Ants are tiny insects that work together in an army-like fashion to forage for food and protect their nest and the ants inside. Ants are difficult pests to prevent and control because they are determined to ensure the success of their colony, and they work tirelessly to find suitable food and water sources. These pests are also tricky because they can maintain multiple nests, meaning if you don't find and treat all the ants and their nesting sites, a re-infestation will occur.

In Sacramento, you may discover various ants in your yard or home; species that we deal with regularly include Argentine ants, carpenter ants, and odorous house ants. Carpenter ants are most concerning as they like to nest inside the wood. After they enter our homes to forage for food or after being attracted by moisture, they may stay and nest inside structural wood, causing costly damage to wood that is typically near leaky pipes or in areas of poor ventilation. Ants, no matter the species, are unwanted. Not only are they annoying to deal with, but they also contaminate food, spread bacteria, and if they are getting into your home, so are other pests. Our local pest library Sacramento has tips to keep ants out of your home.

Hospitals, airports, hotels, shopping centers, movie theaters, and laundry mats are all public places catering to large groups of people. Another thing they all have in common is that they are places where people regularly come into contact with bed bugs. Bed bugs are biting, blood-feeding pests closely associated with people because our blood is their favorite food source. Moving most efficiently by hitchhiking, bed bugs crawl onto people or our belongings and move from place to place, wherever we take them, including into our homes.

To better protect your family and home from bed bugs, it is important to know the signs of their presence and how to identify these insects. While bed bugs are small, you can spot them quite easily if you know what they look like and where they like to hide. Some of a bed bug's favorite hideouts include the seams of mattresses and box springs, in upholstered furniture, under piles of clutter, in cracks of wooden furniture, and inside electrical outlets.

Prolific breeders that are adaptive and determined, cockroaches are among the most difficult pests to prevent. Many people think unkempt or cluttered structures are the only ones to have problems with cockroaches; however, these pests can find their way into any home or business.

Cockroaches enter structures through gaps or other openings they discover in the exterior, or they hitchhike their way in or on things like boxes, furniture, plant pots, or deliveries.

Our local pest library Sacramento will help you learn how to keep roaches out of your home. Sacramento provides the perfect environment for quite a few different species to thrive both indoors and outdoors, so they are a challenging pest to control.

Fleas and ticks are parasites that feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals. These ectoparasites have specialized mouth parts that allow them to puncture the skin of their host and feed on their blood. Both feed on various animal hosts, including cats, dogs, rodents, wild animals, and sometimes people.

Fleas are insects with a short life span that are as small as a speck of dirt and have powerful back legs that enable them to jump quickly out of the way of danger or onto a host. Ticks are arachnids. They have a life cycle that can take up to three years to complete and will feed on the blood of many different hosts.

Mice and rats are popular pets for many people; they are small, clever, and perform acrobatics. Those same reasons are why wild rodents are problematic for home and business owners and are among the most common household pests.

Rodents have adapted and learned that people and our structures equal food, water, and shelter, and they climb, jump, and crawl wherever they desire, squeezing their bodies through the smallest of spaces.

Rodents living in our homes as unwanted guests are dangerous to both people and their homes. Mice and rats use their sharp front incisors to chew through walls, floors, furniture, cabinets, and more. Wires and cables are also easily chewed through, which can lead to electrical shorts and fires.

When in our homes, they will contaminate food and spread diseases and parasites. The reason rodents move inside is because they are searching for food and water or because it's too hot or cold for them to live comfortably outdoors. They move inside through spaces they find in the exterior, damaged siding, chimneys, rooflines, vents, and open windows or doors.

Spiders are arachnids that regularly find their way into our yards and sometimes into our homes. These eight-legged creatures are a welcome part of nature, helping to reduce populations of insects. However, when spiders live too close to people, they are unwanted pests, especially if they are a dangerous species like black widow spiders.

Black widows and other dangerous spiders are those with venom powerful enough to cause harm to a person. Luckily most of the spiders we come across, like wolf spiders and orb weaver spiders, aren't dangerous; their venom is only strong enough to harm their insect prey.

What makes spiders so difficult to control is that they live all around us, hiding in our yard's trees, bushes, and shrubs, hanging out on the exterior of our homes, and calling our kid's playhouses home. When in our yards in controlled populations, spiders typically aren't an issue. But when their populations explode, or they follow their insect prey into our homes, you should take action to eliminate them. The biggest reason spiders may become a problem for you is that there is plenty of food around for them to hunt.

Things like open trash cans, standing water, dense vegetation, and outdoor lighting attract insects and, in turn, spiders to your property. It is always important to remember that spiders in your home mean that you likely have an overall pest problem that needs attention.

If you need help protecting your Sacramento property and family from annoying, destructive, or disease-spreading pests, turn to Local Pest Solutions. We provide exceptional pest control solutions that cater to our customer's unique needs. Treating our customers like family, you can count on us to care for your pest control needs. Discover more about our home pest control and commercial pest control solutions by reaching out to us today!