Turks & Caicos Islands Real Estate Summer/Fall 2019

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Opposite page: The warm tropical climate and lush natural vegetation in the Caribbean can also encourage pests such as mosquitoes,
ants, termites and cockroaches.
Above: Fortunately, pest control is serious business in the Islands, with the Orkin independent franchise operating since 2011.
SANDRA WALKIN
Be Gone!
Pest control is serious business.
By Kathy Borsuk
It’s a dirty little word that no one wants to talk about. It’s easier to pretend they don’t exist—until
you are confronted with this creepy problem head-on. Then, it becomes cause for alarm, initiating
a shriek, a shudder, a grimace.
Pests—whether mosquitoes, ants, roaches, termites, or rodents—lurk, indeed thrive, in the
warm, humid Caribbean climate. And while rarely a deadly risk to home or health, they are, let’s
say, extremely distasteful, especially to an unsuspecting visitor or guest who is expecting their holiday
in paradise to be perfect.
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