Quality of life includes living a pest-free experience, and this guide will share how you can achieve this desirable status.
Importance of Pest Control in Palm Bay
Pests thrive in Florida’s tropical climate, and it’s important to control them: for your health and that of your family, to preserve and protect your property, and to enjoy quality of life in a pest-free environment.
Why Palm Bay Pest Control Is Critical
More specifically, health risks can include bites that can become itchy, swollen, and infected; the triggering of allergies and asthma; and even serious diseases. Mosquitoes, as just one example, can carry and transmit malaria, the West Nile virus, and the Zika virus. Rodents can transmit diseases directly and indirectly, doing so with hantavirus, rat bite fever, the plague, and dozens more.
Plus, pests can do plenty of damage to your property. Rodents can chew through wires and wood, damaging the home’s structure and potentially triggering house fires. Termites gnaw through wood in Palm Bay homes around the clock, causing thousands of dollars in damage to a single house and $5 billion of damage in the United States annually.
Palm Bay’s homeowners also face pest-related environmental challenges due to the state’s climate. As temperatures rise and humidity increases, the length of pest seasons increases significantly, giving them more time to wreak havoc. Mosquitoes, for example, can be a problem nearly year-round, while wet wood provides exactly the nourishment that formosan and eastern subterranean termites seek to chew. Ants flourish in this climate and are expanding their colony sizes.
Common Household, Outdoor, and Seasonal Pests
Palm Bay is home to a broad range of ant species, along with bed bugs, cockroach species, fleas and ticks, rats and mice, spider species, earwigs, silverfish, and millipedes. This doesn’t account for outdoor pests like mosquitoes, termites that gnaw at wood in homes around the clock, lawn pests, and the moles, armadillos, and other species that damage your yard. This includes extremely aggressive fire ants that live underground and react badly when their nests are disturbed.
When To Call a Professional Exterminator in Palm Bay
When, exactly, is the right time to contact an expert exterminator in Palm Bay? There are two key triggers. The first is when you notice signs of a significant pest presence. You might actually see rodents, cockroaches, or termite mud tubes; hear unexplained shuffling or thumping sounds; or notice damage being done to your home. When you reach out to our exterminator in Palm Bay, we’ll safely and effectively address the infestation.
The other time to call is when you’re ready to reap the benefits of professional pest control services as a long-term solution for a pest-free environment. Regular pest control in Palm Bay protects you, your family, and your pets from allergies and asthma triggered by pests and the diseases they transmit. It also safeguards your home from the damage these pests cause. At Turner, we’ve found that triannual applications of residential Palm Bay pest control provide the robust, long-lasting protection you need to prevent infestations from taking hold in your home.
Choosing the Right Pest Control Company in Palm Bay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warns against certain practices and shares red flags. They include:
- Companies offering quick combo deals, such as home repair and pest control, with a special price if you respond immediately
- Vendors that don’t list or have a working phone number
- Door to door sales of pest control — especially when they target people who are older and/or have disabilities; scammers might show up with stories or “evidence” of pests in the neighborhood
- Companies that quote Palm Bay pest control services by the pesticide gallons used or claim to have secret formulas; all pesticides must be registered with both the EPA and the Department of Agriculture with labels listing active ingredients
- Vendors that try to pressure you to sign on the dotted line or offer reduced pricing on “leftover” materials from another job
The EPA also shares how some companies may claim to be endorsed by the EPA, the Department of Agriculture, or other governmental agencies, but these agencies do not endorse specific companies or products.
They advise, when looking for a pest control company, to seek quality and value — and that’s precisely how you’ll benefit with Turner Pest Control. We’re the experienced choice (more than 50 years!) with the expertise needed to tackle tough pest control problems safely, effectively, and cost efficiently.
You’ll benefit from the best people with Turner, including a professional, trained exterminator in Palm Bay, and the safest, most eco-friendly products available on today’s market. With our residential pest control services, if you ever experience a problem in between regularly scheduled visits, we’ll return at no charge to you until you’re satisfied.
To provide the best value, we calculate pricing based on the square footage of your home so that you never pay more than you should. Plus, we have easy payment plans for your Palm Bay pest control services.
Palm Bay Pest Control Services by Turner
Turner provides both residential and specialty pest control solutions to address the spectrum of pests that harass homeowners in Florida.
Residential Pest Control Services
Our exterminator in Palm Bay meets homeowner needs inside and out through our residential Palm Bay pest control services. Triannual applications safeguard your home from pests commonly found in Florida as our skilled, knowledgeable technicians locate and take care of unwanted pest presences. Then, we’ll turn our focus to keeping the pests out of your Palm Bay home. If, between regularly scheduled visits, you experience a pest issue, simply reach out. We’ll take care of the problem at no extra charge to you.
Our lawn and outdoor services will keep your yard looking beautiful: green, lush, and healthy — and pest-free. Turner’s program includes fertilization, weed management, fungal management, micro-green-up treatments, and outdoor pest control in Palm Bay to eradicate critters that commonly damage lawns in Florida. Optional services include our shrub fertilization and disease control program and treatments for fire ant, mole, and armadillo control.
