Oak Tree Spraying & Undesirable Fruit Elimination

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Tired of stabbing your feet on those darn brown spikey balls in your yard?

Had it with messy mushy olives under your toes?

Sick of oakworm excrement contaminating the area beneath your oak trees?

At Alta Sierra Pest Control, we are licensed by the Department of Agriculture to treat a variety of trees such as

  • Oak Trees
  • Olive Trees
  • Flowering Pear Trees
  • Flowering Plum Trees
  • Liquid Amber (Sweetgum) Trees

Call for your FREE ESTIMATE today!

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Tree Injections – Root Drenching Applications

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

TREE INJECTIONS/ ROOT DRENCHING APPLICATIONS:

Are you tired of dealing with the obnoxious mess created in your trees, shrubs and bushes during the spring and summer months? If so, now is the time to arrange an appointment with Alta Sierra Pest Control.

Beginning now and throughout the Spring is the time to perform soil injection or root drenching applications.

The benefit to doing these applications now is to prevent the unsightly and damaging effects caused by the above mentioned pests during the Spring and Summer months. The added benefit this will have is less ant trails and wasp problems in your yard (as both of these insects feed off of the honeydew that is secreted by the Aphids and Scale).

Although your regular on-going pest control service is designed to prevent insects from entering your home, by taking care of these problems in your landscaping, you will have much less general pest control problems in your yard as well.

The following are some of the trees and plants that are susceptible to these pests:

  • Elm Trees
  • Japanese /Maple Trees
  • Crepe Myrtles
  • White /Birch Trees
  • Pyracantha Bushes
  • Rose Bushes

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What’s Buggin’ you? A PAIN IN THE ANTS

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

A Pain in the ANTS –

So you’re wondering why these creepy crawly little pests are invading your space! I hear it all the time, people who want to know… “why me?”. Well, let me put your mind to rest, it isn’t personal! Let me explain.

In many cases, ants are looking for the same things humans are. Warmth, water, food and a home of their own. Many species of ants found in our area have broad diets and thrive on human food. Worker ants will search for their chow of choice, carrying some back to the others residing in the nest. This is when you will see long columns marching one by one in and around your home or workplace. Such species as the fire ant, thief ant, crazy ant, pharaoh ant and cornfield ant will eat both sweets and fats. Carpenter ants, pavement ants, velvety tree ants, honey ants and odorous house ants are what may be referred to as “sweet-preferring” ants. You will notice that when we experience heavy rainfall, the normal diet of honeydew from trees is washed away, this is what drives many species of ants into our homes looking for a substitute food source. Once they know where to find suitable food, they will invade in large numbers, establishing scent trails between the nest and the food.

Because of the diverse nesting and breeding habits of ants, the food and moisture requirements vary. It is important to make sure that your home is protected.

Keeping the health of the occupants of your home or structure as the first priority, we offer several different approved pest control techniques for the treatment of ants. These methods may include handspraying, dusting, fogging, baiting and the use of residual crack and crevice aerosol products among other treatments. Because each occurrence is different, treatments will be employed as applicable in specific situations.

Ants are an unwelcome sight and can be unnerving, disrupting your peaceful home or building. It is for this reason that we suggest a recurring service plan for residential or commercial properties. This will maintain a healthy barrier around your structure should ants come looking for food and shelter from the elements.

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