Pest Control in Pickaway County, OH

Scioto bottomland: wet basements, crickets and centipedes

Low ground near the Scioto River holds water longer after storms. Houses on that ground, especially 1970s basements and crawl spaces, stay damp, and damp spaces draw centipedes, millipedes, camel crickets and silverfish. American cockroaches also move up from storm drains and sewer lines when the water table rises.

A dehumidifier and a sump pump that works will solve part of that. For the rest, our pages on centipede and millipede control and American cockroach control cover the options.

Soybean harvest in October: stink bugs and lady beetles indoors

When soybeans and corn come off the fields, insects that fed there look for a place to overwinter. Brown marmorated stink bugs and multicolored Asian lady beetles gather on sunny south and west walls on warm autumn afternoons, then slip through window and siding gaps. They do not breed indoors, but they can show up in the hundreds.

Sealing the gaps before the first warm October days works better than chasing them later. Our guide to stink bugs and boxelder bugs shows what to seal and when.

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The Scioto, Big Darby Creek and Deer Creek: how Pickaway County drains

Pickaway County was created in 1810 and covers about 507 square miles. The Scioto River runs south through the middle, Big Darby Creek drains the west, and Deer Creek drains the lower west. About 87% of the land is farmed, and Interstate 71 and US routes 22, 23 and 62 are the roads in and out.

Three waterways in one county mean more low ground than the map suggests. Houses beside any of them can have a damp crawl space, and that is where centipedes, crickets and silverfish settle. We ask which creek or river is closest when you call, because the answer changes what we check first.

Scheduling a south-county visit

Tell us your town and whether the building is a house, a barn or a business. The county seat has its own page for pest control in Circleville, OH. We also take calls from Ashville, Commercial Point, South Bloomfield and Orient.

We ask about allergies, pets and children before we treat, apply products according to label directions, and tell you the re-entry time from the label. Same-day stops happen when the schedule allows, but a booked visit is the more common outcome at this distance. Boydes has worked central Ohio since 1990, and the straight run south into Pickaway County is part of that territory.