Pest control services in Snellville, GA

Most of the work here falls into two groups, and the difference is the foundation. Many houses built since 1970 in the Gwinnett County area sit on concrete slabs. On those, a technician looks at the perimeter, expansion joints, plumbing penetrations and brick-veneer weep holes. Older houses, and much of the older stock across the county, often have crawl spaces on brick or block piers. There the work moves to the sills, band joists, piers, dirt floors and moisture under the house. A technician checks both kinds of structure by looking first at what is actually there.

Termites are the structural concern. Native subterranean termites swarm in daylight in February or March, and their discarded wings often show up on window sills. Cockroaches, mostly smokybrown and American, tend to move in from tree holes and leaf litter during heat and rain. German cockroaches are more often linked to sanitation problems. Fire ants cannot be eradicated in Georgia, so the realistic goal is managing their numbers around the yard. Mosquitoes breed in standing water held in containers, rodents tend to come indoors as nights cool, and household ants often trail inside after rain. Start with termite control or fire ant control if one of these is already visible.