Both chew up the wood in your house. That is where the similarity ends, and guessing wrong means paying for the wrong treatment while the damage continues. Here is how to tell them apart.

Every September the spiders show up, and almost everyone blames the cold weather. That is not what is happening. Here is the real reason, which spiders you are seeing around Peoria, and what actually reduces them.

Learn how to keep mice out of your home in Morton, IL, before fall arrives. Discover common entry points, warning signs, and practical mouse-proofing tips from Markley’s Pest Elimination Services.

The yellowjackets at your Labor Day cookout are not a coincidence. Their colonies hit peak size in late summer and their diet changes at exactly the same time. Here is what is happening and what to do about it.

Most people hire a pest control company while stressed, looking at a bug they want gone today. Here are the nine questions worth asking first, and what a good answer to each one sounds like.

Most people think about termites for the two weeks in spring when they swarm. The colony under your foundation does not work on that schedule. Here is how Sentricon eliminates it, and why Markley’s installs it.

Every fall, thousands of insects gather on the sunny side of Central Illinois homes looking for a place to spend the winter. Here is what they are, why your house attracts them, and the narrow window you have to keep them out.

Every fall, mice start looking for somewhere warm to spend the winter, and Central Illinois homes make an easy target. Here is how to spot the early signs, find the gaps they are using, and shut them out before the first hard freeze.

Wasps Nest swarming inside a home