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TAKE A DEEP BREATH!  THE AIR IS CLEAN!

TAKE A DEEP BREATH! THE AIR IS CLEAN!

Air Duct Cleaning stops indoor air polution and goes hand in hand with Rat (rodent) Cleaning and Sanitation and Exclusion services.  It’s the important part of the job that minimizes the prospect of circulating contaminants from rat, mice and other home invaders,...

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Who’s Been Digging in My Yard? – Signs of Gophers

Who’s Been Digging in My Yard? – Signs of Gophers

When you find holes, mounds of dirt or torn up turf, in your beautiful landscape, you've been visited by “wildlife” on the hunt for food and/or a place to live. You can identify your trespasser, most often, by the damage they leave behind. So the best qestion is,...

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Fumigation Isn’t a Circus, but a “Tent” Is Involved!

Fumigation Isn’t a Circus, but a “Tent” Is Involved!

Fumigation is a treatment used to exterminate Drywood Termites.                                                                                                                                                                                                            ...

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Beware! Rats are Dirty and Leave Toxic Chaos Behind.

Beware! Rats are Dirty and Leave Toxic Chaos Behind.

Rats and even mice can create a ton of damage and a dangerous amount of contamination in a very short time. Cleaning up after them can be a “big” job and a hazardous one to boot.  The messes they make are “TOXIC”!    Rats and mice are constantly urinating and...

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A Tale of Two Rats and a Mouse.

A Tale of Two Rats and a Mouse.

A rat is a rat but not a mouse or a mole or a shrew! But they are all rodents. The two most prolific rats that we, in Southern California, deal with, in our urban settings, are the Roof/Tree or Black rat , which inhabits mostly suburban communities, and the...

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Where Did These Rats Come From and Why My House?

Where Did These Rats Come From and Why My House?

Rats are everywhere!  That is, everywhere humans are.Rats can be traced first, from Asia where they then spread throughout Europe along trade routes.  Then they were brought to the Americas by ships transporting people and supplies, to the new world.In California, two...

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It’s, “Party On” for Termites!

It’s, “Party On” for Termites!

A Termites New Year’s Celebration never stops!  This is why, they cause so much fear and anxiety in so many California property owners. Termites have one, lifelong imperative; survive and increase the colony.  California’s exceptional climate means that there is no...

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Where Did These Gophers Come From and Why My Yard?

Where Did These Gophers Come From and Why My Yard?

The most asked questions about gophers are; (1.) Why my yard and (2. )where did they suddenly come from?  Who Gophers Chose Your Property Gophers migrate from neighboring properties where populations have gotten out of control, or where food sources have become...

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