6 Ways to Get Rid of Ants in the Kitchen
Dealing with an army of ants in the kitchen can be a nuisance. They just always seem to find their way back into the kitchen. Now, they aren’t necessarily dangerous. But if you do not take care of them early on, they can set up their colony there and take over your food items, rendering […]
How to Look for Termites While Buying a Home
Termites can cause slow but massive damage to your property. And you may never even know how much damage has been done until your structure starts to give in. How do you check if the house you’re buying has termites? To look for termites, you look for mud tubes or mud in small holes and […]
How to Remove a Wasp Nest
As the summer arrives, we all become more active outside, attending parties, picnics, or other outdoor activities with friends and family. Unfortunately, we aren’t the only ones that become more active in the summer months. Wasps love the fact that we are outside providing food sources and are more likely to take up residence near […]
Are Roof Rats Dangerous?
No one likes to find that their home or business is infested with any pest, but roof rats can be one of the worst. Thought to be of Southeast Asian origin, these rats and now worldwide and very common in coastal states like California. These pests can cause extensive structural damage to your property, but […]
Are There Brown Recluse Spiders in California?
Chances are you have heard the stories of the dangerous brown recluse spider. A bite from these spiders can cause serious skin damage, nausea, and muscle pain. Numerous reports of the seeing the dangerous spider surface every year throughout Southern California, and those with spider bites are often diagnosed with a brown recluse spider bite. […]
How to Identify a Yellowjacket?
Enjoying time outdoors with family and friends can be a highlight of living in California. However, you aren’t the only that thinks so. Yellowjackets see your outdoor parties and picnics as an open invitation. Unfortunately, these troublesome wasps don’t take kindly to being asked to leave, and their sting can be very dangerous for some. […]
Common Types of Spiders in California
While California boasts beautiful scenery and weather year-round, it is also home to a large number of spider species. While most of these spiders are nothing more than a nuisance or something that sends a chill up your spine when you see them crawling across your path, California is home to some venomous spider species […]
What Are Rover Ants?
Rover ants prefer to swarm around humans. These ants haven’t always been a threat, but they’ve gotten increasingly common in recent years. They usually like to hang out in open spaces like gardens and lawns, but they will inevitably enter your home searching for food. The dark rover ants, which are native to South America, […]
Different Types of Flies You Can Find in Southern California
A picnic in the park, a walk through the woods, or a BBQ with friends and family are all ideal summer activities that can be spoiled by pesky flies that never leave you alone. Flies are among the most widespread insects, with over 150,000 types identified in over 150 insect families worldwide. Even though they […]
Signs of Roach Infestation
What is the most horrifying insect you may find lurking in your home? Most of us are going to say it’s a cockroach. And there could be nothing more annoying and embarrassing than a roach infestation inside the house. But merely having signs of roaches around the house won’t let you know whether you actually […]
How to Get Rid of Bugs in the Bathroom
You step into the shower only to realize eight eyes are glaring down at you. During your late-night visit to the bathroom, you see a cockroach scurrying across your bathmat and jump out of your skin. Unfortunately, these experiences can be common in many California homes because your bathroom offers a perfect environment for these […]
How to Keep Bugs Out of the House?
Bugs inside the home are simply annoying, from them flying around the house to sitting on you only to get an itchy bite later. No matter how hard you try to ward them off, these creepy crawlies somehow always find a way to get back in. But not anymore. Here are some tips on how […]
Fire Ant Information & Keeping Them Away From Your Home
We have made it through the winter. And now, the spring and summer are here. We have started to see some changes. It is getting warmer outside, the spring flowers started blooming, and fire ant season is upon us. Along with the fall, spring is the season when these tiny sting-inducing pests are most active. […]
The Dirty Termite Facts
It has happened. Termites are unnoticed by you and made themselves comfortable in the walls and foundations of your home. No pests are as sneaky as termites, even if you have regularly kept a check throughout your property. Termites create a lot of damage to the property, which is a frustrating problem to deal with. […]
How to Keep Your Garden Ant-Free?
Love them or hate them. It is an undeniable fact that ants are amazing creatures. They have developed their colonies in such an intelligent way that they didn’t span a single place in the entire globe. We can see their increased activity during the summer months. We have noticed convoys of ants going to and […]
How to Get Rid of Ants from your Backyard?
When we talk about ant infestations, we imagine these ants crawling around inside our home. It is frustrating to find the ants inside our home. It is equally annoying to see them outdoors. If we fail to address the problem of outdoor ants, the chance is high they will invade your home as well. If […]
Understanding The Diversity Within An Ant Colony
Ants are one of the few species that show wide divergences in appearance and function within a single “family” or colony. One egg can develop into a lowly worker or a highly useful queen, depending on a variety of environmental cues such as nutrition. A queen can live up to a few decades, while a […]
Importance of Home Restoration After Termite Infestation
By the time you notice any termite infestation, it is too late, and your home needs restoration. Termites damage the wooden structure of your home. Initially, the property will present smaller signs such as bowing sidewalls, sagging ceilings, or even a sagging roof. At this point, you are in danger of staying at home until […]
What a Mouse Hole Really Looks Like?
When you think of a mouse hole, do you imagine a nicely cut, U-shaped rounded entrance? Well! You can find such beautiful mouse holes only in “Tom & Jerry” cartoons, where Jerry lives and moves around whenever he pleases. Jerry is indeed a wonderful house guest, who has a beautiful mouse hole, but the reality […]
Do Ants Have Wings?
Have you ever wondered about a swarm of flying ants and why they have wings? Yes, some ants do have wings. Watching ants having wings appears to be a sci-fi movie that you might think is a cause of concern. The answer is simple, and it is not as scary as you may have thought. […]
