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Venus Pest Company was recently awarded a Newman 10 award for being one of the 10 fastest growing businesses in the Brazos Valley. The Newman 10 awards are presented by the Bryan chapter of Rotary International and aims to promote local businesses and highlight their successes. We had a very exciting year last year where we saw our momentum really build and our company grow inside and out! Certainly to be recognized as one of the 10 …Read More
As summer rolls in to full gear it brings a lot of “fun” things to watch out for in the pest world. One in particular is swarming fire ants. As we enter extended periods of dry weather, fire ants really begin to take hold around our homes and businesses. We all get lulled into a false sense of security because we haven’t seen a bunch fire ant mounds around, or seen …Read More
Most people don’t look closely enough at ants when they see them to discern what type of ant they are. Well those people are missing out in my professional opinion because there are some crazy ant species around, not to mention actual “crazy ants” which are becoming more prevalent in the States. Today though, we’re talking about the Acrobat Ant, how to identify them, and what dangers they pose to …Read More
There once was a girl named Venus Who couldn’t believe she had seen us. She cleared her eyes and shook her head, But sure enough, the shirt still read… Venus! Much to our own surprise as well, Was she serious, we could not tell? Winking her eye, her smile was rye, Her name could no longer be denied… Venus! Ok, so I’m not the best poet, but it’s hard to …Read More
Household pests bring with them a wide variety of health and aesthetic concerns for homes and businesses. Cockroaches can trigger asthma attacks and are responsible for a slew of other gross bacteria and health risks. Bed bugs cause itchy welts when they bite you to get a blood meal, and can also transmit bacteria and disease. Rats, please, if we have to tell you how gross rats are, you’re in trouble! Did you know April …Read More
Founded as Venus Organic Company by Dr. Scott Lingren, BCE, our focus has always been on finding the most environmentally friendly ways of controlling pests in homes and businesses. Although our services have grown, and the name changed to Venus Pest Company to reflect that, our core values have not changed. Providing the most effective pest control services while minimizing harmful effects on the environment is still at the heart …Read More
If you don’t remember the story of Clement C. Mouse, allow me to reahash it for you. One dreary morning in Fall 2009, a shrill scream could be heard throughout a quiet neighborhood in College Station, TX. It was the scream of a frightened woman as she opened her shower curtain to find a live killer mouse staring back at her from inside her tub! A quick call to Venus Pest …Read More
People usually think of honey when they think of honey bees, but did you know that honey bees are also responsible for around 80% of all plant pollination? Around 1/3 of the human diet comes either directly or indirectly from insect-pollinated plants, thus conservation of honeybees is vital to our way of life. Interaction with bees is a necessary part of human life, so understanding what they are doing will …Read More
Try the Cat Trap Game! What do you do when animal control says they can’t help you? Who do you call when the shelter won’t come pick them up? You call Venus Pest Company! Recently we received a call from a panicked business owner in Downtown Bryan who told us they had been hearing a cat meowing in their wall all day. He called animal control, but they wouldn’t help …Read More
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs is a story we all know. It was written in 1812. Remember the poisoned apple? I did some research and I could not find any synthetic poisons available at that time except for phosgene, which was a gas. There were many natural poisons around… arsenic, mushrooms, anthrax, botulinum (botox), cyanide. mercury, ricin, strychnine, tetrodotoxin (pufferfish). Which one did the Queen use? They were all …Read More