Monthly Archives: November 2019

Nov 29

Overrun with Ants? Call the Spring Valley Pest Control Expert

By Pest Control Expert | Ants , Pest Control , Professional Pest Control

Ant Infestation

Ants: They Don't Make Great Pets

Spring Valley Ant Infestation

Spring Valley Ant

When you have an infestation of ants in Spring Valley, the awful truth you need to understand is that you are only seeing a tiny fraction of the number of ants that have invaded your property.

What you are seeing are the worker ants that have been sent out from the nest to scout for food. When they find it, they head back to the nest with a morsel of food, leaving a trail of pheromones for other ants to follow. Pretty soon, you have a supply line of ants scurrying fast in both directions.

And they will find food, whether it's a crumb dropped from your table, some food left out (even if covered) or simply a dead insect.

The thing is that there is little point in killing the visible ants. To get rid of your Spring Valley ant infestation, you must kill the queen, along with the eggs that the workers are getting ready to hatch.

And, of course, the queens of other nests in the vicinity as well.

This is where your Spring Valley pest control expert comes in. They have the equipment, tools, techniques and safe insecticides to get rid of your ant infestation for good.

Spring Valley Ants Ate My Silk Moths

Silkworm

When I was a kid of around 11 years of age, we had a silkworm craze, usually started by a kid with a backyard mulberry tree.

We would put a few silkworms with some mulberry leaves for them to eat in a shoe box with holes punched in the lid for oxygen and then watch the fascinating silkworm life cycle, topping up with fresh leaves every couple of days or so.

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Nov 24

Spring Valley Pest Control

By Pest Control Expert | Ants , Bed Bugs , Cockroaches , Fleas , Mosquitoes , Pest Control , Rodents , Slugs , Snails , Spiders , Termites

Pest Control in Spring Valley

Spring Valley Pest Control Cockroaches

Previous posts have focused on specific pests that invade the Spring Valley area and what your Spring Valley pest control expert can do to combat them.

This post summarizes those approaches.

But first a question: What is it about Spring Valley that seems to attract more than its fair share of pests?

We are looking at

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Nov 21

Spring Valley Pest Control: Spider Infestation

By Pest Control Expert | Arachnophobia , Pest Control , Pest Control Management , Professional Pest Control , Spiders

Pest Control Tarantula Spider

Spiders and Spring Valley Pest Control

Spring Valley Wolf Spider 400

One of the most commonly found spiders in Spring Valley is the frightening looking wolf spider.

The wolf spider has a venomous bite. The bite is not fatal but can be very painful. The wolf spider is identified by its hairy body. and resembles a smaller version of the tarantula. It can grow up to about five inches in length! They are a brown camouflage color that blends into desert and garden environments. Wolf spiders tend to be nocturnal but can be active in both the day and night time.

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Nov 08

Spring Valley Pest Control: The Flea Life Cycle

By Pest Control Expert | Fleas , Pest Control , Professional Pest Control

Life Cycle

Spring Valley Pest Control Flea Life Cycle

Fleas undergo complete metamorphosis. The life cycle, or stages, of the flea is composed of the egg, larval, pupal and adult stages. Cycle length ranges from several weeks to several months and is largely dependent upon environmental conditions.

Eggs

Fleas lay between four to eight eggs after a meal of your or your pet’s blood, with the highest concentrations of laying occurring within the last few days of the female’s life. Unlike the eggs of some other parasites, flea eggs are not sticky and usually fall to the ground immediately upon being laid. Flea eggs hatch into larvae within one to 12 days, depending on ambient temperature. Your Spring Valley pest control expert is an essential investment in removing all eggs, which can represent up to 50% of your total flea population at any one time.

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