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How to Get Rid of Mice Without Turning Your Home Into a Trap Museum
You open the pantry and spot a few dark droppings beside a cereal box. That night, you hear scratching behind the refrigerator. If you are trying to figure out how to get rid of mice, covering the house with traps is not the best place to start. A better approach is...
The False Black Widow Fools Homeowners All Over California
You slide a storage tote away from the garage wall and notice a dark spider hanging upside down in a loose, tangled web. The body looks round, the color is almost black, and your first thought is obvious: a black widow in your house. But the spider may be a false...
Are Black Widows Deadly or Just Seriously Overhyped?
You move a storage bin in the garage and spot a glossy black spider hanging beneath a rough, tangled web. Then you see the red marking under its abdomen. Are black widows deadly? Their venom can cause intense pain and serious medical symptoms, but deaths are extremely...
Mice Traps Catch More When You Place Them Like a Pro
You check the kitchen in the morning. The trap beside the pantry is still empty, but fresh droppings have appeared behind the refrigerator. Mice traps may work perfectly well, but they may just be sitting several feet away from the route the mice are using. Good mouse...
Southern California Spiders Get Busy Once September Arrives
You step outside in September and nearly walk through a web stretched from a shrub to the patio cover. Later, another spider appears beside the garage door or under an outdoor light. It can feel like southern california spiders suddenly showed up overnight. They did...
Scratching Sounds at Night Often Mean Mice in Walls
You turn off the lights, get into bed, and hear a faint scratch behind the drywall. A few seconds later, something moves quickly near the ceiling or baseboard, then the room goes quiet. When those sounds return after dark, mice in walls are one possible explanation....
The Desert Recluse Is the Recluse Californians Actually Encounter
You slide a box away from the garage wall and spot a small brown spider pressed into the corner. It disappears before you can get a close look, and “brown recluse” immediately comes to mind. In Southern California, the desert recluse is the recluse spider that fits...
The Common Spiders in California You Will Meet This Fall
You walk outside in the morning and find a wide web stretched across the path to your patio. Later, you lift a planter and spot a dark spider tucked into the cool space underneath. By evening, another one has crossed the garage floor and disappeared behind a storage...
Where Do Black Widows Live and Hide Around Your Home?
You pull a storage bin away from the garage wall and notice thick, messy webbing in the corner behind it. A dark spider stays close to the web instead of crossing the open floor. If you are asking where do black widows live, start with places like this: sheltered...