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Our motto at Peskies Pest Control Is 100% Guarenteed Or You Don’t Pay a Penny for pest problems in Birmingham Alabama! Monthly discussions on how to have a pest free home with pest expert, Michael Wienecke how toPeskies Pest Control Birminging, Alabama Ciencia Ciencias Geológicas Historia Natural Naturaleza y Ecología
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  • The Farm Local Business Spotlight

    The Farm Local Business Spotlight
    Sep 22 2025
    Join Michael as he interviews Dr. Beau Beard, one of the founders of The Farm! The Farm, which stands for “Functional Athletic Rehabilitation & Movement,” is a facility located in the Birmingham/Chelsea, Alabama area that specializes in chiropractic care, rehabilitation, performance training, and functional medicine! Podcast Transcript: Michael Wienecke Hey and welcome to the Peskies Pest Control Podcast today. I have got Dr. Beau beard with me. He owns The Farm chiropractic business in Birmingham, Alabama, and also Chelsea, Alabama. Beau, how you doing today? Dr. Beau Beard Doing pretty good. Hope my voice holds out here, so we’ll see. Michael Wienecke Hey, all good. You sound great on, you know, on camera and all that. So both tell us a little bit about your business. Let’s just kind of, you know, go into why you started all that fun stuff. Dr. Beau Beard Yeah. So we’re, again, we’re a chiropractic and rehab center. So it’s called The Farm, functional athletic rehabilitation and movement, which can be a mouthful. So just go by the farm. But it’s myself and my wife, Doctor Sloan, who started the practice back in 2014 and like I said, it’s a mix of chiropractic. So people tend tend to think chiropractic is just coming, get your back adjusted or popped and see you later. But we both have a masters in sports rehab. We have a lot of other, you know, fancy certifications nobody want to hear about. But what that allows us to do is kind of look at your whole health from, you know, global standpoint, yeah, we have a musculoskeletal focus, but our tagline is better than before. So the goal is, you don’t just come in and, you know, get your back pain taken care of. We’re looking at how you move, how you eat, how you train, kind of, the things you do throughout your life, and really try to get you to move better than before. So we don’t see you for the same thing in our office, hopefully, again, Michael Wienecke That’s great. Yeah, I know as a firefighter, you know former firefighter, mobility is everything. Strength is everything, because you just as we age, we start to fall apart. Dr. Beau Beard It’s a natural part of life. And I did a talk this morning to a bunch of firefighters, and we were talking on the importance of not waiting for injuries to show up, but hopefully getting yourself moving better and maybe a little more often so they don’t show up at all. That would be the real goal, which is kind of a bad business model, but that’s, you know, that’s what we want our patients to work towards and strive for. Michael Wienecke Yeah, I would 100% agree. I mean, the food is almost 100% if you’d agree. Dr. Beau Beard Yeah, it’s, you know, the funny thing is, people come to us, obviously, for, you know, an ankle sprain, low back pain, a headache, jaw pain, and, you know, within a couple visits, we’re talking to all these people about, yeah, how you sleep? How do you eat? Are you exercise, not enough or too much? Should you try something different? And, you know, all the fun stuff in between. But yeah, we’re really trying to take care of your whole health to our best ability, and also just be be a part of your healthcare team, you know, which is maybe a lost art nowadays. So we’re trying to bring that back. Michael Wienecke I would agree. I think, I think health in general is a lost art. Dr. Beau Beard We can have a long conversation on that. But yeah, like I said, you know, if somebody comes to me, and let’s say it’s because of their knee pain, and I think that maybe one of the more important aspects to not only help their knee pain, but for their health, is to, you know, decrease inflammation, lose some weight, you know, we kind of say, give them what they want, but keep them around for what they need. So we want them to be on knee pain, but I also want them to be a healthy individual that doesn’t need pain anymore. So we’re to pay anymore. So we’re gonna have those hard conversations that, you know, maybe I don’t have a treatment or a tool specifically for that, but I can help you walk, walking down that path. Michael Wienecke No, that’s awesome. That’s awesome. So what got you into business, you know, let’s just talk about what made you want to start and go out on your own and take that leap of faith, if you will. Dr. Beau Beard Yeah, so going way back, since I’m old now, when I was nine years old, I fractured my femur playing kind of pick up football. I still, to this day, have a titanium rod my left femur. And on the back end of that surgery, I just, you know, I was from small town in central Illinois, didn’t have the greatest, you know, post op rehab program, which meant none, and they basically, I guess, thought I was a kid and you’re going to be fine, you’re resilient. And everything wasn’t perfect, especially when I got into sports. So some things kind of came to light later. So I really got into this because I was fortunate enough ...
