STEP 1
Wildlife Inspection
We inspect your property thoroughly to identify species, entry points, and nesting sites, ensuring accurate and humane removal plans.
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Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Serving the following locations:
By County: Anderson County, Blount County, Campbell County, Claiborne County, Cocke County, Grainger County, Jefferson County, Knox County, Loudon County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Roane County, Scott County, Sevier County, Union County
- Alcoa
- Andersonville
- Arthur
- Bean Station
- Bybee
- Caryville
- City of Knoxville
- Coalfield
- Coker Creek
- Elgin
- Harriman
- Jefferson City
- Kodak
- Lenoir City
- Luttrell
- Maryville
- Town of Loudon
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When wildlife finds its way into your Alcoa, TN home or business, you can trust Critter Control as your trusted local partner for humane and effective animal removal. Encounter issues with animals seeking shelter in attics, crawlspaces, and outbuildings, especially during seasonal changes or after heavy rains, is stressful.
Alcoa’s abundant green spaces and rapid suburban development creates a perfect environment for nuisance wildlife problems like squirrels, raccoons, opossums, bats, and skunks. Critter Control’s experienced team specializes in the safe removal, exclusion, and prevention of these common pests, using proven, humane methods to protect your property and the local ecosystem.
Critter Control Wildlife Removal Process
Every wildlife problem in Alcoa is unique, from squirrels nesting in attic insulation to raccoons raiding trash bins or bats roosting in historic homes. Critter Control offers tailored wildlife removal solutions for the unique challenges faced by Alcoa residents. Our proven 4-step process is designed to address the specific behaviors and habitats of each species, ensuring humane, effective, and lasting animal control.
STEP 2
Animal Trapping & Removal
We use safe, species-specific tactics to humanely exclude or trap animals like squirrels, raccoons, and opossums. Our approach minimizes stress for the animals and ensures compliance with Tennessee wildlife laws.
STEP 3
Exclusion and Repair
After removal, we seal all entry points using chew-resistant materials, preventing future infestations. This is especially important in Lenoir City, where fluctuating temperatures can cause building materials to expand and contract, creating new gaps.
STEP 4
Restoration and Remediation
We clean and sanitize contaminated areas, removing animal waste and damaged materials to protect your family’s health and restore your property to its original condition.
Raccoon Removal Near Me
Raccoons are strong and clever, often breaking into attics, chimneys, and crawlspaces in search of food or shelter. They can cause significant structural damage and pose health risks through their droppings.
Our raccoon removal process is designed to safely and humanely remove these animals, repair damage, and prevent future problems.
Inspection
During the inspection, we determine the severity of the raccoon infestation. We look for physical evidence like footprints in or around the home, stains from raccoon feces and urine. On the exterior of the house, we look for damage like scratches on boards, broken vents and screens, ripped apart shingles, destroyed soffits, and every possible entry point.
Raccoon Trapping
Live trapping is one of the most efficient ways to get rid of a raccoon. Depending on the situation, a one-way door or excluder valve can be installed. An excluder valve works by allowing the raccoon to leave but blocks its reentry. The choice of device is largely dependent on the season and location of the raccoons on your property. Direct capture is not commonly used because raccoons are a rabies vector species. If we must trap, we place traps strategically to safely catch the raccoons and we check traps frequently, based on state laws.
Raccoon Control
We provide a wide range of repair and restoration services. We institute raccoon exclusion by repairing raccoon entry holes like broken screens on vents and chimneys and broken boards on decks and porches. It is essential to apply cleaning agents and ectoparasite treatments on areas inhabited by raccoons.
Bat Removal Near You
Bats are common in Alcoa, especially near wooded areas and water. They roost in attics and wall voids, entering through tiny gaps. As a protected species, bats require specialized removal methods. Critter Control uses one-way exclusion devices and seals entry points after bats have safely exited.
Bats are federally protected animals, and some of them are on the endangered list. Bat exterminators are not effective or humane in Tennessee. There are both federal and state regulations that need to be followed when getting rid of bats. Bats have their pups in spring. These pups are not able to fend for themselves until fall, making fall the time of year to call us in to install a bat valve or one-way door through which they can fly out but cannot return.
Inspection
We perform a full interior and exterior inspection and search for signs such as rub marks, guano, a strong scent of ammonia, and small openings. The most common sign is the accumulation of guano (feces).
Bat Removal
The most effective and humane way to remove bats is by utilizing a bat valve in conjunction with a full home exclusion. A bat valve allows for bats to exit your home but not re-enter. We follow all local ordinances for humane bat removal. We will never abandon flightless pups in your attic.
Bat Exclusion
After removing the bat valves, we seal the entrance hole(s) so bats can no longer enter your home. If there is substantial guano in your attic, you should consider taking advantage of our attic remediation services to remove the soiled insulation and replace it.
Alcoa Squirrel Removal
Squirrels are notorious for entering attics through small roof gaps, especially in neighborhoods with mature trees. Once inside, they chew on wiring and insulation, increasing fire risks and causing costly repairs. Critter Control uses humane exclusion devices and repairs entry points to keep squirrels out for good.
Our squirrel removal methods focus on humane exclusion and prevention, ensuring minimal stress for the animals and long-term protection for your property.
