Pest Control in Ashley, OH

Rentals near the Ashley rail line: roaches and bed bugs first

Census data puts about 49% of Ashley homes in the renter-occupied column (ACS 2019-23), an unusually high share for a village this size. Rented houses split into apartments, small duplexes and older single-family homes with several tenants over the years.

German cockroaches spread along plumbing, wall voids and shared laundry. Bed bugs spread when furniture changes hands. If you are a tenant, put the problem in writing and ask the landlord to arrange treatment. Our guide to who pays for pest control in an Ohio rental walks through the rules.

A village of 0.66 square miles on the Big Four rail line

Ashley was laid out in 1849 in Oxford Township and covers just 0.66 square miles (Wikipedia). The first railroad reached Delaware County in 1851, and Ashley was one of the stations on the line later known as the Big Four (1808 Delaware). The village counted 907 residents in 1960, the year of the typical house, and 1,198 in 2020.

A village that small is built close together. Houses sit near their neighbors, and the rail line and its open edges run through the middle of the area. Roaches and bed bugs cross between close buildings, and mice follow the cover of open edges until the weather turns.

The same size helps with scheduling. Fire protection comes from the Elm Valley Joint Fire District, and students attend Buckeye Valley schools, so the village is one tight stop on a trip north. When a rental needs a visit, we can often inspect the neighboring unit on the same trip.

A house built in 1960 and the mice that move in each fall

The median Ashley home was built in 1960 (ACS 2019-23). Foundations from that decade have shifted, and chimneys, vents and old pipe penetrations leave gaps. Rail corridors and open edges nearby supply cover for rodents until the weather cools. Then they look for warmth, and your basement is warm.

The first step is finding where they enter. The page on rodent proofing explains how exclusion works, and the checklist in finding mouse entry points is a good place to start.

Services for Ashley tenants, landlords and homeowners

What a 35 mile visit to Ashley looks like

Call the shop, give the address and describe what you have seen. Because Ashley is far from Dunning Rd, we book a time rather than promise a quick stop, though same-day visits do happen when the schedule allows. You will usually talk to Mr. Boyde or someone at the shop.

At the visit we ask about allergies, pets and neighbors, inspect, treat per label directions and tell you whether we need to return. A rental building with several units is easier to resolve when the landlord is on the same page.

Ashley and the northern Delaware County villages on our map

We have worked central Ohio since 1990, and Ashley is near the northern end of what we cover. At 35 miles it is among our longest drives, so a call with the address and a description of the problem helps us plan the visit.

Our Delaware County work also includes Delaware, Sunbury, Galena and Centerburg. A 1960 house in a rail village where half the homes are rented is a building where tenants and owners both need to be involved, so say early whether you rent.