Keep Your Tailgate Pest-Free

Arrow Exterminators Offers Tips to Keep Pests from Crashing Tailgates This Fall

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Sep 29, 2014, 01:35 ET

ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Football season is here and for many fans that means weekends filled with tailgating fun. While most tailgaters are prepared to deal with opposing fans wanting to crash the party, other pests aren't usually top of mind. Delicious food, snacks and desserts combined with warm weather attracts real pests like wasps, mosquitoes, flies and ants.

Arrow Exterminators, a local pest control company, offers tips for a pest-free tailgate to avoid these Tailgating Fouls - http://www.arrowexterminators.com/news/keep-your-tailgates-pest-free:

Wasps and yellow jackets remain very active in the fall. Both are attracted to sweets, so serve drinks in covered pitchers and keep desserts in air-tight containers.
Mosquito season lasts through October and along with itchy bites, they can transmit diseases like West Nile Virus and Chikungunya Fever. Be sure to apply insect repellent containing DEET before heading outdoors.
House flies will travel up to 20 miles for food so keep snacks covered, pack well-sealed garbage cans along with your grill and dispose of trash throughout the day.
There are over 700 species of ants that would love to ruin your tailgate including the most common in our area - fire ants, odorous house ants and argentine ants. Keep food sealed in airtight containers and covered at all times.

"With all the excitement, many fans do not think about the threat insects pose or how quickly they can put a damper on tailgate fun," said Charlie Jones, Arrow Pest Expert. "Stinging insects send over 500,000 people to the ER each year and mosquitoes can transmit diseases, continued Jones. "By taking a few steps, people can enjoy themselves and keep away any unwanted pests."

Arrow protects homes using the STEPS^® Total Protection System™, an industry-leading approach featuring Integrated Pest Management. Consumers may obtain additional information at www.arrowexterminators.com or contact Arrow for a whole-home evaluation at 888-462-7769.

About Arrow Exterminators
Family owned and operated since 1964, Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators is the 6^th largest pest control company in the U.S. Arrow boasts a modern fleet of over 1200 vehicles, 81 service centers and revenues of $140 million. QualityPro Certified by the National Pest Management Association, Arrow offers environmentally responsible services to protect customer's homes and businesses in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Visit arrowexterminators.com for more information.