Many modern homeowners are desirous of dealing with household rodent problems with the help of over-the-counter pest control products. Once mice are inside, they will build nests. One or more mice can rapidly become am even bigger mouse problem...
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Termite Treatment: Termites are a problem that no one wants to deal with!
We're a termite treatment company that you can trust. We specialize in a custom approach to your needs and strive to make your home liveable again with the best termite treatment services in the industry. So, you think you might have termites....
Fall Line-Up of Pests. The Best Defense is a Timely Offence.
Fall Line-Up of Pests. Best Defense is a Timely Offence. It's time to go on the offensive so fall pests will be kept out of your home. For many outdoor pests the change in seasons starts their hunt for cold weather refuge. Heading up the list of...
Your Household Budget Should Include – A Termite Protection Plan.
Your home is probably the single largest investment you will make in your lifetime. Protecting it against termites before they become a problem or adding that protection after you have invested money and time into a termite treatment, is sound...
Spot Treatments for Termites, A Real Solution?
SPOT TREATMENTS are defined as any treatments which concern a limited, defined area less than ten (10) linear or square feet that is intended to protect a specific location or “spot.” There are often adjacent areas, to the infested spot, that are...
Termites vs The Human Habitat …………………..Know The Opposition!
Every spring as the weather begins to warm, termites surface in search of new structures to infest. The first termite explorers to show up are the swarmers. These winged invaders look for the most appetizing structures in which to set up new...
Subterranean Termites: Denizens of the Underworld
Subterranean termites can be found throughout the United States. In California, the Western Subterranean termite, feasts on dead wood, tree stumps and fallen trees that are in direct contact with soil, in forested areas, landscapes or the...
THEY CAN’T RUN AND THEY CAN’T HIDE. A SPOTLIGHT ON TERMITES!
It might sound like something out of a science fiction movie but the fact is, Corky’s No Tent Heat and Radar Termite Treatment process, for getting rid of drywood termites, is fact not fiction, and it Works! Using radar detection equipment, to find...
Fumigation Isn’t a Circus, but a “Tent” Is Involved!
Fumigation is a treatment used to exterminate Drywood 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...
Have Holly, Jolly Pest Free Holidays!
Christmas trees, natural garlands, wreaths and firewood make for a festive and fragrant atmosphere but can also bring pests (ants, spiders, ticks, termites, mice etc.) inside your home. Here is how to “deck the halls” without bringing pests inside....
INSECTS: BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SMALL THINGS
We have a lot to be thankful for this year. But did you know that there are a lot of reasons to be thankful for insects, our co-inhabitants of this planet? Besides being a nutritious food source for millions of people, they provide their own form...
Termites Have An Appetite For Life
It is a very depressing moment in a homeowner’s life when the pest control company issues the heart stopping diagnosis, “You Have Termites”! What runs through the mind at that point is, where did they come from, how could this happen, why my...
Termites: From Wrecking Homes to Saving the Environment.
According to the National Pest Management Association, termites cause more than $5 billion in property damage each year. They can eat wood and extract energy from it, thanks to a few thousand microbes living inside their gut. This huge community of...
“It’s not The Planet of the Apes—it’s The Planet of the Arthropods.”
Who are the most successful beings on Earth? It certainly isn’t Man, Ape or any other mammal. The most successful animals on the planet are the arthropods. They have conquered land, sea and air, and make up over three-fourths of all currently known...
Christmas Crashers
There's nothing like the smell of an evergreen tree and a cozy wood fire, to get you in the holiday spirit. But when you bring a live or cut Christmas tree indoors, along with the necessary firewood, some of the insects that have called your...
Termites are Cockroaches with a Fabulous Social Life.
As of February 15, 2018, it was official, termites are socially advanced wood eating roaches, but not all cockroaches are termites. Once biologists were able to use DNA to identify genealogical relationships, evidence quickly began to show that...
When The Rain is Gone. Termite Swarms Begin.
Termites won’t be swarming around the house while the rain is falling, but once it stops, look out! Thick termite swarms may be coming your way. Weather plays a tremendous part in the life of a termite so as a general rule of thumb termites swarm...