Pest Trends

Rats are moving indoors as temperatures drop, and a gap the size of a quarter is enough. Seal and treat now, before they nest in your walls and crawl spaces.

Weather driver

Cooling nights pushing rats indoors

• House Mouse+140%
• Packrat+60%
• Pocket Gopher+25%

Raccoons are fattening up and searching for warm places to spend the winter. Seal your roof and attic now, before one moves in.

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Cooling nights and the search for winter dens

• Fox Squirrel+65%
• Striped Skunk+30%
• Red Fox-10%

Pigeon flocks are claiming warm rooftops and ledges for the winter. Bird-proof now, before they settle in and droppings build up.

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Cooling nights pushing flocks toward warm roosts

• European Starling+90%
• Northern Flicker+35%
• House Sparrow-10%

Mosquitoes are looking for shelter in garages and basements, and West Nile risk lasts until the first hard freeze. Treat now to finish the season protected.

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Cooling nights driving mosquitoes into shelter

• Culiseta inornata+30%
• Culex tarsalis-45%
• Inland Floodwater Mosquito-70%

Bees in your walls are settling in for winter. Fall is the last window for a safe live removal before cold weather sets in.

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Cooling days and fading bloom

• Western Yellowjacket+40%
• European Paper Wasp-35%
• Bumble Bee-60%

Earwigs are slipping indoors as nights cool. Seal gaps and treat the foundation before they hide in basements and under doors.

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Cool nights and fall rains

• Millipede+60%
• House Centipede+20%
• Pillbug-25%

Cooling nights are driving cockroaches into basements and crawl spaces. Seal and treat now, before they settle in for winter.

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Cooling nights driving roaches indoors

• German Cockroach+25%
• Brown-banded Cockroach+15%
• American Cockroach-30%

Boxelder bugs are swarming sunny walls and slipping inside. Seal and treat now, before they settle into your walls for winter.

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Cool nights and warm afternoons

• Asian Lady Beetle+80%
• Western Conifer Seed Bug+65%
• Elm Seed Bug-40%

Back-to-school moves and late-summer trips are spreading bed bugs. Get an inspection before they settle in for the winter.

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College move-ins and late-summer travel

• Bat Bug+50%
• Swallow Bug+40%
• Flea-30%

Bats are looking for warm places to spend the winter. Seal your home now, during the best window of the year for safe exclusion.

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Cooling nights and fewer insects

• Little Brown Bat-20%
• Hoary Bat-60%
• Mexican Free-tailed Bat-75%

Ants are heading indoors as nights dip below freezing. Treat now before colonies settle into walls and slabs for the winter.

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Cold nights, warm foundations

• Pavement Ant+41%
• Carpenter Ant-18%
• Field Ant-27%

Male spiders are wandering indoors looking for mates, which is why you’re seeing more of them now. Treat the perimeter before they settle in for winter.

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Cooling nights and mating season

• Orb Weaver+70%
• Wolf Spider+30%
• Western Black Widow-30%

Yellowjackets get aggressive as their food runs low, swarming trash, patios, and picnics. Treat nests now to finish the season sting-free.

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Shrinking food supply making colonies aggressive

• Bald-faced Hornet+20%
• European Paper Wasp-35%
• Mud Dauber-55%

Mice are moving indoors as temperatures drop, and a gap the size of a dime is enough. Seal and treat now, before they nest in your walls for winter.

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First freezes pushing mice indoors

• Deer Mouse+85%
• Norway Rat+30%
• Meadow Vole-15%

Mud-tube and damage reports are climbing. Schedule an inspection before winter slows activity and hides the damage.

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Warm, wet soil after late storms

• Powderpost Beetle+10%
• Carpenter Ant-18%
• Carpenter Bee-50%