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PROTECTING YOUR HOME FROM PEST THREATS

After becoming part of the Contact Pest Control family, you gain access to more than just effective pest control. You get the benefit of technicians who are not satisfied until the job is done right and you partner with a business that promises the best price. With our low-price and pest-free guarantee, we can provide everything needed to protect your home from dangerous and destructive pests without stressing your wallet.

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES WITH YOUR FAMILY IN MIND

Our residential pest control services are designed to protect everything that matters most to you: your family‘s health, the investment you’ve made in your home, and your financial health as well. That’s why we offer completely free inspections and consultations to make sure that we can provide the services you need at the prices you want for your specific property needs.

We also provide same-day and emergency pest control services to ensure that hazardous problems that can pop up on your northern California area property are taken care of promptly, without putting anyone on your property at risk.

These services include:

  • Customizable plans based on your unique needs

  • Personal attention and communication

  • Experienced service technicians

  • Integrated Pest Management Methodologies

  • General pest control plans

  • Spider and rodent-specific services

  • Eco friendly solutions

Our team’s combined experience spans over a decade, giving us invaluable knowledge and strategies to solve any issue you may have.

OUR HOME PEST CONTROL PROCESS

Our extensive knowledge allows us to create solutions that will ensure your home remains pest-free. We use a three step process that begins with a thorough inspection to detect and identify any possible concerns. Our technicians will develop a personalized service plan that targets any concerns and maintain a pest free environment. Follow up inspections are performed as needed to ensure our service has effectively eliminated any issues found during our initial inspection.

INSPECTION

Our initial inspection involves investigating potential entry points and conducive conditions. We’ll also check for pest activity throughout the interior of your home. This free inspection is always followed by a consultation and an estimate before treatment begins.

TREATMENT

Once the price and procedures have been agreed upon, our service technicians will provide treatments in accordance with the industry standard Integrated Pest Management Methodologies. This means that our products are tough on pests and easy on your home, yard, children, and pets.

FOLLOW-UP

Depending on your specific property needs and budget, we’ll provide follow-up appointments in which we treat the exterior of your home on a monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly basis. We also allow for customizable scheduling options when necessary.

PUTTING WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU ABOVE ALL ELSE

Affordability, customer satisfaction and personalized service have been core values since our inception in 2017. We decided to do pest control differently from anything we previously encountered in our decades of combined experience. These are reasons why we offer competitive pricing, a pest-free guarantee and service plans that are personalized to meet your specific needs.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PESTS IN northern California

Similar to humans, most pests thrive in warm climate that sees mild winters. Our technicians utilize our pest library that provides solutions we have found to be most effective. Having access to information specific to the insects, rodents and spiders that are found in Northern California has proven to be the best way to protect your family and property.

Once you discover pest activity in your home or yard, it’s always best to partner with a local professional as soon as possible. Contact Pest Control is dedicated providing our customers with accurate pest identification, high-quality affordable services, and an unmatched customer experience! To learn more about our commerical & residential pest control services, reach out to Contact Pest Control today!

ANTS

Although most ants are less than ½ an inch in length, the impact they can cause to homes and yards is immense. Examples of damage that ants are capable of causing include structural damage, biting or stinging, or spreading diseases. Though most ants are considered nuisance pests which means they cause no significant harm to people or property- their presence is still unwanted. Who wants to wake up with ants crawling across their kitchen, seeing ants moving in and out of the walls of their home, or having to deal with an ant’s unsightly nesting mounds in their yards? No ant deserves the right to take over your property!

An ant’s tiny size, large colonies, and social nature make it tricky to keep these pests out of our homes. Ants typically create a main nesting site outside; when the nest is near our homes or another structure, they eventually find a way inside while foraging for food to feed their colony. After finding food, they will create a pheromone trail to alert other colony members. Once food is discovered, it is difficult to deter ants from an area. Some of the most common entry points for ants include cracks in the foundation, vents, and spaces around windows and doors. Ants may move to and from your home each day while gathering food, or they may decide to stay and build a satellite nest indoors. Some of the most common indoor nesting sites are spaces behind walls, cabinets, sinks, or tubs and under floors.

Partnering with Contact Pest Control is the best way to eliminate and prevent future problems with ants! To further assist you and help make your property less attractive to these pests, we have put together a quick list of effective prevention tips.

