FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) -
As if the triple digit temperatures weren't bad enough, the hot weather is turning bugs extra frisky.
Across the country, pests from grasshoppers to crickets, to ants to cockroaches are arriving earlier and in greater numbers than usual.
Pest control experts say a lack of freezing temperatures during the winter along with a lack of rain and now triple digit temperatures has created a bug boom.
Workers at Golden Valley Pest Control in Clovis are busy.
Bill Sorelle says, "The biggest issues right now are spiders, ants and oriental roaches, also known as water bugs."
Bill Sorelle has 35 years experience in pest control.
He says ants are often the first pests to become active when warm weather arrives and putting away food and water can help keep them outside.
If ants are found, it's also a good idea to scrub away the pheromones with soap and water. Those are the chemicals they use to mark their trails into your home.
Using over the counter sprays will help some, but don't expect them to last more than a couple of days.
Sorelle says because a spider's body doesn't touch the ground directly when it walks, spraying their possible path may not kill them.
But clearing away all webs around your home will keep its food supply away.
As for junk or wood piles, Sorelle says it can quickly become a spider haven.
Bill Sorelle says, "Especially black widows you want to be very careful reaching in and picking anything up, there might be a black widow."
Entomologists say the most annoying summer pest, the mosquito.
A pest which can breed in as little as a quarter to half inch of water, and can carry the West Nile virus as well.
