Roof Rats Might Be Hiding In Your Attic
Roof Rats might be the source of all that scurrying keeping you up at night. Call Preferred Pest Control if you think they might be hiding in your attic! Facts on Roof Rats The Roof Rat is about 40cm in length and is either black or brown in color. These rodents have a pointed nose, smooth fur, and their body is more slender than the Norway Rat. Like their name suggests, the Roof Rat likes to live in high places such as roofs, attics, and trees but they can be found on the ground as well. They eat fruits and nuts but will consume almost anything if needed and they ...
Norway Rats Invading Southern California
Norway Rats might be the source to all those gnawed wires you’ve been noticing around your SoCal house. Stop them in their tracks with Preferred Pest Control. Facts About Norway Rats The Norway Rat is a large rodent measuring about 15 inches in length with an 8 inch tail. This rat has a shaggy fur that can be brown or gray. Norway Rats are omnivorous creatures who eat meats, fruits, grains, and other dead animals. Colonies of these rodents can by found near water sources as their communities depend greatly on drinking water. The lifespan of the Norway Rat is about 1 year and litters range between 4-22, with up ...
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Keep You Up At Night
Bed bug infestation? Call Preferred Pest Control before you consider moving! How to Spot a Bed Bug? Bed bugs are pretty small in size, measuring from 4 – 5 mm, and have flat, oval bodies. They are a brown colored bug but become more red in color after having fed on blood. Blood? That’s right, the bed bug feeds only on blood and can go a whole year without it if it has to, so getting rid of them can be a challenge. Nighttime is when bed bugs are most active as they feed on hosts as they sleep. The bed bug commonly hides in mattresses, sheets, and furniture. Getting ...
Mite Extermination In Orange County
Do you think you have mites? Find out ways to be sure and exterminate them from your home with Preferred Pest Control. The Facts on Mites Mites are very tiny arachnids that measure below 1mm in size, are oval in shape, and have four pairs of legs. The mite species is huge and there are thousands of different kinds. Among the different species are parasitic mites which attack animal hosts and cause skin irritation, mites that destroy crops, mites that can transfer dangerous diseases, and mites that are not harmful at all. The common species of mites include bird mites, chigger mites, clover mites, red mites, southern red mites, and ...
Stop Gophers from Digging up your Orange County Lawn
Are gophers ruining your Orange County lawn? Get the facts and learn how to get rid of them. The Facts about Gophers What are Gophers? Gophers, or pocket gophers, are small rodents about 6-14 inches in length and come in a variation of different colors such as black, brown, to white. The pocket gopher has a sort of pouch outside its mouth that they use to transport food and this is how they got their name. Gophers are known for their burrowing skills, which comes naturally for them due to their large claws. They are particularly a nuisance in lawns and gardens where they create tunnels several hundred feet in ...
Cricket Control in SoCal
Crickets rule the summer season in Southern California. Prevent them from invading your home by taking a few tips from Preferred Pest Control! Cricket Facts and Information The cricket is an insect related to the grasshopper and they have flat bodies with long antennae. The male cricket is the one responsible for all that chirping that you hear outside your window at night as they rub the ridges on their wings together to form a sort of instrument. Male crickets play two types of songs: one to attract females and one to repel other males (this chirp is much louder than the other). If the male succeeds in attracting a ...
Controlling Snails/Slugs in OC
It’s still summer and the snail/slug season isn’t over quite yet! Learn how to get rid of them from Preferred Pest Control! The Facts about Snails and Slugs: Both of these animals, snails and slugs, have soft bodies, move very slowly, and are typically 20-100mm in length. Unlike slugs, snails have shells and are able to use them as defense mechanisms incase of prey or dangerous weather conditions. In desperate cases, snails have shown to seal their shells and stay alive inside for years at a time! A perfect habitat for both the snail and the slug would be somewhere damp and hidden, such as under rocks, logs, and other ...
Stop American Cockroaches in Orange County
Getting sick of American cockroaches around your home? Solve it by calling Preferred Pest Control! American Cockroach Facts American cockroaches are around 3 inches in length and have a red-brown color to them with a yellowing band behind their heads. The American cockroach reproduces by laying egg casings. The female cockroach will lay these capsule-like egg casing in a warm and humid area with each one of the casings containing around 16 eggs within. The eggs hatch and the American cockroaches grow into adults in about 5 months. Unlike the German cockroach, the American cockroach uses its pair of wings to fly and likes to live outdoors – typically in ...
Have German Cockroaches Invaded Your Home?
Learn all bout German cockroaches how to prevent them this summer! Facts about German cockroaches The German cockroach grows up to 16mm in length, has a tan color with two horizontal black stripes across its exterior, and has a pair of wings that are rarely put to use as they prefer to use their legs to move about. Younger German cockroaches are near black in color but also have the two stripes across their bodies. These cockroaches are known for their ability to reproduce at an incredible rate. After mating, the female German cockroach lays 4-6 egg cases, with each of those casings containing about 30-40 eggs! The eggs hatch ...
Summer Tick Prevention
Summer is officially here! Learn how to keep the ticks away so you can party all day! Tick Facts Ticks are classified as arachnids and are very small creatures – an adult engorged with blood can be over 1cm long – and they vary in color depending on the species. California is home to a few different types of ticks which include the Blacklegged tick, Lone Star tick, and Dog tick, among others. Ticks are external parasites that live on the blood of mammals, birds, and even reptiles and usually hang out in wooded areas or places with high vegetation. They prefer places with warm, humid climates as this supports ...