Low Country Pest Control of Walterboro, Inc.

10/01/2026

Fun Fact:
Most have terrible vision, but jumping spiders are the exception. Their two massive front-facing eyes (anterior median eyes) function like biological high-definition telephoto lenses. They can see fine details and track objects with incredible clarity, boasting a spatial acuity that rivals a cat or a pigeon despite the spider's brain being the size of a poppy seed.

09/29/2026

Did You Know:
​Alcohol resistance: While rubbing alcohol is commonly sprayed on as a DIY remedy, studies have found that it only kills them if it makes direct contact and stays wet long enough. Many bedbugs can actually survive short exposures to alcohol by simply metabolizing it or waking up after passing out.

09/29/2026

A lot of don’t realize that up to 50% of the air you breathe in your living areas actually originates from your crawlspace. If your subfloor is damp, musty, or unsealed, you and your family could be breathing in trapped moisture, mold spores, and allergen-heavy air.
​Don't wait until you smell mold or notice sagging floors. Give us a call or send us a message today for a professional crawlspace inspection!

09/28/2026

Did You Know:
German eat everything: Their diet isn't just limited to crumbs in your kitchen. German cockroaches are omnivores with an appetite for unconventional household items, including soap, glue, toothpaste, book bindings, leather, and even each other's shed skins and saliva.

09/25/2026

Jaw Dropping Scale:
While a typical northern nest might max out around 1,000 to 4,000 workers, southern yellow jacket colonies can balloon drastically. In warmer pockets like Florida, the Carolinas orTexas, nests have been documented reaching massive proportions—spanning several feet wide, containing tens of thousands of cells, and housing immense populations of workers.
This nest had enough yellowjackets that they killed a family dog. This nest was approx. 6 1/2' long and filled the entire bench seat with an estimated 7,000-10,000 .

09/24/2026

Did You Know:
​A single female German and her offspring can mathematically produce thousands of descendants in just one year.
​Under ideal conditions (warmth, moisture, and plenty of food), a female can produce up to 6 to 8 egg cases (30-50 eggs/babies per egg case) in her lifetime.
​Because the themselves reach maturity and begin reproducing in about 60 to 100 days, their population growth is explosive, which explains why a minor sighting can quickly turn into a heavy infestation.

09/23/2026

Fun Fact: ​Perennial "Super-Nests": While yellowjacket colonies usually die off with the first hard frost, the mild winters in the Southeast mean some Southern yellowjacket colonies can survive year-to-year. These "perennial colonies" skip the reset button, ballooning to massive sizes with multiple queens and hundreds of thousands of workers, occasionally filling entire wall voids or crawl spaces.

This nest was located in a bench seat out of an old pickup truck

09/22/2026

Fun Facts: Bedbugs are masters of survival: They can survive for several months—and in some cooler environments, up to a year—without feeding. They can also endure extreme temperatures, withstanding freezing conditions for days and heat up to nearly 113°F (45°C) in active stages.

09/22/2026

FUN FACT: Black widow spiders' venom contains a neurotoxin called latrotoxin, which affects the nervous system. While their bites can cause severe muscle cramps, pain, and nausea, they are rarely fatal to healthy adults thanks to modern antivenom and medical treatment.

09/16/2026