Avoiding Insect Bites and Stings This SoCal Summer
Summer is the season of beautiful blue skies, great weather, and an abundance of outdoor activities with family and friends. There are pool parties, barbecues, and vacations which allow everyone to escape their regular routines. But, alas, summer is also the season of stings and insect bites. Bugs and bees are mating, swarming, gathering pollen, and more. To make sure you get to have fun experiencing all the joys of summer, here are the ways you can avoid the bee stings and bug bites that often hamper the enjoyment! Be Attentive on Where They Live Sometimes these creatures build their home out in open where they are easily seen, but ...
Summer Time Wasp & Yellow Jacket Problems? Call Preferred Pest Control Today!
It’s almost summer again and that means yellow jackets are getting ready to bug you around your home or office! Be on the lookout for any ground wasp or yellow jacket nests and call Preferred Pest Control asap to get rid of them! Give us a call today! (714) 486-2637 Yellow Jacket Wasps Did you know that people often confuse Yellow Jackets with Bees? Yep, its true, but Yellow Jackets are actually in the Wasp family and are very dangerous. Yellow Jackets have lance-like stingers with small, sharp barbs, and typically sting repeatedly at once. Most likely the stinger will get lodged in the skin and pull free from the ...
Yellow Jacket Wasps in OC
It’s almost summer and that means it’s yellow jacket season! Be on the lookout for any ground wasps nests you find and call Preferred Pest Control if they become a nuisance! Need help with your Yellow Jacket or other types of wasps? Give us a call today! (714) 486-2637 Yellow Jacket Wasps The season for yellow jacket is upon us as yellow jackets are most active from May through October and reach their population peak around late summer. As you might have guessed, yellow jackets get their name from their yellow and black appearance. They have a very thin waist and measure up to 16mm. Yellow jacket wasps are distinguished ...
Orange County Beehive Removal
Have you noticed an abundance of bees recently around your home or business? If so, you might have a beehive nearby that might need removal… Bees and Beehives As you might already know, bees are very important to the Eco-system and the survival of many other lifeforms, including humans. There are tens of thousands of species of bees in the world and most of them live quietly in peace but there are also those who do not. If you spot a beehive, determining what kind of bees live there can be an important factor in getting rid of them. If the hive looks like paper, it is most likely not ...
Wasps & Bees can be scary and dangerous!
Wasps & Bees can be scary and dangerous in Orange County or anywhere for that matter! If you have a dangerous infestation of Wasps or Bees the first thing you want to do is move yourself, your pets etc… away from the nest ASAP and give us a call @ 714-916-0173. So, whats the difference between Wasps and Bees you say? Wasps are slender with smooth bodies and skinny legs while bees are mostly hairy with robust, flat legs for gathering pollen. Sometimes you can see big bunches of pollen on the back of the bees legs. Pollen is important to humans because it pollinates our plants (aka: Food). Lets talk ...
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 ...