Pest Control in Delaware, OH

Ohio Wesleyan rentals: bed bugs at move-in and move-out

Student housing turns over on a fixed calendar, with moves in late summer and again in spring. Each move brings used furniture, secondhand mattresses and luggage, and any of them can carry bed bugs. A bed bug problem is easy to start in a rented house and hard for one tenant to end alone.

Landlords with several rentals near campus can set up bed bug inspections between tenants, which catches a problem before it spreads through a house. Students who find bites or bugs should photograph them and report to the landlord in writing.

Delaware State Park, the Olentangy and the summer insect load

The state park and its lake bring water and woods close to the north side of the city, and the Olentangy River runs through town. Mosquitoes breed in standing water in yards, gutters and buckets after rain. Ants follow the same damp mulch, and wasps use the sheltered eaves of houses near the trees.

We treat ant and mosquito problems as exterior jobs first. Our page on ant control explains how to tell a trail that needs bait from a nest that needs treatment.

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US-23, the Olentangy and the Historic Northwest Neighborhood: how Delaware is laid out

Delaware was founded in 1808, incorporated in 1816, and is the Delaware County seat. The Olentangy River runs through the city, US routes 23, 36 and 42 pass through it, and Ohio Route 37 runs east and west. Ohio Wesleyan sits in the downtown, and the Historic Northwest Neighborhood holds more than 500 homes and carriage houses on the National Register.

Carriage houses and 19th century homes have old cellars and many roof lines, which suit mice and wasps. The Little Brown Jug harness race takes place each year at the Delaware City Fairgrounds during the county fair, and busy weeks mean full dumpsters nearby. On the 1990s side of town, mulch and garage doors matter more.

What a Delaware visit looks like from Dunning Rd

Call and give us the address and what you have found. At 30 minutes out, a short-notice visit is more realistic for Delaware than for most of the county, and a same-day stop happens when the schedule allows. You may speak with Mr. Boyde directly.

We ask about allergies, pets and children, inspect, apply products by label directions and give you the label's re-entry time. If a return is part of the plan, we say so before we leave. Our Delaware County page lists the surrounding towns, such as Powell and Sunbury. We have worked central Ohio since 1990, and the run up US-23 from the Dunning Rd shop is one we know.