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Precision Pest Control works on homes, flats, shops and offices in Aurora, Illinois, and documents termite and pest findings for anyone buying or selling. Service follows the Fox River through the city, from Stolp Island and the older West Side blocks to the newer Far East Side, with boxelder bugs, lady beetles, carpenter ants, mice, ticks and mosquitoes leading the work.
What Precision Pest Control offers
Aurora needs pest control that suits an old river core ringed by suburban edges. Precision Pest Control visits houses, apartments, shops and offices from downtown to the Far East Side. The estimate is free of charge, we use eco-friendly products, and service can start at $57.
Help for the house or apartment you call home. We trace ants to damp wood, close up the siding and frame gaps that let fall bugs in, and examine garages and basements when mice leave droppings.
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Visits for downtown restaurants, theater-district businesses, shops and offices, with a close look at kitchens, floor drains, dumpsters and back doors where pests slip inside.
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Moving in the Fox Valley? Ahead of the closing date, a termite and pest inspection lists what the crawl space, foundation and attic reveal, so repairs can be sorted out early.
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Tell us what you are seeing and where. We will recommend a plan for your home or business, with service plans from $57.
What we treat
Boxelder Bugs, Lady Beetles and Carpenter Ants Along the Fox River
Boxelder bugs
University of Illinois Extension describes boxelder bugs as black with orange or red markings and about one-half inch long. They feed on emerging boxelder foliage in spring, do not bite, and are harmless to people. In fall they gather on buildings. The extension answer is exclusion: seal the cracks around windows, doors and foundations, and vacuum up the ones that get in.
Multicolored Asian lady beetles
These beetles begin searching for winter shelter once a mild afternoon near 64 degrees follows a sharp cold drop, according to University of Illinois Extension. Without rock cliffs, they pick buildings, clustering on south and west walls before moving under siding and into attics. Do not spray indoors. Vacuum them, since sweeping can release a yellow, staining fluid.
Carpenter ants
The Illinois Department of Public Health says carpenter ants carve wood into nests without eating it, and workers run 1/4 to 1/2 inch long. The main colony generally lives outside in a woodpile, stump or tree, and can sit up to 100 yards away. Indoors, check moist wood near chimney flashing, skylights, tubs and window sills. Spraying the foundation rarely helps, so the nest needs direct attention.
House mice
IDPH says a house mouse can pass through a gap about as wide as a pencil, so every opening over 1/4 inch counts. Plug holes with steel wool and caulk, and use metal or concrete on foundation cracks. Trapping beats baiting when only a few mice are around. Poor sanitation lets them multiply, and their droppings can carry the bacterium that causes salmonellosis.
Blacklegged ticks
IDPH reports that deer ticks carrying the Lyme bacteria have been found in Illinois. Immature ticks are pinhead-sized, adults only slightly larger. Walk in the middle of trails, wear long pants tucked into socks, and check yourself, children and pets every few hours outdoors. Pull a tick straight out with tweezers, close to the skin, and see a doctor about any rash or fever.
Mosquitoes
Per IDPH, West Nile virus is passed on when an infected mosquito bites, and symptoms usually appear three to 14 days later. Anyone 60 or older faces the highest risk of serious illness. Avoiding bites is the best prevention, and the department asks residents to reduce mosquito populations around their homes and neighborhoods.
Spotted something?
Check windows, door frames, siding and soffits in September, and mend torn screens. University of Illinois Extension notes that exterior treatments timed after beetles start flying often fail, and that spraying indoors is pointless. Sealing gaps stops boxelder bugs too.
Aurora's snowy stretch keeps outdoor insects dormant, but mice and stragglers that overwintered in walls may show up indoors. Walk the garage, basement and kitchen cabinets, tidy stored boxes, and set traps along walls before droppings accumulate.
As the ground warms, carpenter ants start trailing through houses, especially at night. Sawdust piles are a clue. Time spent near forest preserves and river trails calls for a body check afterward, since deer ticks occur in Illinois.
Heavy rain, like the record 1996 downpour, shows how quickly water collects. Empty anything holding it and fix soggy spots near the foundation. Dry wood is far less appealing to ants, and fewer puddles means fewer mosquitoes.
Describe it on the phone and we will tell you what it likely is and how we would treat it. Estimates are free.
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Looking for pest control near you in Aurora? Call (512) 561-7451 or request a free estimate.
Yes. This page covers Aurora, Illinois, along the Fox River, with parts of the city in Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties. Precision Pest Control also has a separate page for Aurora, Colorado. Send your street address with your request so we match you to the correct place.
They collect on buildings in fall. University of Illinois Extension says boxelder bugs are harmless, do not bite, and feed on boxelder foliage in spring. Seal gaps around windows, doors and foundations, then vacuum or toss out the ones that get inside.
They start moving on mild days close to 64 degrees after a cold snap, per University of Illinois Extension. They look for sheltered gaps on south and west walls. Close openings first, and avoid spraying indoors because beetles hide in places a spray cannot reach.
IDPH suggests searching after dark with a flashlight, following ants that carry food, since the parent nest can be as far as 100 yards away. Check moist wood near flashing, skylights and tubs. Ants in the house may be satellites, so an inspection helps.
Starting price for a plan is $57 and nobody bills you for the estimate. What you finally pay reflects the property type and the pest. Use the online request form with a few details, or ring (512) 561-7451.
Yes, we serve restaurants, offices, shops, landlords and apartment buildings. Shared kitchens, drains, dumpsters and neighboring units get special attention. Give us the address and a short description of the problem when you request an estimate.
Yes. Our real-estate pest inspection checks for termites and other pests and delivers a written summary, so buyers and sellers know what the crawl space, foundation and attic show before closing. Request one free online, or ask by phone.
We choose eco-friendly products, but any treatment should account for your household. Mention children, pets or a vegetable garden at booking so the plan can be shaped around them, and keep play areas in mind. Free estimates are available online.
This is Aurora, Illinois, a Fox River city that grew from Kane County into DuPage, Kendall and Will counties. A river corridor, older wood-frame blocks and fast-growing edges give pests several kinds of habitat inside one city.
Aurora, Illinois counted 180,542 residents in 2020, making it the state's second-largest city. It started in Kane County, and its limits now reach into DuPage, Kendall and Will counties as well. The Fox River divides it into a West Side and an East Side, and the old center sits at Stolp Island. The city stands at roughly 719 feet above sea level. Settlers arrived in 1834, and East and West Aurora merged in 1857.
Winters here are cold and summers are humid. Annual snowfall averages about 27.9 inches, precipitation runs near 40 inches, and the average July high is 83.5 degrees. A July 1996 storm dropped 16.94 inches of rain in 24 hours, an Illinois record. Older homes, including the mail-order houses around New York Street, mean wood and moisture, while river and rain fuel mosquitoes.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a Aurora property
Unique to Aurora
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Aurora details that shape every plan we write here.
Walk the outside of your house on a mild afternoon and look at the faces that catch the sun. South and west walls draw the beetles and boxelder bugs, so inspect window trim, siding laps and the junction where the roof meets the wall. Fill what you find, and repair screens before the first cold snap.
Then look for moisture, because it explains most carpenter ant trouble. Chimney flashing, skylight seals, window sills and bathtub surrounds are the spots IDPH names. Move woodpiles and stumps away from the house, trim branches that touch it, and keep a vacuum handy for any beetles that sneak in.
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