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  • Fire Ants Are Invading Birmingham, Alabama Lawns!

    Fire Ants Are Invading Birmingham, Alabama Lawns!
    Sep 11 2025
    Podcast Transcript: Michael Wienecke 0:23 Hey, and thanks for listening to the Peskies Pest Control Podcast. I’m Michael, and we’ve got Travis here, and we are going to be talking about the fire stinging insect that is in your front and backyard that creates unsightly mounds and just causes lots of problems. Travis, what are we going to talk about today? Travis McGowin 0:47 Well, fire ants, just to put it blatantly for everyone, fire ants is the scourge of most people’s lawns, sometimes the scourge of the structure that you know you live in. They they range everywhere from, you know, East Coast to West Coast, and you know, as far up as, say, Virginia and down towards Florida. So I mean, they’re very wide area that they live in, and that that means that, you know, a large amount of people you know across the globe are affected by these insects. Michael Wienecke 1:22 100% you know, they’ve come in from boxes over centuries, from other countries. I would say just, just like any other pests that we have in the United States, it came from Asia. Travis McGowin 1:35 Yeah. So actually, I was reading about that and the they believe that. I think the red imported fire ant was actually originally from Brazil, Michael Wienecke 1:45 Brazil. Okay, I know, I know other ants have come in from from Asian areas and all the shipping containers and all that. So another fun fact about fire ants, they are called fire ants because when they bite, it is like fire. It feels like fire. Travis McGowin 2:02 Yeah. You know, instantly, when you get when you get hit by one it’s, it’s not some delayed thing, it’s, it’s instant pain. And you know, think it’s estimated that one to 2% of the population in the United States is actually allergic to fire ants, which, when you think about the population of the United States, 1 to 2% that’s a pretty decent sized Michael Wienecke 2:24 chunk. So I’m glad you brought that up. So a couple months ago, we were gardening in the backyard, and I turn around and see my two year old rolling around in the in the grass. Well, he was covered in fire ants from about feet to waist, so ripped his clothes off, hosed him down. He was probably stung. It’s funny, I was about to say bit, and that’s something else we’re going to talk about too. But he was stung about, I would say, 20 something times monitored. Monitored him for any kind of, you know, anaphylaxis or anything like that. Did not have any issues, thankfully. But yeah, they can definitely be a safety concern. Travis McGowin 2:56 My brother has a similar story. When he was around the same age, he actually, he actually sat on top of a fire ant mound accidentally. And to this day, even as an adult, you know, in his late 30s, he is still allergic to him. If he gets stung by a fire ant, he swells up in the side of the sting. And so, yeah, that that one encounter as a child still lingers with him, even as an adult today. Michael Wienecke 3:26 Well, my son loves ants now. He tries to find him wherever he can. He hasn’t been stung again, so we’ll see how that goes. But I I certainly hope he’s not in the same boat as your brother. So let’s talk about what to look for like, What? What? What are fire ants compared to other ants color wise. So you’re looking for more of a yellowish, reddish, brownish color. And of course, the mounds. So the where they nest is going to be those unsightly mounds like we talked about. You know, I’ve got one right now popping up in my driveway between the cracks and crevices of the driveway, leaf debris, rock debris, anything that can kind of give them a good harborage area. Travis McGowin 4:05 And they will shelter up under things too. And here’s the crazy part. You know, people may not realize just how big of a problem and how invasive these insects actually are, but to put it into perspective, those properties that have a significant problem can actually have upwards of 30 to 100 mounds per acre. So that’s that’s a significant amount of ants, when you consider that the average colony size for a decent sized ant colony, and remember, 30 to 100 mounds, so potential colonies per acre and a colony size of 80 to 250,000per colony of ants. Michael Wienecke 4:54 And that’s, that’s one queen colony. Travis McGowin 4:56 Right, Exactly. So, I mean, when you, when you really think. About it, if you had it on the high end of 250,000 ants, and let’s just say you had 80 mounds, you’re talking about 20 million ants in one acre of property. Michael Wienecke 5:13 That’s that’s a lot of ants. Travis McGowin 5:14 Just, just to put it into perspective, right? Michael Wienecke 5:17 Well, that’s why I try to let people know if you have one fire ant bed. Typically, there’s going to be more, whether it’s on your property or your neighbor’s property. But again, that’s a lot of ants. And the crazy thing too, is, is that that queen is producing upwards of 1500 ants per day. Travis McGowin ...
