Taking a Bite Out of the Holidays

December 5, 2012 - Pest Control San Diego

This year our San Diego branch is again partnering with BedBug Central to help “Take a Bite Out of the Holidays.” This charitable program offers free bed bug services to people suffering from the bite of bed bugs but who don’t have the financial resources to combat this pest. If you are interested in participating in this [...]

Test Those New Alarms

December 1, 2012 - 45 Minute Maintenance

Yes! The national fire safety board recommends that you check your smoke alarms monthly. Consider this your reminder. Test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Press the test buttons and listen for the beeps (yes, you need to do this monthly). No beeps? Change the batteries and retest.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors: It’s the Law

November 6, 2012 - Healthy Home Tuesday

Thrasher Termite and Pest Control Healthy Home Tips

Carbon monoxide kills about 40 people in California every year, according to the California Air Resources Board. Single-family homes were required to have carbon monoxide detectors installed by July 1, 2012 and multifamily buildings have until Jan. 1, 2013, according to the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act. If you haven’t already done so, it’s time [...]

Change Batteries in Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

November 3, 2012 - 45 Minute Maintenance

The national fire safety board recommends that you CHANGE THE BATTERIES in your smoke alarms and Carbon Monoxide detectors once a year during daylight savings time. Price of new batteries: $4.00. Your family: Priceless. And did you know you’re supposed to completely replace smoke detectors every 7-10 years. So, if you’ve got some used-to-be-white-but-its-now-yellow detectors [...]

Best Smoke Detectors

November 1, 2012 - Great Gear, Healthy Homes

According to the National Fire Protection Association, for best protection, it is recommended that both ionization and photoelectric technologies be in homes. We’ve only found a few such devices commonly available, such as the Kidde PI9010 Battery-Operated Dual Ionization and Photoelectric Sensor Smoke Alarm. But we haven’t found any alarms with the trifecta of ionization and photoelectric [...]

With Halloween tomorrow, we couldn’t resist sharing this recipe from momendeavors.com. Here are the ingredients: – pretzel sticks – white chocolate/bark candy coating – chocolate (baker’s, candy coating, or chips would probably all work) – raisins – baggie or pastry bag – wax paper For full details, travel over to momendeavors.com or click the photo below.

Identification of Common Household Spiders

October 29, 2012 - Pest Control Los Gatos, Pest Control San Diego, Pest Control San Jose

Black widow spiders are identified by their shiny black body, long thin legs, large oval abdomen, and red “hourglass” pattern on the underside of the abdomen. This hourglass pattern may not always be visible. Brown widow spider color ranges from tan to dark brown to black. They have a vivid orange or a yellowish color [...]

Change Furnace Filters

October 27, 2012 - 45 Minute Maintenance

If you haven’t done so already, change your furnace filters. It is amazing how dirty they get in just one season. If you can’t find the size you need, purchase a size larger and jamb it into the opening. Make that dirty air pass through! While the air intake vent cover is off, toss it [...]

False Black Widow Spider

October 26, 2012 - Buggy Friday, Pest Photos

False Black Widow Thrasher Termite and Pest Control

A false black widow spider for #BuggyFriday. These spiders don’t form a classic web, instead they create a crazy quilt of sticky threads. Their venom is less harmful to humans than black widows; however, their bite can still be extremely painful.

Believe it or not, the The Dazzle Duster is one of our most important pest control tools. One way to discourage spiders from making their way into your home is to eliminate the cobwebs that accumulate around windows and the eaves of your house. Do what the pros do and sweep them away with a pole duster. [...]

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Taking a Bite Out of the Holidays

Test Those New Alarms

Carbon Monoxide Detectors: It’s the Law

Change Batteries in Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Best Smoke Detectors

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Identification of Common Household Spiders

Change Furnace Filters

False Black Widow Spider

Fewer Webs, Fewer Spiders

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