Pest Control in Seymour, Connecticut

Seymour sits along the Naugatuck north of Ansonia, with Route 8 and Route 67 meeting near the old downtown. The mill buildings line the water down low, and from there the town climbs in every direction. Rock outcrops and wooded slopes mark the hills, and many of the newer subdivisions sit on lots cut right out of the woods.

Near the river the houses tend to be older wood-frame singles and multi-families on stone or brick foundations. Up the hills you find raised ranches, split-levels and colonials on block or poured foundations. The slopes push water toward foundations all over town, and wet wood and damp basements bring the usual company: carpenter ants in the spring and mice in the fall.

Damp basements near the Naugatuck

Down by the water, mouse removal for damp riverside basements is the call we hear most. Old foundations, cellar windows that don't close tight and decades of pipe holes give mice plenty of options once the nights cool off. Homes near the river also see more mosquitoes in summer, and keeping gutters clear and grading soil away from the foundation helps on both counts. Mosquito control near the river can cut down the bites on the deck.

Small businesses along Main Street call too, mostly about mice and the odd rat by the trash and the back door. Mention that it's a business so the call goes to a company that handles commercial work. For older houses, our step-by-step fall mouse-proofing guide shows where to start.

Rock ledges, stone walls and August yellow jackets

Seymour yards with stone walls, rock outcrops and wooded edges give yellow jackets no shortage of nesting spots, and the colonies get large by August. If you see a steady line of them going in and out of one hole, keep everyone clear and ask about stinging insect nest treatment before you mow that stretch again.

Many Seymour homeowners line up sealing work in late summer and carpenter ant treatment in early spring, and stink bugs crowd the sunny siding in the fall. Up on the hills, the split-levels and raised ranches tend to let mice in where the garage meets the lower level, and wood decks facing the trees suit carpenter ants nicely. Ticks wait along any yard that backs onto the woods, which in Seymour is a good many of them. Most callers have two or three of these on the list. Seymour borders Oxford to the north and west, where the lots get bigger and the woods thicker.

Around Seymour: Naugatuck River · Downtown Seymour and Main Street · Route 67 · Route 8 corridor (ZIP 06483)

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