They suggesting replacing the cheap plastic ones with the heavy ones with braided covers.

romex and plastic electric boxes ...I hope this is done to code. sure you dont need conduit and metal boxes there ? 

A sample is like the Department of Parks in CA wants me to build a 10-bed Infirmary building with two ADA restrooms, then they have alternate 1: Construct concrete pathway from road to building, alternate 2: construct asphalt pathway from road to building, alternate 3: construct patio first floor, alternate 4: construct deck patio second floor.

These are all in the same subdivision as mine, all built about the same time, of frame stucco, somewhat similar front appearance, yards somewhat the same size, all have a patio and some sort of "outdoor living" space.

That's a plastic do-dad with barbs.

I just spent a fair amount of money to demolish and rebuild a patio in my back yard.

It was about 6x8 inches and probably had about 50 to 75 about hornets. i scraped nest off of building with a drywall spatula into plastic bag in darkness with a 3rd body holding a flashlight.

These regulations inlude things like using certified employees to wall off abatement areas with 2 ply plastic tents and monitor air contamination levels for 48 hours following abatement.

We did this to a CMU wall on my patio = looks great.

It has a northern exposure, rather than southern, and no patio cover.