Paragon Pest Control

Pest Control Company

Paragon Pest Control is a Pest Control Company based in Grand Prairie, Texas. The team at Paragon Pest Control has a background in entomology and uses customizable technology that suits the specific needs of clients. They specialize in treating and preventing pest issues caused by rodents, bed bugs, termites, spiders, ants, and mosquitoes. Paragon Pest Control brings together outstanding customer service with the newest technologies and products available to keep pests in the past.

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How do I get rid of carpenter ants in my house?
You can spot treat the carpenter ants and they'll be dead, but ants will often come back. They’ll also need regular treatment because of their reproduction cycle.

To actively kill them, another thing you can do is use hot soapy water. However, you're still going to have recurrence because it will just kill them on contact.

Do not use an over-the-counter product that has an ingredient in it that's a repellent, like Raid. It will repel the ants from the one place it was sprayed, but they’ll just pick a different spot to crop up.

Beyond that, you can get treatment help from a professional.
How do you get rid of gnats in your house?
First off, what people call “gnats” are often made up of three different species: the drain fly, a fruit fly, and a fungus gnat. They all have different sources and treatments, but the first step is to find out where they're coming from and treat that area.

But the main things to do, you can actually really easily DIY them. Professional service can help and be quicker, but uh, we sort of like, we don't even have it as a covered pest because they're annoying and people see one and be like, oh, I got them again. It's like, okay.

1. If you have drain flies, the main treatment is treating your drains. There are some products like Invade Biodrain that can help make sure your drain is clean. In general, we recommend that our customers put about a cup of vinegar down your drain and leave it alone or about an hour every month or so. The vinegar is so acidic that it will kill the eggs and also start like removing some of that gunk. You can also put boiling water down your sink to loosen the gunk and then do the vinegar.
2. For fruit flies, remove fruit, crumbs, and anything else on the counter. Also keep an eye on the trash. You can use a Terro trap or DIY a fly trap with apple cider vinegar and a cut piece of fruit.
3. Finally, for fungus gnats, you can get pretty cheap mosquito bits from Amazon, and then just follow the instructions on the label.

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