This is Roger Tinker, Owner and General Manager of All Star Pest Control located in Columbus
Georgia.
There is sometimes a tendency to overlook paint that is not in good condition on a house only to
discover other problems because of bubbling or peeling paint.
Painting is a valuable resource to protect and to keep wood from rotting due to moisture that is
absorbed when good painted conditions are not maintained. It is a lot cheaper to paint the siding and
other parts of the house than it is to replace wood damaged from moisture.
A case in point is that carpenter bees will not attack wood that is painted properly. Carpenter Bees
are prevalent for about six weeks in the Spring and then they go back into the woods. I only seem to
get complaints from customers that have poorly painted houses with bubbling or peeling paint.
It is cheaper for people to fix the bubbling or peeling paint than to pay for a Carpenter Bee treatment
each year.
Bubbling or peeling Paint can indicate a roof leak. Water running inside the exterior walls from a
leaking roof can damage the unpainted side of siding. Exceesive moisture can create wood rot and
cause the paint to bubble or peel.
The same condition can happen if there is excessive moisture in the crawl space of your home.
Moisture can rise up through the inside of the exterior walls creating wood rot that will cause the paint
to bubble or peel.
And of course, old paint just needs to be scrap and repainted.
Paint that is bubbling or peeling provides a good habitat for many pest that will then venture into your
home. Some but not limited to, are America Roaches, spiders, earwigs, silverfish, ants as well as
rodents.
Please feel free to contact me if I can help you.

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This is Roger Tinker, Owner and General Manager of All Star Pest Control located in Columbus,
Georgia.
Our subject is mulch and leaves that has built up around the bottom on the house and why it needs to
be removed.
Usually when I inspect a house and find mulch and leaves around the bottom of the house, all kinds
of problems are discovered.
Rotted siding from moisture build up is caused by the moisture that is held by leaves or mulch that is
around the house. Once the siding is rotted the only way to fix it is to do a costly replacement of the
rotted siding.
Moist conditions provide an ideal condition for termites to establish a colony near your house.
These same conditions are also ideal for the American roach to thrive in which is going to attract
other pest as well.
Silver fish are found in leaves and mulch that hold moisture.
Earwigs only live where there is moisture and will then work their way into areas of the home like the
bathroom.
Some spiders thrive in an environment that provides high moisture. I do want to note that the brown
recluse and the black widow DO NOT like a moist environment.
Centipedes are attracted to mulch and leaves around the perimeter of a house..
Mulch and leaves help provide moisture for ants to build their colonies in.
Mosquitos are always going to search for areas that provide moisture for them so survive in.
Not having mulch or leaves would be the ideal setting around your home. If you need mulch or leaves
I suggest that you look at the alternatives such as rubber mulch or rocks that will at least reduce the
moisture built up around your home.
Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any service to you.

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Prest Prevention # 14 Ivy growing up the side of the house needs to be removed.
This is Roger Tinker, Owner and General Manager of All Star Pest Control located in
Columbus, Georgia.
The Pest Prevention tip for today is Ivy growing up the side of your house needs to be cut. I am going
to cover just a few of the pest that ivy will attract.
Our company serviced a home for many years, and we began to notice rodent droppings in a
bathroom on the 2 nd story of this home. I told the homeowner that the roof rats were using the ivy as a
highway to get into the bathroom. We suggested they cut the ivy down. The lady of the house refused
to allow the ivy to be cut down and the rodents continued to invade the bathroom. Finally, against her
wishes, the husband removed the ivy from the side of the house. The rodent invasions immediately
disappeared. The lady of the house forgave her husband but still insisted that it looked so nice. Once
the ivy was removed, rooted window frames were discovered because of moisture built up from the
ivy around the windows. Several windows had to be replaced because they could not be repaired.
Ivy can be a habitat for many other pest.
Mosquitos like to shade themselves from the sun and ivy growing up on the side of a house offers
them large areas of ample shade from the sun. A mosquito treatment is going to be much more
effective if the ivy is removed from the side of the house and less pesticide will be required for the
treatment.
Ivy is also an ideal place for spiders to hide in. It is almost impossible to treat ivy on a 2 story home
for spiders. Treatment can be done, but at an increase cost to the customer.
Ivy growing up the side of the house needs to be removed regardless of how nice it may make
the house look.
Please feel free to contact me if I can help you in any way.

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