Coverage area · Oklahoma City
Nichols Hills & Crown Heights
1920s and 1930s houses on big lots under mature oaks, watered all summer
What this part of town is like
Platted in the 1920s and 1930s, these neighborhoods have larger lots, mature oak canopy and the heavy landscape irrigation that large lawns require. Older houses with established gardens and permanent shade are their own little climate at ground level.
Irrigation is what changes the pest picture. Foundation plantings kept wet all summer concentrate termites and ants at the exact point where wood meets soil, and shaded, irrigated yards are where mosquitoes spend their days.
What we see here, and why
Field findings for this area — each one names the pest and the cause specific to this land and these homes.
Termites concentrate at foundations and fence lines, because irrigation keeps the soil at the structure damp through the season.
Inspect garden water features, containers and drainage in shaded, irrigated yards. Their presence alone does not establish mosquito counts; look for water-holding sites and observed activity.
Older attics draw squirrels, which enter at gaps in roofline trim and gable ends and re-enter the same openings.
What to do about it
- Keep irrigation heads and drip lines off foundation walls, and let the soil at the structure dry between waterings.
- Book a season-long mosquito program rather than one-off sprays; shade and irrigation rebuild the population between visits.
- Have roofline trim and gable ends checked and sealed before squirrel nesting season.
- Ask for fence-line termite attention: old wood fences and landscape timbers at the property line are a bridge to the house.
The services most requested in this area
Needed across the metro, in every era of homes, from 1900s bungalows on raised foundations to this year’s slabs on cleared prairie. The land and the pests change with the homes, so each part of town has its own page.
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Termite Control & Inspection
Inspection, soil treatment and monitoring across four eras of homes on red-bed clay Estimates $0 to $150 per inspection -
Mosquito & Tick Control
Seasonal programs for reservoir-side lots, irrigated lawns and shaded gardens Estimates $500 to $1,200 per season -
Wildlife Removal & Exclusion
Squirrels, raccoons, skunks and snakes: humane removal and permanent exclusion Estimates $150 to $350 per job -
Spider Control: Brown Recluse
Living inside brown recluse range: reducing spiders and removing hiding places Estimates $150 to $350 per visit
The rest of the metro
Every part of town has its own land, homes and pests. These are the other coverage areas.
Other coverage areas
- Heritage Hills & Mesta Park Early-1900s bungalows a mile from downtown, on raised foundations with crawl space
- Bricktown, Deep Deuce & the downtown lofts Warehouse conversions and shared-wall apartments where pests are a building problem
- The northwest corridor: Lake Hefner & Lake Overholser Postwar and new subdivisions within a street or two of open reservoir water
- The south side & the I-35 corridor toward Moore Postwar ranch homes and later subdivisions on the corridor that took the metro’s tornadoes