Stop Subterranean Termites in their tracks Orange County
Dont let Termites take over your OC home! Let Preferred Pest Control termite-proof your home today! (714) 486-2637 Termite facts and info: Did you know that termites have three “castes” in their colony? Yep, the workers are light colored with no wings, the soldiers have long heads with mandibles and reproductives are darker in color and have two pairs of wings. Workers: No wings/Cream colored Soldiers: No wings/tan-white colored/bigger heads Alates (AKA Reproductives): Two sets of wings/dark colored Swarmers: Warm temperatures and heavy rainfall can trigger an already established colony that sends out swarms of winged termites (Alates). You’ll notice small piles of wings in your home and this typically ...
Orange County Pest Control & Services
Preferred General Contracting and Exterminating is the number 1 Pest Control company in Orange County, California! Like you, we are homeowners, parents, and pet owners that strive to live up to our motto of: Honesty, Integrity, and Excellence. We are a full service pest control company that believes in exceeding our customer’s expectations. Whether it is outstanding service, showing up when scheduled, knowledgeable staff, or just a desire to be treated the way you should be treated, you have found what you have been searching for. We offer monthly, bi-monthly, and quarterly services tailored to your needs. We also give two hour windows on our pest control services so you don’t have to spend ...
Don’t Be Foggy About Bug Bomb Safety
There are many options available to you if you decide you want to treat a bug problem on your own instead of using a professional pest control company. The choices you have include green products, traps and baits, chemical dusts and sprays, or foggers also known as ‘bug bombs’. When the bug problem is cockroaches, fleas, or bed bugs many people choose to use a bug bomb. A bug bomb is a pesticide used to fumigate an area infested with bugs. Unfortunately, because you can walk into just about any store and purchase a bug bomb straight off the shelf, many people forget that they are dealing with a pesticide. When ...
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 ...