Expert Pest Control Services in Stratford, ON

It’s officially Spring which means wildlife are having babies. It helps that this year’s winter was mild in southwestern Ontario. This also means wildlife companies are getting busy with calls - you want to make that booking as soon as possible. So what should you watch out for? 1. The most obvious sign that wildlife have made their way into your home is noise, and attics are the most common spaces. They are easily accessible, roomy and warm. You may hear scratching, thumping or scurrying above your ceiling at certain points in the day. Inspect the perimeter of your roof. Sometimes you can see damaged soffits or fascia. If they’ve made their way through a vent or hole on top of your roof it might be less obvious. Newborn raccoons are extremely noisy and sound like birds. 2. Another common spot to find wildlife is underneath porches, decks and sheds. Signs you may have something living there include holes dug out of the ground or lattice torn off. 3. Less often you may hear wildlife in your walls. We have seen cases where a litter is born inside a wall, squirrels get stuck in a wall, or rodents are traveling through walls and between floors. Raccoons give birth late winter to mid-spring. Skunks typically give birth in mid-spring. Squirrels have pups in mid-spring and mid-summer. While it’s a lot more seamless for us to exclude these animals from your home or property BEFORE they have babies, we can still do the work after babies are born. Make that call ASAP!