The Bug Report
Pest guides for Los Angeles and Orange County homes
Straight answers about the pests that actually show up here. What they are, why they came, what fixing them involves and what it tends to cost in this market.
Updated October 2026
About these guides
- Written by
- Hazel Winslow, Pest Control Guides Editor
- Guides
- 10 and counting
- Focus
- LA and Orange County
- Line
- Answered 24/7
The Bug Report collects plain-English guides on the pests Los Angeles and Orange County homeowners actually deal with: termites, roof rats, Argentine ants, invasive mosquitoes, bed bugs and more, plus what the work costs in this market. Every guide is written by Hazel Winslow, Pest Control Guides Editor. Questions about something at home? Call (323) 329-3792.
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What Pest Control Costs in Los Angeles, CA
Market ranges for general service, termites, fumigation, bed bugs and rodent sealing, and what moves the number.
Drywood vs Subterranean Termites in Los Angeles
How to tell LA's two termite families apart, why the treatment differs, and what each costs to fix.
Why LA Mosquitoes Bite Your Ankles at Noon
The invasive daytime biters that changed LA backyards, where they breed, and how to take the yard back.
Roof Rats in the Attic: A Los Angeles Field Guide
The sounds, the signs, how they get in and why trapping plus sealing beats bait under California rules.
Why Ants Invade LA Homes After Heat and Rain
Argentine ant supercolonies, why sprays backfire, and what actually stops the next invasion.
Termite Reports in California Escrow, Explained
Section 1 versus Section 2, who usually pays, and how buyers and sellers should read a WDO report.
How to Prepare for Tent Fumigation in Los Angeles
A plain checklist for the days before, during and after tenting, from bagging food to re-entry.
Bed Bugs in LA Apartments and Shared Walls
How bed bugs move between units, what tenants and landlords should each do, and how to stop the spread.
Brown Widow vs Black Widow in Southern California
Telling the two widows apart, where each hides around LA homes, and what to do after a bite.
Flea-Borne Typhus and Backyard Wildlife in LA
Why murine typhus clusters in eastern LA and Orange County, and how to cut the flea-wildlife link at home.
How these guides are written
Local, specific and honest about cost
Every guide starts from what the crews see in the field across both counties, then checks the local facts against public sources: county vector district publications, state rules like California's rodenticide restrictions and termite report requirements, and published pricing surveys for the Los Angeles market. Where a number appears, it is a market range with its context, not a sales figure.
The guides also say plainly when something is a do-it-yourself job and when it is not. Plenty of pest problems are solved by moving the dog food into a sealed bin or fixing a sprinkler head, and saying so is part of the point.
Common questions
About The Bug Report
Guides are written by Hazel Winslow, Pest Control Guides Editor, drawing on the field work of the crews across Los Angeles and Orange County and on published sources for local facts and market pricing.
No. They are current Los Angeles market ranges from published pricing surveys, shown so you know the scale of a job before you call. Your price comes from an inspection of your property.
Yes. The line at (323) 329-3792 is answered 24/7, and questions about what you are seeing at home are exactly what it is for.
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- 3123 Cahuenga Blvd W #390, Los Angeles, CA 90068
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- 7623 Atlanta Ave, Ste 284, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
- Coverage
- Los Angeles, Orange and neighboring counties