McKinney

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Technician in a camo cap and black gloves using a caulking gun to apply sealant to a gap at the roofline where the gutter meets the green painted fascia and trim, with blue sky behind.

Our technician sealed the gaps along the roofline of this McKinney home, running sealant into the openings where the gutter meets the fascia and trim. These small gaps up high are common entry points for mice and rats looking for warmth in the cooler months. Closing them off helps keep rodents out of the attic … Read more

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A large number of ants swarming over a loose soil mound at the base of a wooden fence post and trailing up a textured gray wall, with a metal downspout and dry grass nearby.

At this McKinney home, ants had built a loose soil mound in the corner between a wooden fence post and the wall, with a heavy trail of ants climbing the brick. Our tech inspected the colony and treated the mound and the surrounding trail area to knock back the activity before the ants could move … Read more

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A large paper wasp nest covered in wasps, attached under a gray soffit at the corner of a brick wall, directly above a window frame.

Our tech found a large paper wasp nest tucked under the soffit above a window at a McKinney home, with dozens of wasps covering the comb. Nests in this spot sit right where people open windows and walk by, so our tech took care of it and checked the surrounding eaves.

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A cicada with clear, dark veined wings resting on the corner where cream colored siding trim meets red brick on the outside of a house, with a small gap visible in the trim.

During a visit to a McKinney home, our tech found a cicada resting where the exterior siding trim meets the brick. The cicada itself poses little risk to the house, but it sat beside a small gap in the trim corner, the kind of opening other bugs use to get indoors. The tech flagged the … Read more

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A black widow spider with red spots on its round black abdomen crawling on a weathered tan brick wall.

This black widow spider was found on the exterior brick wall of a home in McKinney, TX. Its glossy black body and red markings make it easy to identify. Black widows often hide near foundations and wall gaps, so homeowners who spot one should avoid touching it and have the area inspected by Pest Me … Read more

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A bobcat sitting on a green front lawn beside a large tree trunk, in front of a red brick house with a white framed window and a rounded shrub.

This bobcat was spotted sitting on the front lawn of a brick home in McKinney, just steps from the house and its landscaping. Bobcats do wander through North Texas neighborhoods, especially where cover and small prey are easy to find. If wildlife is showing up around your home, Pest Me Off can help you understand … Read more

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An orb weaver spider with a round, tan abdomen and banded legs sitting in its web in the corner under a house eave.

Our tech found this orb weaver spider building its web in a sheltered corner under the eave of a McKinney home. Orb weavers favor rooflines and porch corners where webs stay out of the wind. We handled the spider and its web as part of the visit.

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A large brown spider with long hairy legs and a rounded fuzzy abdomen resting on a light gray textured wall.

This large brown spider, which looks like an orb weaver, was resting on a light textured wall at a home in McKinney. Our Pest Me Off tech removed it and treated the areas where spiders hide and build webs to help keep more from moving in this fall.

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A glue board with a large metallic green beetle in the center, surrounded by crickets, spiders and debris.

During a service visit in McKinney, our tech found a glue board holding a metallic green beetle along with several crickets and spiders. These catches show which pests are active around the home, so the tech can focus treatment on the areas they are coming from.

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A tan metal gutter downspout resting loosely inside a white plastic drain pipe adapter on the ground, with an open, unsealed gap around it, surrounded by pine straw and mulch.

At this McKinney home, the gutter downspout drops into a white plastic drain pipe adapter with an open, unsealed gap around it. A mouse needs a gap no wider than a pencil and a rat one about the size of a quarter, so this opening can give rodents a sheltered route into the drain line … Read more