Pest Control in Berkeley, CA

Pest pressure in Berkeley

Berkeley is dense older housing — brown-shingle and Craftsman homes, early-century flats and student rentals — running from the flatlands near the bay up into the eucalyptus-covered hills. The aging wood framing and raised foundations draw drywood and subterranean termites, and the packed rental stock near campus keeps bed bugs, roaches and mice moving between units. Hillside homes above the fault see rats, wildlife and wasps from the open space and wooded canyons, while creek corridors funnel rodents toward the flats.

• Brown-shingle and Craftsman homes from the flats up to the hills
• Student rentals near campus keep bed bug and roach work constant
• Wooded hillside canyons bring rats, wasps and wildlife to upper homes

Berkeley homes and local pest pressure

Berkeley is some of the oldest, most tightly packed housing in the East Bay, and the age of the building stock is the whole story. Brown-shingle and Craftsman homes, early-century flats and a dense ring of student rentals run from the bay flatlands up into the eucalyptus and bay canopy of the hills. That aging wood framing and those raised foundations are prime territory for both subterranean termites in the mud sills and drywood colonies up in the attic and trim. Near campus the packed rentals turn over every year, so bed bugs, roaches and mice move room to room and building to building with the tenants. Up in the hills above the fault, homes sit against wooded canyons and open space — that’s where we see roof rats, squirrels, wildlife and heavy paper-wasp and yellow-jacket nesting under eaves and decks. The creek corridors that drop out of the hills act as highways, funneling rodents down toward the flats, and the mild coastal climate keeps Argentine ants trailing most of the year.

Pest control around Berkeley

We reach Berkeley up I-880 to the north end of the shoreline and work from the Albany line across to the Oakland and Emeryville side. Down in the flats it’s older flats and student housing — bed bugs, roaches and termite inspections around sales. Through the central neighborhoods the brown-shingles and Craftsmans keep us on termite and rodent work. Up toward the hills and the Oakland Hills line the lots get wooded, and wasp nests, attic rats and wildlife entry take over. A lot of Berkeley work is multi-unit, so we treat whole buildings rather than single units.