Pests Cost U.S. Businesses $6.8 Billion

In 2014, pest infestations at U.S. businesses cost an increase of $6.8 billion to operating costs. The loss of revenue for U.S. businesses in 2014 was even more, at $13.2 billion due to pest infestations. These are the findings of a study released today produced by...

Easy Pest Management Solutions for Fall

It might be hard to imagine now with Sacramento weather so uncomfortably warm, but we are moving into autumn in Northern California, and that means new pest control challenges. While so many pests are thriving outside this summer, as the weather begins to cool, these...

Tips for Fighting Common Pests

Sacramento’s warm weather is back again, but not for long. With cooler weather approaching, the likelihood of increase pest infestations in your home goes up exponentially. Some of these pests are easy to deal with through minor behavior changes around your home or...

Africanized Bees Set Up Shop in California

Africanized honey bees are now being found as north as the California delta region, according to scientists from the University of California, San Diego. The scientists collected samples of hundreds of the so-called “killer” bees over the years since they entered...

Why Use Professional Pest Companies?

  As anyone who has lived here for long can attest to, there is no shortage of Sacramento pest problems, from cockroaches in summer to rodents and raccoons in fall and winter. Most Sacramento business or home owners are not new to these various unwanted guests...

Pest Population Up Following Long, Hot Summer

  As another scorching-hot Sacramento summer comes to a close and we officially enter fall, many of our neighbors in the greater Sacramento area are breathing a collective sigh of relief. With the approach of cooler temperatures and even rain comes the promise of...

Repelling Mosquitoes In a Zika and West Nile World

Mosquitoes have been a thorn in humankind’s side for thousands and thousands of years, but their predatory relationship with us will likely continue for even longer. Mosquitoes are also one of the most efficient spreaders of deadly diseases and viruses, and have...

When DIY Pest Control Just Isn’t Working

Every home-owner or business-owner will someday find themselves considering the following: “Can I handle this pest myself?” If you’re like many others, you’ll decide: “Yeah, I probably CAN handle it myself, and for a lot cheaper!”...

When To Call A Pest Control Expert

  At some point, every homeowner or business owner will run into the same crucial, skittering, ugly problem and ask themselves that age-old question: “Do I need a professional, or can I handle this myself?” It is in this moment that you need to...

Cockroaches Close Popular Sacramento Bakery

  Sacramento County health officials made the call to close down the popular New Roma Bakery after a recent inspection unearthed a number of live cockroaches as well as rodent droppings. Sacramento, especially downtown Sacramento, where the New Roma bakery is...