Use this key to find the most appropriate California license for your pest control activities. It covers licenses issued by California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), California Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), and California Public Health Department (CDPH)

Crickets are wonderful creatures that remind us of beautiful meadows at night. Hearing them chirping is a great experience outdoors. However, things become very different when they move inside. Nobody likes to hear crickets chirping non-stop in the kitchen for hours. There are different types of cri

In structural pest control, we deal with various pests that exhibit different behaviors. Some pests that crawl, such as cockroaches and bed bugs, tend to hide in sheltered locations, either temporarily or permanently. While the terminology used to distinguish different hiding places can be helpful,

The dark rover ant (DRA), Brachymyrmex patagonicus, is a small invasive ant species that has become increasingly common in parts of California. First detected in the state in 2010 (Martinez et al. 2011), it is now found across Southern California and parts of the lower Central Valley (Taravati 2018)