Podcast
What’s the Actual Difference Between Drywood and Subterranean Termites?
Most people picture the same thing when they hear “termites”: a whole house eaten through, a wall falling down. That level of damage is real, but how fast it happens, and how it happens, depends entirely on which kind of termite you’re dealing with. And most of the time, you catch it well before it […]
What Do Termite Droppings Actually Look Like?
Somebody finds a little pile of something under a window sill, sweeps it up, and it’s back two days later. That’s the question I get more than almost any other. Here’s what termite droppings really look like, why the color fools people, and the one sign that actually matters. If I just told you they’re […]
How Long Does Tentless Termite Treatment Last?
https://cobyspestcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/How-long-does-tentless-termite-treatment-last.wav How Long Does Tentless Termite Treatment Last? Hi, I’m Coby McConnell, president of Coby’s Tentless Termite and Pest Control. Since 1986 I’ve been helping people get rid of their termite and pest problems in the Tampa Bay area, and today I’m answering a real question: how long does a tentless termite treatment actually last? […]
Keeping Your Furry Family Safe: What “Pet-Friendly” Really Means in Florida Pest Control
Keeping Your Furry Family Safe: What “Pet-Friendly” Really Means in Florida Pest Control Howdy, folks! Coby McConnell here from Coby’s Tentless Termite and Pest Control. If you’ve lived in Tampa or Clearwater for more than five minutes, you know that Florida bugs aren’t just “pests”—they’re practically uninvited roommates. But when you’ve got four-legged family members […]
Hear Mice In Your Walls?, Here’s What To Do In Tampa & Clearwater
Hear Mice In Your Walls?, Here’s What To Do In Tampa & Clearwater Hey there, folks! Coby McConnell here from Coby’s Pest Control. If you’re sitting in your living room in Tampa or Clearwater, trying to enjoy a quiet evening, and you start hearing scritch-scratch, scritch-scratch inside your walls… well, your stomach probably just did […]
Want ‘Em Gone Fast? How We Knock Out Pests in Tampa and Clearwater
Want ‘Em Gone Fast? How We Knock Out Pests in Tampa and Clearwater Listen, I get it. Nobody wakes up in Clearwater or Tampa and thinks, “I’d love to share my morning coffee with a German cockroach.” When you see a pest, you don’t want a “phased transition plan”—you want them gone yesterday. At Coby’s […]
Why We’re the Only Call You Need to Make for Pest Control in Tampa and Clearwater
Why We’re the Only Call You Need to Make for Pest Control in Tampa and Clearwater Listen, I get it. Nobody wants to call an exterminator. If you’re looking for one, it’s usually because something is crawling, biting, or chewing on your home—your biggest investment. You’re probably frustrated, maybe a little creeped out, and you […]
Ants in the Kitchen? Don’t Panic, Clearwater—Coby’s Got You Covered.
Hey there, neighbors. Coby McConnell here from Coby’s Tentless Termite and Pest Control. If you’re reading this, chances are you just walked into your kitchen to make a cup of coffee and found a tiny, uninvited parade marching across your granite countertops. I get it—it makes your skin crawl. Living here in sunny Clearwater, we […]
So, You’ve Got a “Florida Woodsman” in Your Kitchen: A Message from Coby
Listen, I’m going to be straight with you—seeing a cockroach scuttle across your tile at 2:00 AM is enough to make anyone want to pack up and move back to Ohio. But before you start looking at real estate listings, take a breath. I’m Coby McConnell, and down here in Clearwater, dealing with roaches is […]
Don’t Panic, But Don’t Wait: A Clearwater Homeowner’s Guide to Termites
Listen, I get it. You’re sweeping the floors in your Clearwater home, you move a side table, and you see it: a little pile of what looks like sawdust, or maybe a few discarded insect wings on the windowsill. Your stomach drops. You start thinking about your mortgage, your equity, and the terrifying image of […]