Roof rats have lived in the Las Vegas Valley since 1990, usually near palms, fruit trees, washes, and irrigated yards. Here is how to tell a roof rat from a…
Yes, there are termites in Las Vegas, and no, not every house in the valley is infested. Here is how termites survive in the desert, the signs worth taking seriously,…
Most spiders around a Las Vegas home are harmless and eat the insects you do not want. Two are worth knowing on sight: the western black widow and the desert…
Nevada has about 25 scorpion species, and most of them are harmless to people. The one that matters in Las Vegas homes is the bark scorpion. Here is how to…
Retail bug sprays are legal, cheap, and easy to misuse. Here is what actually goes wrong when homeowners treat pests themselves, from fogger injuries to sprays that scatter ant colonies…
Miami does not have a pest season and an off-season. It has a rotation. Here is what appears in South Florida homes month by month, which arrivals are a nuisance…
Every pest control company in Las Vegas says its treatments are safe for pets and children. Almost none of them explain what that means. It is a fair question to…
Roof rats have lived in the Las Vegas Valley since 1990, usually near palms, fruit trees, washes, and irrigated yards. Here is how to tell a roof rat from a Norway rat, the signs worth checking for, what the health district says about disease, and how to keep them out.
Yes, there are termites in Las Vegas, and no, not every house in the valley is infested. Here is how termites survive in the desert, the signs worth taking seriously, what a termite inspection checks when you are buying a home, and how subterranean and drywood termites are treated.
Most spiders around a Las Vegas home are harmless and eat the insects you do not want. Two are worth knowing on sight: the western black widow and the desert recluse. Here is how to identify them, where they hide, and what actually keeps them away.