--- title: The AIPM Blog | Margaret Townsend description: Follow the AIPM Blog to keep up with everything AIPM and the most up-to-date industry news and events! --- [![Animal & Insect Pest Management Inc.](https://blog.myaipm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logos/logo.png?width=590&height=180&name=logo.png "Animal & Insect Pest Management Inc.")](https://myaipm.com/) - [888-344-6567](tel:888-344-6567) - [Request A Free Estimate](https://myaipm.com/free-estimate/) - [Join Our Pest-E-Club](https://myaipm.com/e-pest-form/) - [Home](https://myaipm.com/) - [Solutions](https://myaipm.com/solutions/) - [Residential Solutions](https://myaipm.com/solutions/residential/) - [Commercial Solutions](https://myaipm.com/solutions/commercial-solutions/) - [Home Protection Plans](https://myaipm.com/solutions/home-protection-plans/) - [HOA Solutions](https://myaipm.com/solutions/hoa-solutions/) - [Green Solutions](https://myaipm.com/solutions/green-solutions/) - [Nuisance Wildlife Control](https://myaipm.com/solutions/nuisance-wildlife-control/) - [Bird Control](https://myaipm.com/solutions/bird-control/) - [Insect Control](https://myaipm.com/solutions/insect-control/) - [Rodent Control](https://myaipm.com/solutions/rodent-control/) - [Trapping](https://myaipm.com/solutions/trapping/) - [Exclusions](https://myaipm.com/solutions/exclusions/) - [Behavior and Habitat Modifications](https://myaipm.com/solutions/behavior-and-habitat-modifications/) - [About Us](https://myaipm.com/about-us/) - [Testimonials](https://myaipm.com/about-us/testimonials/) - [Team](https://myaipm.com/about-us/team/) - [Jobs](https://myaipm.com/jobs/) - [Licensing](https://myaipm.com/about-us/licensing/) - [Product Labels](https://myaipm.com/labels/) - [Learning Center](https://myaipm.com/learning-center/) - [Blog](https://blog.myaipm.com/) - [Contact Us](https://myaipm.com/contact-us/) - [My Account](http://myaipm.com/my-account/) # Pro Tips for Handling Rats and Rodents in Southern California [Continue Reading](https://blog.myaipm.com/pro-tips-for-handling-rats-and-rodents-in-southern-california) ## Think You Might Have Mice? 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.myaipm.com/a-simple-winter-game-plan-for-hoas-and-homeowners-to-manage-roof-rats) [![spiders crawling on candle holders](https://blog.myaipm.com/hubfs/lamp%20(2).webp)](https://blog.myaipm.com/halloween-is-around-the-corner-and-so-is-spider-season) [Tips and Tricks](https://blog.myaipm.com/tag/tips-and-tricks) [Pests](https://blog.myaipm.com/tag/pests) ##### [Halloween is around the corner, and so is spider season](https://blog.myaipm.com/halloween-is-around-the-corner-and-so-is-spider-season) By [Margaret Townsend](https://blog.myaipm.com/author/margaret-townsend) on October 30, 2025 The Halloween season is all about scary things, and there’s nothing scarier than finding a bunch of spiders making themselves comfortable in your... [Continue Reading](https://blog.myaipm.com/halloween-is-around-the-corner-and-so-is-spider-season) [![Don't let bees become your next board meeting headache!](https://blog.myaipm.com/hubfs/PWF%20Jobs/10736%20-%202025%20Inbound%20Marketing/August/10736AIPM_Bees_Blog%20Hero.jpg)](https://blog.myaipm.com/bees-near-the-pool-again-heres-how-simi-valley-hoas-handle-it) [HOA](https://blog.myaipm.com/tag/hoa) [Pests](https://blog.myaipm.com/tag/pests) [Pest Control](https://blog.myaipm.com/tag/pest-control) ##### [Bees Near the Pool Again? Here’s How Simi Valley HOAs Handle It](https://blog.myaipm.com/bees-near-the-pool-again-heres-how-simi-valley-hoas-handle-it) By [Margaret Townsend](https://blog.myaipm.com/author/margaret-townsend) on August 5, 2025 If you’ve ever received a panicked email from a resident about a bee swarm near the pool or in the community garden, you already know this isn’t just... [Continue Reading](https://blog.myaipm.com/bees-near-the-pool-again-heres-how-simi-valley-hoas-handle-it) [![Gophers? This is what waiting looks like (a dirty, ugly brown lawn riddled with gopher mounds) versus what calling AIPM looks like (a clean, green, flat and beautiful lawn).](https://blog.myaipm.com/hubfs/PWF%20Jobs/10736%20-%202025%20Inbound%20Marketing/April/gophers-hero-image.jpg)](https://blog.myaipm.com/the-gopher-problem-youre-probably-underestimating) [Pests](https://blog.myaipm.com/tag/pests) [Pest Control](https://blog.myaipm.com/tag/pest-control) ##### [The Gopher Problem You’re Probably Underestimating](https://blog.myaipm.com/the-gopher-problem-youre-probably-underestimating) By [Margaret Townsend](https://blog.myaipm.com/author/margaret-townsend) on April 29, 2025 Maybe you spotted a little pile of dirt last week and shrugged it off. No big deal, you thought. But this morning? There are three more. And your dog... 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