McMinn Termite and Pest Control

09/05/2026

It is the beginning of the 'ber months, and soon rats and mice will be trying to enter your home.

Why are these pests and issue now?
🐀Cooler temperatures.. especially at night
🐀Less food sources outdoors
🐀Natural nesting instincts

What risks do these pests bring?
🐀Property damage
🐀Health hazards (including parasites)
🐀Food contamination

We offer non-invasive bait box services to start rodent prevention issues now before they try to enter your home. Give us a call at (423) 744-7257.

09/02/2026

September is a peak time for bed bugs (especially if you have children visiting from college).

Whether it is delayed detection of these nocturnal pests or just a hitchhiker from a late summer vacation, don't lose sleep! Give us a call for help at (423) 744-7257.

08/29/2026

August is a peak month for mosquito 🦟 activity and biting intensity due to…

Warm temperatures 🌡️

High humidity 🥵

Standing water 💧

Female mosquitos 🦟 will lay anywhere from 100 to 300 eggs at a time anywhere from garden planters 🪴 to play-sets 🛝.

If you are seeing extra mosquito activity, give us a call at (423) 744-7257.

08/26/2026

Call us today at (423) 744-7257 to add us to your Back to School to-do list.

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School supplies? ✔️
Backpacks? ✔️
Home protected from termites?

As you check off your back-to-school to-do list, don't forget about protecting one of your biggest investments. The Sentricon® system helps provide continuous protection against termite infestations.

Find a Certified Sentricon Specialist® to help protect your home: https://bit.ly/45xJgHr

08/22/2026

Did you know that August is when wasp colonies reach their peak size?

⚡️Colonies currently contain thousands of aggressive workers.

⚡️Queens stop laying eggs.

⚡️ This means workers are scavenging for human food, sweet drinks, and rotting food outdoors (think trash cans 🗑️).

If you are noticing wasps around your home, give us a call at (423) 744-7257.

08/20/2026

Are you seeing ants more than usual in your home? Here’s why:

🐜 Extreme heat and baked outdoor soil force ants to hunt much further for moisture and resources

🐜 Warm weather speeds ants’ metabolism and reproduction (leading to need for more food and water)

🐜 Air-conditioned homes offer cooler temperatures, pet water bowls, kitchen sinks, and food crumbs

🐜Once a scout ant maps out your home once, the leave a pheromone trail that brings dozens (or even hundreds) more inside rapidly

We at McMinn Termite and Pest Control can help manage these pests. Give us a call today at (423) 744-7257x

08/20/2026

Today we went and done a 3 month service check on a The Sentricon System we installed due to the severity of the infestation (see last two photos) as you can see the stations have been very active but no activity was found meaning they are well on there way to eradication.If you are unsure if you have Termites or just want prevention give us a call Today.

08/17/2026

Fall is near, and the spiders are here!

🕷️Spiders are reaching their full adult size after growing all summer.
🕷️Male spiders are actively wandering into the open looking for mates.
🕷️Soon, outdoor food sources will drop, and some species will venture indoors through cracks and gaps.

Call us at (423) 744-7257 for all your spider control needs.

08/04/2026

While doing a Annual service on a property that One of our contractors had sold that chooses to install The Sentricon System on his New Constructions instead of doing the conventional treatment we found 8 out of 16 stations had been very active. Photos of what's left of 3 of them.If your a contractor or your planning to build give us a call and install the best.

07/23/2026

Today we went and done a Annual The Sentricon System service on a Property the owner had installed just for a preventive service. No Termites we discovered at time of install as the owners had kept Termite service previously during our inspection of stations we found 3 that had been really active with this photo being one of them. If you want 24/7 365 Protection on your property give us a call.