Ant Prevention: Don’t Let Ants Take Over Your Home
“Help! I have an ant invasion!” I hear that a lot in the summer time. But the fact is, the ants invaded your property long before you were aware of them. Even though you generally don’t become aware of ants until you start seeing the long trails of ants on your sidewalk, or worse yet, when they are parading across your kitchen wall and into your cabinets, they have probably been on your property all winter long. As it gets colder, ants go deep underground where the temperature is warmer, leaving you to believe that there are no ants on your property. To makes things worse, in the months of April ...
Cliff Swallows: Know The Law Or It Could Cost You for Bird Control Services !
Bird Control Services – Swallows (or more accurately Cliff Swallows) make their appearance in San Juan Capistrano in March (usually around March 19th) every year amongst great fanfare. Visitors from all over the world come to this quaint city to welcome the Swallows at the end of their long 6,000 mile flight from Argentina. The bells in the old mission ring out and a huge parade and fiesta are thrown in their honor. So you should be honored that Swallows have decided to build a nest under your eaves, right? Well, that is easy to say unless you are the one that has to live with the downside. Let’s be ...
The Dreaded Head Lice
Head Lice…the mere mention of these tiny creatures is enough to cause panic in parents, schools, and day cares. This normally results in a call to us for a treatment of their home or facility; but what most people don’t realize is head lice is not a pest control problem and a chemical treatment is totally unnecessary. So what are head lice or, to use the singular form, what is a head louse? It is a parasitic insect meaning it feeds on blood. It can be found anywhere on your scalp but is most prevalent behind the ears and near the neckline. On very rare occasions, it may be found ...
Simple Steps To Make Your Home Less Inviting To Rodents
When given the choice between two hotels you know nothing about, chances are you will choose the hotel that looks most inviting from the outside. Rats and mice are the same way. If they see a home that has plenty of areas to nest and food readily available, they will take it as an invitation to make themselves at home on your property. But if you keep in mind these simple rules, your home will look less attractive to rodents. If you keep wood outside, don’t stack it on the ground. Try to stack it at least 18 inches above the ground and 12 inches away from any wall or ...
Don’t Make Your Home A Free Buffet For Rodents
If you are like most people, the thought of a rat or mouse in your house is enough to make you pull out your phone and call a pest control company. But you may not have to do this if you make your home uninviting to rodents. Many people know that it is important to deny rodents access to food but they forget that water is also important. Although rats need to drink about one to two ounces of water a day, mice can survive solely from the water contained in the food they eat. Even though this is true of mice, they will readily drink water if it is ...
Bed Bug Prevention
First it must be understood that there is nothing you can do to guaranty that you will not get bed bugs. Bed bugs are probably the most successful hitch-hikers known to man, and they can find their way almost anywhere given enough time. That being said, there are things you can do to minimize getting these unwanted visitors. Bed bugs are not caused by poor sanitation but cleanliness can deny them harborage areas (hiding spaces) as well as enable you to realize quicker if bed bugs have invaded your home. Clean your home regularly. Vacuum your floors and furniture paying special attention to the seams (especially on your mattress and ...
Arachnophobia (Fear Of Spiders)
I was sitting at my desk trying to figure out what to write about when a very brave spider lowered itself from the ceiling and landed on my desk just inches from my keyboard. I quickly scooped it into a cup and deposited it outside wishing it luck. Now obviously I am not afraid of spiders, but it started me thinking about a customer who called yesterday. She had such a bad case of arachnophobia that she couldn’t even say the word ‘spider’ and could barely handle me mentioning spiders when I was talking to her about how we would treat the problem. I had to resort to saying ‘creepy ...
Tips To Avoid Mosquito Bites
As you all know, the week-ends have been pretty hot in Orange County these last couple weeks, so what better way to cool off than jump on the motorcycle with T-Ball and take a ride to Julian for some of their famous apple pie. Let me tell you, if you haven’t tried it, you need to take a run down there. And as a bonus, it is a pretty amazing ride! But back to the point of my story; I promise there is one! There we were, enjoying the curvy road that seemed like it was made for motorcycles in mind, when out of the blue, a little bug landed ...
Can Roaches Survive A Nuclear Blast?
With the finding of the mutated butterflies at Japan’s nuclear disaster site and all the speculation of what other species may have been affected, it got me thinking about the lowly German roach. It has been said that if there is a nuclear war, roaches will be the only survivors. Is this truth or myth? Well, of course, if they were at ground 0, the blast itself would kill them. But what if they survived the blast? It is said that these little critters that we chase around with a can of Raid, would inherit the earth. The myth busters put this popular belief to the test and found that ...
Pest Control and General Contracting in Orange County
Preferred General Contracting is built on customer service and pride in a job well done. We don’t just want your business, we want your loyalty. We can solve any problems you may have from drywood and subterranean termites, ants, black and brown widows, spiders, bed bugs, bees, wasps, rats, mice, gophers and all the things that cause you problems. We are fast becoming the premier company covering all of Orange County and specializing in professional, friendly, and honest service. Isn’t it time to have a company that you can trust to be on time, treat you the way you deserve, and care about solving your problems? Give us a call ...