Landscape, Garden and Organic Pest Control in Southern California

Our pest control technicians are trained to be triple certified in home and landscape pest control, and integrated pest management through EcoWise Certified. There is no other pest control company in southern California acquiring state licensing and certification for all their technicians in all these pest control competencies!

Ms. Fortney, a southern California customer says, "Hearts Pest Management really knows their business. Dave took care of my major pest problems. He is a super guy, very pleasant, prompt, and professional. He saved my hedge from the bugs that were threatening it, saving me a ton of money I'd have spent replacing it. He was very knowledeable and informative about my other pest problems, and he inspires great confidence in his recommendations. He has my complete trust. Thanks, Hearts!" (We have lots more testimonials here).

We are very fortunate to have staff who live garden pest control. We don't simply treat plants, we learn to know and appreciate them. When we come visit your garden, we come with a smile because we love what we do.

1. Customer-Focused Plan Selection:

Our staff takes special care to ask and listen to the many factors that determine the best treatment plan for you. Factors include your desire for prevention, safety, the micro-climactic conditions conducive to pests, sanitation and infestations in surrounding properties, areas of the yard or acreage to be covered.

Responding to your requests, we offer weekly, monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly plans! Other plans can be tailored to meet your needs.

2. Flexible Scheduling:

Our staff will listen, as you describe your daily routines.  We work closely with you to determine the best day of the week, best time of day, who needs to be available during treatments, how to circumvent workers and loved ones (children, pets, elderly, pregnant women) during visitations. We will take care of the pests on YOUR schedule.

We respect just how busy you are.  We always offer: Set week and day with pre-notification. Time of day arrangements can be made.

3. Budget Sensitivity:

We offer pricing to meet your budget. You choose the number of visits and the associated price. We do not lock you into the schedule that is most profitable for the pest control company, as is often the case. You choose what fits your periodic and yearly budget requirements. (Treatment results will vary based on frequency of treatment).

4. Technician – Thorough, Communicative, Trustworthy:

Our goal is to provide added value to the customer, not available anywhere else in the pest control industry.

We look for the brightest and train our technicians to view themselves as consultants.  Our “consulting technicians” are patient, knowledgeable and ready to provide best-of-practice treatment. Many pest control companies seem to be satisfied to have low trained, low paid, easy-going technicians who spray and go. At Hearts, our technicians are put on a path to achieve higher-level triple certificationin structural and landscape pest management, and IPM (integrated pest management).

Ethics is instrinsic to every aspect of our training, from sales to service to teamwork.

Our jobs can be routine, but when our customers need that extra TLC, they get it from someone who cares.  Our customers are often surprised how dynamic and not routine our jobs are.  Because we are always inspecting, we find the unexpected.  When our customers ask us to reach into our bag of in-depth knowledge, they know they can count on us to provide correct and complete answers to their pest problems. And they know we are ready and able to handle the most difficult jobs.

Ultimately, our job is to take studied risks, under all the necessary safeguards, so our customers may enjoy a happier and healthier lifestyle.

5. Solutions for Multiple Pests:

Common landscape pests and conditions that we treat include: gophers and squirrels, aphids and ants, powdery mildew, scale, white fly and sooty mold, fleas and springtails, rats and mice. As you can tell, there are many pests originating in the landscape, which left untreated, become indoor pests.

Our broad-spectrum landscape tree and shrub program supplements our basic structural pest program to provide the best all around protection for insect invasion of valuable home and garden space. Our program is designed with careful consideration for the seasonal cycle of trees and shrubs: dormancy, flowering and fruiting, as well as heat, and its effect on treatment. We can also provide valuable fertilization, micro-nutrients and pruning services that will enhance protection against infestations and result in healthier foliage.

Our pest control service is tailored to your situation,, with the flexibility to provide foliar treatments, soil drench treatments, and systemic micro-injection treatments for trees and shrubs.  Before applying pesticides, we will consider factors such as whether your trees and shrubs are fruit baring, the proximity of treesand shrubs to other property owners, the urgency of treatment, desired frequency and of course, budget.  Hearts Pest Management is specially certified in the Mauget micro-injection technique.

Many of our customers choose maintenance coverage for gophers, which are a common pest in Southern California. Gophers create extensive economic damage to lawns and gardens from bottom-up, eating massive amounts of root material daily. Exterior maintenance baiting or trapping for rats and squirrels protects gardens from top-down damage, as they love to eat fresh fruit ...just before you have a chance to pick it off the tree!

6. Health Consciousness:

More and more people ask first about the health risks associated with pest control in order to make an informed decision. Child and pet protection are a serious concern of families, when it comes to yard care. Plans are made with every family to coordinate treatments to protect their loved ones. Our Focus on Organics program eliminates many concerns, but coordination and partnership with customers is still very important. While our systems for landscape pest management is geared to low impact and organic treatments, specific programs may require higher dosage or toxicity treatments.

All our programs are based on the principle of applying the least amount of pesticide that will effectively do the job.

All our programs involve a strong focus on site inspection and active monitoring, which is why we complete a specially designed worksite safety evaluation form, to protect all parties for the liabilities and hazards associated with pest control treatments.

Resources for Gardeners

For garden lovers, who are looking for general gardening advise, support, encouragement and comradery, contact the San Diego Horticultural Society.

Another resource for gardeners looking to reduce fire hazard, while having a beautiful, low maintenance garden, is the California Native Plant Society.

The National Gardening Association has a very comprehensive website, addressing topics from plant section, to pest control and weed identification.  It also has a special kids corner.