by Gerrod Walker | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Got Woodpecker Damage? Here’s some facts about Woodpeckers! We get a lot of calls about woodpeckers this time of year. We see damage mainly from the Northern Flicker, but also from both Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers here in Colorado and a few less common species...
by Gerrod Walker | Apr 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
COVID-19 Human to Bat Transmission Concerns Early this week a fellow board member for NWCOA (National Wildlife Control Operators Association) was made aware of concerns by bat biologists on a federal level that COVID-19 may be spread from humans to bats here in North...
by Gerrod Walker | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
WNCPC remains open for business through this crisis. We are classified as an “Essential Business” through both the Department of Homeland Security and Teller County Health Department and we remain open for business and continue to protect the health and...
by Gerrod Walker | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Homes can have thousands in damage from pest issues from rodent, raccoon or bat damage! Don’t inherit a nightmare, call us for an inspection BEFORE you buy! It is very common for home inspections performed though routine real estate transactions to MISS a ton of...
by Gerrod Walker | Mar 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Continued – Challenges of Working in Colorado, Becoming a Certified Instructor & Board Member with NWCOA Starting our business in Colorado was NOT (and still isn’t) easy. We found great challenges to the transition to Colorado and starting up here. These...
by Gerrod Walker | Feb 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
CONTINUED – Moving on from Illinois and Closing our Illinois Office At this point, my wife and I decided that as we get older, if we wanted any chance of expanding, we would have to find a different State to do business in…and start all over. This is why we left...
by Gerrod Walker | Feb 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Continued….How I met my wife / IDNR Testing Process / Failure Rate / NWCOA Involvement & Staunch Pushback to Change / Struggles in Illinois to Grow a Nuisance Wildlife Control Company In the Winter of 2008, I met my future wife Jessica. She lived in a cabin...
by Gerrod Walker | Feb 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Continued … Returning from Kuwait / Animal Control & IDNR Testing & Prep I felt well prepared when returning to the US. In 2006, I returned and got a job working as an animal control officer for a local county animal control in Illinois. I worked in a...
by Gerrod Walker | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
DoD Contracting in Kuwait Continued… I ended up spending over two years working in the deserts of Kuwait. I was first assigned to a joint base in which both Kuwaitis and American Troops were stationed, Camp Doha. I trapped over 300 feral (wild) cats off this...
by Gerrod Walker | Feb 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Continued – Dept of Defense Work in Kuwait The only snag was that I had no real life practical experience actually performing pest control services. I decided to look for a job in the industry and found an ad for a position with the Dept of Defense as a Pest...