  • Quickly repair pipes in your home that are leaky

  • Make sure your home is properly ventilated to prevent excess moisture building up

  • Use caulk or appropriate material to fill any holes, gaps, and cracks in your home’s exterior walls and foundation. Ensure a tight seal around door frames, garage doors and windows

  • Remove food sources by maintaining gardens/landscaping, keeping lids on trash cans, and keeping kitchen and dining areas free of food debris

  • Never leave food sitting uncovered and always pick up uneaten pet food

COCKROACHES

Cockroaches are a well-known pest that is a year-round threat to any home or business in California. Their small size, rapid movements, and ability to adapt make them a challenging pest to protect our against. Cockroaches can move inside on their own while foraging for their basic needs by moving through gaps under doors, cracks in the foundation, vents, and spaces around pipes and wires. They can also come into a home in things like packages or grocery bags and can be introduced into our homes after purchasing secondhand appliances or furniture. In multi-unit buildings, these pests are especially tricky to eliminate as they will move from unit to unit through spaces they discover in the walls, ceilings, and floors.

No matter how they found their way into your property, they need to be removed as quickly as possible. Cockroaches are a significant threat to our health & safety and are associated with allergic reactions, asthma attacks, viruses, gastroenteritis, and salmonella. Clutter, moisture, and food debris are the common things that will attract cockroaches to any indoor or outdoor space. This is why keeping your yard & home clutter-free, and free of food debris is essential to prevent a large-scale cockroach infestation.

Partnering with Contact Pest Control is the best way to eliminate and then prevent problems with cockroaches! To further assist you and help make your property less attractive to cockroaches, we have put together a quick list of prevention tips.

  • Keep trashcans and recycling bins sealed with lids

  • Protect food stored in your pantry by using sealed containers

  • Check all bags and packages you receive and dispose of as soon as possible

  • Inspect secondhand items for cockroaches before bringing them into your home

  • Reduce the humidity in your home through the use of air-conditioners and dehumidifiers

  • Seal cracks around windows, door frames in your home’s exterior, or spaces around utilities to eliminate these common entry points

FLEAS & MOTHS

Fleas and moths are two very different pests linked together by their ability to invade our yards & homes and to become a large nuisance for both home and business owners.

Wingless insects, the flea’s primary mode of transportation is using their large back legs to jump. Adult fleas grow to about ⅛ inch long and are brownish-black to reddish-black. A flea’s body is flattened from side to side and has a hard shell to help prevent them from becoming squished. The flea’s sole source of nutrition is blood from their animal hosts (cats, dogs, rodents, wild animals, and people). Fleas feed on the outside of their host’s body by biting through their skin- adults typically spend their short life on the back of a single host. Fleas are prolific breeders that are constantly being introduced onto properties by wild animals, pets, people, and in things like secondhand furniture and rugs. Fleas are not only annoying to deal with; they also spread diseases, and many people and animals are allergic to their saliva, which creates a red itchy rash around their bite sites.

Moths are closely related to butterflies and, like butterflies, have scale-covered wings. The body of the moth is more stout, and they have feathery antennae. Many people associate moths with having dull-colored wings, but this is not always the case- some are brightly colored. The larva stage of a moth is called a caterpillar. Caterpillars are responsible for the damage that many moths are known to cause. When moths find a way into our yards or homes, the females will lay their eggs on an appropriate food source. Their larva will cause damage to plants, leaves, clothing, upholstered furniture, and stored foods after they hatch and begin feeding on the food provided to them. Adult moths may enter inside on their own after being attracted to light around windows and doorways; their larvae move inside on plants, food purchased from the store, or second-hand fabrics or furniture.

Partnering with Contact Pest Control is the best way to eliminate and then prevent problems with fleas, moths, and other pests! To further assist you and help make your property less attractive to fleas and moths, we have put together a quick list of prevention tips.

  • Regularly vacuum floors, mattresses and any upholstered furniture

  • Wash any bedding includes your pets on a regular basis

  • Washing and drying any clothing or linens prior to storage

  • Remove things that will attract wild animals and fleas from your property such as woodpiles, leaf litter and overgrown vegetation.

  • If you have pets, place them on a year-round flea prevention program

  • Keep adult moths out of your home by repairing torn screens, fixing loose screens, and placing weather-stripping around windows and doors

  • Turn off outdoor lights whenever they are not needed and use blinds to block interior lights.

  • Inspect plants for caterpillars before bringing them inside

  • Inspect food packaging for rips or tears before purchasing

RODENTS

While most rodents live outside well-away from people in jungles, dense forests, and deserts, others have learned, much to our dismay, how to live successfully near and with us. Mice and rats are examples of rodents that California residents have to protect their residential and commercial spaces against. Mice and rats have learned to live near people because our properties offer them the things they need to survive. Our kitchens and gardens provide food, our home's gutters and leaky pipes provide water, and our landscaping and houses provide them with safe shelter. Since rodents like mice and rats have such a high desire to live with us- preventing problems with them is difficult.

