Don't Let Bee Infestations Keep Your Family From Feeling Safe

While most of us don’t think about the need to hire a bee control service in the winter, the fact is that bees can become an unmanageable problem any time of year, no matter where you live in the United States. In cities like Murrieta and Temecula, there is no telling when bees could become a problem for your home, and if or when they do it can be horrifying. Luckily, there are expert bee removal services and ongoing pest control services to keep this potential threat from getting out of control.

Honey Bees – Not Always a Sweet Treat

Who doesn’t love honey? Not only do honey bees produce this sweet treat, but they also play an important role in the greater ecosystem. Most honeybees are not aggressive, unlike the Africanized honeybees known as “killer bees” that you may have heard horror stories about, but the fact is that there is no telling what kind of honeybees are setting up a hive near your home until you get close enough to it for damage to be done.

If you aren’t a beekeeper, a honey bee hive can be an obstructive or even destructive force in your home life. Honeybees can even be fatal to our family and pets if there is an allergic reaction, or if an aggravated attack occurs if the bees should feel threatened for any reason. In these extreme cases, a professional bee hive removal service could be the only answer.

Killer, Honey and Carpenter Bee Control

Homeowners can rest assured when they have a trusted service provider to handle a horrifying bee problem. Black Knight Termite and Pest Control Inc., which serves the Murrieta and Temecula areas, has been dealing with bee infestations for more than 15 years, making the company an ideal example of a trusted service provider. This experienced, locally owned and operated pest control firm offers a three-step bee control service plan with all these services included for the low price of $225:

• Inspection to assess the situation, locate the beehive, and find where the entry points are.
• Analyses to decide whether bee hive removal or colony elimination is more appropriate.
• Estimate of costs, if hive removal is necessary.
• Insecticide injection and sealing of access area, if colony elimination is more appropriate.

If bees are keeping you and your family from feeling safe, contact Black Knight for more information about your options.

Snails - The Slow and Silent Nuisance

Snails may seem like harmless creatures, and often they are, but many homeowners find the need to avail of snail control services when the infestation gets out of control. This may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of common professional pest control services, but it’s probably a lot more common than you think. These mysterious and interesting little creatures can become nuisances when their numbers are too large, and there are many reasons why they should be controlled and removed when this happens. Property owners throughout Riverside, Temecula, Murrieta, Fallbrook, Escondido, San Marcos, Hemet, Lake Elsinore and Menifee have faced major devastation due to snails – don’t let this happen to you.

What are Snails?

Snails are closely related so slugs, and have a fascinating reproductive process involving “love darts” that they shoot out to other snails to get things going – and they have many options because all snails have both male and female reproductive organs! Many species of snail are typified by their strange tongues that are covered in thousands of very tiny teeth that rip algae and plants into digestible pieces for them to eat. They move slowly, as most people know, and they thrive on vegetation. Though interesting to observe, they can also bring some harmful consequences with them.

The Potential Dangers of Snails

Snails can cause several problems around your property. They may move slowly, but when you get a big group of them together they can eat up vegetation very quickly. Snails in garden environments and agricultural plots can easily reduce the sustainability of the crops, which is a big disappointment after all the hard work that goes into making a garden successful. Snails and slugs like to eat fruit, leaves, roots and stems, so farmers can find them to be a big nuisance. They are also carriers for parasites such as lung-worm, which is a big concern for dog owners. While over the counter snail repellent products are often readily available, they are also often harmful to cats and dogs, which is why handling snail and slug problems without professional help is not typically recommended for homeowners.

What to Do When Snails Get out of Control

If you are facing serious snail and/or slug problems in the Temecula and Murrieta areas, you can call Black Knight Termite and Pest Control, which is known as a leader in pest control services in the region. Starting at only $79 for a piece of land between 8,000 and 10,000 square feet, Black Knight technicians can provide two different treatments, or this service can be added to an existing pest control plan for as little as $15. Technicians will perform a comprehensive inspection, determine the appropriate treatment plant, water the property to draw snails and slugs out the night before performing the treatment, personally pick up and remove as many snails and slugs by hand as possible, and install snail/slug baits as appropriate. This is the best way to handle this sticky situation.

How To Avoid Giving A Shelter To Bees In Your Own Home

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Many people every year fall victim to bee or wasp stings. Pest control offices report that a good number encounter them in the forests but most of the stings actually occur near residential areas. Bees, especially the African bees, are not very choosy as to where they make their homes and your own home can be as well as a suitable location. To avoid such an occurrence, make sure that you observe the following: Leave no spaces

Bees make homes in areas that are dry, safe, and quiet. The top corner on the outside of your home fits the description hence why most bees will make their nests near the roof of your home. Once you spot any crack near the ceiling or even in the wall make sure you fill it up at once. Get some steel wool or caulk and fill these spaces completely.

Inspect your property

Just because you have not seen a bee or heard a buzz around you, does not mean there are no bees on your property. Ensure you inspect your home often especially if you have kids or aged persons living with you. Check the high areas of the house for any signs of a bee nest. Better safe than sorry and you would rather remove a small nest than a full colony. The earlier you get rid of any bee inhabitancy, the better it is for you.

In order to perform a proper inspection you need to know the areas bees are likely to inhabit. Check these places:

• Pile of wood behind the house

• The wheel barrow behind the house or in the shed

• The shed walls or the floor beneath

• Roof vents all over the house

• The eaves and the soffits

• The gutters especially if it has not rained in a while

• Empty flower pots and containers

• Cinder blocks

• Bird houses in trees

• The Barbecue grill especially one kept outside

• Chimney holes

• Air conditioner systems

Remove any early nests

When you spot the bees, find a way to remove the bees at once, no matter how small the nest is. Call a professional to get rid of the nest completely and safely.

You must never close the entrance of the nest. The bees may be stuck in there but it will take them a long time before they die. When they do, they will decay and cause a stink on top of the dripping wax and honey, which in turn will invite other pests.

You should not only smoke them out, because the bees may leave but with an empty nest around more bees will come and inhabit it.

Ensure you always do these for the best results!

Tackle the bees with protective gear on you. Never use a stick without covering your body or disturb the nest without a concrete plan. Do not think you will outrun the bees or hide from them. If you encounter the African bees, the encounter can be fatal.

The best solution is getting professional pest removal services to remove the bees completely and inspect your home. The best thing with professionals is that they will do a thorough job, which will not harm you or the bees in the process.