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June 14, 2016 Yet Again, Advantage Pest Control is excited to announce that we have added three new technicians to the team. Thanks to both our new and loyal clients, we are happy to grow the workforce fulfill of calls and better serve the Greater Toronto Area. New team member information and bio pictures coming soon! Wildly Excited, Advantage Pest Control

May 29, 2016 Dear TTC, Your statements that, “Transit vehicles are an inhospitable environment for bed bugs,” and “If they’re seen on a vehicle, they came on board with someone and won’t survive long on their own.” are unfortunately untrue. As pest control professionals, we treat for bed bugs everywhere; offices, vehicles, you name it. So yes, bed bugs can nest and survive on a streetcar, bus or other vehicle. They can also lay dormant without a blood meal for up to 1 year. B

May 13, 2016 This spring, Toronto Mayor John Tory started “delivering” on his quest for raccoon-resistant waste bins. The new bins were designed with a locking handle on the top, that would pose difficult for a racoon to be able to articulate and open. Less than a month after christening the first delivery of waste bins, pictures have surfaced from one resident displaying a new form of entry into the garbage bin. It appears that the surface of the new bin has been pierced or

Our very own Paolo Bossio weighs in on how rats can spread a wide variety of diseases if not controlled for. Read the full Toronto

April 15, 2016 Winter is usually the time of the year where home owners get a break from worrying about carpenter ants munching on their home. But this past January and February has seen well-above zero temperatures for Ontario causing the ants to be quite confused. Carpenter ants have been thinking that spring is on the way and are coming out of their dormancy state a lot earlier than normal. Prevalence in the GTA has been up 40 percent this season! Read the full article and

March 29, 2016 Paolo Bossio Of Advantage Pest Control lends his insight on the Toronto Sun’s Creepy Crawler Cheat Sheet. Read the full article here: http://www.torontosun.com/2016/02/16/a-creepy-crawlers-cheat-sheet

March 8, 2016 Paolo Bossio of Advantage Pest Control weighs in on seeing bed bugs on Toronto’s TTC trains. See the full article from Toronto’s CityNews here: Seen a bed bug crawling around on the TTC? You’re not alone

February 28, 2016 Paolo Bossio of Advantage Pest Control gives his expert opinion the strike in the past and how influenced a Rat Baby Boom. Read the full news article with The Toronto Sun here: http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/07/21/10202451-sun.html

February 2, 2016 Visit us at 1261 Kennedy Rd Unit #5 Scarborough, ON M1P 2L4, weekdays 9-5 & Saturdays 10-4! Call us at 416-840-4040 or visit our online store at AdvantagePestControl.co/Products for even more pest control products! We ship across Canada!

January 30, 2016 Paolo Bossio of Advantage Pest Control is giving his take on the future of the rat population in the Greater Toronto Area. Read the full new article in the Toronto Sun here: http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/06/26/9939401-sun.html

January 1, 2016 Welcome to the new and improved website + blog of Advantage Pest Control! It was time to initiate change and we are proud to bring you a new interactive experience with actively updated news feeds. Please take a moment to explore our new website and provide us with your feedback!