Start Your Year Right: Keep Spiders and Rodents at Bay with Preferred Pest Control
As we usher in January 2024, Preferred Pest Control is here to ensure your peace of mind, whether you’re a homeowner, business owner, or property manager. The colder months often invite unwanted guests like spiders and rodents into our spaces, seeking warmth and shelter. It’s crucial to address these concerns promptly, as neglecting them can lead to more significant problems. Understanding the Risks Spiders and rodents aren’t just a nuisance. They pose health risks and can damage your property. Rodents like mice and rats are notorious for chewing through electrical wires, which can lead to costly repairs or even fire hazards. Spiders, while often harmless, can be a source of ...
Protect Your Home and Business from Rodent Infestations with Preferred Pest Control
Winter is a tough time for everyone, including rodents. As temperatures drop and the winds pick up, these pesky pests are on the hunt for a warm and cozy place to call home. Unfortunately, for homeowners and business owners alike, that place could be your property. In Orange County, CA, rodent infestations are a common problem during the winter months, but with the help of Preferred Pest Control, you can keep these critters at bay. Rodents such as rats, mice, and squirrels are known to be resilient and persistent creatures, and as the temperatures drop, they become even more determined to find shelter and food. These pests are attracted to ...
Diseases that RODENTS Carry – Preferred Pest Control OC
Rodents aren’t simply a nuisance thanks to their tendency to seek out and eat human food. They’re conjointly a serious tormenter concern as a result of they will transmit variety of dangerous diseases to humans through their waste and different sorts of contamination. Rats and mice are acknowledged to hold pathogens which will cause over thirty five different diseases, so if you’ve got a gnawing animal problem, it’s vital to your health and safety that you simply find the way to urge obviate them. Here are a number of the infectious diseases that rodents carry that might be a danger to your household. Hantavirus Hantavirus respiratory organ Syndrome (HPS) could ...
Winter Pests and Orange County Pest Control
Insects, being cold-blooded, frequently hibernate during the winter. However, the presence of warm, climate-controlled homes and a steady source of food and water can lead some bugs to venture indoors rather than go into hiding throughout the colder months. Rodents, too, tend to seek out shelter in homes and crawlspaces when the weather turns cold. For this reason, you may find your home with more unwanted visitors during the winter than you’d like. We’ll discuss some Winters Pests and Environment-Friendly Pest Control Management Services Ants: One of the most common household pests are ants. In winters your home could be best shelter for ants. Ants inside your home or apartment ...
Post-Valentine’s Day Pests
Valentine’s Day has come and gone. We shared chocolates and laughs with a loved one, attended a fun singles party, or maybe we just skipped celebrating all together this year. While humanity was wrapped up in love (or their blankets in front of Netflix) there may have been some pesky pests looming around, capable of ruining anyone’s romantic Valentine’s Day plans. While cute, some creatures, with a bad reputation, might get in your way with their own amorous intentions; others that sound loveable, though truly annoying; and others still which threaten to destroy your beloved delightful flower bouquet. Whether it’s Valentine’s Day, or just to remind your partner you love ...
Pests of All Seasons
Though some pests die off in winter, many thrive all year long in Southern California’s warm climate. Even those that don’t make it through the winter, lay their eggs in anticipation of the coming of spring. Since so many pests live successfully year round in Southern California, here is a compilation of the pests of all seasons and which ones are the most problematic in spring, summer, fall, and winter. Pests All Year Long Ants reside in and around your property year round, though in spring there are often seen in your home. During the winter, ants lay eggs in their nests in large quantities, making winter the perfect ...
Getting Rid of Rodents in 2020
If you’ve ever had a rodent issue, you know they can be pests all year long. But, oh when winter comes and temperatures get cooler, rodents seek new shelter often in your home – basements, attics, and garages. No matter how secure you believe your home to be, they will get inside, carrying with them allergens, parasites, fleas, and diseases. They will also wreak havoc on home, gnawing your wood, damaging heating units, and even exposed wires. Here are some tips to help you protect your home and your loved ones from rodents this winter and all year long. Strategically Landscape Rodents make themselves at home in your yard before ...
How to Store Holiday Decorations—and Keep Pests Out!
Who doesn’t love the festivity of the holiday season? Each year, we gather with friends and family to celebrate another year with one another, pay respect to our beliefs, and (of course) open some gifts! However, all good things must come to an end. Sooner or later, it becomes time to take down those bright lights and dismantle that ornately decorated tree. Now, since holiday decorations spend most of the year in storage, it’s important to know how to put them away properly—that means keeping household pests away! Here are a few tips on keeping your holiday decorations pest-free for the coming year. Clean out your storage bins First things ...
Do You Still Need Pest Control During Fall?
It’s been quite warm in Orange County, CA! Especially in the northern cities like Fullerton, Corona, and Orange. But when chilly fall weather comes rolling in, what could be better than staying inside and getting cozy? Orange County residents aren’t the only ones who think that way. Cold temperatures and limited food availability drive rodents, insects, and other common household pests to seek shelter indoors. As pest control professionals, we frequently see an uptick in infestations during the colder months. That’s why we’ve put together a few easy tips you can follow to keep pests out of your home during fall. Secure your garbage bins—both inside and outside New food ...
Dealing with Rodent Infestations in Orange County
Trouble with rodents in or around your home? It’s not uncommon here in Orange County, where high human population and a gentle climate make it easy for mice and rats to thrive both indoors and outside. If you suspect that you’re dealing with a rodent problem, don’t wait another second. Call Preferred Pest Control today at (714) 486-2637 for helpful information and a free estimate. Types of Rodents in Orange County Orange County is home to a diverse group of rodents, from the common house mouse and house rat to the kangaroo rat and dusky-footed woodrat – not to mention various types of squirrels and gophers. Rodents are drawn to ...