Pest Control in Lafayette, CA

Pest pressure in Lafayette

Lafayette spreads across hilly, heavily wooded lots with mature oaks, creeks and a reservoir, the kind of leafy setting that puts homes right in the path of wildlife. Roof rats, tree squirrels, raccoons and yellowjackets move from the canopy and open space into attics, eaves and yards, while gophers tunnel through the large landscaped properties. Older wood-frame homes under heavy tree cover also face carpenter ants and moisture pests.

• Oak-shaded hillside lots with creeks and a reservoir nearby
• Wildlife and yellowjackets move in from the tree canopy
• Large landscaped properties draw gophers and carpenter ants

Lafayette homes and local pest pressure

Lafayette is a wooded Lamorinda town where homes sit on hilly, heavily shaded lots among mature oaks, creeks and a reservoir, right along the Highway 24 corridor. That leafy setting is lovely and it puts houses directly in the path of wildland pests. Roof rats and tree squirrels run the oak canopy straight onto rooflines and into attics and eaves, raccoons and skunks work the creek corridors and yards, and yellowjackets build in the dry slopes, woodpiles and under decks all summer. The large landscaped and often acre-plus lots give gophers room to tunnel through lawns, beds and septic areas. And because so many homes are older wood-frame structures sitting under heavy, damp tree cover, carpenter ants and moisture-driven pests find the soft, shaded wood of eaves, decks and trim. It’s a town where the trees that make it beautiful are the same trees funneling rats, squirrels and insects toward the house.

Pest control around Lafayette

We reach Lafayette coming north on I-680 and west on Highway 24 into the Lamorinda hills, covering Orinda and Moraga over the ridge along with Walnut Creek, Saranap and the Pleasant Hill side. The work here is mostly wildland-edge — roof-rat and squirrel exclusion off the canopy, attic wildlife, summer yellowjacket nests, and gopher control on the big landscaped lots. Carpenter ants show up in the shaded, damp wood of older homes. Knowing which oaks overhang the roof tells us where the rats and squirrels are crossing long before anyone hears them overhead.

• Oak canopy funnels roof rats and squirrels onto rooflines
• Big landscaped lots give gophers room to tunnel
• Shaded, damp wood on older homes draws carpenter ants