The Importance of Winter Pest Control

with pest expert Matthew Hess

Although many homeowners feel that winter pest control is a scam, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Overwintering pests and other pests which remain at least partly active in cold weather can still produce infestations, especially in milder climates like Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. The pest control industry has gone through years of trial and error determining the best regimen for winter pest control. It turns out that the climate where you live and the pests in your area play a pivotal role in winter infestation numbers. That means your pest management professional should be familiar with both and understand what program best suits your home.

Here at Four Seasons Pest Solutions, our territory covers portions of Virginia and Tennessee, and most of Kentucky. In our region, winters are mild with temperatures commonly in the 40’s and 50’s during the day and few days that stay at or below freezing. This means pests of all kinds, including bees, wasps, ants, spiders, birds, wildlife, rodents, beetles, snakes, and many others can not only remain active or be active on and off, but can also infest your home!

Hess covers the basics of the importance of winter pest control in this edition of The Pest Perspective. Our goal is to inform our customers and the public of the necessity for winter pest control and the advantages it offers homeowners.