Determining the Impossible: What Makes an Apartment Building Special? Home quality is so subjective, it’s nearly impossible to determine what makes one “the best.” Some renters won’t do without 1000 square feet, new construction smell, and a balcony overlooking the cityscape. Others are content with a weathered studio in a fragile 1920’s complex with no […]
Types Of Bees And How To Deal With Them
Removing Bees It is important to note that not all bees are are harmful. The majority of bees in the Pacific Northwest are pollinators and worker bees. They’re job is to pollinate all the flowers, fruits and vegetables that grow in the area. While wasps are in the same family as bees but are very […]
Different Pests And What You Can Do To Avoid Them
Tips and Tricks To Avoid Pests If you have a pest problem, you understand how incredibly hard it can be to get your home pest-free without the help of an expert pest control service. Pests can get into just about anything and make their nests in places you never go, making it hard to track […]
Silverfish And How To Get Rid Of Them
What Are Silverfish? Have you ever opened a box of your favorite memories only to have a few silverfish dart out? These nasty little insects are enough to make most people jump at first sight. But are they harmful to humans? Is your reaction to the insect something instinctual that’s telling you to keep away? […]
Top Four Weird Portland Landmarks
For the Seasoned Traveler Looking for the Cool and Unusual Portland has a brilliant way of turning the ordinary upside down. From the world’s smallest park to a cookie delivery service, and a proper vacuum museum, limiting the list to just five is the most challenging part! But as everyone who visits Bridgetown probably already […]
Portland’s Best Food Delivery Options
Food Delivery for the Masses! The worst news when you’re hungry and don’t want to go outside is that a delivery service doesn’t cover your area. Well, to save you the late-night heartache, here are five meal delivery services that cover each quadrant of the city. And whether you’re sweatpant-clad and hopelessly sunk into the seventh […]
Best Museums in Portland
Portland has more than one museum? You might think that your apartment feels like a museum sometimes, but you probably don’t mean it as a compliment. If you’re itching to get out–which could be quite literal depending on which pest control service you needed from us–why not spend a day at one of the muesums the […]
Best Arcades in Portland
Are Arcades in Portland still a thing? Back in the day, practically every teenager enjoyed collecting quarters to challenge the high score on their favorite coin-op game. But with inflation these days, these games have to cost a lot more than they used to. Don’t they? That isn’t necessarily true. While in the early days […]
5 Common Things You Didn’t Know About Rodents
We Know About the Birds and Bees, Now Let’s Talk About Rodents Birds and bees have the advantage of doing nice things for the environment and making for useful metaphors, but rodents simply don’t have as many positive connotations. Especially in cities like Portland, rodents are mainly limited to rats, mice, and squirrels, all of which […]
What are typical dynamics of a wasps nest?
Wasp 101 Wasps who live in colonies, known as “social wasps” are typically friendly insects. They construct their nests in tree cavities, unused animal burrows and buildings. A newly mated wasp holes up in a warm place during winter and the “queen” comes out in spring to start constructing a new nest. The queens first batch […]