roaches, scorpions and crickets. The red imported fire ants are small, but they have large colonies and they cause huge amounts of damage. Black Widows and Wolf Spiders can be found in Nevada. The Black Widow is the most dangerous in North America, and the Wolf Spider is very aggressive when they feel threatened. Oriental cockroaches, or water bugs, live in unsanitary conditions causing health problems. Nevada is home to both your average scorpion and the whip-tail scorpion. The scorpion sting is poisonous but the whip-tail scorpion only shoots out vinegar as a defense mechanism and they are not true scorpions. House crickets are well-associated with their chirping sounds that keep people up at night.

Bulwark Pest Control

Bulwark is here to take care all of the pests mentioned above and more. We take an assessment of the house and figure out what problems you have and the best solutions for each pest. We also build a barrier, or bulwark, around your home that serves as a protection for the future. We are well-reviewed for our professional technicians and our friendly customer service. Bulwark is here to help you keep your home bug-free.

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English: Closeup (macrograph) of the barb of an Arizona Bark Scorpion. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Scorpions

It’s summer time and scorpions are running around stinging unwanted visitors. They are scary and nobody wants a scorpion bite. But where do they make their homes?

Where Scorpions Live

Common places to find scorpions are in the cinder brick walls of your home. These walls provide a network for the scorpions to travel and reproduce. If you have a scorpion infestation, the walls of your home should be the first place that you check. Sometimes this isn’t a problem, but if you provide them with additional water sources they may make their way into your home.

Bulwark Scorpion Control

Scorpions don’t have natural predators so unless the problem is controlled you could have a huge problem on your hands. That is where Bulwark can help. We have a scorpion control service that is engineered to rid your home of the pest infestation. We will attack the walls and make sure that they can not live there. Let Bulwark solve your scorpion control problem today.

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If you have encountered scorpions before, you have likely heard that a scorpion can fit through a gap the size of a credit card. Scorpions are constantly on the hunt for insects and often find their way into a home in its continued search for food and moisture. Its no wonder that scorpions are running into humans at an alarming rate and according to the Banner Poison Control Center, scorpion stings are on the rise. In fact, in the past 24 hours or more, the Banner Poison Control Center received over 70 reports of scorpion stings.

“A recent study by the Banner Good Samaritan Poison and Drug Information Center showed that 33 percent of scorpion sting victims were stung in the bedroom with 24 percent being stung in the living room and only 6 percent in the bathroom. The study also showed most people, 60 percent, were stung on the hand or bare foot.” read more…

If you are stung by a scorpion, contact Poison Control immediately at 1-800-222-1222.

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I spent a summer in St. Croix in the Virgin Islands during hurricane season when I was a teenager and remember going through the preparations for a hurricane, including, buying bottled water, food and lumber to protect my parent’s home and to prepare for hunkering down during the storm. It didn’t seem out-of-the-ordinary because everything on the island stopped for the days leading up to the hurricane’s landing; and once the events occurred, for the most part, everything went back to normal. It was almost ritualistic for the natives in St. Croix.

Back here in Arizona, the closest thing we have that compares to a Category 5 Hurricane is probably a micro-burst during a particularly bad monsoon, perhaps even causing a flash flood; not quite the same as a massive hurricane. One of the next most dangerous things you might have to worry about as a resident of Arizona is our very own Arizona Bark Scorpion. The bark scorpion is considered the most dangerous scorpion in the United States and is also considered deadly; though victims of fatal stings usually have other underlying health issues, are either very young or very old, or are allergic and usually die due to complications from anaphylactic shock.

Perhaps I am in the minority here in Arizona but I neither check my shoes before I put them on nor do I shake my bed covers before climbing into bed to make sure that there aren’t any scorpions lying in wait to poison me with painful neurotoxin. Well, it seems that maybe I should have been more careful because as I was cleaning up for the Christmas holiday, I picked up a cardboard box of Christmas presents that I just brought home from my in-laws (who must not keep up with their pest control). When I picked up the box, I put my pinky finger on a scorpion hiding under the box and for a brief moment, I could feel the scorpion trying to wiggle free and I dropped the box immediately; however, it was too late. The scorpion had injected me with its powerful neurotoxin and I felt an immediate pain in the middle of my pinky finger on my right hand. The sting felt like someone had poked me with a needle all the way into my bone. I quickly grasped my finger and squeezed tightly and the pain began to ease but the damage had been done and my agony remained. Once I let go of my grasp and in the ensuing moments, the venom began to travel up my arm. First, I felt the pain on the top of the back side of my hand where I could see the veins under my skin. Then, some moments later, I began to feel the neurotoxin work its way to my wrist where each time I felt my pulse, the pain seemed to grow stronger. Moments later, I felt it in my arm and then worse on the inside of my elbow. As I continued to work in the garage, I even felt the pain reach my shoulder. The pain was pretty strong during those first few moments but not strong enough for me to feel like I needed to go to the hospital. (However, many people, including real world sources, recommend that you do go to the hospital after being stung by a scorpion.) After several minutes, the pain was quite tolerable though very uncomfortable. My entire arm had the sensation of when your leg or arm falls asleep. I have heard it referred to as pins and needles and that is an accurate description.

Today, several hours later, the pain in my shoulder and most of the pain in my arm has already subsided. My finger is a different story. I believe that the pain in my little finger is best described in this manner…have you ever had a Novocain shot while visiting the dentist? My finger feels like I have had an overdose of novocain in my finger. I do have motor control over my finger but it seems a little sluggish. When I touch my finger gently against my other fingers, I hardly feel the touch yet I consistently feel the tingling. If I really put pressure on my finger it hurts severely and even though it feels like it is swollen twice its normal size, I can’t actually see any difference in size.

Interestingly, the sting never made me feel like I needed to stay home from work or change my plans whatsoever but the pain continues even now, eighteen hours later, to affect just about everything I do. I cannot type with my pinky nor can I use the mouse without putting my pinky finger in the air as though I am about to drink some tea at my daughter’s tea party.

A few days later:

When my wife was having her last baby, there was a chart on the wall with the numbers 0-10. There were also pictures next to the numbers that indicated levels of pain.

Even on the first day, immediately after the sting occurred, the pain level was only a 5 or 6. I continued to bring in the presents from the garage but I was careful not to touch anything with my finger. On day two, as I was writing this description, the pain was slightly less acute in the 4-5 range but still affected how I worked and went through my daily routines. On the third day, most of the pain was gone but my finger was still numb and by day 4 or 5, all of the pain had completely subsided. However, it took a few more days for the numbness to completely dissipate.

Overall, I would have to say that being stung by a scorpion is quite a bit less frightening than I thought it would be. I have learned a lot from this process and the research I conducted after having been stung. I am happy to share my thoughts and feelings with you in hopes that you learn something too.

I hope you enjoyed my article,
Brian Farr
@briangfarr

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