Pest Control in Osseo Minnesota

Common Pests in Osseo, Minnesota

Mice​​

Ants​

Wasps

Spiders​​

Boxelder Bugs​

Stink Bugs

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Mice in Osseo, Minnesota are more noticeable in the fall and spring as the temperatures fluctuate from hot to cold or cold to hot. They are constantly running in and out of homes collecting seeds and nuts to store for winter. In the fall, they ramp up this behavior as the temperatures start to drop. In the spring, they ramp up because their stored food is at an all-time low. When they continue using the same entry points, a buildup of grease and mud from their fur can be visible on the foundation of the home on the exterior and interior. These are known as a rub mark.

We don’t use poison inside, and we don’t use contracts for our mouse service. We seal up the entry points around the exterior. Placing poison inside the home will not solve a mouse problem. Mice will still be in the home, eating the poison and potentially dying behind walls or in the ceiling, where they can’t be removed. Our mouse service is a single, one-and-done seal-up. We do not want to return home after the service. We want to seal up the home to keep the mice out for good. We provide a variety of 2-year warranties to come back for free if the mice continue to get inside.

Minnesota Mouse Identification

Pavement ants are very common to find inside homes in Osseo, Minnesota. Pavement ants are also known as grease ants or sugar ants. Their nests can be identified as small piles of sand or dirt along sidewalks, patios, and driveways. In the winter, they are commonly found nesting under heated floors, cement slabs, or inside the foundation.

Our pavement ant services are done inside the home or around the exterior, depending on the season. Our exterior treatments are the most effective and are done during the warmer months. We treat the exterior foundation and perimeter of sidewalks and patios. Our interior treatment focuses on treating the cracks that the ants are crawling out of. The ants cross over the treated areas and bring the product back to their colony, living underground.

Minnesota Ant Identification 

Paper wasps are a common wasp to see in Osseo, Minnesota. These wasps build flat circular or oval-shaped nests. The cells that hold the larvae and eggs are exposed, making them visible from the outside. The wasps themselves are one of the largest in Minnesota, but their size does not translate to the size of the nest. Their nests are one of the smallest of any social wasp. One nest could house around 30-50 wasps by the end of the summer. For comparison, a yellow jacket nest can house anywhere between 1000 and 5000 wasps by the end of the summer

Wasps can be extremely dangerous to exterminate. We provide the safest and most effective wasp services by using the proper equipment and high-grade products. Our products can only be used by licensed pest control technicians. The over-the-counter sprays will only kill the wasps flying outside the nest. The wasps that live inside the nest will not be affected and will continue to reproduce. We also provide preventive services at the beginning of the summer that prevent wasps from building nests on the home.

Minnesota Wasp & Bee Identification

It is common to see spiders in Osseo, Minnesota, all year. They prefer to live inside homes in the winter, and will leave the home in the spring and summer to feed on insects around the home and mate. There are two different ways that spiders feed on insects. Some spiders build webs to catch their food, and others move around and hunt for their food. Some common web-building spiders are the common house spider, the garden spider, and daddy-long-legs, aka the cellar spider. The two most common hunting spiders include the wolf spider and the small jumping spider.

Every exterior spider service includes a web knockdown. Knocking down the webs not only makes the home look cleaner, but it also serves a purpose in making the service more effective. Spiders that build webs do not move around very often. By knocking down their webs, we are triggering the spiders to move and fall off the house, which forces them to cross over the treated areas around the home. Knocking down the webs also destroys the egg sacs, killing the 100s of baby spiders inside each one.

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Boxelder bugs and stink bugs are considered overwintering pests. This means they both enter homes in the fall to overwinter inside until spring. Many homes will start to see these insects inside as the temperatures outside start to rise. This triggers the insects that lay dormant all winter to become active again. As they are moving around inside, they are all searching for a way back outside to mate and feed. Boxelders mate and feed on boxelder trees or maple trees that produce helicopter seeds. Stink bugs mate and lay their eggs on the leaves of vegetables, grapes, fruit trees, and other crops.

We provide our most thorough treatment during our fall insect service. We treat from the foundation up to soffits or as high as our equipment will reach (30-35 feet). The insects land on the home and die in 30 minutes or before they are able to get inside for winter. This service is more effective when it is timed right before the first big frost. The frost triggers these insects to land on the home in search of places to overwinter. Depending on the timing of the treatment, we are either able to provide a 90-95% extermination rate or 80-85% if the service is scheduled after the first frost.

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If you have any questions, concerns, or want to schedule an appointment

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