Learn how to control slugs and snails with these tips from the City of Goleta Environmental Services Division. Slugs and snails are small, slimy insects that are usually found outdoors in your garden. These insects have soft, oblong bodies and Read on! »
Learn how to keep bed bugs out of your home with these tips from the City of Goleta Environmental Services Division. Bed bugs are small, flat insects that hide in tight spaces like mattress seams and cracks in furniture. They Read on! »
Learn how to control fleas with these tips from the City of Goleta Environmental Services Division. Did You Know? Fleas make pets and people uncomfortable and can transmit tapeworms to pets and sometimes to children. It takes about 18 days Read on! »
Learn how to control spiders with these tips from the City of Goleta Environmental Services Division. Only A Few Spiders Are Dangerous!Spiders are helpful creatures, and very few of them bite! Because they eat large quantities of insects, you should Read on! »
Learn how to control yellowjackets with these tips from the City of Goleta Environmental Services Division. Yellowjackets can be annoying and intimidating pests at picnics and around the barbecue, especially in late summer. On the positive side, they prey on Read on! »
There are plenty of reasons why it’s important to keep rodents out of and away from your home. Rats and mice can bring fleas, ticks, and germs that carry diseases. Rodents and their droppings can make allergies and asthma worse. Read on! »
No one wants cockroaches in their home or space, but it’s important to deter or remove them the right way and avoid harmful pesticides as much as possible. Below are some tips to help you keep these critters away. Controlling Read on! »
Learn how to control aphids in your garden with these tips from the City of Goleta Environmental Services Division. Are those aphids on your plants? Aphids are very small insects with soft, pear-shaped bodies, often found on young buds, stems, Read on! »
The City of Goleta Environmental Services Division would like to share some tips to help protect our watersheds. This month we are discussing the importance of storm drain markers and trash capture technologies and how they help to protect our Read on! »
Learn how we are protecting our local waterways with these updates from Goleta’s Environmental Services Division. The City of Goleta Creek and Watershed Management Plan (CWMP) was adopted on November 17, 2020, and was identified in the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan as an important step Read on! »
