Pests are persistent in their efforts to get inside your home. Because of this, you have to take a number of steps if you want to make your house pest-proof. In order to keep pests out you need to set up regularly scheduled pest control services, store food inside your house properly, repair water leaks right away, and take out the trash promptly. If you follow all of these steps your home will have a strong layer of protection against pests.

It can be traumatizing to discover that you have a pest infestation inside your home. Some people fear pests like roaches and rodents. Their presence can cause serious distress. In addition, some types of pests are a threat to the health of your family. Ultimately, there is nothing good that can come from having a pest infestation in your home. Once you discover an infestation the next step is eradication. But how do you determine if the eradication efforts were a success? How can you be sure that your pest problem has been completely eliminated? In order to set your mind at ease, you should start with top-notch pest treatment. Once your home is treated, there are some methods you can use to ensure that the eradication is complete. Over time the treatment you applied will fade in effectiveness and make additional treatment necessary if you want to remain pest-free.

As the holiday season approaches, you likely have a lot of things on your plate. Family and work responsibilities continue and can make the logistics of traveling for the holidays difficult to manage. If you have travel plans for Thanksgiving your main concerns are likely related to nailing down your itinerary, navigating the crowds of people, and enjoying the short time you have with loved ones. Unfortunately, there is another potential concern that you should pay attention to during your travels and that is bed bugs. It is important to keep an eye out for signs of bed bugs during your Thanksgiving travels so you can avoid bringing them back to your home.

If you are like most people, your first response to seeing a pest inside your home is to find a way to get it out – for good. All pests are unwanted and some are even dangerous to the health of your family or the condition of your home. Unfortunately, some of the most harmful pests are also the most difficult to eradicate completely from your property. Three of the pests that are notoriously difficult to eradicate include termites, bed bugs, and cockroaches. 

As the weather cools and moves toward the wintertime there are a number of elements in nature that start to change. The trees, grass, and other plants as well as many types of animals respond to the changes in the weather. If you have been fighting pests in and around your home throughout the spring and fall you are likely hoping that the pests will respond to the changes in the weather and simply go away. There is good news and bad news when it comes to pest behavior in the winter – some respond by dying off or going away but there are others that do not change their behavior at all. Keep reading to learn about the wintertime behavior of five common pests.

A visit to your local hardware or big box store will provide you with a number of pest control options. You will find chemical treatment options designed to kill specific types of pests and those that claim to kill them all. The promises you read on the labels of these pesticides may have you wondering if the options available in the store provide the same results as those that the professionals use. Despite the promises that the pesticides on the hardware store shelf make – there are differences between the pesticides used by professionals and those you can purchase and apply on your own. Two of the biggest differences you will notice are potency and longevity.

DIY pest control has the potential to be effective in some situations. Options like bait, foggers, and spot treatment sprays are popular options for homeowners who are trying to deal with pest infestations. More often than not, however, homeowners are disappointed with the results they get from DIY treatment options. Professional pest control is a more effective option because of the type of pesticides used, the way the pesticides are applied, as well as the knowledge and experience a professional can provide.

As a restaurant owner, no one has to explain to you how devastating a pest infestation can be to your business. In order to avoid the consequences that come with having an infestation in your restaurant, you need to have it treated regularly for pests. The frequency with which you need to have it treated depends on a number of factors. The first step to determining how often you should have your restaurant treated for pests is to talk to a pest control professional. The pros at San Joaquin Pest Control will give you a free inspection, evaluation, and custom plan recommendation so you can get your restaurant set up on an effective treatment schedule.

Pests in your home can be a threat to the health of your family. Roaches and rodents can contaminate your food supply and spread disease to your family. They can also contaminate surfaces and cause problems for people who have allergies with their excrement. You can protect your family from the threat of pests by keeping up with home maintenance, storing food properly, taking out the trash regularly, and setting up professional pest control services. 

Roaches and rodents are two of the most reviled pests that homeowners deal with on a regular basis. The revulsion that people have for these pests is well-founded because they can spend their time in some pretty disgusting places. In addition, they can carry disease and spread it to humans. Roaches and rodents both pose a threat to humans but which one is worse? Should you focus your exclusion efforts more strongly toward one of these pests? Most homeowners will agree that neither rodents nor roaches are welcomed inside their home. Understanding the level of threat that each one poses can help you double down on your efforts to keep your home free from these pests.