State Awards $200,000 to Green Pest Control Program

Ants, Bed Bugs, Bees & Wasps, Rodents - Mice - Rats, Sacramento pest control

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation just issued $400,000 in grants to educate consumers about the damage that can be done by misuse of pesticides to control ants as well as the danger of certain types of cleaning products used to sanitize child care...

Ant Genetic Code May Hold Secrets to Ant Prevention and Pest Control

Ants, Sacramento pest control

Researchers have unraveled the genetic codes of several species of ants, presenting the possibility of genetically engineered pest control methods in the future. Most interesting to our Sacramento pest control customers will be the scientists’ findings on Argentine...

When the Weather Outside is Frightful, Keeping Ants Out is Delightful!

Ants

With winter approaching, Sacramento residents gear up for some chilly, rainy months ahead. We look forward to snuggling up in a warm, dry, and comfortable home to shelter us from the dreary weather outside. Imagine now, you’re as tiny as an ant. Rain drops combine to...

Earth-Friendly Ant Control on Sacramento News10

Ants

Our friends at Sacramento News 10 called recently about a story they were doing on how to get rid of ants without harming the environment. Long story short, it seems one of the newscasters had woken up that morning to find ants in her kitchen! The news team gathered...

ANTS!

Ants

We’re still getting calls about ants with every shower. This great article about a 2001 Stanford study of 69 California households explains that bug spray and ant baits simply won’t stop them. The culprit is weather: The study concludes that ant “abundance is highest...

DIY Risky for Families

Ants, Bed Bugs, Rodents - Mice - Rats, Sacramento pest control, Spiders, Termites

Great article in our industry trade magazine re: pest control do-it-yourselfers. A study by Orkin found it depends a lot on what kind of pest is buggin’ you: “87 percent of adults are more likely to call a professional to control termites, followed by...