If you’re a homeowner in San Diego, you know how much pests can disrupt your life and home. They can carry diseases, contaminate food, and damage your property.
A Wild Wild Pest Control company will be able to get rid of the pests you’re dealing with and take measures to prevent them from returning. To find a good pest control provider, check online reviews and read expert assessments to see how well they perform for clients like you.
Termites
Termites are one of the most common pests San Diego residents encounter. They eat wood structures, making them vulnerable to decay and damage.
Fortunately, they don’t typically destroy your home immediately. In fact, they can eat away at wood for years without showing signs of their presence.
However, once they do, it’s hard to ignore them. They can cause significant damage to a home’s framing, flooring, and furniture.
Termites are most active during the spring and summer when temperatures warm up, and the weather is wet. Drywood termites are also most active at this time, while subterranean termites tend to be more active during the late fall and winter months.
Ants
Ants are pests that can invade homes, restaurants, hospitals, offices, warehouses and other buildings where they can find food and water. They perform many useful functions in the environment such as feeding on other pests (e.g., fleas, caterpillars), dead insects, and decomposing tissue from dead animals.
They are also generalist predators, performing services on crops such as reducing pest abundance and plant damage. They can reduce the density of honeydew-producing pest species such as aphids, soft scales, mealybugs and whiteflies to increase crop yield.
They also use chemical communication to communicate among themselves and protect their nests from parasites and predators. When their nest is attacked they produce alarm chemicals that cause other workers to come to defend the colony.
Cockroaches
Cockroaches are one of the most feared pests in homes and they have the potential to spread harmful diseases and bacteria that can be dangerous to people. They crawl around in unsanitary areas and collect pathogens, which they then carry throughout the home when they move about at night.
Cockroach pest control in San Diego is a key part of protecting the health and well-being of your family. Having your home professionally inspected and treated by a pest management company can keep cockroaches from invading your space and contaminating your food.
Besides having your home professionally inspected and treated, you can take steps to keep cockroaches out of your house by fixing any cracks or holes that they may be able to enter. Look for rips in window screens or screen doors, worn-out thresholds on exterior doors and gaps around pipes and vents that could let them into your home.
Wasps
Many people are afraid of wasps because they are stinging insects, but they are actually helpful and important to the environment. Wasps eat insect pests, which helps maintain balance and reduces the need for pesticides.
Social wasps such as mud daubers, paper wasps, and cicada killers live in colonies where they mate with other members and lay eggs. The queen is the reproductive leader and the rest of the colony is made up of workers, males, potential queens (called gynes before they take charge), and females who are not reproductive.
Wasps build nests in nooks and crannies, such as between walls, around tree hollows, siding, chimneys, gutters, and decks. Seal up gaps and cracks if you can and avoid storing trash or fruit in your attic or crawlspace.
Rodents
Rodents are a common nuisance in San Diego, and they can be dangerous when they become inside homes. They gnaw and excavate burrows, and are carriers of disease.
Rodent control is the process of controlling rodents using trapping and poison baiting. The goal is to remove the rats and mice from your home.
The most effective way to control rodents is to remove the food and harborage that they eat. This includes garbage, pet food, bird seed and rat nests.
Once these things have been removed, it is crucial to seal up entry points into your home. This can include holes in doors, screens, windows, and cracks in walls.