Pest control is one of those necessary household services that few people enjoy thinking about. Whether it’s ants in the kitchen, roaches in the garage, or termites in the walls, nobody wants to share their home with unwanted pests. But while the goal of pest control is simple—get rid of the problem—the method has become […]
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Recently, a friend of mine who happens to be a homeowner here in California made an unpleasant discovery. Following some telltale signs, she and her partner managed to capture some unwelcome guests as they were chowing down on the pergola shading her backyard: termites! After catching these new destructive tenants red-handed, the couple began investigating […]
Read MoreTermites – the very utterance of the insect’s name is enough to give nearly any homeowner chills. The wood-fiber ingesting bug has long scourged southern California, but until recently the danger has been mostly overstated due to the relatively low impact of local species. Western drywood and especially subterranean termites can cause substantial damage if […]
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When I was a kid, one of the weekly chores I had to do was take out the garbage cans the night before collection days. Our house had a little alley in the back that led to our gate, bordered on one side by the house and the other by a brick wall and a […]
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When I was a young kid growing up in Orange County, I used to spend a lot of time helping my parents with the gardening in the back yard. I was in charge of all the mundane or arduous tasks my parents didn’t feel like doing – watering the plants, spreading fertilizers, digging up weeds, […]
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Pest populations are exploding throughout the west, as infrastructure crumbles and the defenses we had against the creatures begin eroding away. The form of the pest can take many forms: rats, beetles, termites, but one thing they all have in common is the destruction and loss they leave in their wake. In one stunning example, […]
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To tell a quick horror story to my fellow homeowners, I recently found myself a victim of the plague we all dread might visit us one day: termites. It started with seeing little winged insects inside the house sporadically, crawling around clumsily without much regard to their personal safety. Soon enough I began noticing little […]
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