Fall Pest Control Tips
Before fall temperatures send us all indoors, including the multi-legged types, make sure you prepare your home with these pest proofing tips. • Install door sweeps on exterior doors and repair damaged screens. • Screen vents and openings to chimneys. • Seal cracks...
America’s # 1 Nuisance Pest
Move over, cockroaches. Sorry to disappoint, bed bugs. It’s official. PMPs have spoken and despite the disproportionate attention that the media, consumers and industry educational programs give bed bugs, ants are the No. 1 nuisance pest in the United States. In late...
How to Control Ants
Controlling Ants – 7 step process: Identification: Different types of ants have different nesting / feeding habits that should be used to help control them. Find Ant Nests: Locating Ant nests is CRUCIAL, at minimum determine weather ants are coming from inside, or...
Placer County records region’s first human West Nile cases of the year
As summer is drawing to a close, mosquito's are still at; the first human case of West Nile Virus has been reported in the Sacramento area. One Roseville and two Lincoln residents have tested positive for West Nile Virus, but are in the hospital recovering. Read more...
California clamps down on pesticide applications
California's Department of Pesticide Regulation has announced new regulations that will limit where structural pest control businesses can spray pesticides in order to protect water quality in urban areas. They are the first regulations of their kind in CA and...
Stop Bed Bugs Before They Start!
Use this checklist next time you travel to ensure you don't bring bed bugs home with you. •Inspect your suitcases before bringing them into the house, and vacuum all luggage before storing it. •Consider using a handheld garment steamer to steam your luggage; this can...
Insect Facts
Ametaboly: An insect that upon hatching, has almost no change (metamorphasis) in appearance, except in size, to reach their adult form. They hatch as a smaller version of their adult form. Antennae: One of a pair of slender movable segmented sensory organs on the head...