Rodents are not only annoying to deal with, but their presence on our property is a cause for concern. Rodents and their sharp, continuously growing, front incisors are apt to do a lot of damage to our properties. They will damage trees and plants in our yards and in our homes. They will chew through wires, walls, floors, furniture, and more. In addition to being destructive pests, they are also dangerous because of the health risks their presence creates. In our homes, they contaminate food and surfaces with their urine, excrement, and saliva, spreading many bacteria and disease-causing pathogens that make people ill. Also, rodents are a favorite host of fleas and ticks. As rodents move through your yard and home, they will introduce fleas and ticks, that will spread more pathogens. Destructive, annoying, persistent, and a health risk- rodents are not a pest we need living with or near us!

Partnering with Contact Pest Control is the best way to eliminate and then prevent rodent problems. To further assist you and help make your property less attractive to rodents, we have put together a quick list of prevention tips.

  • Reduce access to water. Make sure water isn’t pooling around downspouts, repair leaky pipes, and make certain outdoor fixtures and hoses aren’t leaking

  • Make sure both food and trash are being stored out of reach of rodents. Store food in your home in the fridge or in sealed containers. Trash cans and recycling bins should also have locking lids. All trash bags removed from your home should be placed in hard-sided trash containers

  • Look over the exterior walls of your home. Seal any opening you spot. Rodents are very flexible and can squeeze their way into spaces much smaller than you would expect

  • Remove clutter from your yard and home to provide rodents with fewer hiding spots on your property

SPIDERS

If you regularly see spiders scurrying across your home’s wall, are constantly having to sweep away cobwebs from the corners of rooms, or are noticing spiders every time you work in the garden- you have a spider problem on your property. Spiders are naturally shy and reclusive, so if you are spotting them repeatedly, it is because a large-scale infestation has developed. Spiders are predatory arachnids which means they feed on other living things, mainly other spiders and insects. Outdoor spaces, like our yards, with natural elements that support a lot of insect activity- trees, shrubs, gardens, dense grass, fruit trees, and standing water will also support large populations of spiders. When insects live in large numbers near our homes, it is common for them to move inside searching for food and water, and spiders will follow them!

Spiders are arachnids which means that all adult spiders have eight legs and lack wings and antennae. Other physical features unique to spiders include having many eyes, two body parts, hollow fangs, and the production of both venom and silk. Spiders come in many different colors and sizes depending on their exact species. In the United States, only a couple of spiders have venom strong enough to affect people’s health. And while spider bites from dangerous spiders are serious, the symptoms can be managed and are usually not life-threatening with proper medical attention. Most of the spiders we run across in our yards, while unsettling, aren’t harmful and, in controlled numbers, are helpful to control nuisance insect populations. However, when spiders take over an indoor or outdoor space, action needs to be taken to eliminate them and the prey they are feeding on!

Partnering with Contact Pest Control is the best way to eliminate and then prevent spider problems. To further assist you and help make your property less attractive to spiders, we have put together a quick list of prevention tips.

  • Seal cracks and crevices found in your foundation, exterior walls, and roofline to help keep spiders and the insect prey they are following out of your home

  • Get rid of areas of standing water around your property

  • Maintain your yard and landscaping plants

  • Make sure storage areas in your home, garage, or shed are neat and free of clutter

  • Regularly remove spider webs from your home as you come across them; spiders find this very annoying and will make them want to move elsewhere

  • Take away food sources from the insects that spiders like to hunt- keep lids on trashcans, clean up pet waste regularly, and keep outdoor eating areas free of food debris

STINGING INSECTS

Wasps and hornets are two of the most common species of predatory stinging insects that are found around our area. Stinging insects like wasps and hornets are regularly seen buzzing around our yards, foraging for food and sources of water. Often our trashcans, outdoor eating areas, and gardens attract them to our property. Though these pests are valuable predators, when they live or forage for food in our yards, they cause two big problems- first, creating the potential for repeated painful stings, and second, making it so you can’t move freely around your yard.

