Plano

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Dark termite mud tube spreading across a concrete foundation and climbing into a weep hole in red brick, with green shrubs and fallen leaves at the base.

During a visit to a Plano home, our tech found an ant hill running up to a weep hole on the side of a house. This is how they start making their way inside your home

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Four wooden Victor rat snap traps with yellow triggers set in dry oak leaves and soil beside concrete pavers and a stained wooden deck, with grass at the top left.

This Plano homeowner had four wooden snap traps set in the leaf litter along the deck, and none of them had caught anything. Rats are neophobic, so they tend to avoid new objects placed in their travel paths, which is why freshly set traps often sit untouched. Pest Me Off reviewed the setup and focused … Read more

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Large rectangular opening in green exterior siding where copper and gray utility lines enter the house, partly filled with old orange expanding foam, with peeling caulk and tape around the edges.

This photo shows a large opening in the exterior siding of a Plano home where the utility lines and line set pass through the wall. The old expanding foam inside is crumbling and the caulk around the edges is peeling, leaving gaps far bigger than the pencil width a mouse needs or the quarter size … Read more

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A dead American cockroach lying on its back on a stone patio surface next to a wooden board, near the home's slab.

This photo shows an American cockroach lying dead on its back on a stone patio next to the slab of a Plano home. American cockroaches often gather around foundations and look for gaps to get indoors. Our technician treated the perimeter along the slab, and finding roaches like this outside shows the treatment is stopping … Read more

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A reddish brown American cockroach crawling on rough concrete ground just below a stone wall, with a crack running along the base of the wall.

During service at Comfort Suites in Plano, our tech photographed an American cockroach crawling on the concrete at the base of a stone wall. Gaps and cracks where walls meet the ground give roaches shelter and a route indoors, so the tech inspected and treated along that wall line.

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A small paper wasp nest with open hexagonal cells and several wasps on it, attached to a brick wall just below a weathered gray plastic outdoor electrical outlet cover.

This small paper wasp nest was built directly under an outdoor electrical outlet cover on a brick wall at a Plano home, with several wasps guarding the comb and capped cells. Our tech handled the nest so the homeowner could use the outlet again without risking a sting. Outlet covers, light fixtures and eaves are … Read more

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Several small acrobat ants with reddish brown bodies and dark abdomens feeding on yellow crumbs scattered across a white window sill below a window frame and screen.

This Plano homeowner found acrobat ants feeding on crumbs along a white window sill. Acrobat ants often enter through small gaps in window frames, especially where moisture has softened wood or caulk. Our tech inspected the window area and treated the entry points and sill to break up the trail.

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Extension duster pole with a round gray brush reaching up to clear spider webs under a white gutter and soffit on a red brick house, with a window and white back door below.

This photo shows our tech using an extension duster pole to sweep spider webs from the soffit and gutter corner of a red brick home in Plano. We cleared the area around the soffit vent above the back door and window, removing webs and egg sacs that spiders tend to build in these shaded, hard … Read more

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A paper wasp rests on a sunlit wooden fence rail during an exterior inspection in the Legacy West area of Plano, Texas.

A paper wasp was observed on a wooden fence rail along the exterior in Legacy West, Plano during late March. Paper wasps can deliver painful stings and often begin scouting structures for nest sites in spring, increasing risk around entryways and patios. Professional treatment and nest prevention are recommended to keep activity away from the … Read more

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Close-up of gnawed siding and fascia at the roofline showing active squirrel entry damage near the attic in Legacy, Plano, Texas.

Fresh chew damage along exterior siding at the roofline shows squirrels trying to access the attic in Legacy, Plano, Texas in February. Left untreated, squirrels can widen openings, contaminate insulation, and create fire hazards by gnawing electrical wiring. Professional wildlife control is recommended to secure entry points and protect the home.