How Black Widows Spread
Inside Pest Control Treatments for COVID-19 Crysis
Interior Pest Control Screening
Responsible Pest Control is striving to protect our customers and techs during the COVID-19 crysis. All inside Pest Control services are screened to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The first line of defense against scorpions and other pests is outside service, but a change we’ve made at Responsible Pest Control to help stop the spread of CODVID-19 and protect our techs is to start screening customers before any interior treatments.
If inside pest control treatment is absolutely essential, we ask the following questions:
1. Are anyone in your household under self or mandated quarantine?
2. Does anyone in the house have any of the following symptoms:?
– Cough
– Cold
– Fever
3. Have you or anyone in the house traveled to areas with ongoing community transmission in the last 14 days?
If the answer to any of these is “YES” we will NOT do inside pest control services at this time. If all answers are “NO” we will happily treat inside with safety precautions.
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How Rain Affects Your Pest Control Phoenix – Mesa AZ
Pest Control & Rain
Most people think their pest control barrier is being washed away with normal rain or sprinkler watering. However, once your pest control barrier dries normal rain or sprinkler water has little effect on it!
As product applications dry they bind to the surface they were applied to helping them stay in place and active for about a month! PLUS granular products used in grassy or rocked areas are made to be active with watering making them more effective!
Professional Scorpion & pest control products are made to stand up to regular wear and tear by sprinklers, mopping, and normal rain. Plus granular products applied by pest control professionals around your yard actually become MORE effective after getting wet!
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Guaranteed Pest Control – No Matter The Weather!
We usually get some crazy weather a couple times a year in the Phoenix Valley that have the potential to disrupt even the most effective pest control. Despite every best effort with top notch products and thorough pest control applications monsoon floods and intense dust storms have the potential to cause an increase of pests.
There’s nothing like desert rain… From cooler temperatures to the unique smell, we cherish desert rain and so do pests! Pests benefit from the rain and landscape watering too. Scorpions and all desert insects need moisture to thrive, and they get a nice big dose during monsoon season and from over watering.
Large dust storms in the Phoenix Valley can completely COVER pest control barriers with dirt, and Monsoon rains can actually FLOOD OUT treated yards – Giving pests the MOISTURE they thrive in and diluting previous pest control treatments.
Have no fear! Here at Responsible Pest Control, customer satisfaction is our highest priority! If you ever get any bug invasion between your regular pest control services, FOR ANY REASON, please give us a quick jingle, text or email and consider it done. We’ll schedule you for a FREE re-treat right away at NO COST to you!
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Are Centipedes Poisonous?
Centipede Control
Most people who find a Centipede in their home or yard wonder, “Are Centipedes poisonous?”….The answer is Yes.
Watch out for centipede bites! Centipedes have poisonous jaws and inject venom with them. Large centipedes, like the one pictured above, can break through human skin. Centipede bites are like a bee sting and cause pain and swelling. The bigger the Centipede, the bigger the bite.
Centipede bites are painful and can swell, but they aren’t lethal. Centipede bites can be comparable to bee stings, and just like bee stings, allergic reactions can make reactions to centipede bites worse.
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Pest Control
- Centipedes are effectively controlled with Responsible Pest Control’s monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly Pest Control Services.
- Centipedes seek moist areas, so eliminating (as much as possible) areas with high moisture around your home will help in controlling them. You can do this by removing thick mulch and ground covering around your home.
Centipedes in Arizona
Centipedes live all over in Arizona from the foothills to homes in the Phoenix Valley and Tucson. They’re are usually found in landscaping areas high in moisture, but will enter homes feeding on flies & spiders, etc. Centipedes are carnivorous and get some of their moisture needs from their prey.
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How To Choose the Best Pest Control Company
Pest Control Choices
When it comes to pest control there are so many choices! Choosing the best pest control company for your needs is a snap by following these three easy steps first. Noone wants to spend the time and money hiring a pest control company to end up frustrated with lousy service and continual bug problems. Avoid the frustration by determining target pests, taking advantage of REVIEWS, and asking important questions!
