Whether you need help with a one-time pest problem or would like to set up routine pest control service, we will work with you to create a customized residential pest control plan to get rid of desert pests inside and outside of your Tucson home all year long. Our professional exterminators are trained to exterminate all types of desert pests while doing minimal harm to our environment.
Commercial Pest Control
Pest Identification
Several types of ants live in Tucson, Arizona. Some of the most common species include fire ants, carpenter ants, and odorous house ants. Some ants, such as fire ants, are easily identifiable due to their coloration and painful bites. Others, such as house ants, can be more challenging to identify correctly. Still, you can use the University of California’s pest identification key to help you discover which ants you might be encountering.
Ants are the number one pest problem in the country. Ants in Arizona can cause health risks by contaminating food, damaging the wood framing of homes and inflicting irritating bites.
Spiders
Arizona is home to dozens of different species of spiders and other arachnids. Many are harmless, but some pose a serious threat to humans and animals, therefore it's important to contact a pest control professional if you suspect you have venomous bugs on your property.
Termites
TERMITES: the most destructive insect pests of wood, causing more than $1.7 billion in damages and cost of control each year in the U.S. alone. If you think you have termites, it is important to immediately get a professional inspection and control plan before extensive damage occurs.
Bed Bugs
A small percentage of people may experience a severe reaction to bed bug bites, but for the most part, the bites are painless and carry no risk of disease transfer. Most people are not even aware that these bugs are in around until the population gets so large they just can’t hide anymore.
Fleas
Many people ask how to tell the difference between bed bugs, fleas, or other insects infesting their home. Due to their small size, it can be difficult to tell the difference between these tiny pests with the naked eye, but
Cockroaches
Sewer roaches sneak into your homes when it’s raining outside. A typical monsoon is a life-or-death situation for the roach, and they are forced to search for shelter that is high and dry or drown in the flood. The rising water can cause sewer roaches to climb up sewer pipes and up through the sink or floor drain into your home.
Bees
Bees populate Tucson and the surrounding Arizona desert areas year-round, but it’s important to note that their peak time is spring and early summer. When we talk bees at Conquistador Pest and Termite, we are specifically talking about Africanized Honeybees. First, let’s cover a little about bees, their biology, and why you may need bee control services in Tucson.
Wasps
Arizona is home to a number of species of wasps that thrive in the hot desert climate. The paper wasp, also known as the umbrella wasp, is the wasp that we most commonly find around Tucson homes and swimming pools. There are three species of paper wasps that live in Arizona: the yellow paper wasp, Navajo paper wasp and the Arizona paper wasp.
Ticks
Pack Rats carry diseases like the Hantavirus. In fact, pack rats and mice are known to spread over 35 diseases worldwide. When removing a rodent nest, it is important not to stir up the dust. It can be hazardous to breath in, if it contains bacteria. Other diseases can be spread to humans indirectly, through ticks, mites, or fleas that have fed on an infected rodent.
Crickets
To avoid the extreme heat of the daytime, these scorpions will shelter in the shade and come out at night to hunt for food. The bark scorpion is nocturnal, prefers to ambush its prey, and usually feeds on crickets or roaches but will consume all types of insects including other scorpions. In the winter months, they will hibernate, often congregating in large groups. The bark scorpion is also one of the few species that are good climbers. This means it can be found not only under rocks or in rock crevices, but also in trees or high on rock walls. They also can be found inside homes, trapped in sinks or bathtubs, climbing walls, or in a dark closet.
Mosquitoes
My backyard has a lot of mosquitoes and within two minutes of outdoor exposure during mosquito season, I can have as many as 12 bites. The vet told me if I am getting bit, my dog is getting bit. It only takes the bite of one infected mosquito to give your dog heartworm disease and it is easier to prevent then to cure.
Flies
Flies are common pests in the home and yard, but they do pose a health risk. A single house fly can carry over one million bacteria on its body. They can spread typhoid fever, malaria, yellow fever, sleeping sickness, and dysentery. Flies taste, smell, and feel with the hairs that cover their bodies. The hairs on the fly’s mouth parts and feet are used for tasting. Flies taste what they walk on. If they walk onto something tasty, they put down their mouth and taste it again.
Beetles
Arizona is home to about 30 different types of tarantulas. They burrow in dry soil, and feed on small insects such as grasshoppers, cockroaches, and beetles. They rarely venture indoors, but they often emerge from their burrows during monsoon season to seek dryer ground and prey.
Scorpions
, most people would rather come toe to toe with a spider than with a scorpion. And for good reason: scorpions have a painful and dangerous sting. So if you live in Arizona where these arachnids are prevalent, you probably would like to know how to get rid of scorpions in and around your home.
Hornets
Nicknamed “Murder hornets,” the Asian giant hornet is the largest known hornet in the world. Normally they are found in Asian countries such as Japan and China. But as recently as 2019, there were sightings of them in British Columbia and Washington state. Entomologists in these areas feel they have eradicated all nests as of 2021 and are waiting to see if any more nests are found in 2022.
Yellow Jackets
First, you need to identify what type of bees are on your property. Honeybees are typically less aggressive and friendlier than others, like yellow jackets or wasps.
There is another reason weeds need to be controlled that people don’t often consider: they provide harbor for other unwanted pests. Unfortunately, bugs and weeds go together. Weeds provide all the conditions they need to thrive: shade, cooler temperatures, food, and a place to hide. Scorpions, spiders, snakes, and rodents are are just a few of the pests that find safe harbor in weeds.
Pigeons carry diseases that are transferable to humans. Some of the more common types of diseases that people contract because they have come in contact with birds or their droppings are Histoplasmosis, Candidiasis and Cryptococcosis. Most of these diseases are either associated with house sparrows or pigeons.
Crows
Pigeons, sparrows, and crows can be a major problem for homeowners and commercial building owners. Pigeons, are known for living in heavily populated communities, where there is a lot of food available. The common pigeon causes damage to buildings, cars, drainage systems, and many other things.
Pigeons
Pigeons and other birds can be dangerous pests for Tucson residents. They require trained bird pest control experts for a number of reasons...
Rodents invade an estimated 21 million U.S. home every year, especially when it gets cold. They are looking for shelter and food and they only need an opening the size of dime to squeeze in. Rodents are good jumpers, climbers and swimmers. In fact, a mouse can jump a foot into the air, making it easy to get into kitchen counters and pantries.
Mice
There are plenty of holes, cracks, and gaps in almost every home, and that’s how their pack rats get in. You would be surprised by how little space they need to enter your home. If you find any holes where you think they could enter, fill it with steel wool. Mice and rats can chew through most materials but certainly not a heavy metal like steel.
Rats
Since they were first spotted in 2002 in Central Phoenix, roof rats have migrated south and are now running along Tucson’s rooftops. These desert newcomers are not the same as a ‘desert rat’. They are not indigenous to the Sonoran Desert, however, they have no trouble thriving in our arid climate. The roof rat population has increased so much that by 2017, Phoenix was rated #1 out of the top 15 cities in America infested with roof rats.