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Our Services Include
Pest Control

Are you ready to get those pesky pest and plant problems solved? Let us put our expertise and knowledge to work for you. Check out our services to see how we can help you right away!​

Pest Control

Here are some of the pest services that we offer. If you don’t see the specific service you are looking for then please call us and we can discuss a solution to your pest problem.

Enjoy the comfort of feeling safe from all kinds of pests that can cause serious problems in your home. Cockroaches, ants, flying insects, spiders, crickets, earwigs and many more, need specific techniques and strategies to get rid of them and keep them from coming back. I have the certifications and experience to target and solve your pest problems. Plus, I only use the highest quality products that are safe for your family and pets.

Don’t wait for friends or family to be stung by a swarm of bees, that would be absolutely terrible! Bees can also cause damage to your property. Stucco, attic corners, inside grills, bushes, and inside walls can be costly to repair. I can take care of your bee problem the right way by exterminating the beehive and, when needed, removing the honeycomb.

The Valley of the Sun is a natural home to a wide variety of mice, rats, and other rodents that want to invade your home and property. In their search for food, shelter, and water they can cause severe health concerns to humans. They are also capable of causing damage both inside and outside your home. I’ll get rid of the offending rodents, remove their home from your home, sanitize the area and ensure proper exclusion to stop them from returning.

Everyone knows how messy and noisy pigeons can be. They can destroy your roof and those expensive solar panels you installed. Their droppings can cause serious illnesses for both humans and pets. I’ve solved the pigeon problem for thousands of homeowners and businesses. I’ll thoroughly clean the entire area where they have been living. I only use the highest quality materials all of which are suited for your home, whether it’s spike, netting, solar screening — whatever best solves the problem. Your home is unique my solution will be, too.

The best popular snakes eliminated in Arizona are various types of prate snakes, gopher snakes, and king snakes. In the course of the harsh summer, snakes are going to move to shaded regions along houses, yards as well as rocks. Snake elimination and deterrence is likewise something our experts do to maintain your pets, and loved ones safe!”

The best popular snakes eliminated in Arizona are various types of prate snakes, gopher snakes, and king snakes. In the course of the harsh summer, snakes are going to move to shaded regions along houses, yards as well as rocks. Snake elimination and deterrence is likewise something our experts do to maintain your pets, and loved ones safe!”

Getting Rid of Insects Efficiently

Insect Information

Over 900 species of carpenter ants worldwide, 50 in the U.S. Are among the most troublesome ants found in and around homes. Colonies consist of up to 3000+ carpenter ants, 200-400 are winged in a mature colony. Most species are black or have very dark bodies and vary in size from 1/4-3/4 inches long. Carpenter ants hollow out wooded areas and use the wood to make their nests. Wood damage can be compared to termites but can be distinguish by its clean and sand-papered appearance. Feeds on insects (dead or alive), and anything that people eat.

Unlike many insects, crickets don’t bite, sting, or spread disease. They do, however, eat fabric, wallpaper glue, and other household materials. Their chirping can be either annoying or relaxing, depending on who you ask. This “music,” created by rubbing their legs together, can be either part of the mating ritual or a warning of perceived danger. That’s no consolation, however, if you’re trying to sleep. And when large groups of crickets chirp together, scorpions may come running in search of dinner. In our book, that’s enough to warrant a call for pest control.

According to Britannica.com, the list of the top 9 deadliest spiders in the world includes a few that you could encounter right here in Surprise AZ: the Brown Widow Spider (#4), the Black Widow Spider (#5), the Wolf Spider (#6), the Yellow Sac Spider (#7), and possibly the Brown Recluse Spider(#9).

Are they harmful? 

Although spiders aren’t all bad, we suspect you don’t want to share your living space with them. Besides being creepy, they sometimes leave webs and dark marks on your floors, walls, and furniture. In addition, their mere existence lets you know you probably have other pests in the house. Patrick’s pests and Plants services can help eliminate spiders along with the bugs that drew them into your home in the first place. 

 

 

There isn’t just one earwig; there are many! Although there are numerous species of these insects, the most commonly encountered type in Arizona is the Forficula auricularia earwig, or European earwig, which is an introduced species. All earwigs are omnivores and eat plants and other insects. Earwigs sometimes cause problems for certain garden plants, ornamental plants, and some types of small trees. In Arizona, they may enter houses to seek out moisture. However, earwigs usually hide in this dark, moist areas such as under-potted plants or mulch.

