Courtesy Pest Control

			Contents: Ants Bees Bees at Peoria Sports Complex Bees in a fountain Bees in a pillar Bees in a sewer manhole Bees in a valve box General Pests Gophers Pigeons Scorpions Snakes & Other Reptiles Spiders Roaches	See also: Bees in the Grand Canyon, Bees on the Summit Bees in Sun City Grand Our Customer and Friends
The Courtesy Team From left Kyle, Hank, and Frank	Courtesy technicians Kyle and Frank

Ants


Ants look a lot different than termites with three distinct body parts. Termites only have two.	There are as many varieties as there are insects in the world.	For more info on ants, click the link "Ants" at the top of this section ...	... This will take you to our page on ants. ...

... There you can check out the short videos on the U.of California webpage by clicking the ant pic in the middle of that page.

Bees


Bee foraging can not be sprayed.	Africanized Bees will at times build hives.	Their hives are in the open like this or ...	... maybe in a tree if there is good cover.	Bee hive removed from a patio roof.

This beehive was removed from a box that was covering this soft water tank.	Bee swarm in the tree over truck.	Bee swarm resting in tree. Near 75th Ave. & Greenway Rd.	Bee swarm in north Peoria, Arizona.	Hank spraying a bee swarm by 99th Ave. & Jomax Rd.

Bee swarm split into two balls. Most of the time they group into one.	Bees in the bag about the size of a soccer ball.	Bee swarms can be found anywhere. These were at the Home Depot.	67th ave. & Bell Rd. Looking to build a new home.	Leaf cutter bee

Bee swarm that just landed on this canopy.	Bees are gathering into one ball.	A small swarm in Glendale, AZ. It's about the size of a softball (3 x 4 in.).	A basketball size swarm in Peoria, AZ.

Bees at Peoria Sports Complex

Bees at Peoria Sports Complex, an E ride to a beehive	Up! Up! and away. Hank and Frank are in that yellow basket.	Getting off our ride at the top to kill a large beehive.	The bees were inside the light pole at the top.	Someone left the inspection covers off and the bees moved in. Must have been there for sometime.

Getting ready for the ride down. Frank says that's a long ways down. See that little truck?	Another job done.	I hope they have the clean up done down below.	What are they all looking at? Hey! We're up here!	Oh! That's what they found ... a pole full of dead bees.

That's a lot of bees. 3 ft. around and a 1� ft. deep.	Removing the bees from the pole.	A 55 gal bag with about 113,000 bees. We averaged by weight.

Bees in a fountain

Bees in a fountain. This is the back where the bees were going in.	The front of the fountain. It was not in use but the bees didn't care.	After the bees were killed we move the rocks to check out the inside.	Dead bees in the fountain. Just a small hive.	Honeycomb on the inside roof of the fountain. Just getting started.

Small honeycomb from inside the fountain.	Honeycomb from inside the fountain.

Bees in a pillar

Bees in a pillar by the front door of a vacant house.	There were two hives here. One was in the wall of the house.	This bee was looking for a place to die.	Honey leaking from hive after bees were killed.

Bees in a sewer manhole

Bees in a sewer manhole. This was a big hive.	The honey was so heavy, it almost took two of us to get it open.	About half the honeycomb fell into the sewer manhole.	This hive was around 2 ft. long by 2 ft. wide by 1� ft. thick.	After the hive was removed.

Looking into the sewer manhole after the bees were killed.

Bees in a valve box

Bees in a valve box. The number one spot for a new beehive.	We often find two hives side by side in valve boxes.	The bees think that if this place is good for them then it will do for us too.	If it's a good place for one hive then maybe a new swarm can move into the empty box.	Bees in a valve box. They can get in the meter box in front of your home.

The bees really do like these valve boxes.	Two hives next to each other again.	Dead bees in the box ...	... and a few roaches as well.	Just a new hive getting started. We also kill the bees that are returning to the hive.

There will be a few bees flying around for the next 24 hours, but the hive is dead and the danger of a an attack is gone.	Stay away form the hive for a day or two. There still is a chance that one or two bees might sting someone.	One more hive in a meter box	This one's been here a bit longer	The bees are down ...

Now its time to clean out the box	All done!

General pest


Butterfly	Butterflys	House Fly	Spider Wasp Pompilidae, Calopompilus

Ladybug	Ladybug	Ladybugs

Black & Red Striped Beetle Megetra cancellata	Range restricted to Chihuahuan Desert of the USA. TX, NM, extreme southeastern AZ and Mexico (where most of this desert region is located).	Box Elder Bug

Gophers


We have caught over one hundred gophers.	Frank caught another one. He uses traps so there is no poison to hurt your pets.	We use traps so (unlike poison) you can see the results.	Another good day of gopher trapping.

For more info on gophers ...	... click the link "Gophers" at the top of this section ...	... This will take you to our page on gophers.	For a good webpage about gophers, click the link under "Gopher Facts" on our gopher page.

Pocket Gopher

Pigeons


Before the roof was treated, even that fake owl didn't help.	After the roof was spiked, the pigeons left to look for a new home.	Pigeons can be trapped. We can help with that.	This pigeon is one we trapped.

This is a new home waiting for the pigeons next door to move in.	Pigeons like to build their nest in these spots. This will stop them.	Pigeons like to roost here.	Pigeons will not roost after the pillar is spiked.

Scorpions


Scorpion on ceiling. The customer called ...	... so we went and retrieved ...	... this guy off his ceiling.	A black light will help you find them.

A good ULV light might be hard to find.	If you need one, let Hank, Frank or Kyle know - we might have one.	Scorpion on the floor under black light.	Scorpions show up better on a dark floor, but you can see them if you look close.

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Snakes & Other Reptiles


Bull snake. We can help with snakes	We caught this guy ...	... in the back yard ...	... of a home by New River ...	... and Deer Valley Rds.

These pictures were sent to me by a friend.	They were found by this den around Oracle, Arizona.	Man, thats a lot of snakes!	This is one we caught.	Yes we can help ...

... with the rattlesnakes, too.	This is a 6 footer that sits on the top of Hank's TV set.	The snake dance.	Snakes mating ...	... or fighting for the right to mate.


Gila Monster. These guys are protected. Call the AZ. Game Dept.	Found this one years ago when out hunting.

Spiders


Brown Recluse Spider. Note the violin on it is head.	Tarantula. We have a few types in Arizona. This one was in the desert just north of Oracle, Arizona.	This tarantula was found up by Flagstaff, Arizona. He didn't like us taking his picture ...	... so we let him be. He was where he belonged - out in the forest - not at someone's home.	One fighting spider!

This guy was at the ranch up by Heber, Arizona.

Roaches


Roaches in a sewer manhole eating the honey in beehive the day after the bees were killed.	American roaches

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