Our professional exterminators provide safe and effective pest control services. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can even come to your home or business same-day. Eliminate ‘Em’s pest management process includes a full inspection, pest extermination and cleanup, so all traces are removed. We will seal the entry points pests have previously entered through and will also provide information on how to prevent future infestations. We offer both residential and commercial pest control services.
Pest Identification
Movies make it seem like rats can create culinary magic in the kitchen or serve as a supportive fashion squad to help us dress for a party. However, the reality is that rats and mice pose significant threats to human and pet health and to property. Instead of trying to tell the difference between mice and rats before taking action to address the problem they present, call your local Eliminate ‘Em team today, and let us handle the pest identification process and the rat removal or mice extermination plan.
Nobody wants to see a trail of ants in the kitchen or along the walkway to your home. These tiny pests, such as sugar, pavement and carpenter ants are able to enter homes via the tiniest of cracks! If an ant infestation occurs in your home or property, then taking a DIY approach to complete ant removal and control is an almost impossible task. As a result, working with a professional ant exterminator and pest control expert removes the immediate risk and provides a long-term strategy to prevent future infestations.
Spiders
A wide variety of spiders can make it into your home. Many of them are relatively harmless, but others can cause serious medical issues for your family and pets with their bites. Most spiders in our service areas don’t pose a threat to humans, but they can be quite the nuisance. Seeing spiders in your home can also signal that another pest is present.
Termites
Termites can be extremely damaging to homes and other structures, which is why it is important to call in termite exterminators as soon as possible. These insects are commonly found in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. And, did you know they have been around since the time of dinosaurs!? In the wild, termites live in colonies of hundreds to several million, with queens laying up to 2,000 eggs per day. And, the reason they cause dread amongst homeowners, their wood-eating habits allow them to cause impressive amounts of destruction. Without proper termite treatment, these pests can cause severe structural damage to your property, leading to costly repairs. By calling in professional termite exterminators, you can protect your home from further damage and ensure that any existing termite infestation is eliminated completely with proper termite treatment services.
Bed Bugs
In communities throughout New England and across the county, bed bugs are an increasing concern. Although bed bugs are a problem that can emerge anywhere and at any time of year including wintertime, they are generally thought of as a summer bug because they the chances of encountering them may be greater due to increased travel frequency. Even after just one night of sleep in that beautiful oceanside suite, people may wake to find unsightly and irritating bite marks due to bed bugs. As reinforced by the National Pest Management Association, checking for bed bugs during trips and at home is essential. To help understand these pervasive pests, the following provides an overview and how Eliminate ‘Em’s exterminator and pest control providers can help you with any bed bug concerns!
Fleas
Fleas love warm temperatures, making summertime the peak season for flea extermination services. If you’ve noticed the family dog scratching more than usual lately, it could be the first sign of a flea infestation. Fleas can easily hide in the fur of pets, lay eggs inside your home and pass on the dangerous diseases they carry.
Cockroaches
If you spot one roach in your house, it’s likely thousands more are lurking which means you may be in need of professional cockroach removal. These pests feed on what’s in your pantry and leave behind foul waste.
Silverfish
Bees
There are over 500 species of carpenter bees, but as a rule, they are generally large in size and solitary in nature. Their name is derived from the fact that almost all species build their nests in holes burrowed into wood and other structural timbers. This means that these bees do not live in hives, but actually prefer to live alone or in small groups.
Wasps
Every year, the warmer months bring these stinging summer bugs to backyards throughout New England. There are many different types of wasps that can become a nuisance around the house and call for expert wasp removal.
Ticks
Ticks are small, tear-drop shaped arachnids that are generally reddish-brown in color. These summer bugs prefer warm, humid environments, as the heat and moisture in the air are more conducive to their metamorphosis. Ticks feed on blood so they also seek out areas plentiful with potential hosts – birds, amphibians and mammals like you, your family and your pets. If you’ve spotted ticks in your home, it may be time for a tick removal professional.
Earwigs
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are brown, spindly legged insects approximately one-half inch or less in length. Adult mosquitoes feed on nectar and other plant juices, but some also feed on blood. These summer bugs can locate blood hosts by sight, scent and heat from up to 100 feet away! Mosquitoes are especially sensitive to the carbon dioxide we exhale. Most mosquitoes only feed at dawn or dusk, keeping out of the day’s heat. However, they will absolutely bite any time of the day or night if disturbed. For most homeowners, mosquito control in the summer is a big concern as they want to enjoy their yard. As a result, working with a mosquito exterminator like Eliminate ‘Em helps control the mosquitos in your yard.
Flies
Flies are generally found in homes, restaurants and supermarkets – especially in places where food is allowed to ferment and decay. Fruit flies are among these, but the most common variety of fly found in our area is the housefly, accounting for over 90% of fly infestations. Adult flies are 8 to 12 millimeters in length and primarily grey in color with four black stripes running along their thorax. They have no teeth, which means they often shoot saliva out of their mouths to predigest their meals. Female houseflies lay batches of eggs of up to 150 at a time. These eggs hatch into maggots within a day, ensuring that the cycle of infestation continues at a rapid rate. The summer months are particularly ideal for flies, as the increased heat accelerates decomposition, making their food resources even more abundant. Your meals, pet food, and trash cans full of garbage are all prime sources of nourishment for these nearly indestructible pests. If you’ve spotted flies around your home, and have exhausted all options on
Centipedes
Millipedes
Your yard has an abundance of insects like worms, grubs, millipedes and ants, as these are some of the mole’s favorite dishes!
