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— Field reports · Vol. 17

Cases
cleared.

Real homes, real restaurants, real before/after photographs from our field archive. Every case below is logged with the species, the protocol used, the visit count, and the date the file was officially closed by our supervising entomologist.

9,400+Cases solved
97.4%First-visit clear
67Years on file
4.9 ★Avg. customer score
— Filter cases
All cases Residential Commercial Termite Rodent Roach Bed bug Mosquito
FILE 4072 — 4083
— Twelve recent files

Before, after,
cleared.

Each pair below is the same square foot of property, photographed by the technician on first visit and again at the closure inspection. We don't run filters and we don't crop creatively.

BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4072 · CLOSED 02·14·26

Carpenter ant
colony, 1920s craftsman

Residential · Maple Ridge district

Owner reported sawdust mounds along the kitchen window header. Microscope ID confirmed carpenter ants nesting in a moisture-damaged sill. Three-visit baiting protocol plus wood-conditioning recommendation cleared activity in 18 days.

3Visits
18dTo clear
$420Total
Carpenter antBait protocolPet-safe
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4073 · CLOSED 02·22·26

German roach
at neighborhood diner

Commercial · Lakeshore Diner

Health-inspector flag for cockroach activity behind the line. Deployed insect-growth-regulator gel bait, void dust, and a 14-day egg-cycle follow-up. Diner passed re-inspection with zero deductions and remains on the Shield commercial plan.

4Visits
32dTo clear
0 citeRe-inspect
German roachIGR baitCommercial
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4074 · CLOSED 03·02·26

Subterranean termite
foundation breach

Residential · Old Wharton district

Pencil-thick mud tubes ascending the south foundation wall, swarmer wings on the basement sill plate. Installed twelve in-ground bait stations, treated active galleries with termiticide injection, issued five-year transferable warranty.

2Visits
45dTo clear
5yrWarranty
TermiteBait + injectionWarranty
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4075 · CLOSED 03·09·26

Norway rat warren
basement & crawlspace

Residential · Westview Heights

Heavy nighttime scuttling, gnawed PEX water lines in mechanical room. Found nine entry points hidden behind utility cladding. Sealed with hardware cloth and concrete patch, deployed eight tamper-resistant exterior bait stations.

5Visits
28dTo clear
9Entries sealed
Norway ratExclusionBait stations
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4076 · CLOSED 03·15·26

Bed bug eradication
three-bedroom rental

Residential · College Hill duplex

Tenant-reported linear bite clusters, blood specks on box-spring seams. Whole-unit thermal heat remediation reaching 122°F core, residual silica-dust application in voids, mattress encasements, 21-day re-inspection clean.

2Visits
21dTo clear
122°FCore temp
Bed bugThermalRental
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4077 · CLOSED 03·22·26

Yard mosquito control
0.4-acre family lot

Residential · Birchwood subdivision

Family unable to use back deck May–August due to dense mosquito pressure. Backpack-mist treatment of foliage on a 21-day rotation, larvicide briquettes in three water-holding features, eliminated four breeding cups.

6Treatments
92%Reduction
0.4acCoverage
MosquitoMist + larvicideSeasonal
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4078 · CLOSED 03·28·26

Pantry & cabinet
silverfish remediation

Residential · Old town apartment

Silver-scaled insects in pantry boxes and bookshelf. Targeted dust treatment in attic and crawlspace voids, dehumidification recommendation (75% to 55% relative humidity), perimeter residual on the building exterior.

2Visits
14dTo clear
55%Target RH
SilverfishDust + RHApartment
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4079 · CLOSED 04·04·26

Paper wasp eviction
covered porch & eaves

Residential · Riverside cottage

Three large paper-wasp nests under the soffit, aggressive defense around the front door. Single dusk knockdown with residual aerosol on a 12-foot pole, nest removal at 48 hours, preventative coat on common attachment points.

1Visit
2dTo clear
3Nests removed
Paper waspSingle visitEaves
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4080 · CLOSED 04·11·26

Brown recluse cluster
basement storage

Residential · 1940s ranch

Owner found three recluses in stored holiday boxes. Crack-and-crevice dust along sill plates, glue-monitor stations every eight feet, full clutter audit identified eighteen cardboard harborage boxes for removal.

3Visits
30dTo clear
18Harborage
Brown recluseDust + auditBasement
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4081 · CLOSED 04·19·26

Tick perimeter program
2.1-acre rural property

Residential · Hollow Creek farm

Family with three children and two dogs reported repeated tick attachments after yard play. Granular treatment of the tick interface — the 3-foot lawn-to-woods buffer — plus quarterly tick-tube deployment to interrupt the rodent vector.

4Treatments
89%Reduction
2.1acCoverage
Black-legged tickGranularTick tubes
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4082 · CLOSED 04·24·26

House mouse exclusion
1890s row house

Residential · Bricktown historic

Greasy smudge trails along century-old baseboards, droppings behind the stove, scratching at dusk. Multi-catch snap-trap deployment at runway intersections, copper mesh and foam at 22 entry-point gaps, attic insulation review.

4Visits
22dTo clear
22Entries sealed
House mouseExclusionHistoric
BeforeBefore
AfterAfter
INSPECTED
·CLEARED·
FILE 4083 · CLOSED 04·30·26

Restaurant rotation program
4-location chain

Commercial · Riverside Cafe Co.

Annual Shield commercial program for a four-location regional chain. Quarterly chemistry rotation to prevent species resistance, monthly bait-station logs filed with the franchise office, every health inspection passed without pest citations.

48Visits/yr
0Citations
3yrOn contract
Multi-pestShield planCommercial
— Photographic protocol

How a case
gets cleared.

Every case file in our archive follows the same documentation rules. We photograph the same square foot, on the same angle, at the same distance, before and after — no edits, no flattering crops. Files only close when our supervising entomologist signs the final inspection report.

Standard distance

Every photo is shot at 36 inches with a fixed-focal lens.

Same lighting

Daylight-balanced LED panel, identical setting both visits.

Same square foot

Marked on the technician's tablet, recalled on closure.

Entomologist sign-off

Cases close only after a supervisor's wet-ink signature.

Before
After
— By the numbers

Twelve months
of data.

FIG · 01 97.4%

First-visit clear

Of cases successfully resolved on the initial protocol without escalation.

FIG · 02 1.8

Avg. visits

Average number of visits to file closure across all 4,000+ cases worked in 2025.

FIG · 03 22d

Median time

From the first inspection appointment to a supervising entomologist's signed clearance.

FIG · 04 4.9 ★

Customer score

Average post-closure customer rating across 2,800 verified case-end surveys last year.

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