Check your sump pump and gutters

As the rains start to take off, be sure to check your sump pump and gutters to prevent expensive damage later!  If you have a crawlspace under your home, check to be sure the sump pump works.  A sump pump can help your crawlspace stay drier during a big winter storm, preventing mold, damage, and mosquitoes. Check your roof rain gutters to clear out any leaves or debris so that your gutter can work properly during a rain event - this will also help keep your home from collecting water in places that might result in water damage and...you guessed it...mosquitoes.  A little preventative maintanence can go a long way to protecting your home from damage and mosquitoes this rainy season.

As weather changes, keep your home safe from rats and mice

As the weather cools, people sometimes report more rodent activity in/around their homes.  It's a good time to check around your home for gaps, holes, and cracks where rats and mice can enter. Not sure what to look for?  We're experts - give us a call to request a rodent inspection. Or request a visit using our online service request form.

Our technicians can visit to inspect the outside of your home for places where rodents can enter.  You'll get a detailed report of suggested repairs as well as tips on the kind of materials to use and how to best do the repairs.

Our staff do not trap rodents or seal/fix holes, but we can re-inspect after you DIY or hire a company to do the repairs.

A big 'Thank you!' to our summer staff!

During the warm summer months, our seasonal catch basin treatments are key to preventing the growth of mosquitoes in the storm drain system. (Learn more about our summer work.)  These types of mosquitoes are the main West Nile virus vector in our County. As the weather cools and the winter rains start naturally flushing out these drains, our summer catch basin treatments come to an end. Mosquitoes are not able to grow in the storm drain system when water from the rains regularly flushes the drains and when overnight temperatures are low.

We would like to say a big 'THANK YOU' to all of our summer staff. We had 6 staff driving Jeeps to treat catch basins to help prevent West Nile virus: Galen, Ric, Kyle, Connor, Virgil, and Everst.  Over the summer, they checked and/or treated over 25,000 catch basins throughout the County; many were checked every two weeks.  This totaled to over 186,000 treatments in summer of 2026. These treatments keep Culex pipiens mosquito populations low, drastically reducing our residents' risk of West Nile virus.

Our summer laboratory staff, Sean, set and checked traps for invasive Aedes aegypti and Culex mosquitoes. Sean set multiple traps each week, totaling thousands of nights'-worth of traps in summer 2025.  All summer staff played critical roles in protecting public health - thank you!