Beetles
Their underground burrowing might actually increase the presence of ants and beetles, which can damage growing plants and other landscaping efforts.
Hornets
Bald-faced hornet: Closely related to the yellow jacket, this species appears visually similar. However, bald-faced hornets are slightly larger and have white markings on the face, thoracic and abdomen.
Yellowjackets
Yellow jackets are a common sight once summer arrives and often continue to spot them through fall. Once they’ve found a food source and built a nest on your property, they become a hazard. Yellow jackets are known to sting multiple times and may trigger a serious allergic reaction. If you’ve spotted these pests around your home, it may be time to contact a yellow jacket nest removal specialist.
Moths
Pantry Pests
A food container which is not firmly sealed after use is always vulnerable to infestation. Once one container is exposed, pests tend to spread until you can’t be sure if anything in your pantry is safe to consume. Unfortunately, there are often only two ways to discover that pantry pests are present. Either you’ll actually see them crawling or flying their way out of your cabinets or (and this is perhaps the more disturbing possibility...) you will come across them when you try to boil your pasta or pour a bowl of cereal. Either way, once you suspect that any pantry pest has found its way into your home, it is important to call a professional
Stinging Insects
Wasps cover a wide swath of species; their appearances are just as varied. Compared to other flying and stinging insects...
Mites
Furthermore, bat droppings attract other pests such as roaches, mites and other arthropods which can also bring diseases into the home.
Psocids
There are many types of pantry pests – flour beetles, drugstore beetles, larder beetles, spider beetles, granary weevils, rice weevils, grain moths, flour moths, psocids, and grain mites, just to name a few... all of them require pantry pest control, and all of them get there by way of contaminated food.
In several states, it is illegal to kill bats, and they may be protected in order to preserve the local ecosystem and safeguard some of the more endangered bat species. Accordingly, our bat extermination services provide bat removal and destruction of all bat hiding places, sealing off of potential entry points, and other prevention and routine maintenance. As such, the bat removal process requires particular expertise and may call for multiple visits to avoid harm to the bats. With service areas throughout CT, RI western MA and parts of New York, Eliminate ‘Em is ready to help you address your bat problem today and to prevent one from happening in the future.
Moles
The size and appearance of moles varies based on the particular species. Moles are approximately 6 – 12” long, and their fur is a velvety or mohair texture in blue-black or gray shades. While their ears and eyes seem almost invisible, their thin, triangular snout, needle-like teeth, and large flat hands with protruding fingers and claws are some of their distinguishing features.
Raccoons
Raccoons can cause severe damage if they get inside your home or business. Pest management is key to remove and kept these wildlife outside. Rather than setting up an ineffective raccoon trap, contact Eliminate ‘Em. Our professional technicians have experiences handling these potentially dangerous animals.
Snakes
Snakes: When snakes enter your home, we have a multi-step process to remove all traces and prevent further snake infestations from occurring.
Wildlife
Removing a skunk from your home can be a smelly experience if you are not a trained wildlife control/pest control expert. There are two main types of Skunks found in the Northeast, the Striped Skunk and the Spotted Skunk. Both varieties have dark bodies with white markings, but naturally, the Spotted Skunk’s markings are broken up while the Striped Skunk sports two long, clean white lines of fur straight down its back to the tail. Spotted Skunks are the rarer species. They are smaller (only 1 – 2 pounds), strictly nocturnal and prefer keeping to forests and woodland environments.
Opossums
The opossum, sometimes referred to “possum”, is the most common form of marsupial found in the Western Hemisphere. They can grow up to the size of a large cat, but are actually about 2 – 3 feet long with the length of their rat-like tail. Opossums have distinctively elongated snouts and narrow skulls, pink noses, black eyes and black, hairless ears. The fur on their bodies is a grayish white, which fades to a darker gray on their limbs.
As a home or businessowner, you know pest control can be an ongoing battle. Once you’ve had an infestation, there is likely to be another one – unless you take proper action to prevent it. Thermal Acoustical Pest Control Insulation (TAP) is one solution to stop bugs and rodents from entering – permanently. What should you know about TAP® insulation?
Mice
Have you encountered any of these issues at your residential, commercial, or industrial property? Take action now to address the problem and prevent future damage. The Eliminate ‘Em mice extermination and rat control experts are available 24/7 and can even provide same day service. By request, we can also service your location in unmarked vans.
Rats
Underground: Equipped with a permanent barrier, your deck, shed and other low-clearance areas factor in how rats, mice and other wildlife could crawl through or burrow into your home.
Squirrels
Noises coming from the attic could indicate a flying squirrel problem. Your home offers easy access to shelter and food for these creatures, who are smaller than ground squirrels and can squeeze through little gaps. Whether you see or think you only hear one, it’s likely that a whole group of flying squirrels have infested your home, as they like to travel together. Rather than trying to capture them yourself, contact the professionals at Eliminate ‘Em Pest Control for swift removal of flying squirrels from your home.
Voles
Although voles pose no physical danger to humans and pets, their urine and feces can carry diseases. Since voles are especially active in gardens, it could be hazardous to consume anything planted once an infestation has been discovered.
Chipmunks
Chipmunks like to create deep burrows for waste and food storage. If you notice pathways in the lawn that are several feet in length, you could be dealing with a chipmunk infestation. Not only can they affect your landscape, chipmunks go after decks and porches too. To keep these pests away...