Pest Library
Rodents
Rodents
Rodents
Rats are a serious nuisance. Rats spread disease, and can do some serious damage. Trapping, baiting and poisoning these pests is only the beginning; regular maintenance and a strategy for preventing access and nesting is the only way to guarantee long term protection against rat problems.
Bed Bugs
Rodents
Rodents
Bed bugs multiply very quickly. In fact, female bed bugs lay 1 to 5 eggs each day and may lie up to 500 eggs within one lifetime. Bed bugs hide in linens such as bedding, furniture, luggage, or just about any place where there is a crack or crevice. They are nocturnal pests that bite people and feed on their blood during the night. As r
Bed bugs multiply very quickly. In fact, female bed bugs lay 1 to 5 eggs each day and may lie up to 500 eggs within one lifetime. Bed bugs hide in linens such as bedding, furniture, luggage, or just about any place where there is a crack or crevice. They are nocturnal pests that bite people and feed on their blood during the night. As residents sleep, the insects leave their hiding spots to find a host. Home infestations typically occur in mattresses or couches.
Flies
Rodents
Flies
There are more than 120,000 species of flies worldwide with about 18,000 found in North America. They include many familiar insects such as house flies, blow flies, mosquitoes, gnats, black flies, midges and fruit flies. A female housefly can lay up to 600 eggs in her short lifetime.Most flies live an average of 21 days and take on various shapes throughout their short lives.
Spiders
Spiders
Spiders
There are as many different breeds of spiders, from the lethally poisonous spiders to the simply creepy crawlers. Spiders are known for their unusual reproductive behaviors; the female house spider can lay as many as 250 eggs into a sac of silk. During their lifetime, they can produce more than 4,000 eggs. If you see spiders in your house
There are as many different breeds of spiders, from the lethally poisonous spiders to the simply creepy crawlers. Spiders are known for their unusual reproductive behaviors; the female house spider can lay as many as 250 eggs into a sac of silk. During their lifetime, they can produce more than 4,000 eggs. If you see spiders in your house, cobwebs or have gotten bitten, you probably have an infestation.
Ants
Spiders
Spiders
Ant infestations are hard to miss, with hundreds of little ants sprawling all over your sidewalk, yard or even inside your home. Most times, Los Angeles County ant infestations also include mounds of anthills or obvious ant colonies within cracks in the sidewalk or near a window or door in your home. The bases of trees provide great she
Ant infestations are hard to miss, with hundreds of little ants sprawling all over your sidewalk, yard or even inside your home. Most times, Los Angeles County ant infestations also include mounds of anthills or obvious ant colonies within cracks in the sidewalk or near a window or door in your home. The bases of trees provide great shelter for ant colonies, as well as under rocks, boards, and cement walkways.
Roaches
Spiders
Roaches
American and German cockroaches are the most commonly seen in households. American cockroaches are sometimes referred to as “palmetto bugs.” Cockroaches are sometimes mistakenly referred to as “water bugs,” which is a distinct species from roaches. American cockroaches are the larger cockroach, growing up to 3 inches long, with a yell
American and German cockroaches are the most commonly seen in households. American cockroaches are sometimes referred to as “palmetto bugs.” Cockroaches are sometimes mistakenly referred to as “water bugs,” which is a distinct species from roaches. American cockroaches are the larger cockroach, growing up to 3 inches long, with a yellow stripe behind the head. German cockroaches tend to be about a half an inch long (as small as the tip of your thumb) with a tan, shiny-rounded back. German cockroaches have two black stripes on their body just behind their heads.
