QUESTIONS? EWW
ABOUT EWW
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Eww….heck no.
We are here for a good time, not a forced-to-pay-month-to-month-for-services-while-we-awkwardly-pretend-we-are-having-a-good-time-until-our-year-is-up.
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Detroit, Michigan
EWW appreciates you!
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Our entire goal is to shift the human perception of wildlife from pest to neighbor.
We:
Work with local wildlife rehabbing facilities
Donate a portion of our profits to different wildlife facilities both local and global
Volunteer directly in our community to help conserve our wildlife
Work to improve wildlife resources in order to help reduce destruction of personal property
Purchase re-usable PPE to reduce our waste footprint
Up-cycle discarded wooden pallets to build wildlife shelters
We do not use:
Rodenticides (poison for rodents)
Exterior synthetic pesticides
Snap traps
Use live traps for wildlife such as raccoons, groundhogs, squirrels, or opossums
Glue boards for anything other than German Cockroaches
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Head on over to our Services and select a category.
Pricing and descriptions are individual to the type of service.
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Usually within 1-2 weeks, however time may differ depending on the season.
Spring is typically our busiest animal wildlife season as all the babies are now a bit more vocally equipped.
We strongly encourage you to be patient and stay in contact with us or check out our Wildlife Resources for some helpful info.
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This is a great question-
Our goal is to eliminate any direct animal wildlife contact.
While we aim to approach our services in a cool, calm, and collected manner, wildlife can be very unpredictable and sometimes we do get a little dirty when faced with a critter, however, the safety and wellbeing is our priority for all parties involved.
If we are talking about…say….Yellow Jackets, that’s a different story. Try dodging dozens of tiny ninja’s with 6 fists and a sword ready to make you cry and then laugh about it to their entire colony. Talk about a humbling experience.
ABOUT OUR ANIMAL WILDLIFE SERVICES
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Never.
We use special non-toxic baits that disrupt the reproductive system in rodents preventing population growth without harm or secondary poisoning to predators, humans, or pets.
According to the EPA, rodenticides rank in the top 10 toxins that fatally affect our pets.
When rodenticide is consumed, the animal will experience painful internal bleeding and convulsions until their bodies shut down.
Additionally, rodenticides and synthetic pesticides contribute to the ongoing poisoning of the soil, vegetation, insect population, declining animal wildlife, and human health concerns we see today.
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No.
We can successfully remove a critter without trapping them by changing the environment and resources depending on the species and their behavioral patterns.
Trapping to relocate is not cost effective, and oftentimes the customer ends up paying more for the trap itself + wildlife removal fees.
Trapping and releasing wildlife separates individual members from their family and puts the animal in a vulnerable position against predators and can lead to bigger problems.
Oftentimes, usually during baby season in spring, mothers are separated from their babies if they are trapped and released. Without the mother, her babies are left to starve and die. If the babies are lucky enough to be rescued and taken to a rehabber, they will struggle to learn how to survive.
While rehabbers are incredible at caring for wildlife, nothing can replace a mother. Additionally, it is incredibly expensive to raise wildlife from such a young age and takes a toll on the rehabbing community. On average, it costs $400 to care for and raise 1 raccoon kit until they are ready to be released. One mother raccoon can give birth to 4-9 kits.
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Yes!
By combining bio-materials to humanely evict wildlife, seal off entry points and vulnerable areas of the property, we prevent future activity and allow wildlife to simply find shelter elsewhere. We also offer services to create favorable alternative shelters.
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Trying to get moles to move out of the area is a little tricky when they live underground and can access…well…. everywhere!
For that reason, to ethically service a property for moles, it takes much longer to do so.
Fun fact: Moles cannot get cancer! The distance between their cells is too far from one another for cancerous cells to spread.
Oh, to be a naked underground fairy…
ABOUT OUR INSECT WILDLIFE SERVICES
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Yes!
Unless otherwise advised at time of treatment, all family members are safe to be in the property.
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We use a mix of different bio-pesticides, with the exception of our German Cockroach service.
Oftentimes specific to the insect we are working with, we emphasize minimal interior pesticide use with pollinator safe exterior treatments.
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Synthetic Pesticides: Man-made chemicals used to kill and/or control specific organisms. Toxicity levels vary depending on product, and long-term hazards to humans, soil, and water quality concerns continue to grow.
Bio-Pesticides: Nature derived materials such as bacteria, plant, animals, and minerals. Ex. baking soda, canola oil, peppermint, etc.
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Yes, no, and maybe.
Nests we can remove: Yellow jacket/bald faced hornet nests.
Nests we may relocate: Paper wasps and great black wasp nests may be relocated to a more suitable location. These wasps are typically less aggressive (unless disturbed) and have a low colony population.
The adults serve a beneficial role as they pollinate by feeding on nectar while hunting for garden pests such as aphids to feed their young larvae.
Nests we will not disturb: Any species of bees. While we have preventative carpenter bee bio-material treatments, we will only treat areas without any active bees. In addition, we do have services to install bee homes of different species!
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While we do not offer mosquito services, here is a link for the Mosquito Bucket Challenge from Homegrown National Park-
This is a safe and MUCH cheaper easy DIY mosquito targeted solution-
https://homegrownnationalpark.org/mosquito-bucket-challenge/
Fun fact: Female mosquitoes are blood feeders in order to produce and lay eggs. Male mosquitoes are pollinators and only feed on nectar.
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German Cockroaches require specific materials that include synthetic pesticides. Because of their high population rates (an average of 200-300 offspring in a year PER cockroach!) these services require specific treatments in order to eliminate their population.
Cockroaches serve incredible roles outside of our homes by decomposing organic materials. Their evolutionary adaptations have allowed them to survive and thrive in very diverse environments.
Because of their ability to adapt, we services are tailored specifically to the German Cockroach species.
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