Tuesday, January 25, 2022

What Type of Insulation is Best for Your Needs?

Home insulation is an important part of any house. A B Pest Control & Insulation knows that ensuring that your home is properly insulated can help save you money on heating and cooling costs, it absorbs unwanted noises, and can even help reduce exposure to formaldehyde. A B Pest Control and Insulation can evaluate your home and make the proper recommendations for the best insulation to meet your needs.


We offer all types of insulation, including:
  • foam insulation (closed & open)
  • cellulose insulation
  • fiberglass insulation (batt or blown-in)
  • pesticide infused insulation
  • vapor barrier
  • thermal ignition barrier

Foam Insulation
Spray foam insulation is an air barrier system that effectively seals wall, floor, and ceiling cavities against air movement, including spaces around electrical outlets and light fixtures, at baseboards, and where walls meet windows and doors. It can be used under concrete slabs and on concrete walls to help insulate underground as well. Creating an air barrier with spray foam improves energy efficiency and helps heating and cooling systems keep pace with less work. It also reduces noise from outside sources and between rooms within the home.

Cellulose Insulation
Cellulose insulation is great for insulating empty spaces, such as attics and crawl spaces. Cellulose insulation is thick, dense, and clumpy, with a consistency much like down feathers. The chief value of this shape and size is that the insulation can fit in enclosed areas (such as walls) and can conform around obstructions such as wires and ducts (found both in walls and in attics).


Fiberglass Insulation
Fiberglass is a type of fiber primarily composed of glass that is used as a residential and commercial thermal insulator. As an insulator, it slows the spread of heat, cold, and sound in structures. By trapping pockets of air, it keeps rooms warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and thereby serves as a convenient method to increase energy efficiency. Commonly found in blanket form, called batts, it is available in standard pre-cut lengths and widths. Fiberglass insulation also comes as loose fill that can be blown into attic, wall and floor cavities.


Pesticide Infused Insulation
Pesticide Infused insulation is installed by blowing the product into attics on top of existing insulation or into attics and wall voids of new construction. It will reduce heating & cooling costs, while also controlling common household pests that nest in attics and walls like roaches, ants, termites, and silverfish.

Vapor Barrier
A vapor barrier is used for damp proofing that resists diffusion of moisture through the wall, floor, ceiling, or roof assemblies of buildings to prevent condensation damage. This thin sheeting in the crawl space helps create a divide between water and your home. Spread uniformly across the soil and partway up onto the crawl space walls, it keeps water in the soil instead of in the crawl space.

Thermal & Ignition Barrier
All polyurethane spray foams require a code-approved thermal barrier—ordinarily a layer of ½” drywall—between the foam and the living space. The thermal barrier is designed to make it more difficult for a fire inside the living space to gain access to the fresh source of fuel in the spray foam, leaving the home’s occupants with more time to escape. Ignition barriers are required in foam-insulated attics, crawlspaces, and other areas with limited access that can’t be used as living space. They offer a lower order of protection, and are intended simply to prevent a possible flame source from making direct contact with the foam.


A B Pest Control is a full-service insulation company at Lake of the Ozarks. Our insulation team has many years of experience in the insulation business, so you can trust that we'll get the job done right at a fair price. For all of your residential and commercial insulation needs, give us a call!

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Monday, January 17, 2022

What Happens to Cockroaches in the Winter?

Ever wonder where some of those pests that were taking over your lawn and home run to when winter pokes its cold dreary head out? While some pests and rodents migrate to warmer climates for the winter months, others may seek places to hide out from the cold or hibernate. Cockroaches are one of those iffy pests that can go either way. Because of their unrelenting ability to survive even the harshest conditions, regular pest control treatments during the colder months are essential for controlling cockroaches. Here's what you need to know about cockroaches in the winter months.


Cockroaches During The Winter

Cockroaches are resilient creatures, surviving on earth for more than 300 million years and will likely continue that survival long after humans have disappeared. The winter months do pose a risk to cockroaches, which will often die when exposed to temperatures less than 15 degrees Fahrenheit. However, cockroaches can find plenty of ways to avoid that exposure and survive the cold months.

Why Continue Pest Control During Winter

It's important to continue pest control treatments inside and outside your home throughout the winter months to keep pests that are seeking warmth from gaining access. They do they tend to take up residence inside the walls, which could make it more difficult to find and treat.
  • If pests are inside the walls of your home, they are not affected by the cold temperatures outside.
  • In addition to roaches living in the walls, attics and basements also provide a great source of protection and warmth for them to survive the winter months. 
  • If there are points of entry that are not sealed up, roaches can find their way into your home.
  • When a professional pest control company treats your home, they will ensure there are no pest related issues or identify any conditions that could lead to the future pest problems.
  • Continual treatment can prevent future infestations and can help to treat any nested eggs that have since hatched and not been affected by the initial treatment.

