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Roof rats and Norway rats have been seen all over the Las Vegas Valley from Boulder City to Mountain’s Edge. The strange fact is they are not native to this part of the country.

Be careful- its scorpion season and they are crawling in all areas of the Las Vegas Valley from Summerlin to Henderson looking for food and water.

The summer months in the Las Vegas Valley are known to be warm and monsoon-like rains can happen at any time – also yellow jackets and hornets seem to be more aggressive. Why???

As the Las Vegas Valley population increases, the insect population grows with it. The majority of plants used in our area are imported from other locations and the pests come with them. Few are dangerous but most are annoying to us and can damage our plants.

The summertime in the Las Vegas Valley is monsoon season and the season pillbugs and sowbugs invade gardens and yards from Centennial Hills to Anthem.

Many people in the Las Vegas Valley have one or more pets and while pets bring us comfort and joy they might also bring home zoonotic diseases or infections. According to the Center for Disease Control there are over 60 infections that can be spread from pets to people.

The Las Vegas Valley summertime is when all the pests are scurrying around the yard and invading homes – from Summerlin to Henderson. Mosquitoes are among the bugs we find annoying.

Here in the Las Vegas Valley our triple-digit temperature are uncomfortable however the scorching weather also brings out the bugs – they come into our yards and also into our homes

It is that time of year again in Las Vegas – monsoon season and the Southern Nevada Health District announced that mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus in eight area ZIP codes.

With the welcome arrival of long sunny days in Las Vegas, people across Clark County will be gathering outdoors to partake in summertime fun. However, nothing ruins a backyard barbecue like pests! To learn about how you can fend off mosquitoes, ants and stinging insects. The following are some tips to help you enjoy the use of your backyard.

Many people in the Las Vegas Valley use boric acid an insecticide to rid their homes of cockroaches, bed bugs, fire ants, fleas and silverfish.

The Las Vegas Valley does not have as many types of bugs and pests as other areas in the country however we do have bed bugs. The 2015 survey by the National Pest Management Association found that bed bug infestations in the United States continue at high rates, with 99.6 percent of responses from pest control professionals having treated for bed bugs in the past year. This is significantly higher than 15 years ago, when only 25 percent of pest professionals reported treating for bed bugs.