National Weather Service meteorologists noticed something puzzling on their radar screens in Southern California on Tuesday evening — a big green blob. "It was very strange because it was a relatively clear day and we weren't really expecting any rain or thunderstorms," Casey Oswant, a NWS meteorologist in San Diego, tells NPR. "But on our radar, we were seeing something that indicated there was something out there." So the meteorologists called a weather spotter in Wrightwood, Calif., near the blob's location in San Bernardino County. Oswant says the spotter told them the mysterious cloud ..read more

The good news is that two trash-strewn downtown Los Angeles streets I wrote about last week were cleaned up by city work crews and have been kept that way, as of this writing. The bad news is that I didn’t have to travel far to find more streets just as badly fouled by filthy mounds of junk and stinking, rotting food. Then there was the news that the LAPD station on skid row was cited by the state for a rodent infestation and other unsanitary conditions, and that one employee there was infected with the strain of bacteria that causes typhoid fever. What century is this? Is it the 21st c ..read more

Expect the population of mosquitoes to steadily rise this summer season. Aside from those irritating bites and itchy marks, you should be equally or more concerned of the viruses they carry and transmit to humans and pets. Reducing their population is the only way to limit your exposure to mosquito danger. Here are ways you can help eliminate mosquitoes in your home and help in the community's mosquito reduction effort: Install a Misting System - You can contact a pest expert to assist you in choosing the best mosquito misting system and teach how to run it. The system release the treatment o ..read more

Beginning in about the year 2000, nearly all organophosphate pesticides became unavailable for use in homes. This was done primarily to limit exposure of children to active ingredients that negatively affect their health and development. Despite this extensive cancellation of organophosphates for structural pest management, one holdover active ingredient from that era remains today: dichlorvos (2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate, or DDVP). The most common use of this product is as a slow-release vapor from impregnated resin plastic blocks. Pest-strips, as they are called, are used to treat ..read more

When summer is in full bloom, expect pest activity to increase as well. Here are five reasons why pests love summer season like you do. Temperature - The rise of temperature has an impact to the behavior and development of many pests such as mosquitoes, ants, termites, spiders and cockroaches. But they also tend to hide and seek shelter when the temperature hits extreme. Just like humans, they have a favorable climate wherein they can actively move and look for food until a critical temperature level hits and compels them to look for a cooler environment. Moisture - Most pests thrive ..read more

In this video, you will learn how to protect yourself from ticks, specifically: how the tick life cycle supports the Lyme disease transmission cycle how to protect yourself against tick bites safe tick removal, and tick avoidance For more information about tick control and how to prevent lyme disease, contact EHS PEST ..read more

Dry Ice is now the latest weapon against rat infestation problem we have across New England. Killing these pesky rodents through suffocation of gaseous carbon dioxide shows impressive effectiveness than other traditional extermination method. Apart from that, it is safe to use as it pose no risk to other wildlife. This rat extermination technique is done by filling rat burrows with dry ice pellets. As dry ice evaporates it kills the rats inside their nest. The treatment works within minutes but there are instances when some rats escape. Thus, an area must be treated a couple of times. But thi ..read more

Mole control I do not charge a trap setting fee, a visit fee or a mileage fee I offer you competitive rates, without fuss. I use traditional methods to catch moles I can, and will deal with, moles in all situations and environments. What NOT to do – Myths about moles explained Many people believe that moles do not like vibrations and try to scare the moles away by putting windmills, or canes with bottles on them in the ground. As you can see from the first two photographs that I have taken in customer’s gardens, these do not work. The third picture show ..read more

Our Native Brown Wasps often show up inside this time of year. Not to worry, that are rather gentle. Often clients call panicking over a few buzzing around, looking scary, feet dangling. Let them outside, they are pollinators. Consider having EHS keep them out next year. We can exclude and prevent them rather easily. Live and let live ..read more

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