Pest Control in Oxford, Connecticut

Oxford is hilly, wooded and spread out, north of Shelton and Seymour. The Housatonic and Lake Zoar form its western edge, Southford Falls State Park sits on the north side, and much of the town is woods, wetlands and old farmland, with houses set well back on long driveways. Old farmhouses and barns in Quaker Farms sit not far from newer colonials in subdivisions and lake houses along Zoar.

Rural lots bring rural pests. Deer and the ticks they carry are everywhere. Mice move from fields and woods into garages and basements each fall, and yellow jackets nest in the stone walls and the lawn. Both the newer homes, with their walk-out basements and decks facing the trees, and the old ones on stone foundations give mice and carpenter ants plenty of ways in.

Ticks on the walk to the mailbox

Deer browse right up to the house in much of Oxford, and plenty of people find ticks on the dog after nothing more than a walk down the driveway. On a big property, treatment usually focuses on the parts you actually use: the lawn, the patio, the play area and the paths between the house and the outbuildings. That's where tick spraying for the paths you use every day does the most good. Ticks on the dog are often the first sign, well before anyone finds one on themselves. Keep those paths mowed and clear of leaves, and see our tick guide for when deer ticks are most active.

Yellow jackets follow close behind in August, especially on lots with stone walls, and wasp and yellow jacket nest treatment is a common late-summer call.

Barns in Quaker Farms, cottages on Zoar

Farmhouses and barns in Quaker Farms have their own needs. Old timber frames, stone foundations and stored feed draw mice, rats and carpenter ants, and rodent work that covers the barn and the house keeps them from moving back and forth. Tell us about barns, coops, gardens and any animals when you call, along with the rough size of the property, so the visit can be planned properly.

Lakeside cottages and year-round homes deal with damp wood, which draws carpenter ants, and with mosquitoes from the shoreline brush. Carpenter ant work on lakeside decks and docks comes up often in spring, and a seasonal place left closed can collect mice over the winter. Oxford sits across Lake Zoar from Monroe's lakeside neighborhoods.

Around Oxford: Southford Falls State Park · Lake Zoar · Quaker Farms · Route 67 (ZIP 06478)

Also serving Downtown Shelton, Huntington, White Hills, Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, Monroe, Trumbull, Stratford.