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Eight Legs Of Fake: Looks Deceiving With California’s ‘Fake Tarantula’

If it looks like a tarantula, and crawls like a tarantula, it might be… a Calisoga or “False Tarantula,” a common pest in the San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach or Paso Robles, CA areas, which are luckily home to our Brezden Pest Control office. It’s common for the untrained eye to mistake the Calisoga for…

Bats

Bats

Controlling bats in San Luis Obispo, and other parts of the Central Coast of California, creates challenges for some homeowners. Bats congregate in large numbers outdoors, in attics, and in barns. In order to get rid of bats, you need to prevent them from being able to return to their roost spot. At Brezden…

Earwigs

Earwigs

Earwigs Latin: Order Dermapertera Common locations: Shaded Garden areas and moist soil. In come cases Kitchens, Bathrooms and Laundry Spaces What are Earwigs? Earwigs are the most readily recognized insect pests in home gardens. They are known to damage seedling vegetables, annual flowers, maturing soft fruit and corn silks. Although they do cause some problems,…

Ants

Ants

Ants Latin: Family Formicidae Common Locations: Any livable location including lawns, walls, stumps and under your foundations. What are Ants? Ants usually live in colonies or nests in a protected place such as in the soil near a house foundation, under crawl spaces, under concrete slabs, in gardens or trees and in structural wood.…

Bed Bugs

Bed Bugs

Bed Bugs Latin: Cimex lectularius Common Locations: Beds(between mattresses), seams in bed linens, upholstery, behind wood trim, inside electrical boxes, in floors, behind wallpaper What Are Bed Bugs? The bed bug has a famous history as a bloodsucker and is named due to its tendency to feed on a bed’s occupants at night. The bed…

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What Bug Is This…?

Identifying nocturnal nuisance key in warding off bed bugs for good! OK, residents of San Luis Obispo County, CA, time for a pop (bug) quiz! What’s tiny, flat, wingless, nocturnal, and can lay between 200-500 eggs in its lifetime? If you said “a bed bug”—you’re right! Our staff at Brezden Pest Control in San Luis…

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Amgen Tour Of California

As America’s most successful cycling race, the Amgen Tour of California is one of the nation’s largest and most recognized annual sporting events. An eight-day event, this prestigious cycling road race features elite professional teams and athletes from around the world. One of only two American races listed as a UCI 2.HC event on the…

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Cal Poly Performing Arts Center

The Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo is a state-of-the-art performance facility located on the beautiful Central Coast of California at the campus of California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). Open since September of 1996, the Performing Arts Center incorporates two main venues: the Christopher Cohan Center, including the majestic 1,289-seat Sidney Harman Hall, the…

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Farmer’s Market

Does the tantalizing scent of prepared bar-b-que ribs, or the cornucopia of color of freshly picked produce delight your senses? Then Thursday Night Promotions-Farmers Market is the place for you to be from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every Thursday. With more than 120 vendors providing everything from ribs, sausage, tri-tip, fresh flowers, organic produce…

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Morro Rock

Morro Rock State Historic Landmark was formed about 23 million years ago from the plugs of long-extinct volcanoes, member of the “Nine Sisters” of volcanic plugs. It is home of nesting Peregrine Falcons, and is closed to any climbing or disturbance. Morro Rock was an important navigational aid for mariners for over 300 years as…

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Pismo Pier

The Pismo Pier is lots of fun to visit while in Pismo Beach. It is the largest pier in San Luis Obispo County and has beautiful diamond-shaped platforms. Built in 1985, it replaced the 1924 pier. Walk out to the end of the pier and watch the surfers and fishing. Enjoy breathtaking views of Pismo…