Target Pests
1. Determine your target pests. Several pest control companies excel in controlling certain pests! For example, If you have a scorpion problem, you’ll want to look a company that specializes in scorpion control and has the most success eliminating scorpion problems. Pest Control companies that focus on Termite Control (or another pest) will probably be less successful with scorpions than a company that focuses on Scorpion Control. So determine your pest issues and concerns and look for companies that focus on those!
Another example is Bedbugs… Bedbugs are an extremely frustrating pest to have in the first place, so hiring a pest control company that can eliminate the problem quickly is the highest priority. Make sure to research a company who specializes in Bedbug control and has good recommendations for bedbugs specifically! Noone wants to keep getting bit after they’ve had the problem treated professionally!
General pests: If you don’t have an infestation of a specific kind, but want a pest control service to prevent problems in the future, than your in luck! Most pest control companies focus on preventing problems. General pest control includes the common pests like, Outside roaches, ants, crickets, spiders, earwigs, wasps, beetles, etc. These pests are easily controlled with a general pest control application and control measures.
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Read REVIEWS!
2. READ REVIEWS! – People LOVE to talk and be heard, and this comes in handy when looking for a great pest control company too! You can learn soooo much about a companies expertise, strengths and weaknesses by reading REVIEWS! They say hindsight is 20/20, and that couldn’t be truer! It also applies to choosing a pest control service provider too. BUT you don’t have to wait till AFTER you’ve hired a company to see things clearly. It’s much easier to learn about a company first by other peoples experiences.
People want to share their findings with you and help you make a good choice! Ask a neighbor or close friends about their pest control companies, and take advantage of verified online reviews on GOOGLE, yelp, and other verified online review sources!
If a company specializes in certain pests you will see that reflected in their reviews! For example: If you’re reading reviews about XYZ Pest Control and every other review says they do great with roaches, than you will know that they excel in roach control. So, if you’re needing a company that excels in the control of a certain pest look for reviews that reflect excellent control of those pests!
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Ask Important Questions
3. Ask the important questions! When you talk to Pest Control offices before scheduling service, make sure to ask the most important questions first! For example:
What is your Guarantee? You’ll want to make sure that if you still have a problem after your pest control service the company will come back ASAP to take care of it for free until the problem is resolved, or refund your money. Nothing is more frustrating than not getting rid of a pest problem so make sure they guarantee their work in a way that satisfies you!
How long will it take to get this under control? Make sure you know what to expect in terms of time frame to avoid unnecessary frustration with unreal expectations. For example: German Roaches take 3 treatments to eliminate completely and each treatment should be about 2 weeks apart. SO that means that German Roach control will take up to 6 weeks for complete control. Each target pests timing will be a different so know what to expect.
Is there a contract obligation? Most pest control companies require you to sign a contract to get the first service for cheaper. However, there may also be an option to pay a little more for the first service to avoid a contract. There are also lots of companies that DO NOT require a contract at all. These are the companies that have the confidence that they will make you a happy customer and therefore they have no need to lock you into a contract to keep your business!
Is the treatment safe for my pets and family? If you have chickens, rabbits, a tortoise, or other special pets, you’ll want to make sure the technician treats your yard appropriately for those specific types of pets.
Are there things I need to do before or after service? Make sure you know what you can do to prepare for the best pest control service so that it can be most effective like moving boxes or doing your yard work. Likewise there may be things that you should do after your service for best results, like waiting to water your yard. The answer can be different depending on your target pests, so make sure to ask!
Who do I contact if I need additional help? Some companies have a general number you can call or text to get extra help if you continue to have a problem. This may be specific office staff or technician who will be there for you whenever you need them! It’s nice when you know who to talk to and can get ahold of them whenever you need to! If your more comfortable with one on one professional services, You’ll probably want to avoid companies that have a big call center with no specific person ready to help you.
