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Ant Control Solutions, Methods, Phoenix AZ

2010-10-21T09:09:00.000-07:00

Southern fire ants predominately colonize these areas. Open land gives way for ants to live and colonize in soil nearby homes. Southern AZ residents should keep trashcans three feet away, or further, from their home. Caulk up all window seals, cracks and openings that may lead in to your home. Carpenter ants also culminate Southern AZ. Carpenter ants live in damp, dead wood. Scraps of lumber lying around outside, in or around your home will habitat carpenter ants. Maintain your yard with regular monthly or bi-monthly pesticide treatments to keep ants away.

The East Valley has been rapidly growing since the year 2000. Carpenter Ants find shelter in wood that is the main structure for East Valley homes. Like Termites, Carpenter Ants colonize and travel through wood, especially dead wood. Unlike termites however, carpenter ants only colonize and travel through, never feeding on, wood. Carpenter Ants are much harder to get rid of than Southern Fire Ants as Carpenter Ants travel in the wood, feed on your homes trash and food and colonize in the buildings structure. Another thing to be aware for is Southern Fire Ants.

New homeowners usually lay down sod as landscape for their backyard. Southern Fire Ants prefer to live in damp soil under sod. A Southern Fire Ant colony living in a backyard lawn will send out a scout ant to search for food in a home. If a scout ant finds new harborage, food or resource the scout ant will call other worker ants to infest the area of interest. The best way to keep ants away from your home is to caulk window seals, cracks and openings. Spray your home regularly with monthly or bi-monthly pesticide treatment. Dont harbor trash, food or wood, in or around your home and stay clean.

Central Phoenix AZ | Scottsdale, Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Avondale, Goodyear Arizona. The heart of Arizona is painted with industrial parks, commercial buildings, shopping centers, real estate, restaurants and structures vulnerable to ant infestation. Carpenter Ants and Southern Fire Ants can find infinite amount of harborage and resource in Central Phoenix AZ. Scottsdale AZ is the most vulnerable of these cities as ants are opportunistic pests and Scottsdale AZ is full of restaurants. Food is the ants prime motive. Ants have learned to adapt to Phoenix AZ city life, as many ant colonies will send out a scout ant at night to search for food, harborage and resources as to stay away from human eyes during the day.

The best way to keep ants away from your home is by keeping the insides floors; home and outside perimeter clean of trash.

Like most pests, ants hate pungent odor. People have said to apply old cinnamon, black pepper or 50/50 vinegar and water in the area of ant infestation. One of the most recent home remedy methods we found on the Internet is by using baby powder.

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Do It Yourself Home Sealing Scorpion Control | Magic Pest Control AZ

2010-07-16T03:06:00.000-07:00

This is a do it yourself home sealing pest control, scorpion control home remedy informational video by Magic Pest Control.

Home sealing is the number one Scorpion Pest Control Solution you can add to your house.

Go to the nearest hardware store and pick up a case or two of clear silicone caulking, a caulking gun, steel wool, rags and some gloves.

Start with the exterior base of your home. Seal up cracks or holes you see. Plug holes and deep cracks with steel wool and then seal it up with clear silicone caulking. Be sure to check the roof, exterior light fixtures and window sills. Seal up everything.

Seal up the cracks in the block wall fence and window sills. Seal air ducts and t-vents.

Then, go inside and start with the bathroom and laundry room. Open air vents and seal cracks. Go underneath sinks and seal cracks around pipes.

Be sure to seal up anywhere where scorpions and pests find food and harborage.

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Southern Fire Carpenter Ant Control | Magic Pest Control AZ

2010-04-09T00:11:00.001-07:00

Do it yourself pest ant control by Magic Pest Control | Pest Control Termite Control Services AZ.

Arizona is known to host more species of ants than any other state. The AZ mountain landscape contributes to the richness of ant species. The native ant species in Arizona is the Southern Fire Ant and Carpenter Ant. Ants are social insects and live in colonies comprising of a nest with one or more queens. Much like birds, bees, cockroaches and other pests where there is one there are more. And much like birds, bees, cockroaches and other pests if you take out the nest you take out the pest.

Southern AZ | Tucson, Florence, Coolidge, Superior, Queen Creek Arizona. Southern fire ants predominately colonize these areas. Open land gives way for ants to live and colonize in soil nearby homes. Southern AZ residents should keep trashcans three feet away, or further, from their home. Caulk up all window seals, cracks and openings that may lead in to your home. Carpenter ants also culminate Southern AZ. Carpenter ants live in damp, dead wood. Scraps of lumber lying around outside, in or around your home will habitat carpenter ants. Maintain your yard with regular monthly or bi-monthly pesticide treatments to keep ants away.

