Brazilian cockaroaches (water bugs) love the scales of palm trees. if you have recently planted palms then better get your pest control guy out there because you are going to have constant visitors. Those tisty tiny ants are coming up through the cracks in your concrete slab and usually can be dealt with but they will periodically appear. Try finding them on a granite counter? clue use a flashlight and move methodically.
Snakes can be a problem if you live near a pond. Some of my neighbors on our Cul de sac border a pond. They frequently find snakes in their yards and garages. I have other firends who have found snakes in their garages and do not livenear a bond, albeit less frequently.
My pest control guy is amazed as to the number of people who leave their garage doors and doors to the house open. He explained that he has had conversations with TV residents telling them how snakes entered right into the kitchen. Another guy told me he had a snake living under his refigerator and he doesn't live near a pond.
I chose my landscapping carefully and keep it low and away from the house and also used rock because it discouraged critters...not foolproof but better than mulch which is a haven for them.
Another of my neighbors use to leave his car outside until he dicovered that roof rats borrowed it during the night
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