As a business owner, there are a ton of things you do to keep your business running, and growing as time goes on. Maybe you pay a designer to make sure your shop always looks trendy and inviting. You might have a creative and inventive head chef that is constantly trying out new recipes to make sure your restaurant has something unique to offer. As the owner, you’re constantly keeping up on licenses and building codes to guarantee you don’t run into issues with any regulations, or safety hazards. However, one thing you absolutely need to have on the list of things you do to care for your business is hiring a company to do regularly scheduled professional pest inspections. Pest inspections are the best way by far to avoid several huge problems down the road. When you enlist the help of a pest professional, you’re protecting your business from a few different catastrophes. Here are the most prevalent three.

Choosing a pest control company to handle the pest issues in your Bakersfield home is no simple task. You need to know that the company you choose is trustworthy, reliable, and able to get the job done in the quickest and most cost-effective way. If you’re unsure where you should begin on your journey to selecting the best pest control company in the Bakersfield area, take a look at the 10 tips below.

One thing i’ve found interesting about pest control is that many people have no idea that they’re doing things that make their homes more open to pests. Some people are making their home’s the perfect place for pests to gather, without even knowing.

Termites can be annoying during any time of the year, but they’re especially difficult to deal with during the winter, because they hide even more than usual. It might seem like this is less of a problem, since you don’t have to see any of these creepy little critters crawling around. In actuality, they might be an even bigger issue, because you don’t know how long they’ve been around, and the extent of the damage they’ve done. Here’s how to figure out if your business is susceptible to termite problems.

Termites are actually a year round pest, but during the winter, they can be a tougher issue. The reason they can be harder to deal with during the colder months is because they go into hiding. Just because they’re hiding, however, doesn’t mean they aren’t a problem. Termites can do a ton of damage without you even knowing they’re there. So how do you tell if you have a winter infestation, and how bad it actually is? Let’s discuss how you can try to estimate the severity.

When the weather begins to get colder, it seems like all the spiders come running indoors. They show up in the corners of your ceiling, scurrying across the living room floor and, shockingly, behind the shower curtain. Why does it seem like they multiply in winter? Perhaps because they do. Unlike many pests who have their mating and breeding season in the spring, spiders mate in the fall. You can take preventative measures to keep spiders out by knowing their hiding spots and blocking their common points of entry. You should also consider year-round professional pest control to help keep spiders at bay.

The holidays are a favorite time of year for so many people, and it’s easy to understand why. It’s the best time to spend with your friends or family, even if they live far away from you. But, as with most things, there are still concerns related to traveling. For instance, sometimes people come back with a little cold or flu, especially if you were trapped inside an airplane for several hours. And some folks come back with something worse than a little flu bug – actual bugs.

If you have ever experienced bed bugs in your own home then you can relate to the frustration and fear that comes with waking up to a line of red, itchy bites. What can you do about these little creatures that bite you in the night? Should you simply throw out all the mattresses and burn your sheets? Before you take such drastic measures, look into the reasons why your bed bug problem won’t go away for good.

There are a number of ways that you can attempt to keep pests out of your home. From keeping your yard clean, keeping your house clean, to enlisting the help of professional exterminators, there are many different approaches that you could take. However, the most effective and simple way to keep pests out of your home is to make it impossible for them to find their way inside.

You might think winter is the time of year that you have nothing to worry about, pest control-wise. While this is understandable, it’s actually incorrect. If you have a trusted pest control company come to your home during the warmer parts of the year, continuing this practice during this practice is definitely recommended during winter as well, and here are a few creepy, crawly reasons why...