Our yards can provide wasps, hornets, and other stinging insects with multiple nesting spots, which is one of the reasons it is so difficult to keep these pests off of our properties. Common nesting sites include:

  • Trees, shrubs, and bushes

  • Utility poles and fences

  • Decks and porches

  • Under steps or railings

  • Ground holes

  • Woodpiles, fallen trees, or tree stumps

Having large numbers of stinging insects buzzing around our yards is never ideal. They are often in areas we spend a lot of our time, increasing the likelihood of a sting occurring. Wasps and hornets are species that have smooth stingers and can deliver multiple, venom-filled stings. Those allergic to their venom can experience a range of reactions from a localized response to a whole-body response or even life-threatening anaphylaxis. Stinging insects do belong outside pollinating plants and reducing populations of other insects, but they don’t belong in our yards or homes!

Partnering with Contact Pest Control is the best way to eliminate and then prevent problems with stinging insects. To further assist you and help make your property less attractive to these stinging pests, we have put together a quick list of prevention tips.

  • Place gardens away from the outside of your home and keep them well maintained- picking up fruits and vegetables that fall to the ground

  • Keep the grass cut short, remove debris, and keep shrubbery and trees from overgrowing. Fill in ground holes

  • Limit the number of flowers you have near your home’s doors and windows

  • Keep trashcans and recycling bins tightly sealed

  • Keep grill areas and outdoor eating areas free of food debris

  • Remove water sources by maintaining gutters, storing containers upside down, and filling in low-lying areas in your yard that allow water to pool

Signs Of An Ant Infestation In Your Home

You might see the ants themselves, particularly in the kitchen or pantries, where food can be salvaged and brought back to their colonies. Or, you might see the signs that ants leave behind, chew marks in wooden furniture or wall panels, dead carcasses, and dirt tracked in from outdoor mounds.

Often, if you’re noticing big groups or lines of ants crawling around it means that it’s already too late to try preventative measures. Once ants have made it inside, they can quickly populate and become a full-blown infestation.

Different ants cause different problems, too:

  • Carpenter ants: Dark brown or black in color and larger than most other home-infesting ants, they can cause serious property damage. They get their name from their incessant need to eat and gather wood, meaning they will gnaw through a home's foundation, floors, and walls

  • Fire ants: Often bright red in color, these ants can cause harm because they are known to bite and attack in groups. Their stinging pincers can cause some serious wounds to people, and they can be a menace for pets who don’t know to leave them alone

  • Pavement ants: Often mistaken for carpenter ants because of their darker color, they are actually much smaller and have only two body segments as opposed to the normal three. They are often found in driveways or along sidewalks and are serious pests because they can eat almost anything, meaning they can thrive outside of a home for seasons and then move indoors when temperatures drop

All ants can pose health risks since they are traffickers of diseases and parasites. Insects can also worsen symptoms of allergies or respiratory diseases like asthma since they carry dander and dust from outside. Having them in the home means that their crawling around can contaminate cooking surfaces and food sources.

What Can You Do?

The biggest responsibility for a homeowner is to take preventative measures to keep ants out in the first place. Some important steps to take are:

  • Seal up cracks in walls and floors. Insects can make it in through the tiniest holes or access points in a structure

  • Clean regularly, particularly by making sure food isn’t left around. Having easy access to crumbs and open food containers is a big attractant for ants to come inside

  • Replace damaged floorboards, wall panels, and windows. All of these areas could quickly turn into an entrance for insects, so keeping a house in tip-top shape is ideal for limiting access points

Don’t Go It Alone

If ants do find their way inside, it’s best to get a professional on the case. Call the experts at Contact Pest Control at the first sign of an infestation. We can perform inspections any time of the year and implement the right solutions for the actual problem. Just as certain pests cause different problems, they also require different solutions. Our home pest control and commercial pest management methods are proven to be safe and environmentally friendly.

Our technicians won’t just eliminate the problem, they’ll figure out all the places ants might have gotten into the home, and what might be attracting them, so you can rest easy. When it comes to ants or other unwanted pests, don’t take a chance. Reach out to the experts at Contact Pest Control today.

Trusted Spider Control Services

Although they may be rare in many regions of the United States, the black widow spider is a rather common pest in northern California. While the health dangers are concerning, the reason why black widows are showing up on your property might concern you even more. Get the facts on these infamous spiders to reduce the dangers to your family, employees, and customers.

Why Are They Here?

Black widow spiders are small (about the size of a dime, including the legs), with a black, bulbous abdomen featuring the well-known red hourglass marking. These pests are one of the only spiders in the world that can transmit their venom to humans through a bite, making them very dangerous. Black widow bites can lead to cramping, nausea, dizziness, neurological issues, and even paralysis or death in certain cases when not treated properly.