Asking questions about the things that are most important to you will help avoid frustration later down the road by allowing you to avoid unrealistic expectations and hire the best pest control company for you!
Trying to choose a great pest control company can be hard and confusing, but it doesn’t need to be! It’s easy as pie to get it right the first time when you first determine target pests, take advantage of all those REVIEWS and personal referrals, and ask the most important questions for you before your hire!
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German Roach Pest Control – Sanitation is KEY to Success!
German Roach Control
German Roach Pest Control applications will not be EFFECTIVE when German Roaches have other FOOD SOURCES, and excessive cracks or crevices to hide in!
Fruit Flies – Pest Control Phoenix
Pest Control Resistance
Pest Control Resistance
Pest Control FAILS as Insects Become Pesticide Resistant and Immune.
Resistant Pests
Pesticide resistance is a common problem among SOCIAL insects that also have: quick development times, fast reproduction rates, and pests that may not wander far including: [Read more…]
Do Wolf Spiders Bite? – Pest Control Phoenix AZ
Do Wolf Spiders bite?
Yes… Wolf Spiders CAN bite, but a Wolf Spider bite isn’t any more dangerous than a Bee Sting. Like Bee stings, Wolf Spider bites can cause reactions in SENSITIVE people. [Read more…]
Brown Recluse Spiders – Pest Control
Brown Recluse Control
In some parts of the US, Brown Recluse Spiders can totally take over a home – infesting from the crawl space to the attic! Pest Control experts back east have struggled with extreme infestations, BUT new research has proven a pest control technique EFFECTIVE. FUMIGATION – as in tent and treat the entire house. {Typically these types of treatment are done to control specific termite species, but they work well for Brown Recluse Infestations too!}
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Brown Recluse spiders get their name from their color and reclusive habits. They usually run for cover when disturbed. This spider is also called the Violin Spider because of the brown violin shape on the back of it’s head or “cephalothorax”.
Following application of chloropicrin, Vikane fumigant (99.8 percent sulfuryl fluoride) was introduced at a dose of 9.8 ounces per 1,000 ft3 for a 25-hour exposure with a target accumulated dosage of 117 ounce-hours per 1,000 ft3. The required dosage was based on the target pest and a soil temperature of 71°F for the crawlspace of the building. The fumigation was monitored using an RDA Fumiscope, made by Key Chemical and Equipment Company. The actual accumulated dosage was slightly more than 160 ounce-hours per 1,000 ft3, which translated into 1.7x the drywood termite dosage.
Spiders were checked for survival about 30 hours after the building was aerated using the California Aeration Plan and clearance testing was conducted. Of the 36 brown recluses exposed to sulfuryl fluoride, all 18 males and 13 of 18 females were dead with the remaining five females being moribund. These five were dead within a week.” – read more
Responsible Pest Control services for spiders is included in the general pest control services. We actually don’t have the true Brown Recluse in Greater Phoenix. We have the cousin, call the Mojave Brown Spider. Brown Recluse spiders are not in the Greater Phoenix Valley as some people think. Other spiders in Phoenix AZ valley areas are often mistaken for Brown Recluse Spiders by the untrained eye.
Treatment Inside Homes
These spiders can be found inside homes in any undisturbed area that they can get access to. Brown Recluse are often found in seldom used areas like: boxes, clothing, shoes, and among papers. Storage areas are were they are most often found. They can also be in corners, under furniture, and along baseboards, windows, and doors.
Exterior Spider Control
Treating for Brown Recluse (and other spiders) outside includes perimeters and treating places they like to shelter in. Brown Recluse spiders outside are found in utility boxes, around rocks, under leaves, and in wood piles. Keeping landscape maintained will help eliminate sheltering areas.
Make sure to move all wood (or debris) piles away from your house at least 20 feet as these are common places spiders infest. Keeping wood piles away from your home will help keep any spider infestations from getting into your home!
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