East Valley AZ | Higley, Chandler, Gilbert, Apache Junction, Mesa, Tempe, Ahwatukee Arizona. The East Valley has been rapidly growing since the year 2000. Carpenter Ants find shelter in wood that is the main structure for East Valley homes. Like Termites, Carpenter Ants colonize and travel through wood, especially dead wood. Unlike termites however, carpenter ants only colonize and travel through, never feeding on, wood. Carpenter Ants are much harder to get rid of than Southern Fire Ants as Carpenter Ants travel in the wood, feed on your homes trash and food and colonize in the buildings structure. Another thing to be aware for is Southern Fire Ants.

New homeowners usually lay down sod as landscape for their backyard. Southern Fire Ants prefer to live in damp soil under sod. A Southern Fire Ant colony living in a backyard lawn will send out a scout ant to search for food in a home. If a scout ant finds new harborage, food or resource the scout ant will call other worker ants to infest the area of interest. The best way to keep ants away from your home is to caulk window seals, cracks and openings. Spray your home regularly with monthly or bi-monthly pesticide treatment. Don’t harbor trash, food or wood, in or around your home and stay clean.

Central Phoenix AZ | Scottsdale, Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Avondale, Goodyear Arizona. The heart of Arizona is painted with industrial parks, commercial buildings, shopping centers, real estate, restaurants and structures vulnerable to ant infestation. Carpenter Ants and Southern Fire Ants can find infinite amount of harborage and resource in Central Phoenix AZ. Scottsdale AZ is the most vulnerable of these cities as ants are opportunistic pests and Scottsdale AZ is full of restaurants. Food is the ant’s prime motive. Ants have learned to adapt to Phoenix AZ city life, as many ant colonies will send out a scout ant at night to search for food, harborage and resources as to stay away from human eyes during the day.

The best way to keep ants away from your home is by keeping the insides floors; home and outside perimeter clean of trash.

Here are some quick solutions and methods that other have found to work but aren’t considered as effective as proper pesticide treatment.

Like most pests, ants hate pungent odor. People have said to apply old cinnamon, black pepper or 50/50 vinegar and water in the area of ant infestation. One of the most recent home remedy methods we found on the Internet is by using baby powder.

Here is a great resource for other information on ant control - http://www.thefrugallife.com/ants.html

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Bird and Pigeon Control by Magic Pest Control | Phoenix, AZ

2010-01-20T08:18:00.000-08:00

AZ Bird and Pigeon Control Methods

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Bird control in Phoenix, AZ is now more complicating than ever. Birds like pigeons have evolved in the inner city to ignore startling reactions, like flashing light, and instinctive scaring, like helikites (kites invoking danger). Pigeon nesting problems continue to pop up around the Scottsdale, AZ area for business properties like restaurants, banks and real estate.

Homeowners in Gilbert, AZ are frustrated with the unattractive and dirtiness of bird nesting. Marketplaces in Tempe, AZ have various bird nesting problems disrupting sales and customer satisfaction. Not to mention the health risk that pigeons pose and the corrosive damage caused by pigeon droppings.

If you are a business owner, listen. If you are a homeowner, relax. Youre in safe hands with Magic Pest Control. Just read the following article or watch our informational video on youtube on quick and easy ways on how to keep pigeons and birds away from your business or home structure.

Bird Nesting

Birds desire to nest in areas that are undisrupted and unaccompanied. Your building roof nooks and crannies between shillings and crevices are perfect spots for pigeons and birds to nest.

It is important business and homeowners check their attic for any bird nesting. Unsure? Check for bird droppings and feathers. This is a surefire way to assume your building structure has a pigeon bird control problem.
If you have a bird problem or bird nesting is prevalent in your business or home structure it is highly likely you have a bird control problem. Here are some bird control and pigeon repellent tips.

Bird Control and Pigeon Repellent Tips

1.Scare Tactics are often a quick fix to pigeon nesting and bird control problems. Time regularly and employ effectively. Produce large explosions or scare them visually (using a kite).
2.3/4 Stealth Net bird netting is very durable and creates a barrier preventing bird and pigeon nesting.
3.Trust the professionals at Magic Pest Control to apply Bird-B-Gone Bird Spike, Steel Spike, Bird Netting, Flat Track or Shock Track to keep pigeon and birds from flocking and nesting at your business or home building structure.