A smaller sized, but much more typical, variety of vermin in Arizona is actually our home vermin. Many individuals realize the house vermin as an useful creature that eats various other pests in the property, including silverfish, spiders as well as roaches. Having said, their unique appeal provides very most folks the creeps, and they are eliminated on sight. The physical body of your house vermin is actually 1 to 1.5 inches in length, yet its own 15 pairs of long legs and long antennae give the appearance of a much larger creature. Their physical bodies are normally yellow in shades, along with darker red stripes running down the duration. Like various other centipedes, they are poisonous however extremely rarely sting human beings. They can relocate incredibly rapidly, with their lengthy and delicate lower legs permitting them to go up to. 4 meters every 2nd around surfaces and also up wall surfaces.

Generally, millipedes are not dangerous to humans. Millipedes are known to be very passive and timid, and they would never attack humans. Apart from the fact that they cannot bite or sting, millipedes are naturally not aggressive. Millipedes move very slowly and coil or curl their bodies into a ball whenever provoked. However, millipedes do not just crawl on land without any self-defense system. 

When they feel threatened by humans or hunted by predators, these worm-like bugs secrete a harmful substance or toxin from the segments of their bodies. The toxic substances, with their foul odor, can ward off predators. The toxins produced by millipedes are often not poisonous or harmful to humans, but they can trigger allergic reactions in a few people.

 

Regardless of their quite creepy appeal silverfish are certainly not a risk to people, silverfish do certainly not bite or even sting and also aren’t known to send illness to people. They are nevertheless a risk to personal items. Silverfish prey on carbohydrates, specifically glucose as well as starches. Inside residences, they will eat, infect and ruin hair shampoos, book bindings, bed linens, pictures, silk, and garments.

Practically too small to see with the naked eye, crawler termites can become an insect problem for plants. Spider mites are certainly not a correct insect but are in the same household as crawlers, ticks, and other arachnids. As a well-known plant bug, spider mites strike plants using needle-shaped acute mouthparts to draw the sap out of growing plants. These mites may disperse swiftly, virtually sucking the daily life out of your well-balanced plants.

Scorpions love Arizona. One of my specialty services is getting rid of them. In my many years of providing this service I’ve learned many things, first among them is that just one treatment won’t get the job done. With the right treatment plan and the special technique that I have developed, I can ensure that any scorpions, both inside and surrounding your home, will be eliminated and stay eliminated.

Successful flea and tick control involve eliminating fleas and ticks from your dog or cat and their environment. Some tick species can survive harsh winters and will even emerge to feed when temperatures are still as cold as 40 degrees. Dogs and cats share the same types of fleas and ticks so they will travel from one pet to another. 

Practically too small to see with the naked eye, crawler termites can become an insect problem for plants. Spider mites are certainly not a correct insect but are in the same household as crawlers, ticks, and other arachnids. As a well-known plant bug, spider mites strike plants using needle-shaped acute mouthparts to draw the sap out of growing plants. These mites may disperse swiftly, virtually sucking the daily life out of your well-balanced plants.

Scorpions love Arizona. One of my specialty services is getting rid of them. In my many years of providing this service I’ve learned many things, first among them is that just one treatment won’t get the job done. With the right treatment plan and the special technique that I have developed, I can ensure that any scorpions, both inside and surrounding your home, will be eliminated and stay eliminated.

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A Word From Patrick...

I’ve built my business with my community and family in mind, with every completed job, with every call, with every service, I get one step closer to building a community that will be better for our children. I would like to offer my service to you and invite you to join our community and work for a brighter future.

Our Commitment to Our Client

Transparency and communication are key to our service professionals’ success in pest control. To ensure pest-free living, everyone must be on the same page.

Before we arrive at your house, our commitment to communication starts before we even get there. Once you have scheduled your inspection, we will send you a text to inform you when we are on our way and give you an ETA. We’ll meet you at the location to get a better understanding of your situation and how it’s progressing.

We can help you identify the issues that need attention during your inspection by talking with you about them. During the inspection, our team will look for potential hot spots, conditions that are conducive to pest growth, and active sites.

 

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We don’t only do Pest Control! If you require plant or Landscaping consider checking out our services!

We're Ready To Help

Hello, I’m Patrick Hagan, your Pest, Plant, and Landscape Specialist. I hope you’ll give me a call because there is nothing I enjoy more than helping people like you make their homes and yards, beautiful, safe and enjoyable. I’m ready to help, just give me a call.

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