Diamond Springs, CA Pest Control

What Are These Pests Inside My Diamond Springs Pantry?

Pantry pests are a group of pests that end up in our Diamond Springs home. They feed on items we store in our pantries and kitchens, like flour, pancake mix, cereal, spices, and seeds. 

Here are some of the common pantry pests you may find in Diamond Springs:

• Fruit Flies: Fruit flies are small, flying insects attracted to ripe or decaying fruit and other sugary substances like syrup or honey. They are typically brown or black and have red eyes. Fruit flies can lay up to 500 eggs at a time on the surface of fruit or other food, and their larvae can cause damage to food by tunneling into it and consuming it.
• Indian Meal Moths: Indian meal moths, also known as pantry moths, are common pests found in stored food items. They are small, typically less than an inch long, and reddish-brown. Indian meal moths can infest a wide variety of food items, including grains, nuts, and dried fruits.
• Rice Weevils: Rice weevils are small, brown beetles commonly found in stored grains such as rice, wheat, and oats. They have a distinctive snout-like protrusion on their head and are typically less than 1/8 of an inch long. Rice weevils can cause significant damage to stored grains by burrowing into them and laying eggs. 

Call us immediately for professional pantry pest control if you see any of these species around your home. We will design a custom pest control plan to keep these pests out of your pantry and away from your food.

How To Minimize Spiders Around Your Diamond Springs Property

Spiders are one of the most terrifying pests that make their way into our Diamond Springs homes. While spiders tend to get a bad reputation from Hollywood movies and Halloween decorations, they aren't nearly as scary as we think. Most spider species are harmless. They want to hide in the dark corners of your home and avoid contact with humans. 

Even if they aren't as bad as you thought, you still don't want them hanging around your home. Here are some of the methods you can use to keep spiders out of your home:

• Seal cracks and crevices around your home.
• Remove spider webs.
• Reduce clutter where spiders can hide.
• Turn off outdoor lights when not in use.
• Eliminate other pests around your home.
• Use essential oils like peppermint to repel spiders.

When combined with professional spider control from our trained experts at Hangtown Pest Control, these steps can keep spiders out of your house. Call us today, and let us keep creepy spiders out of your home and away from your family.