Specialized Pest Control in Palm
Our specialized Palm Bay pest control options include:
- Termite control in Palm Bay: We never cut corners, offering multiple protection tiers so you can choose exactly which one you need.
- Rodent control in Palm Bay: SMART rodent control takes care of unwanted populations and keeps the rats and mice away through a wireless, intelligent system that takes the guesswork out of pest control.
- Mosquito control in Palm Bay: Take back your yard with treatments applied via a mister. We can pause these fast-acting and long-lasting applications during the off-season.
- Bed bug extermination in Palm Bay: Eradicate these pests across their life cycle with either chemical treatments or our heat remediation approach.
Let us know if you prefer green treatments!
For a truly pest-free environment, choose one of our TurnerGuard Bundles:
- TurnerGuard Complete Home Protection: Benefit from our premier package and ultimate pest control in Palm Bay through triannual termite and pest control, monthly lawn and shrub services, and monthly mosquito control treatments.
- TurnerGuard Preferred Home Protection: Triannual termite and pest control and lawn and shrub services every other month let you enjoy true peace of mind.
- TurnerGuard Essential Home Protection: Rest easy with this plan that includes triannual termite and pest control services.
Seasonal Pest Control Services
Our exterminator in Palm Bay is often asked about the peak season for pests — and the reality is that each season brings its own list.
Spring
In the spring, it’s time to deal with ants that invade kitchens and pantries and contaminate food supplies. In Florida, you may be dealing with one or more of the numerous species that call the Sunshine State home.
The Florida carpenter ant hunts down sugar in homes and adores moist wood. Plus, there’s the odorous ant that lives in floor and wall voids, under toilets, and in other enclosed spaces; Argentine ants that slither into Palm Bay homes through tiny cracks and create huge colonies; the pharaoh ant that loves humidity; the crazy ant, which is a highly adaptable species; the bigheaded ant with queens that lay up to nearly three hundred eggs each and every month; the ghost ant (you might even find it in your microwave!); and the whitefooted ant that gravitates to kitchens and bathrooms.
Our residential pest control in Palm Bay tackles these and other ant species.
Spring is also the season to prepare for the upcoming mosquito season described in more detail below. Proactively addressing the pest in the spring will help prevent significant mosquito activity on your property in the summer.
Summer
Summer serves as peak season for high mosquito activity, and these biting pests can drive people indoors to avoid their bothersome behavior. Plus, infected mosquitoes can transmit serious diseases with a single bite, and they reproduce rapidly, increasing the size of their troublesome swarms. They can even transmit heartworm to pets.
DIY methods you can employ to reduce their presence include reducing or removing standing water on your property from anything capable of holding water and thereby serving as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Once there’s enough water to cover their eggs, larvae can emerge and transform into adult mosquitoes. Keep that in mind as you look at wheelbarrows, bird baths, kiddie pools, and other areas.
Turner’s Palm Bay pest control for mosquitoes, applied monthly via a fast-acting, low-volume mist, will safely, effectively manage these biting pests so that you can enjoy being in your own yard again. Plus, mosquitoes certainly aren’t the only biting pests found in Florida. Turner Pest Control can also help with fleas, ticks, gnats, and deer flies.
Another challenge in the summer is termite swarms. Formosan and eastern subterranean termites are the species most commonly found in Florida — and, if you spot just one termite, a colony definitely lurks nearby. A mature colony can be huge in size, anywhere from 20,000 worker termites to as many as five million. Plus, the queen keeps adding to the total, laying five to ten thousand eggs annually.
To remove this threat from your home, use our Palm Bay pest control for termites. Unlike many other companies that apply quick treatments and call the job done, our expert team provides complete perimeter protection: inside blocks and pipes, under patios, and anywhere else that termites hide. You have your choice of treatments, too: Premise, the economic route; Termidor, which leverages high tech to protect your home; Trelona; and the eco-friendly Altriset. Our green treatments are so safe that they don’t require first aid instructions or warning labels. You can also ask about our free termite warranty estimates that will close the gap with your homeowner’s insurance.
Fall
When temperatures drop in the autumn, rodents begin to seek shelter in Palm Bay homes, garages, and other outbuildings. Once a few get inside, they’ll quickly reproduce with the potential to spread dangerous diseases. Rodents damage building structures, contaminate food supplies, and cause other problems for people and pets.
Rats and mice are quite adaptable, settling in a wide variety of settings to feed and breed — and plenty of them live in Florida. The most common species in our state include the house mouse, the deer mouse, the roof rat, and the Norway rat. To effectively get them out of your Palm Bay home and keep them out, it’s important to understand their patterns of feeding, nesting, and more. When you reach out for help from Turner, our exterminator in Palm Bay will have deep insights into rodent behaviors with our rodent control solving problems safely and effectively.
Winter
Even though winter might be considered the off-season for pests, this doesn’t guarantee a pest-free existence. This is particularly true if infestations and populations from the spring, summer, and fall aren’t effectively addressed.
No matter the season or the critters bothering you, contact us for year-round protection through our professional pest control in Palm Bay: on our website or by calling (321) 341-7609.