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When the low gray clouds roll over Haller Lake and the rain and wind arrive in earnest, many residents notice a small but persistent sign that winter is on the way: more spiders in the house. It isn’t just bad luck or heightened sensitivity — stormy weather creates a predictable set of conditions that makes…

Ballard Waterfront Apartments occupies a prized spot along Seattle’s Ballard shoreline — a vibrant neighborhood known for its restaurants, maritime history and year‑round activity. That same appeal that draws residents and holiday gatherings can also make waterfront apartment buildings vulnerable to unwanted guests: cockroaches. As families and friends come together, kitchens run overtime, trash accumulates…

Few things announce themselves like a thin, steady line of ants marching across the kitchen counter in the middle of a Seattle winter. For Bitter Lake homeowners, winter ant trails are a common — and frustrating — problem: despite cold and rain, ants exploit the warmth, food and dry refuges your house offers. Understanding why…

As temperatures dip and the tourist crowds thin along bays, estuaries and beachfront neighborhoods, shoreline communities face a less visible but growing challenge: rising rodent pressure. Coastal environments, long valued for their abundant food sources and complex sheltering opportunities, become especially attractive to rats and mice as they search for warmth and reliable nourishment. December…

December brings holiday cheer to First Hill Apartments — and with it a higher risk of bed bug introductions if residents and managers aren’t alert. Although bed bugs don’t follow a strict seasonal pattern, the combination of increased travel, overnight guests, gift exchanges, and the circulation of used furniture and luggage during the holidays makes…

When heavy rains sweep through South Park, the immediate worries are often obvious: soaked yards, flooded basements, and clogged gutters. Less visible but just as troublesome can be the surge of moisture-seeking insects — commonly called moisture ants — that take advantage of damp soil, decaying wood and saturated foundations. These tiny invaders don’t always…

As temperatures drop and rainy days lengthen, Pioneer Square — with its historic brick buildings, alleyways, basements and dense restaurant and nightlife scene — becomes a more attractive place for urban rodents. Winter changes rat behavior: food becomes scarcer outdoors and cold drives animals to seek warmer, sheltered sites with reliable food and water. For…

Renovating a basement in West Seattle can unlock valuable living space, increase property value, and transform a dark, damp area into a bright, functional extension of your home. But the region’s Pacific Northwest climate—marked by frequent rain, high humidity, and occasional flooding—combined with older foundation types common in neighborhood homes, creates ideal conditions for pests…

Capitol Hill’s charming rowhouses, ornate cornices and tree-lined streets give the neighborhood a distinctive historic character — but those same architectural details and mature street trees make rain gutter maintenance especially important. Gutters that are clogged, sagging, improperly pitched or damaged create pockets of standing water and moist organic debris. In an urban setting like…

Ballard’s mix of older homes, dense tree-lined streets, and close proximity to water makes it a distinctive and desirable Seattle neighborhood — and, unfortunately, an appealing place for rodents to establish themselves inside houses. When mice, rats, or other animals move into interior wall cavities they find a quiet, protected environment with easy access to…