Coverage area · Oklahoma City
The south side & the I-35 corridor toward Moore
Postwar ranch homes and later subdivisions on the corridor that took the metro’s tornadoes
What this part of town is like
South and southeast of the core, the homes run postwar ranch to late-century subdivisions on open red-bed land: the corridor the metro’s 1999 and 2013 tornadoes crossed, the 2013 storm tearing through Moore and the streets north of it.
Two forces drive pest work here. Storm-damaged structures (torn soffits, lifted shingles, debris) leave buildings open to rodents and overwintering insects. And expansive red-bed clay cracks through the drought-and-deluge cycle this climate runs, and slab settlement in that clay is an invisible termite and ant route until an inspection finds it.
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.
After a tornado or ice-storm outbreak, rodents and overwintering insects move into torn rooflines, soffits and storm debris against the house.
Slab settlement cracks in red-bed clay open routes from soil to structure; subterranean termites use them without being seen.
Fire ants and general lawn pests arrive with new sod and fill on the newest streets, then spread yard to yard.
What to do about it
- In the weeks after any storm, have rooflines, attic vents and outbuildings looked at; the damage that matters is often above eye level.
- Clear debris away from the foundation instead of stacking it against the house, and keep it off the soil line.
- Ask an inspector to walk the slab perimeter and map settlement cracks; what is sealed cannot be used as a route.
- On the newest streets, treat fire ant work at yard scale rather than mound by mound.
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 -
Rodent & Cockroach Control
Trapping, exclusion and building-wide work: mice, rats and German roaches Estimates $175 to $400 per job -
Wildlife Removal & Exclusion
Squirrels, raccoons, skunks and snakes: humane removal and permanent exclusion Estimates $150 to $350 per job -
Ant Control
Species first: kitchen trails, carpenter ants and fire ant mounds across the metro 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
- Nichols Hills & Crown Heights 1920s and 1930s houses on big lots under mature oaks, watered all summer
- The northwest corridor: Lake Hefner & Lake Overholser Postwar and new subdivisions within a street or two of open reservoir water