Large accumulations of bird droppings aren’t just unsightly — the CDC specifically recommends that big buildup be cleaned up by a professional company experienced in hazardous waste removal, not swept away with a hose. That recommendation exists because soil or…

A one-time treatment after spotting ants on the counter feels like a fix, but it addresses a symptom, not the underlying access points and conditions that let pests in — which is exactly why ants, or a version of them,…

The EPA describes integrated pest management as an environmentally friendly, common-sense approach to controlling pests that applies to any type of structure — a definition that covers everything from a single-tenant office to a multi-building industrial campus. What that looks…

Where outdoor populations of house mice exist near farmland, they frequently enter homes in autumn as nighttime temperatures start to drop — and a mouse can squeeze through a gap as small as a quarter-inch to do it. For a…

Fresno’s long dry summers push ants indoors looking for water long before anyone notices a trail on the counter, since ants are constantly searching for food, water, warmth, or relief from extreme temperatures. That single detail is why pest control…

Pesticides used in or around a food processing facility are held to a different standard than pesticides used in a home. The EPA sets maximum residue limits, called tolerances, on how much of any pesticide is allowed to remain in…

The EPA’s guidance for multi-family housing makes a point most people don’t expect: the property manager is responsible for a building’s pest control outcomes, not the pest control operator hired to treat it. That’s because too many of the conditions…

West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the continental United States, and it causes about 100 deaths and thousands of cases every year — even though there’s still no vaccine or medicine to treat it. Since…

Ants don’t invade a Bakersfield kitchen because the house is dirty — they invade because 100-plus-degree summer days push entire colonies to search for water anywhere they can find it, and a kitchen sink is an easy target. That single…

Seeing one bee near a porch light doesn’t mean there’s a nest problem. Seeing the same wasp fly in and out of a gap in the eaves a dozen times in an hour usually does. Knowing the difference matters, because…