Finding out you have bats in the attic is unsettling enough. What most people don't realize is that in Ontario, you can't just deal with them whenever it's convenient. Bats are a protected species here, and there's only a short window each fall to get them out the right way. Miss it, and you could be stuck sharing your home with them until spring!
Most people pack away the bug spray after Labour Day and forget about ticks. That's a mistake! The tick that spreads Lyme disease is the blacklegged tick, and it's most active when the weather cools in fall. That's when a lot of local homeowners get bitten without knowing the risk is still around.
You went to mow the lawn and suddenly you're getting stung by wasps coming out of the ground. That's yellowjackets, and late August is exactly when they turn mean. To get rid of ground wasps safely, you need to find the nest entrance, stay back from it, and treat the whole underground colony rather than just spraying the wasps you can see. A can of store spray at the hole usually makes them angrier and rarely reaches the nest.
You catch that smell one evening, then you spot the freshly dug hole along the edge of your deck. A skunk has moved in. Most people focus on the skunk itself, but the animal is only half the story. Something on your property invited it in, and until you deal with that, you'll keep getting new tenants under there.
Canada Day is almost here, and nothing clears a backyard faster than mosquitoes finding the party. Most people grab a can of spray, light a coil, and hope for the best. That’s why they’re still swatting by mid-July. If you want a yard you can actually sit in, it helps to know where these mosquitoes are coming from, because the answer is usually closer than you’d think.
You've probably seen them by now. It's late spring, the weather finally turned, and suddenly there are ants showing up inside. Big ones, way bigger than the little guys you find marching across the kitchen counter in July. Maybe a few of them even had wings.
It happens every spring. You pull the cover off the deck furniture, go to open the umbrella, and there it is, a wasp nest already the size of a golf ball tucked in the ribs. Your family down in the GTA hasn’t thought about wasps yet. So why are you already dealing with wasp nest removal in Barrie?
Every March, right as the snow begins to melt across Ontario, a common question arises. In fact, one of the most frequent reasons why homeowners seek insect extermination in Barrie during the late winter is the sudden appearance of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs crawling across sunny living room windows.
If you live in Southern Ontario, you know exactly what a mid-winter thaw looks like. The temperature spikes, the snow starts melting rapidly, and suddenly, you can hear your sump pump working overtime to keep the water at bay. But while you’re focused on keeping your basement dry, there's a hidden side effect to this sudden rush of water: it acts as a magnet for pests.
When the snow piles up and temperatures plunge across Barrie and Simcoe County, you’re not just dealing with cold mice; you’re dealing with rodents in crisis mode.
Bed bugs, mice, and insects don’t just go away. They require expert pest removal. That’s where Mr. Exterminator comes in. Call us today at 705-888-0029 or request an inspection online.
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