Pests We Treat in Northeastern PA
From bed bugs to stink bugs — pick your pest to see the signs, our treatment process, and what it typically costs. Every job starts with a free inspection.
Bed Bugs
Bite at night, hide in mattress seams, and spread fast between rooms and units.
Year-round, peaks after summer travel
Rodents (Mice & Rats)
Chew wiring, contaminate food, and squeeze through gaps the size of a dime.
October–February, as temperatures drop
Cockroaches
Trigger asthma and allergies, contaminate kitchens, and multiply behind appliances.
Year-round indoors, peaks in summer
Termites
Silently eat structural wood — damage often appears only after years of feeding.
Swarms in spring; active year-round underground
Bees, Wasps & Hornets
Aggressive near nests in late summer — stings are dangerous for allergic family members.
Nests peak August–October
Carpenter Ants
Excavate damp wood to nest — a warning sign of moisture problems in your home.
Swarm in spring; forage May–September
Ants
Trails across counters and pet bowls — small ants, persistent colonies.
April–September
Wildlife & Animal Removal
Squirrels, raccoons, bats, and skunks in attics, chimneys, and crawl spaces.
Peak intrusions October–March
Mosquitoes
Ruin evenings outdoors and can carry West Nile virus in Pennsylvania.
May–September, peak after rain
Ticks
Pennsylvania leads the nation in Lyme disease cases — yard treatment matters.
April–November; nymphs peak May–July
Spiders
Mostly harmless, but webs everywhere — and a sign of other insect activity.
Most visible September–November
Fleas
Bite ankles, torment pets, and hide as eggs deep in carpets and floor cracks.
June–October, peak in humid late summer
Stink Bugs
Swarm sunny walls in fall and overwinter by the hundreds in attics and walls.
Invade homes September–October
Earwigs
Pincher-tailed moisture lovers that invade basements, bathrooms, and mulch beds.
June–September, after wet spells
Pest Seasons in Northeastern Pennsylvania
NEPA's four real seasons mean pest pressure rotates rather than stops. Spring wakes the wood-destroying insects: carpenter ants forage from damp porches in Scranton's older neighborhoods, termite swarmers lift off after warm rains across the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, and pavement ants trail into kitchens from Wilkes-Barre to Honesdale. Ticks go active in April — Pennsylvania consistently leads the nation in Lyme disease cases — and mosquitoes follow the first sustained warm weeks along the river corridors.
Summer belongs to stinging insects and yard pests. Wasp and hornet nests grow through July and turn aggressive by August, mosquitoes peak after every wet spell, and roach activity rises in multi-unit buildings downtown. Fall is migration season: brown marmorated stink bugs mass on sun-warmed siding in September, mice and rats push into basements and attics as nights cool, and squirrels start testing rooflines for den sites. Winter keeps rodents and bed bugs busy indoors — bed bug calls actually spike after holiday travel and college breaks.
The pages above cover each pest we treat: how to identify it, the signs to watch for, how our treatment process works, and where to find pricing. Every job starts with a free inspection and a firm written quote from a licensed Pennsylvania technician. Not sure what you're looking at? Call us — describing what you saw is usually enough for us to point you in the right direction.
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