Controlling Household Pests
As the days of fall become cooler, requests for help in controlling household pests become more frequent. Uninvited visitors will routinely seek refuge in our warm homes. While many people don’t mind encountering insects, spiders or a furry critter outdoors, most...
IPM is Fundamental Wherever Pests Must Be Controlled
It is essential to practice IPM, whether managing weeds, insect pests or plant diseases ¬– on the farm, on commercial sites, on public lands, or in or around the home. Key components of IPM include making the habitat unfavorable for pests, excluding pests where...
Cluster flies in the home: how to identify and control these pests
Many of you are struggling with a common pest problem—flies in the home. Flies living in and around the home transmit various human diseases, such as shigellosis, traveler’s diarrhea, cholera, typhoid fever, and eye infection. Flies do not sting, but some...
More California Rodents Test Positive for Plague
Earth Guard Pest Services serves Sacramento and the surrounding communities with pest control services, including rodent control. Read below for more information about rodents and the plague in El Dorado County. EL DORADO COUNTY – Two more chipmunks have tested...
Jeremy Briscoe of Certis USA Named State Chair of California Association of Pest Control Advisers (CAPCA)
Jeremy Briscoe took the helm as State Chair of the California Association of Pest Control Advisers (CAPCA) today. Briscoe, who serves as National Ag Business Manager for Certis USA, Atascadero, CA, accepted the gavel from last year’s chair Dennis Duda of Wilbur-Ellis,...
Changing landscape for pesticide maximum residue levels
The Almond Board continues to follow the changing landscape for international pesticide maximum residue levels (MRLs) and provide resources for growers, PCAs and handlers as they plan pest management strategies on almonds destined for key export markets.
Cock Roaches, Warm Weather, and Swimming Pools
The large, brown, ugly American cockroach has become an unwelcome house (and pool) guest for many Californians, thanks to this year’s prolonged stretches of hot weather.