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Why are pests attracted to your yard?

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on rodents and other wildlife, as well as on shoes, picnic blankets, and clothing. Eaves and overhangs, also transport themselves on rodents and other wild animals, quickly making their presence known upon

Prevention is the name of the game for pests

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and stings, and by contaminating the food we eat. In addition, termites and rodents can cause, insects send 500,000 people to emergency rooms across the country every year. Rodents invade more

No hall pass for pests in schools

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, leftovers, and garbage that can attract a variety of pests, including rodents, flies, and cockroaches. Student lockers, desks, and dorm rooms are also areas where ants, cockroaches, and rodents can

The pests up above

Strange sounds coming from your attic? It could be pests scratching and scurrying about. Although the attic may be merely a storage space to you, it can often be a welcoming home for pest intruders, including rodents, bats, raccoons, and spiders.

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Are you hearing strange sounds coming from your attic? It could be pests scratching and scurrying about. Although the attic may be merely a storage space to you, it can often be a welcoming home for pest intruders, including rodents, bats, raccoons, and spiders. Clark, your friendly termite, grounds care, and pest management expert, can help pest proof your attic and keep it pest free, , and other storage items provide perfect nest-building materials for these rodents. Also, getting up

The benefits of pest management

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pests – from ants to rodents, with virtually any pest in between – outside of your living sphere, , and rodents – can spread harmful bacteria, including salmonella or E. coli. The saliva, feces

Where do pests go in the winter?

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When winter’s colder nighttime temperatures start registering on the thermometer, some animals go into hibernation or migrate south. Humans layer up, or turn the thermostat up a notch or two. But what happens to commonly encountered household pests? Many people assume insects simply die off. However, the truth is that insects and other pests, like rodents, often devise clever strategies, . Rodents: The house mouse is the most encountered rodent, not only in California, but across

Not quite home alone with pests

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. These include cockroaches, ants, rodents, drywood termites, and fleas. Their adaptability and constant, tree branches off the roof (which offer rodents an easy way to access your attic), and repairing

Pest management is essential to business – and to food safety

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, and encephalitis. Rodents contaminate or consume about 20 percent of the world’s food supply. Bed bugs, , the presence of pests – whether they are rodents, flies, cockroaches, or others – can

Backyard bugs and tips to prevent them

With ample grass and tall weeds, a yard can provide blood-sucking pests like ticks and fleas easy access to hosts, meaning pets and people. Fleas can also end up in the yard by hitching a ride on rodents and other wildlife, as well as on picnic blankets, shoes, and clothing.

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, meaning pets and people. Fleas can also end up in the yard by hitching a ride on rodents and other, also transport themselves on rodents and other wild animals, quickly making their presence known

Managing Pests Through Vegetation Management

Mike Andrew, manager, corporate agriculture quality assurance for Clark, says fall is the time make sure weeds and other vegetation is cleared through proper landscape management practices and the use of post-emergent herbicides.

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including rodents, ants, termites, cockroaches, certain species of beetles and stinging insects, ,” says Andrew. “Overgrown vegetation close to structures not only offer pests like rodents, gophers