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Stop Carpet Tracking in its Tracks
The kids’ annual snowman remains have lain in a heap in the yard: a carrot, a scarf and buttons of coal. Soon the frozen ground will be thawing, the sun will be coming out and, along with melting Frosty; it will turn the twinkling snow into a muddy mess. As the sun comes out and [...]
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Is Your Home Insulated Enough?
Here in the Midwest we have been fortunate to have a very mild fall so far. However with the arrival of cooler winter weather, homeowners in the Midwest are beginning to ask the question “Is my house insulated well enough?”. If your home was built before the 1970s the answer is most likely, “No”. Homes [...]
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Don’t Let Pantry Pests Invade Your Holiday Recipes!!
Springer Professional Home Services offers tips to prevent common insects from invading kitchens and ruining your holiday baking fun. When the weather turns colder and the holiday season approaches, many opt to stay indoors and bake treats for friends and family. When digging through your cabinets and storage for baking necessities, like cookie cutters and [...]
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Box elder Bugs: Did You Know?
This time of the year box elder bugs can become a nuisance. Here are a few things you may not have known about these invaders: The Name: Box elder bugs are named for their most common plant host the Box elder Tree (a.k.a. Maple http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/kids/tree_box.htm ) Biology of Box elders: Box elders lay eggs in [...]
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Fight CANCER with us: Light the Night Report 2012
As LIGHT THE NIGHT ends for the year, the FIGHT just begins! First of all Springer Professional Home Services would like to thank all of their customers, friends, families, and employees who rallied together in this joint effort to raise money for the Light the Night Walk 2012 in West Des Moines on October 6th. [...]
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Commercial Pest Control
Everyone has to deal with pest control within their own home at some point or another. However commercial pest control is just as important and often though much less about. As a business owner your job is to ensure your company operates smoothly every single day, and many business owners often overlook the important of [...]
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Tips To Keep Pests Out Of Your Home In The Fall
One of the mixed blessings of living in the Midwest is the fact that we get to see the arrival of all four seasons. Four distinct spectacular seasons with their own weather patterns. While humans mark the passing of the seasons on the calendar animals are different. Insects and animals worry most about the change [...]
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Help Children like Lilly fight Cancer
LILLY Lilly is 3 years old. She was diagnosed with Mature Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma on August 11, 2010. Lilly is currently in remission and recovering from a bone marrow transplant. Lilly has a brand new baby sister, Sophia! Favorite Activities: Playing with her doll house, playing with her baby dolls, play-doh, painting, coloring, playing hide [...]
Cancer Bugs Springer!
CANCER BUGS SPRINGER Cancer bugs us here at Springer Professional Home Services, so Springer has formed a team to contribute to its termination. Our team is joining with the Light the Night Walk on Saturday, October 6th at 5:30 pm in West Des Moines at the West Glen Town Center. Light The Night Walk is [...]
How You Get Ants & How To Get Rid Of Them
There are many different types of ants, and they all seem to attract attention for different reasons. Fire ants draw attention because they can cause a lot of pain if they sting you. Carpenter ants cause different problems by removing wood to make their homes. Nests are made by chewing through wood and creating interconnecting [...]
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