San Fernando, CA Pest Control

Problems Pigeons Cause In San Fernando

Often called "flying rats", pigeons are unsanitary pests. They get into dumpsters, garbage cans, garbage heaps, and other dirty places in search of food sources. In these dirty places, they pick up harmful microorganisms. While they may be pretty birds, it isn't good to have them around.

It is particularly bad to have them getting into structures on your property. Along with their ability to pick up and spread dangerous microorganisms, pigeons also create issues by leaving their droppings in many places.

• Pigeon droppings present a health concern.
• Droppings left on sidewalks and walkways are a slipping hazard.
• Bird droppings are acidic and corrosive. They can eat through certain building materials, such as concrete.

When pigeons, or other pest birds, start to become a problem, contact us at Ventura Pest Control for our bird control service. We install bird deterrent devices to scare birds away and exclude birds from getting inside.

What San Fernando Property Owners Should Know About Termite Swarmers

Every termite begins life as a worker. At the command of the queen, workers develop and take on other roles, such as soldiers, reproductives, or winged reproductives. The winged reproductives are called swarmers. They're given this name because they gather into a swarm during the mating process.

If you see swarmers on, or inside, your San Fernando property, there are a few things you should know:

• If you find swarmers in your home, it is a sign of a severe infestation.
• If you find swarmers on the outside of your home, you shouldn't shrug them off. Worker termites travel up to 100 yards in search of food. Swarmers don't generally fly more than 100 yards away from the nest in which they hatched.
• You're not likely to see a termite swarm because swarms don't last for more than thirty minutes. Typically, property owners find the shed wings left by swarmers during the mating process.
• A colony of termites can feed on your home for years before the nest produces swarmers. We don't recommend waiting to see swarmers before you take steps to protect your property.

If you need advice about termite protection and prevention, we can help. Our certified termite control professionals have the answers.

Why DIY Mice Control In San Fernando Is Seldom Successful

Mice are elusive pests. While incredibly curious and prone to investigating traps, they have many ways of avoiding mouse traps. They can cautiously eat all the food off a trap latch. They can quickly move out of the way of the arm on a spring trap. They may smell the oils from human skin on traps that have been touched and avoid those traps. There are a surprising number of ways mouse traps can fail. If you have success with your traps, another issue can keep you from getting control of mice. These little rodents reproduce quickly and are often able to grow their populations quicker than DIY rodent control can cull their populations.

Along with mouse traps, you may use other methods such as certain products to repel mice. While these products can have some success keeping mice out of sensitive areas, you're not going to be able to deter a determined mouse. The best solution for mouse control is to hire an experienced and trained rodent control professional. We have a few of those on staff here at Ventura Pest Control. Reach out to us, we can help you solve your rodent control issue.

A Handy Guide To Bed Bug Prevention For San Fernando Property Owners

Bed bugs are hitchhiking pests. They don't live on your lawn. They don't explore your landscaping. And they don't get in through tiny gaps in your exterior. If you hope to keep bed bugs out of your San Fernando home or business, you need to be proactive. If you are a San Fernando resident, you have many options for bed bug prevention, such as:

• When you stay somewhere away from home, keep luggage outside your room or store it in the bathroom as you perform a bed bug inspection. Look for black fecal spotting, shed insect skins, tiny white eggs, or bed bug activity. Look in tight spaces. Use a debit card to drag along the seams of mattresses. Inspect the stitching on upholstered furniture. Examine baseboards and outlet covers for black streaks.
• While away from home, protect your laundry by putting laundry items in a sealed plastic bag.
• When you return from being away, run all your laundry through a hot wash and a dryer cycle. Heat exterminates bed bugs in all stages of development.
• Perform routine inspections of your home to catch bed bugs early.

If you are a San Fernando business owner, it is more difficult to keep bed bugs out because employees and customers can bring them into your business. What you need is a bed bug action plan that includes:

• Routine inspections - performed by a professional.
• Appropriate treatments - applied by a professional as needed.
• Staff training - to detect bed bugs early.
• Staff training - to appropriately respond to customer fears and concerns. 

At Ventura Pest Control, we perform heat remediation treatments and fumigations to address bed bug infestations. If you need advice or service, connect with us today. We're here to help with our bed bug control service.