Get Rid of Roaches with A B Pest Control & Insulation!

This month we've seen some unusually warm temperatures, which may be causing some pests to come out of hiding. If you need pest control services this winter, call A B Pest Control & Insulation at 573-964-1100. We can help you keep your home pest free this season!

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Here’s Why Routine Pest Control is a MUST!

With winter in full swing, you're probably already thinking about the different things you can do to regulate your rising electric bill from your furnace running to keep your home warm. You're also probably starting to make plans for your spring home maintenance tasks. However, one thing that may not be on your mind is pest control. Now is the perfect time to begin scheduling your pest control treatments for the year. Routine pest control treatments from a Lake of the Ozarks professional pest control company is a must for keeping your home pest free.



Pest Control Management
Taking preventative measures to control pests before they become an issue is one of the best ways to avoid an infestation. Having your home regularly sprayed for pests can help get rid of and prevent a pest infestation. In addition, technicians can help you further prevent any infestations by looking for any warning signs, such as possible entrance points.

In addition to having your home routinely sprayed for pests, it is also a good idea to have the exterior of your home, as well as your lawn, dock and boat sprayed. An untreated lawn can quickly become a haven for all types of pests and rodents who will quickly find their way into your home on their own, or on your pets. Come spring time, docks often become a magnet for pests like mosquitos and orb spiders.

Scheduling Pest Control Treatment
How often you have your home, lawn, dock and boat sprayed depends on the type of treatment plan you want. However, we do typically recommend monthly treatments for the most effective preventative results. Our expert team of technicians can visit your home as often as you want.

Having your appointments scheduled in advance helps make sure your home gets treated in a timely manner even during the busy season! Once summer hits, many pests control companies get extremely busy, especially during the summer holidays, so make sure your house is protected from pests all summer long by scheduling the appointments out in advance!


Keep Pests Out!
Getting your home, lawn and dock sprayed routinely for pests helps control and prevent any infestations. Make sure your home is protected all year round and call a professional pest control company at the Lake of the Ozarks to schedule your routine pest control treatments! A B Pest Control & Insulation is here to make sure there are no pests making themselves welcome in your home. To schedule your pest control treatments this year, call A B Pest Control & Insulation at 573-964-1100.

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Don't Miss Out on Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days!

It's a new year and we're excited to see what 2022 has to offer! With these colder days ahead, you may be planning to spend time indoors rather than venturing out. But if you're itching to get out and about, we encourage you to check out one of the coolest events around! Your Lake of the Ozarks pest control company has information on one of the most popular events around the Lake this time of year: Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days!


Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days presented by Ameren Missouri
Saturday, January 8, 2022
Get out your coats, hats and gloves for one of the most popular winter events at the Lake of the Ozarks.  Ameren Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days will return for its 19th year at the Lake on Saturday, January 8, 2022. The first live eagle program held in 1999 attracted 651 participants.  In 2019, over 3,700 people attended to make it one of the most successful Eagle Days in years past.

Venues and Activities
Saturday, January 8th, 2022 (9:00 am - 4:30 pm)

The Encore Lakeside Grill & Sky Bar
Dickerson Park Zoo presents Bald Eagle: 9:30AM, 11:30AM, 1:30PM, 3:30PM
Dickerson Park Zoo presents Day Shift, Night Shift, Garbage Gal: 10:30AM; 12:30PM; 2:30PM
Coloring & Photo Contest
Vendor Booths and activities

Osage National Golf Resort
Live Eagle Programs presented by World Bird Sanctuary & Hourly Live Eagle Presentations
9:00AM; 10:00AM; 11:00AM; 12:00PM; 1:00PM; 2:00PM; 3:00PM

Bagnell Dam River Access
Scopes for viewing eagles in the wild
Free hot chocolate and burn barrels
Other activities to be announced

Willmore Lodge
Scopes for viewing eagles in the wild
Other activities to be announced

In addition to the many migrating bald eagles we see in our area during the winter months, there are several mated pairs and juveniles that reside here year round.


Your Lake Of The Ozarks Pest Control Company 
We hope you get a chance to attend this special event and experience the beauty and wonder of the eagles living around the lake area. For all the events that are happening around our community, your Lake of the Ozarks pest control company will help keep you updated and informed.

The winter weather will be sticking around for a while longer. Just because it’s cold, doesn’t mean pests stop trying to enter your home. To keep your home pest free all year long, give A B Pest Control & Insulation a call.

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