The Arizona Better Business Bureau rates Magic Pest Control with an A+ for outstanding bird and pigeon control service. Magic Pest Control professionals are Bird-B-Gone Certified and assure your business or your home investment is kept intact and bird problem free. Please visit our youtube channel for home remedy and repellent videos.

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Termite Information for Phoenix AZ Residents

2009-10-13T10:42:00.001-07:00

Termite Frequently Asked Questions - Top Ten Facts Homeowners Should Know About Termites to Control Them

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Termidor Termite Treatments Phoenix AZ

2009-10-12T14:03:00.001-07:00

Arizona is known for subterranean termites that live underneath homes causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Protect your investment from termites with these home remedy tips provided by, Magic Pest Control.

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Like ants, termites live a chain of command. There is a queen and king termite whose purpose is to spawn babies termites. These baby termites eventually grow into soldier termites, worker termites or reproductive termites.

Soldier termites sole purpose is to defend their nest from intruders. Worker termites stay close to the nest building and gathering for the queen and reproductive termites are winged termites that venture off to start new colonies.

The most important thing you can do to protect your home from termites is to keep bushes and brush at least 18-inches away from your home. Termites love moisture and they will colonize under wet soil.

Termites eat and live in wood. Dispose wood or debris around your home to keep termites away. If you have a wooden structure around your home be sure to keep it at least half a foot from the ground. Termites hate the following wood: Redwood, Juniper and Cedar - These food sources are the termites least favorable.

Subterranean termites are hard to get rid since they burrow themselves deep in the ground.

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Termites travel through mud tubes called mud spores. These mud spores can be found on walls coming up from the ground. Termites can travel from place to place so be sure to check window sills, cracks or any vulnerable areas around your home.

An efficient way of getting rid of termites is by using Termidor.

Termidor is 'America's #1 Termite Defense Product.'

Termidor is applied by Magic Pest Control to soil areas abutting a building in order to eradicate termites as they attempt to gain entry into the building. In order to get to termites below your garage Magic Pest Control drills holes and fills them with Termidor. Termidor is formulated to have a 'transfer effect,' in which termites carry the slow acting formula to their colony where all other termites will become carriers. This process will eventually exterminate termites and their colonies. Termites can't avoid or detect this liquid technology making it that more dangerous.

Trust the professionals at Magic Pest Control to take care of your termite problems. We are licensed and insured with over 25-years experience. Magic Pest Control, serving the valley since 1993.

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Scorpion Home Sealing and Black Light Removal AZ

2009-09-09T12:52:00.000-07:00

Nothing is more frustrating than to see scorpions living in the comfort of your home. The following bits of information will help inform you and help you keep scorpions out!

Habitat and Environment:

Scorpions are nocturnal and sensitive to heat. During the day scorpions can be found in dark unoccupied areas such as crawl spaces, closets, attics and garages. They often hide under boards, piles of wood, debris, mulch, pine straw, trash, block fencing and any places scorpions can squeeze under, in or through. Scorpions will avoid temperatures over 100 degrees farenheit. When it is too hot in one area scorpions will simply migrate. If the scorpions living area is disturbed in any way they will simply enter your home by way of wall voids, open door sweeps, kitchen sink cabinets and bedroom closets. In order to prevent scorpions from infesting your home seal it up with caulking and get regular pesticide treatments.

Food and Behavior:

Food is the scorpions prime motive. Since they are nocturnal they forage at night. They feed off all types of insects, pests and even mice at times. Scorpions have organs and hairs on their legs that detect sensitive vibration. This is how they catch their food. Because scorpions are predators they tend to return to the same area each night to hunt. They can withstand starvation for 4-5 months. If you control the scorpions food source, you control the scorpions.

Be Aware:

Scorpions are excellent at climbing but can't climb glass. If your home is infested put bed legs in clean wide-mouthed jars. Make sure to pull all furniture away from walls and shake clothing before putting it on. Scorpions like to cling on to loose objects.

Scorpion Control:

1- Scorpions are blind to ultraviolet light and it makes them glow! At night time equip yourself with a black light and scorpion killer (or tweezers and a glass jar if you want to collect them).

2- Routinely mow grass and keep an 18" vegetative free perimeter around your home. Remove or clean any harborage.

3- Use caulking and weather strip to seal up your home and its windows. Repair plumbing leaks and ventilate in areas where precipitation occurs.

4- Make sure to get regular pesticide treatments! If you control the scorpions food you can control the scorpions.

If you are having a scorpion, termite or pest control problem in Arizona, Trust the Professionals at Magic Pest Control - Serving the Valley since 1993. Magic Pest Control is rated A+ with the Better Business Bureau.

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