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July 29, 2016 5:00:00 AM
If you’re here, then you might have a pretty awful bed bug infestation on your hands – and for that, I’m truly sorry. A bed bug infestation is a nightmare to deal with, and even harder to get rid of. And when it’s out of hand, well, that’s not a very comfortable home to sleep […]
Read More →July 27, 2016 5:00:00 AM
Living in Bakersfield, you get used to the presence of pests; or, at least, you better get used to it. Because they’re definitely going to be around! Ants, cockroaches, rats, mice, mosquitoes, termites and wasps are all familiar to Bakersfield residents. We live in a dry, arid part of California that’s full of agriculture. And that makes […]
Read More →July 22, 2016 5:00:00 AM
We choose the words in our blog headlines carefully, and using the term “control” was a deliberate choice today. Why? Because termites can never truly be eradicated. There are billions of termites out in the natural world, and we’ll never get them all. Why would we even try? A termite in the woods does you […]
Read More →July 20, 2016 5:00:00 AM
Folks, I think I deserve a raise. Because merely thinking about the headline today makes my skin crawl. Why do I have to write about this? Can’t we force someone else to do it? And look, I’m not alone in feeling creeped out. Do you think NBA superstars are tough? I mean, they’re multimillionaire athletes; they must be, […]
Read More →July 1, 2016 5:00:00 AM
Here’s a pretty common scenario: you wander into the kitchen late one night for a glass of water. You flip the light switch, and what’s sitting on your kitchen counter? A dirty cockroach. Of course, now that the light is on that roach will scurry away, back into hiding. But now you know there’s at […]
Read More →June 8, 2016 5:00:00 AM
The mere mention of bed bugs is enough to strike fear in the hearts of homeowners. The tiny bugs can leave a person with itchy bites and are experts at hiding. Bed bugs can be difficult to eradicate from the home, but there are ways to prevent them from entering in the first place. The […]
Read More →June 3, 2016 5:00:00 AM
If you’re here and you’re a restaurant owner, I really hope you’re just curious. Because you shouldn’t need a list of reasons to tell you that cockroaches in a restaurant are unacceptable. The list could be just one entry long: Cockroaches are disgusting. We have plenty of evidence to prove it. But we’re not here to […]
Read More →May 9, 2016 5:00:00 AM
Termites. These are the creatures that, although small, can create thousands of dollars of damage to your home. They work from the inside out, and worst-case scenario, can make your house collapse on top of itself. However, this process isn’t quick, and with an inspection can be detected quite easily. Nevertheless, the lack of inspection […]
Read More →April 29, 2016 5:00:00 AM
Living in a place like Bakersfield, you get used to the presence of pests pretty quickly. We’ve got lots of wide open space here, which means plenty of places for critters of all shapes and sizes to hide out. Rats, mice, cockroaches, ants, mosquitoes and termites are just some of the common pests around. If you […]
Read More →April 25, 2016 5:00:00 AM
There are certain pest problems that you can sometimes handle on your own. For instance, a mild ant infestation is fairly manageable. If you clean up your kitchen and put out a little borax, you might be able to keep it under control. But cockroaches? That’s a different story. Roaches are resilient and filthy, carrying all […]
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