The Bug Guy The Best Father’s Day Gift? Killing Whatever That Was. decided is wonderful. Dad
has already found two in the garage this week. He used a jar and a piece of cardboard. He did not mention it at dinner because there was no need to cause a panic.
There is a certain kind of West Valley dad who asks for nothing on Father’s Day. No brunch reservation, no hammock, no novelty grilling apron. Just one humble request: that something be done about the scorpions. June in the West Valley is peak pest season, arriving like an uninvited houseguest right alongside Father’s Day weekend. The timing is poetic, really. Dads have spent years being the designated “handler” of anything that skitters, crawls, or glows under a blacklight. Father’s Day is simply when the family acknowledges the psychological toll. The bark scorpion is June’s headliner. Temperatures are climbing past 110 degrees, which pushes every creature with an exoskeleton indoors — specifically, into your air-conditioned home, which they have
The ants, naturally, are still at it. They found the ice cream that dripped on the patio during Memorial Day and have been filing paperwork about it ever since. Here is the gift idea the greeting card companies are sleeping on: schedule a professional pest control service for Dad this June. Perimeter spray, scorpion seal-out, the works. A good West Valley pest control plan means fewer midnight extractions, fewer shoe- shaking incidents, and one fewer text that reads “don’t come in the garage right now.” Dad doesn’t want a tie. Dad doesn’t want a gift card. Dad wants to walk to the recycling bin at night without wearing a headlamp and full situational awareness.
Gentle Hearts Animal Hospi i al
Dr. Pamela Boyd, DVM Dr. Sydney Russo, DVM
623.298.4200 GentleHearts@phxcoxmail.com 14445 W. McDowell Rd. Suite A-106 Goodyear, AZ 85395 Dogs, Cats, Exotics, Reptiles, & Birds!
Give him that. He’s earned it.
Submitted by Larry Cash, of Estrella Mountain Pest Control.
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