Autumn Pests in El Paso

Posted by Mosquito Squad

October 3, 2025

Stop pest treatments? Continue treating until winter? What is right for El Paso pests? Here’s what you need to know about autumn pests in El Paso.

As the desert heat eases and crisp fall mornings make their way through the El Paso area, many of us breathe a sigh of relief. However, though the seasonal shift brings about pumpkin patches and football games, it also brings about unwelcome visitors – autumn pests. The bugs don’t leave with hot weather in El Paso. Some actually become more active in the fall.

Mosquito Squad of El Paso is here to help you better understand which pests are most common this time of year, why those pests are a problem, and how to protect your outdoor spaces and your home.

Mosquitoes, Spiders, and Stink Bugs – Oh, My!

Mosquitoes are fair weather pests, but they don’t vanish after summer in El Paso. Our warm climate allows them to linger well into fall, especially during unseasonably warm stretches. A little standing water paired with a string of warm days any time of year will draw these bloodsuckers back out.

Other pests, like spiders, stink bugs, and beetles are a bit different than mosquitoes. You see, mosquitoes are happy to burrow underground litter and the soil to overwinter in El Paso. These other offenders – well, they attempt to overwinter inside your house. And if they can’t make entry into your actual living spaces, they will live in your attic, garage, crawl space, or even beneath your home’s siding.

Rodents and Ants

It’s not only the cooler autumn weather that leads rodents and ants towards your home in autumn. Food sources have begun to dwindle outside this time of year, and both these pests are in search of sustenance. And you don’t want to have to deal with either a rodent or ant infestation.

Why Autumn Pest Control in El Paso is Crucial

Many home and business owners find out the hard way that pest control in El Paso can be (and often is) a year-round necessity. The thing that makes fall a crucial period for pest control, is that pests are trying hard to get inside your house or other indoor spaces that will keep them safe.

What’s more, if you don’t address pest issues in autumn, you will have an influx of pest activity during their springtime emergence.

You should take measures to ensure pests do not have easy entry to indoor spaces. Sealing up cracks and open spaces around your home is one way to keep them outside. You can also reduce mosquito breeding grounds by eliminating standing water outdoors. To keep food-seekers like rodents and ants at bay, be sure you keep food waste cleaned up and disposed of away from the exterior of your home – and keep it sealed shut.

And don’t forget to get in touch with Mosquito Squad of El Paso for your mosquito and pest control at least until much colder weather arrives and you see that pest populations have diminished. Rodents typically require year-round control and deterrence measures in El Paso and surrounding areas.