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09/04/2026

Homeowner thought it was one hive by the front door. It wasn't — eaves, bay window, roof apex, all separate colonies. Plus wasps already inside a bedroom through the drywall.

One hive is often just the one you noticed first.

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Friday Fact: one hive? Not even close.This week's call started simple — wasps near a front door, coming out of a gap in ...
09/04/2026

Friday Fact: one hive? Not even close.

This week's call started simple — wasps near a front door, coming out of a gap in the brick. Typical spot, typical first look. We treated it thoroughly, the way we always do, and came back a day or two later to check with a scope, like we always do.

The homeowner said they were still seeing wasps. A lot of them.

We went back. What we found wasn't one hive that didn't get treated properly — it was several more we hadn't seen yet, tucked into the eaves, the bay window, and the apex of the roof. Multiple separate colonies, one house.

And here's the part that really drives the point home: some of these wasps had already chewed through drywall into a bedroom. We set up a camera inside to track down exactly where they were getting in — an opening so small it's genuinely hard to even photograph, but we found it.

This is why "I saw a hive, I treated it, done" isn't always the full story. What a homeowner sees is often just the one they happened to notice.

See wasps, call us at 416-480-9373 or email [email protected].

09/02/2026

Wednesday Walkthrough: this is what "thorough" actually looks like. 🐝

This one's from a hornet's nest we removed this week — a massive nest built into the roof of a park pavilion, right next to a community centre. This wasn't a quick spray-and-go job. Watch the full process: assessing the nest safely from the ground, the approach up the ladder, full protective gear, treatment, and the complete removal — nest and all, brought down safely with no colony left behind to find another way in.

This is the same standard we hold on every job, whether it's a hive in a tree, in a wall, or over a front door: full removal, not a shortcut. No poison left behind to seep into a public space kids play in. No half-measures that leave survivors to find a new way in somewhere else.

Monday we talked about what happens when a job gets rushed. This is what it looks like when it isn't.

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🚨 MONDAY MYTH-BUSTER: Wasp Edition 🐝Myth: "I killed the wasps and sealed the hole — problem solved."Customers called and...
08/31/2026

🚨 MONDAY MYTH-BUSTER: Wasp Edition 🐝

Myth: "I killed the wasps and sealed the hole — problem solved."

Customers called and reported on a scary wasp problem: a gap on an exterior wall, wasps going in and out, and a homeowner who sprayed something into the hole and sealed it up right after. Within days — wasps inside the house. Some dead, some very much alive.

Here's what actually happens: a spray or store-bought poison rarely kills an entire colony in one shot. It kills some, weakens others, and the survivors panic. Wasps have chewing mouthparts built for stripping wood fibre to build their nests — drywall paper and gypsum board is not much of a match for a determined, trapped insect looking for a way out. When you seal the only exit while the colony is still alive inside your wall, you're not ending the problem. You're rerouting it — straight into your living space.

The gap wasn't the problem. The colony was. Sealing has to come after the colony is fully gone, not instead of dealing with it.

If you've got wasps going in and out of a gap in your wall, please don't seal it yourself before the colony is actually addressed. Give us a call first.

📞 416-480-9373 or [email protected]

08/28/2026

🔍 Friday Fact: getting them out isn't the finish line.

This week's raccoon story has an update — and it's a good one. The one-way door went in earlier this week, and it did exactly what it's designed to do: let the raccoon leave through the gap, but not come back through it. Our camera actually caught the moment it tried. It couldn't get back in.

That's the deterrence and exclusion working exactly as planned. But here's the part people miss: removing the animal was never the actual fix — the gap was.

For now, we've covered the opening with wire mesh as a temporary seal, so if anything else tries its luck through the garage, it hits a wall instead of an open door. But mesh is a stopgap, not a repair. This homeowner still needs to properly close up that gap for good — because an open access point doesn't stay empty for long.

Confirming an animal is gone feels like the win. Sealing the way in is the actual win.

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08/27/2026

Wednesday Walkthrough 🦝 Plan B in action.

A racoon slipped into a garage and found its way into the homeowner's basement pantry through a gap — and it's been hiding there ever since.

Cage + food didn't work (a scared animal often won't take bait). So today: a one-way door at the gap. It lets the racoon leave toward the garage on its own terms — just not come back in.

No cornering. No guesswork. Just working with how the animal actually moves.

