Pest Control in Lamont

Lamont at a glance

Lamont is a community of 14,049 people about nine miles south-southeast of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 404 feet. It covers about 4.8 square miles.

What that means for pests

Many homes in Lamont are older and close together, so pests such as roaches and mice can travel between neighbouring houses. Treating along shared fences and sealing gaps around foundations and pipes helps; see cockroach control. Talking with neighbours about a shared plan can make treatments last longer.

Fields next door

Farmland on several sides means rodents move in after harvest and in cool weather. Keep pet food sealed and store firewood away from walls; see rodent control.

Dust Bowl roots

Lamont was founded in 1923. In the 1930s through the 1950s, large numbers of farm workers came here from the east, escaping the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. The area's first public library opened in June 1912 in the Weedpatch home of Phoebe Wells. Wooden structures from those decades, such as sheds and old garages, can harbour termites; see termites.