Black widows hide in the low-traffic areas of your yard, basement, or garage, spinning webs near the ground to catch their pest prey. You’re most at risk of a black widow bite if you reach into any areas that are covered and may represent a safe haven or cave for black widow spiders. These sorts of areas include holes in the ground, pipes, in-between rocks, under stored items in your garage or basement, and underneath wooden decks. It’s always wise to wear gloves when doing yard work or reaching into these kinds of areas to avoid a black widow bite.

When black widow spiders show up on your property, it should make you question the way you’re dealing with general pest problems. These pests will only inhabit your property if they believe it is a fertile hunting ground for their pest prey. That’s why the most effective form of black widow control (since spiders are unaffected by most pest control products), is to reduce their attraction to your home or business through proper pest control practices.

Our Spider Control Process

Our black widow removal and prevention process is two-fold: we eliminate pest activity on your property to reduce their attraction and address the spiders themselves with our exclusive, innovative professional solutions. As always, we’ll begin with a thorough inspection to ensure that we assess the entirety of the problem, checking for any sort of conducive conditions that could be attracting black widow spiders and their pest prey.

After the inspection, we’ll make recommendations on anything you can do to make your home or business less attractive to pests, and then we’ll begin our treatments. By spraying around the structure to keep spiders out, we will prevent future issues and drive them away from the areas surrounding the structure as well. We’ll also remove any nests and webs on the property, deterring further spider activity and encouraging the pests to set up shop elsewhere.

Keep Intrusive Spiders Out With Contact Pest Control

As with all of our services, our black widow spider prevention and removal package is backed by our 100% pest-free guarantee. Plus, we promise our prices will be 10% lower than anything else you can find in town. When black widows threaten your health and peace of mind on your property, don’t settle for anything less than professional assurances backed by decades of industry experience. Give us a call today to schedule a free inspection with one of our spider control experts.

Learn more about our home pest control and commercial pest control solutions.

Reliable Rodent Control Services

If you’ve ever had a rodent problem in your home or business, you probably understand how frustrating these infestations can be. However, what you might not realize is just how dangerous rodents are to humans (and how destructive they can be to your property). The more you learn about rodents, the more you’ll realize why we believe that everyone should have access to high-quality, affordable rodent control services.

The Importance Of Effective Rodent Control

Rodents in California , such as rats, mice, squirrels, and chipmunks (just to name a few), have a variety of similar characteristics that make them a severe threat to your home or business and a serious pain to deal with. First of all, rodents have very sharp teeth and an intense need to chew constantly. This insatiable need means they can chew through the siding of most structures, roofing materials, and stored goods once they’re inside. Their flexible bodies allow them to squeeze through cracks and crevices, making them very difficult to keep out. They’ll also cause property damage by chewing holes in electrical wiring, AC ducts, and other vital parts of a structure.

Even though the potential for property damage is serious, medical concerns are not to be taken lightly, either. Rats and mice will spread dangerous bacteria throughout your home (including through their toxic feces), while squirrels, chipmunks, and other rodents can spread the rabies virus through bites in many cases.

A majority of rodent incidents that result in injury occur because homeowners try to deal with these pests themselves. Plus, since rodents reproduce at a very rapid rate within an enclosed space, you might not be able to keep up with the entire infestation if you rely on store-bought traps and poison. These methods also put the pets and children within your home or business at risk when improperly placed. That’s why the safest and most effective technique for preventing and eradicating rodents is trusting the pros at Contact Pest Control.

Our Rodent Control Process

When our rodent experts at Contact Pest Control come out to your property, we’ll begin with a thorough inspection. This involves looking for signs of access to the structure including high and low vents, eaves, and areas through which the pipes go into the walls.

Once we assess the problem completely, we’ll strategically lay out our bait stations in the areas of highest probability for rodent activity and the lowest probability for pets or children. This will begin to control the population area as we address the points of entry.

We’ll follow up regularly after the bait stations have been set, and we’ll remove any rodents that are caught. With open lines of communication and a customer satisfaction guarantee, you can rest assured that we will remove rodents promptly and continue to service your property until the problem is taken care of completely.

Keep Rodents At Bay With Contact Pest Control

When you partner with Contact Pest Control, you’re getting all the benefits of working with the best: the best guarantee and the best prices in town. Plus, since we expect the best results for our customers, we commit to only working with the most highly qualified, experienced technicians in the business. This ensures that our customers will always feel like a top priority and that their satisfaction is never in doubt. Give us a call today if you want to start working with the best. (916) 287-7338