Cameras rolling — follow along for the outcome. 👀

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🚨 MONDAY MYTH-BUSTER: Cockroach Edition 🪳Myth: "Only dirty homes get cockroaches."This is one of the most common — and m...
08/24/2026

🚨 MONDAY MYTH-BUSTER: Cockroach Edition 🪳

Myth: "Only dirty homes get cockroaches."

This is one of the most common — and most unfair — myths in pest control. It keeps people embarrassed to call for help, when the truth has nothing to do with how clean their home is.

Here's the fact: cockroaches aren't looking for mess. They're looking for food, water, warmth, and a way in. A spotless kitchen can still get infested — especially in semis, townhomes, and apartment buildings, where roaches travel through shared pipes, wall voids, and outlets from a neighbouring unit you have no control over.

🪳 One more thing most people don't know: cockroaches are nocturnal. If you're seeing one during the day, that's not "just one bug" — that's usually a sign the hidden population is already much bigger than what you're seeing.

There's no shame in a cockroach call. It's about access points, not cleanliness — and the sooner it's addressed, the smaller the job.

Call David at 416-480-9373

🐜 Friday Fact: The ants weren't the problem. The moisture was.This week we've talked about carpenter ants — how they're ...
08/21/2026

🐜 Friday Fact: The ants weren't the problem. The moisture was.

This week we've talked about carpenter ants — how they're mistaken for termites, and what their damage looks like. Today, the part that actually matters most: why they were there in the first place.

These photos are from a real job this week — an unfinished room under a customer's front porch and stairs. It's not a space people use often. That's exactly why carpenter ants loved it.

🪵 Carpenter ants don't randomly pick a house. They target wood that's already compromised by moisture — and this space had been holding damp, undisturbed conditions for who knows how long.

🐜 What you're seeing is frass (the sawdust-like debris) built up around galleries the ants carved through softened wood.
💧 Kill the ants without finding the moisture source, and you haven't solved anything — you've just delayed the next colony.
🔍 This is where an engineer's eye matters. We don't just look for ants. We look for why the wood let them in.

The real fix isn't a spray. It's finding the moisture, correcting it, and making the space inhospitable again — permanently.

Smart solutions for a pest-free home. 📞 416-480-9373

08/19/2026

Wednesday Walkthrough: setting a bait station for carpenter ants — and what comes next. 🐜

On Monday we talked about frass — the sawdust-like debris that homeowners find and immediately think: termites. Almost every time, it's not termites. It's carpenter ants. And today, this is what we do about it.

Before any treatment, we track. A bait station placed at the right location lets us monitor carpenter ant activity, confirm where they're moving, and understand the full picture before deciding how to treat. Because carpenter ants don't randomly pick a home — they're targeting wood that is already damp or damaged. The bait station helps us find that source.

This is the part of pest control most people never see. Not a spray can. Not a quick visit and a bill. A methodical approach that starts with understanding the problem.

The ants are the symptom. The moisture and damaged wood are the cause. We treat both.

Smart solutions for a pest-free home. Call David at 416-480-9373 or [email protected]

🚨 MONDAY MYTH-BUSTER: Carpenter Ants Edition 🐜Myth: "I found sawdust in my home — I must have termites eating through my...
08/17/2026

🚨 MONDAY MYTH-BUSTER: Carpenter Ants Edition 🐜

Myth: "I found sawdust in my home — I must have termites eating through my walls."

It's a common call that we receive at Good Riddance Critters. A homeowner finds what looks like sawdust somewhere in their home and immediately fears the worst: termites.

Here's what they almost certainly have: carpenter ants.

That material is called frass — and it tells a different story. Here's the difference:

🔴 Termites consume wood as they tunnel. They eat it, and leave almost nothing visible behind.

🟢 Carpenter ants don't eat wood — they burrow through it to build their nesting galleries, pushing the excavated debris out as frass: a coarse, sawdust-like material that can appear anywhere in your home. Your walls, floors, and ceilings are full of wood framing you can't see. Frass means carpenter ants are burrowing through it.

And here's what really matters: carpenter ants don't randomly pick a home. They target wood that is already damp or damaged. The frass is the symptom. A moisture problem somewhere in your home's structure is the cause.

Finding frass doesn't just mean you have ants. It means something needs to be found and fixed.

Call David at 416-480-9373 or email [email protected]

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