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  • Tips to Keep General Pests Away in Birmingham, Alabama!

    Tips to Keep General Pests Away in Birmingham, Alabama!
    Jul 14 2025
    Podcast Transcript: Michael Wienecke 0:00 Steve, hey, so today on the Peskies Pest Control Podcast, we would like to talk about solving pest issues without chemical application. So we’re seeing a lot of especially this month, last month, with the amount of rain we’ve had Travis, I think you can, with Montgomery, I think you can attest to that, that it’s just rained every other day, Travis McGowin 0:24 Every single day, and it’s and it’s unseasonable. I mean, realistically unseasonable for, you know, May into June and then even into July. I mean, this is just not something that we typically have. It’s just pretty much downpours and heavy downpours every single afternoon. But, I mean, on a side note, my yard looks great. Michael Wienecke 0:46 Well, I can’t cut my grass, so my yard, it’s cut now, but you know, it’s hard to cut it in the rain, which also leads us to, you know, the whole issue of pests. If you if your grass is, you know, knee high, expect to have some pest issues, Travis McGowin 1:02 Right. So, you know, when you talk about rain and home ownership, the first thing that comes to mind, I mean, when we’re just kind of talking about a broad overview of things and a broad overview of pests and pest problems that you can, you know, potentially solve yourself. I know I can speak for my yard and my house. When I tell you that they’re right off hand, I can think of right now, there’s two pretty much clogged gutters right now on my house. And knowing that clogged gutters mean that it’s got leaf debris, it’s got different tree you know, pine needles, different things from trees, the debris is there, meaning that it’s not draining properly. It’s holding water. So Michael, what? What insects am I having a problem with from my gutters that I have not cleaned because I’ve just frankly, been lazy. Michael Wienecke 1:53 I can think of a few, but the main one would be mosquitoes. Travis McGowin 1:55 Right! So we have a large amount of mosquitoes now. Granted, our houses, our lot is kind of low lying. We do get a lot of drainage off of other lots around ours that comes through our house. So we do get a lot of standing water, especially when it rains day after day after day. If we don’t cut our yard, then we get a lot of standing water. So we’ve kind of remedied that. But mosquitoes, I mean, that leaf debris is going to bring roaches, things like that, that. Yeah, people don’t realize how much standing water is actually left in your gutters when you don’t actually clean them out. And then, you know, mosquitoes can breed in as you know, think the size a container, the size of a bottle cap. So think how much water is actually up there. It’s more than a bottle cap. Michael Wienecke 2:35 That’s right. And I mean, it’s, it’s hard to clean your gutters out when it’s been raining every other day, because can’t get up there and do that. So it’s just been, it’s been a very hard, I would say, two months. Travis McGowin 2:46 It has. It’s just been out of the norm for Alabama. But I’ll tell you one thing that has continuously been coming to my houses or my house, is cardboard boxes with the word Amazon on the side. So we get deliveries every single day. So we take the items Michael Wienecke 3:07 Can we say Amazon? Travis McGowin 3:08 I don’t know. I think we just did. I don’t think it really matters. Amazon, Walmart, their Target. Okay, I got a bunch out of the way. So Amazon boxes are a staple. I see Amazon delivery drivers come through. You know, our area all the time. We’re in a rural area, so Amazon’s really just everywhere. But we pulled the item we ordered out of the box. We throw the cardboard box on the back porch, and Michael, what happens next? Michael Wienecke 3:31 Well, I’ve got the same issue right now. Spiders, ants, millipedes, roaches, silverfish, earwigs, wasps, bees, Travis McGowin 3:43 Small children. Michael Wienecke 3:45 Just about anything that likes a warm environment. Travis McGowin 3:50 Well, not only that, but what happens with all the rain we’ve had the the boxes get soaked. They absorb water. They never dry out, and it just creates this nice little habitat for for pests that, you know, you wouldn’t normally have out there, but there again, we didn’t, you know, throw away the boxes. We didn’t burn them. We just decided we needed to stack them on the back porch. Michael Wienecke 4:09 Well. And that brings up a great topic is, how do they breed roaches when they’re, you know, in a lab, or something like that. What do they use to breed roaches? Travis McGowin 4:18 Oh, certainly, cardboard or other types of paper material. I mean, it absorbs and holds moisture. It’s good cover for them. It packs down good, and it just gives them a perfect environment. Michael Wienecke 4:29 And one of the worst outside termite issues I’ve ever seen was a customer that put cardboard as their weed control. So instead of using the ...
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