Desert Recluse Spider Nasty Bite!

Brown Recluse spiders are not native to the desert southwest. We do have the Desert Recluse which is very close in appearance. The bite from this spider can cause a nasty skin lesion. Protect your family call for service today.

Watch out! Rains Bring Football, No TERMITES

It's Football season we've been waiting all year for this. Its also #TERMITE SEASON. Summer monsoon rain and the early fall rains we've had are perfect recipe for termites. So check your home for the tell tail termite dirt or mud tubes or trails. If you aren't sure what they look like you can visit our web site at universalpestcontrol.com for examples of what to look for. #TERMIDOR TREATMENTS, 5 YEAR WARRANTY, from $599.00

Brutal August Insects Loved it!

"YOU JUST SURVIVED ONE BRUTAL AUGUST" front page today's Arizona Republic. While we humans were trying to escape 117 degrees, insects were loving it. We had an average temperature of 107 degrees, brutal for us, perfect for insects.  #Scorpions are  happy with an abundant food supply of other insects. # Subterranean Termites are very thankful for the summer Monsoon rain and higher humidity, so they can attack and eat your home. Black Widow spiders, Ants, and so on! #UNIVERSAL PEST CONTROL 623 979-1983

TERMITE Scam Alert Phoenix

We just heard about an individual going door to door in an older east Phoenix neighbor hood. This scoundrel is telling mostly senior citizens that their home is loaded with TERMITES. His pitch is if you give him a check right now for $3,000 he can get you on the schedule immediately. He tells his victims that they will be saving 1000's. He doesn't have a business card, or a marked vehicle, nor does he have a company uniform. We heard the Police are investigating.

Always use a licensed company and get at least TWO WRITTEN ESTIMATES.

#UNIVERSAL PEST CONTROL 623 979-1983

Should you hire a Professional?

Our shop is located next to custom engine rebuild shop. They had a large #BEE SWARM on the side of their building for a month. The bees even got inside and they were swatting them and spraying them with auto products to no avail. They had spent good money on several cans of do-it yourself products at the Home Depot and had purchased a Bee trap of some kind. FINALLY when none of that worked he came over and asked us for help. We gave him the friends and neighbor price.

One treatment by us and the bees were totally gone in 24 hours and the #Bee Catcher they purchased remained empty and ours was full of dead bees in 1 hour.

We would never attempt to rebuild an engine or transmission, so?

OUR RULE: if it's dangerous or technically complicated it's always best to call a Professional.

SCORPION FACTS

The Scorpion killers are on call ready to do battle at your house. Did you know that scorpions are "Thigmotaxic"meaning they like to hide and be touched on all sides and be under things. Such things as rocks, wood piles, inside shoes, under carpets, under a pile of towels. Scorpions are also "Negative Geotaxis" meaning the like to hang upside down. So when you pick something up carefully and look under it SCORPION may be hanging underneath and nail you on the hand. OUCH! UNIVERSAL PEST CONTROL 623 979-1983.

Scorpions and Escalades

I read on Jokes.com the other day "If you buy a Hybrid Escalade , you are not an environmentalist." This made me think about the Green Pest Control Products I saw at Home Depot, these type of products are also offered by a few companies. Just because you use "Green Products" to kill insects it doesn't make you an environmentalist, either. It makes you some one who is going to have more insects and Scorpions than someone who uses a responsible company who safely uses new generation conventional products according to the Label.

A two year old girl was stung in Phoenix area this week and required hospitalization, and anti-venom injections. Thankfully, she is going to be fine. SCORPIONS call a professional. UNIVERSAL PEST CONTROL 623 979-1983