<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Collingwood Pest Control — Blog</title><description>Dated notes on pests in South Georgian Bay: when the autumn rodent move starts, and why the cluster flies wake up at your window in February.</description><link>https://collingwoodpestcontrol.ca/</link><language>en-ca</language><copyright>© 2026 Collingwood Pest Control</copyright><item><title>Book the Bat Exclusion Now, For Three Weeks From Now</title><link>https://collingwoodpestcontrol.ca/blog/book-the-bat-exclusion-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://collingwoodpestcontrol.ca/blog/book-the-bat-exclusion-now/</guid><description>The maternity window closes at the end of August and the best exclusion weeks follow immediately. Why escarpment properties book them out early.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seasonal</category></item><item><title>Close the Cottage in August, Not October</title><link>https://collingwoodpestcontrol.ca/blog/close-the-cottage-properly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://collingwoodpestcontrol.ca/blog/close-the-cottage-properly/</guid><description>The worst infestations we find are in buildings opened in April that closed in October. Why seasonal exclusion belongs in late summer instead.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>local</category></item><item><title>The Flies at Your Window Woke Up. They Did Not Arrive.</title><link>https://collingwoodpestcontrol.ca/blog/the-flies-woke-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://collingwoodpestcontrol.ca/blog/the-flies-woke-up/</guid><description>Hundreds of slow flies at an upstairs window in February came in last October. Why there is no winter fix, and what to book for September.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seasonal</category></item></channel></rss>