Six Pests to Watch for Around Oklahoma City

It doesn't take much for homes in Oklahoma City to experience multiple pests within the property. Oklahoma has the full range of seasons- hot summers that encourage pest growth, and cold winters that drive other pests indoors. Knowing what common pests you should look for, where you may find them, and what attracts them can help you respond sooner. Read on for information on common pests and how Mosquito Squad Plus of Oklahoma City can help control them.

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are one of the most common pests, always around people, shade, and especially at dusk. They can leave itchy welts after they bite, and some carry other illnesses.

Mosquitoes need water to lay eggs and for early development, so check over your yard for buckets and toys that have been left out and collect rainwater.

For added support, our mosquito barrier treatment targets likely resting areas and helps control up to 85–90% of mosquitoes for up to three weeks. Recurring applications are typically scheduled every three weeks during periods of increased activity.

Ticks

You might not know, but ticks are arachnids rather than insects. They wait in tall grasses, bushes, and along walking trails, waiting for a new passing host. Ticks will crawl onto people, pets, and wildlife in order to feed as well as travel any large distance.

Check over people and pets before heading inside after gardening, play, or walks to make sure no ticks have attached themselves. Checking is important because ticks can transmit illnesses such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis. Our tick control treatments focus on likely habitat and travel zones. If needed, we can also utilize tick tubes, aimed to interrupt a tick's life cycle in the nymph stage.

Scorpions

Scorpions are nocturnal, spending the daytime beneath rocks, debris, or logs. It's important to remember this before doing yard work in the daylight. They may also gather near plumbing, air-conditioning equipment, or other places that offer moisture. Unlike many insects, female scorpions give birth to live young, which ride on the mother’s back until after their first molt.

An easy task homeowners can do to support a scorpion control program is to reduce clutter to minimize the opportunity for scorpions to hide. Our treatment may include the yard, home exterior, and common hiding areas on a recurring schedule.

Cockroaches

Cockroaches prefer access to food, water, warmth, and shelter. Depending on the species, they may settle in kitchens, bathrooms, garages, crawl spaces, leaf litter, woodpiles, or around drains and plumbing. Sanitation and moisture control are important, but established activity may require a professional cockroach control plan.

Fire Ants

Fire ants build colonies in soil, often creating visible mounds in sunny, open parts of a yard. A colony may include a queen, developing brood, and thousands of workers that forage for food and defend the nest. Activity can extend beyond the mound through underground tunnels, making surface-only DIY efforts unreliable.

Our fire ant control treatments target visible mounds and colony activity below the soil. The local team can assess where ants are active and recommend an approach suited to the property.

Get Help Controlling Oklahoma City Pests

Different pests require different strategies, and working with a professional team with an understanding of both the region and pests can give you the best options to treat your home. Call (405) 792-0230 or contact Mosquito Squad Plus of Oklahoma City for a free quote and professional help managing pests around your home or business.