If you are interested in participating in this charitable program or you wish to recommend someone, please email “Beddy Bed Bug” at Beddy@BedBugCentral.com. Describe in 300 words or less why you or your facility could use charitable bed bug treatments for the holidays. Please include your contact information and address.

Applicants with a financial need can live anywhere…in single family homes, apartments, group homes, shelters, or nursing homes. As bed bug control experts, San Diego Thrasher Termite & Pest Control is happy to assist in Taking the Bite out of the Holidays.

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 in your home–replace them now!

Please note that it is state law in California for all homes with attached garages to have a carbon monoxide detector. Did you know that if you pull a permit for any work done on your home, the city/county inspector will look for fire detectors and carbon monoxide detectors? It really is for your safety, but if you want to pass inspection, even for a totally unrelated home repair, get smoke detectors installed in every bedroom and hallway. As for carbon monoxide detectors, they should be installed outside each sleeping areas of the home including the basement.

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Black Widow Spider

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

Brown widow spider color ranges from tan to dark brown to black. They have a vivid orange or a yellowish color hourglass-shaped marking on the underside of the abdomen.

Widow spider bites are poisonous and painful, but rarely fatal. If you suspect that you have received a widow spider bite, seek immediate medical attention.

Cellar Spider

Cellar spiders are easily identified by their extraordinarily long and thin legs, which are attached to their elongate and thin body.

Parson Spider, Ground Spider, and Jumping Spiders are hunting spiders. They may be very fast moving spiders and commonly enter structures to hunt for food or harborage. They are primarily nocturnal, but when found in structures may be seen walking along floors, countertops, walls, or ceilings. They are capable of biting humans, but their venom is generally not considered dangerous.

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 into the dishwasher to clean it. Keep from misplacing the screws or springs, by placing those in a zipper bag.

New Homeowners: You only need to change the filter in the intake vent (where the air is sucked in). Exit vents do not have filters.