Pest Control

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Consumer Affairs’ (DCA) Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB) announces the appointment of Sophia Cornejo as its new registrar, effective August 15, 2022. Ms. Cornejo replaces former registrar Susan Saylor, who retired in April, 2022. Ms. Cornejo has served various regulatory entities under DCA for…

Make sure you’re working with a Board-licensed pest professional By preventing disease and protecting property through their environmentally responsible services, California’s more than 28,000 licensed structural pest control professionals support healthy families, homes, and businesses. Structural pest control specifically deals with household pests and wood-destroying pests or organisms. Small as…

Concerned about creepy-crawlies? Contact a licensed pest professional It sounds like something straight from a sci-fi movie poster: “Brood X Is Coming: Billions of Cicadas Set to Swarm.” But while the East Coast, South, and Midwest have cause for concern, California is in the clear from this bug-eyed insect horde.…

True or false: Mice love cheese, bedbugs hate light, and having pets means zero pests. Popular TV home-remodeling host Bob Vila takes on eight common pest myths and offers reality checks for homeowners: Pests mean you have a dirty home—Having a pest problem is inconvenient, but it can also be…

Learn about non-toxic alternatives and contact a professional for infestation help The leaves are turning, the air is chilling: Sweater weather is in sight. But if you’ve stored your winter clothing with mothballs, moth crystals, moth flakes, or moth cakes to prevent clothing moths and their larvae from chewing holes…

Contact a licensed pest-control professional for help with harmful insects around your home People from all over the world are drawn to the beauty, climate, and star-studded glamour of Southern California. Sometimes, other species are attracted to SoCal, too: A new pest has arrived on the SoCal scene—the Aedes mosquito—and…

See something out of the ordinary? Contact a licensed pest-control professional Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any weirder, two words hit the headlines: “Murder Hornets.” While the name makes for exciting press and horrifying hashtags, whipping up frenzied images of B-movie panic, it’s a misleading misnomer for this…

Licensed pest-control professionals are here to help Nothing scares a homeowner quite like the word “termites.” While these creatures have inhabited our planet for more than 250 million years, they more recently have become the sworn enemy of building professionals, who now spend more than $2 billion each year in…

Spring Cleaning Is a Good Time to Prevent Potential Health Hazards Article authored by Lana K. Wilson-Combs, Consumer Connection staff After a cold, dreary, dark, and damp winter, most people are eager for the arrival of spring. Many insects are, too. As the weather gets warmer, pests begin to come…

This is the time of year when we may come upon increased numbers of black widow spiders in and around our homes. Although there are several species found in temperate regions around the world, black widows are usually identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. They are active when the temperature…