Inspection
Wildlife specialists look for signs such as chewing on, in, or around your home, small openings leading to the attic or the crawl space, droppings, and debris like nuts or nesting material. Beams, wires, pipes, and insulation may all show signs of damage from squirrels.
Squirrel Trapping
Live trapping or one-way doors are the most effective and humane ways to get rid of squirrels. One-way doors should never be used during birthing seasons (Spring & Fall), so our specialists will decide which is the best tool for the job. If we have to trap, we place traps strategically to safely catch the squirrels and check those according to state laws.
Squirrel Control
We can restore your home or office after a squirrel infestation. Our squirrel exclusions squirrel proof all entry points. We can also clean-up the nesting sites and remove any debris, food, and feces. Finally, we apply sanitization agents to disinfect the area.
Bird Control
Because Blount County has several rivers and Great Smoky Mountains, there are many bird species living here. Many are native to the area, but some are migrating through. These birds sometimes roost on the edges of homes and commercial buildings and build nests in chimneys, eaves, and vents.
The most common birds that become nuisances are starlings, sparrows, woodpeckers, and pigeons. These birds can be noisy, mess up home exteriors with feces and urine, and will peck in wood siding looking for insects. Excluding birds is the only way to get rid of them. This involves sealing eaves and installing roof barriers so birds cannot land and build their nests.
Rodent Removal
Rodents such as rats and mice are a perennial problem for homeowners and businesses throughout the world, including Blount County. Rats and mice have been living amongst humans for over 15,000 years, enjoying free food, water, and shelter in people’s homes.
Mouse removal and rat removal needs to take place as soon as you see their telltale signs, such as feces on countertops and in the pantry, scurrying noises at night in your walls, and oils smudge marks along walls and baseboards. They will not only create significant home damage from their gnawing and tunnel building, but they’ll also contaminate food and pose a health risk. Rodents are also prolific breeders and can have up to six litters per year, so what can seem like a few rats or house mice can turn into hundreds before too long. Critter Control creates a custom plan for eradicating rodents based on their quantity and location.
Inspection
During a rodent inspection, we thoroughly inspect your attic and provide a complete exterior home inspection. The most common signs of rodent activity are gnaw marks, feces, rub marks, nesting material, runs in insulation material, and small entry points.
Rodent Trapping
A Critter Control wildlife specialist will create a strategic trapping plan to remove the rodents found in your home. Critter Control specialists may use snap traps and live traps to capture and remove mice and rats. Rodent trapping can usually takes between five to fourteen days.
Rodent Control
The best way to reduce the possibility of letting unwanted rodents into homes is to seal possible entrances. Exclusion methods include caulking cracks in foundations, capping chimneys, and installing mesh covers over vents and crawl space entrances. We also strongly recommend a maintenance service. Rodents have front teeth that continuously grow, which means they can gnaw a new way back into your home.
Opossum Control
Opossums frequently nest under decks, porches, and in crawlspaces, creating messes and sometimes carrying parasites. We humanely trap and relocate opossums, then block off access points to prevent future invasions.
Opossums don’t cause much damage, and because they have a low body temperature, they do not carry rabies. But they do harbor parasites such as ticks and fleas as well as diseases like leptospirosis and tuberculosis.
We use humane techniques to manage opossum, focusing on safe trapping and exclusions.
Skunk Control
Skunks are often found digging under sheds, decks, and foundations, especially in spring and fall. Their digging can damage lawns, and their spray is a notorious nuisance. We use humane trapping and exclusion to remove skunks and prevent their return.
Our skunk trapping and removal methods are humane and effective, ensuring your property is safe and odor-free.
Inspection
In addition to noting any pungent odors that signal the presence of a skunk, we will inspect the condition of your landscaping, as skunks are known for tearing-up lawns and shredding grass while hunting for grubs and insects. We will also inspect the perimeter of your building’s foundations and under decks, to locate burrows.
Trapping and Removal
Never try to remove a skunk from your property yourself. Getting sprayed is a very unpleasant experience. Furthermore, these animals may carry diseases that can spread to humans and pets, such as rabies. Our specialists will use live traps to capture and remove skunks for you, or they’ll use a one-way exclusion device to evict skunks from their harborage areas. The most effective ways to control a skunk problem is exclusion and habitat modification.
Skunk Control
The most effective ways to control a skunk problem is exclusion and habitat modification. Methods like sealing foundation gaps, replacing and screening broken foundation vents and installing hardware cloth (rat walls) around unprotected sheds and decks are the most effective and permanent ways to keep skunks out.
We recommend keeping pet food inside and securing any trash bins.
The Critter Control Difference
Residential and Commercial
Invading nuisance wildlife can wreak havoc on property. If left unattended wildlife and pests can cause costly property damage. Whether a residential property, apartment buildings, retail stores, office buildings, industrial plants, medical facilities, or warehouses, our trained professionals can handle any wildlife removal problem.
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Your Knoxville team is backed by over 40 years of experience. Our local experts live and work in the communities they serve and bring the training and expierence from over 40 years.
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Critter Control offers in-house financing. Both standard and 90-day same as cash financing options have 12-,18-,24-, or 36-month options. Some projects might qualify for a budgeted plan up to 60 months.