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Many things can attract wasps to your house. One big thing is if you have an easy food source. Some wasp varieties will eat the nectar of certain flowers, some will eat fruits and vegetables, and some will eat just about anything. Wasps may also end up on your property if you have an infestation of insects that wasps like to prey on for reproductive purposes, such as caterpillars or grasshoppers. Easy nesting spots are another big attractant. If you have a lot of holes in your yard, yellow jackets may set up a nest there, and if you have windows with big frames or overhangs, these may attract aerial wasps.

Ticks and fleas are difficult pests to eradicate when an infestation occurs. Whether the problem is indoors or outside, the best way to get rid of fleas and ticks is to work with a company like The Termite Guy. Our 25 years of experience help us to eliminate ticks and fleas from your home and yard so you can regain your peace of mind and protect your family and pets from dangerous diseases.

Prevention can go a long way toward keeping your family and pets safe from ticks, fleas, and the diseases they transmit. Here are some tips to help prevent these dangerous pests: Frequent vacuuming can help to interrupt the flea life cycle by eliminating eggs hidden in carpeting, floors, and pet bedding. Keep your grass cut short and the yard well maintained, limiting debris piles and overgrowth. Ask your veterinarian for advice on what to use for flea and tick protection for your pets. Check for ticks on yourself and your pets when returning home from a walk. Unfortunately, preventing ticks around Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties is difficult. When prevention fails, The Termite Guy team is here to help. The Termite Guy is here to help with tick and flea control for your house and yard. Preventative measures will ensure the health and well-being of your family and pets.

The location of wasp nests depends on the wasp species. For instance, most of the time, yellow jackets will nest inside holes in the ground or hollows and trees, while hornets will build large paper nests in tree branches or the overhangs on your house. You might even find mud daubers building mud tunnels on your home's siding.

Here in California, we love to spend time outdoors walking, hiking, and enjoying the weather. Unfortunately, it is easy for ticks and fleas to join us, and they will stay on for the ride. Fleas are powerful jumpers who sometimes hitchhike their way into our homes on our clothes. Ticks do not jump or fly, but they will free-fall onto us or grab on as we walk by. For pet owners, tick and flea control are especially important. When we take our four-legged friends outdoors, they can easily pick up ticks and fleas in wooded or overgrown areas.

Whether wasps are dangerous depends on the species of wasp you're dealing with. Almost all wasps can sting, but some are so docile that they almost never do it. However, other wasps are highly aggressive and will sting at the slightest provocation. Typically, social wasps, like hornets and yellow jackets, are much more likely to sting. These nesting varieties will do just about anything to protect their nests, up to and including swarming by the thousands and stinging over and over again until they chase away any perceived threat. In this case, wasps can be dangerous, especially to those allergic to insect venom.

If you already have a wasp infestation, doing your own wasp removal is not advisable. While you might get away with knocking down a couple of mud dauber tunnels, if you mess with yellow jacket or hornet nests, it will be a different story. Trying to get rid of these species could result in an attack that leaves you with hundreds of stings. To keep yourself safe, the best thing you can do is contact the wasp experts here at The Termite Guy! We can safely and effectively remove the wasps from your property regardless of the species.

While you may not be able to get rid of wasps yourself once you already have them, wasp prevention is much easier. Just take these steps: - Cover all outdoor garbage cans with tight lids. - Try using decoy nests to make social wasps think they're invading other wasps' territory. - Never leave fruits or veggies from outdoor plants sitting on the ground. - Get rid of infestations of spiders, caterpillars, or other wasp prey. - Plant wasp-repellent herbs and flowers like basil, lemongrass, and marigolds. And remember, for the best wasp removal services in Southern California, the experts here at The Termite Guy are just a click or call away!

Rodents like living near people, which can make preventing problems with them difficult. The following prevention tips and regular rodent control services will make rodents think twice about calling your property home. - Clear any yard debris, fallen trees, and woodpiles from your yard that offer harborage sites. - Don't place bird feeders near your home. - If you feed pets outside, make sure to pick up uneaten food. - Cut back tree branches, shrubbery, and other landscaping from your home's exterior. - Carefully inspect your home's exterior from top to bottom and repair any defect that rodents can use as entry points. Mice can move through spaces the diameter of a pencil. - Keep food in your house out of the reach of rodents by storing it either in the fridge or airtight containers with locking lids. - Regularly clean your home to remove crumbs and other food debris. Clear areas of clutter rodents could hide within. Learn more about rodent control and home pest control in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties by calling today!

Mice, rats, and other types of rodents belong to the order Rodentia which means "to gnaw." Scientists group rodents together because they all have continuously growing, chisel-like front incisors they use to gnaw and cut through objects. In order to stop these teeth from overgrowing, rodents constantly chew on things they come across. Trees to dining room tables are used as teething toys by rodents. Mice are rodents with small oval bodies and small triangular heads. Their ears and tails have a light layer of velvety fur. Adult rats are typically larger than adult mice. They have large blunt heads, and their ears and scaly tails are hairless. Light brown, dark brown, gray, or black fur often covers the bodies of mice or rats. White or another lighter color fur typically covers their undersides.