How Do You Get Rid of a Pack Rat?
You lift the hood of a truck that has been parked for a few weeks and find a pile of sticks, cactus pieces and shredded insulation on top of the engine. Or you open the shed and a corner is stacked with twigs, foil and a missing set of keys. That is the work of […]
How Do Mice Get in Your House?
You keep a clean kitchen, the doors stay shut, and yet there are droppings under the sink. It happens in a lot of tidy homes, because mice do not need an open door. According to the National Pest Management Association, rodents invade an estimated 21 million U.S. homes each winter, and the CDC notes that […]
Mice in Walls
It usually starts at night. A light scratching behind the bedroom wall, a quick scurry above the kitchen cabinets, then silence. You are not imagining it, and you are far from alone: the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Housing Survey found that nearly 14.8 million occupied U.S. homes reported seeing rodents in a single 12-month period. […]
Black Widow Exterminator
Few spiders trigger the same jolt of fear as the black widow, and for good reason. Its glossy black body and red hourglass marking are unmistakable, and its venom is among the most potent of any spider in North America. The danger, though, is often overstated. Roughly 2,600 black widow exposures are reported to the […]
How to Get Rid of Gophers
A single gopher can turn a healthy lawn into a minefield of dirt mounds in just a few days, and the damage below ground is often worse than what you see on top. The University of California’s IPM program notes that one pocket gopher’s burrow system can spread across 200 to 2,000 square feet, and […]
Organic Rodent Control
Rodents are far more than a seasonal nuisance. According to the CDC, rats and mice can spread over 35 diseases to people through their droppings, urine, saliva, and the fleas and ticks they carry. The trouble is that the most common solution, rodenticide bait, creates new risks of its own. The EPA warns that the […]
Roof Rats in California
If you have heard scratching above your ceiling at night or found droppings in the garage, you are not imagining it. Roof rats are one of the most common rodent problems across California, and they are remarkably good at moving into homes unnoticed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that rats and mice […]
Animal Control in Apple Valley, CA
Scratching in the attic at night, droppings along the garage wall, or birds nesting under your eaves are more than an annoyance. They are a health and property risk. The Centers for Disease Control notes that rats and mice alone can spread more than 35 diseases to people, and here in the High Desert the […]
How to Keep Birds Away From Your House
A few birds in the yard can be a pleasant thing, but when they start roosting in your eaves or nesting in your vents, the charm wears off fast. Bird droppings are more than an eyesore: the CDC notes that soil and surfaces contaminated with bird droppings can harbor a fungus that causes histoplasmosis, a […]
Apple Valley CA Pest Control
Living in the High Desert comes with a lot to love: wide-open skies, room to breathe, and a slower pace than the rest of Southern California. It also comes with pests that are remarkably good at finding their way indoors, and the stakes are higher than most people think. The CDC notes that rats and […]