Notes from the route
Short, practical writing from daily field work in Los Angeles — what I see, what works, and what I'd tell a new tech on day one.
Argentine ants: win the water war first
LA's most persistent invader doesn't care about your spray if the irrigation, pet water, and leaking hose bib are still running the colony's supply chain.
Ants · 4 minGerman roaches: it's a sanitation story
The treatment matters, but the grease, cardboard, and warm appliance voids decide who wins. A kitchen-by-kitchen approach that actually closes cases.
Roaches · 5 minDe-webbing: the 10-minute difference
Webs at the eaves are the most visible part of any service. A fast, systematic sweep order that makes every visit look finished.
Craft · 3 minMosquitoes: the 15-minute yard audit
Treatments lose to breeding sites. The standing-water walk I do before any mosquito service — obvious sources, sneaky ones, and resting sites.
Mosquitoes · 4 minRodent entry points: read the roofline
Traps manage the animals inside; entry points decide if you're solving or subscribing. How to read eaves, vents, and tree lines like a rat would.
Rodents · 5 minAttic evidence: what insulation tells you
Droppings, tunneling, rub marks, daylight — and the honest call between old sign and an active problem. The attic keeps receipts; learn to read them.
Attics · 4 minSix notes and counting
New Field Notes land as the route teaches them. Next up: what a first visit should actually include, and training a new tech.