Critter Control of Waco

NUISANCE WILDLIFE & ANIMAL CONTROL

Critter Control offers safe and humane solutions to wildlife issues in your home or on your property.
 

Wildlife Removal

Safe, humane removal of nuisance animals and pests from your home or property.

Wildlife Pest Prevention

Reliable prevention from future animal intrusions in your home.

Animal Damage Repair

Professional and permanent repairs to entry points and insulation. Disinfecting areas damaged by  urine and feces.

Raccoon Control & Removal

Adaptable and clever, raccoons have no trouble thriving in CITY. Attics and chimneys make ideal den sites raccoons. Raccoons can wreak havoc trying to gain entry to your home and cause significant damage creating a den in your attic. They can cause a mess of garbage and destroy home gardens and birdfeeders.  Because they are nocturnal, you’ll most likely hear a loud thumbing at night if you have an attic.

Inspection- looking for footprints in or around home, large openings, raccoon poop
Trapping & Removal- Live trapping most effective and humane
Repairs- Seal all entry points. Restore attic insultation.  Latrine disinfection and clean up.
 

Squirrel Control & Removal

Common in residential areas, squirrels are often found in homes. Squirrels are active during the day so you might hear squealing, running, or gnawing early in the morning. Squirrels teeth never stop growing so they constantly gnaw and chew damaging attic insulation, fraying electrical wire, and destroying house structures. 

Inspection- Gnaw marks on, in, or around your home. Small openings to attics or the crawl space. Droppings. Debris like nuts or nesting materials.
Trapping & Removal- Live trapping, deterrents, one-way doors.
Repairs- exclusion services focus on repairing entry points. Removing debris, repairing nest sites, decontaminating droppings and urine.

Mice and Rat Pest Control

Rats and mice are typical pest animals in a home. Proximity to water and buildings with plenty of entry holes allow the pests to travel freely and breed rapidly. In homes, a mouse or rat may contaminate food with waste, spread disease, and destroy property. To effectively get rid of rats you need to control the population. Female rats can have six litters in one year (mice can have up to 35 babies in one year). The wildlife technician will determine the best type of trap, placement of trap, and the best bait to use.

Inspection- Noises such as scurrying and rat or mouse droppings most prominent signs you have a rodent infestation
Rodent Trapping- Variety of traps available.
Repairs- caulking cracks, capping chimneys, installing mesh over vents.
 

Bat Control & Removal

Bats will enter attics to roost in large groups. As a protect species, special consideration must be made for bat control in Texas.
 
Inspection- Small squeaking sounds. Piles of droppings in one corner of the house or attic. Stains on walls and strong ammonia smell.
Trapping & Removing- Generally you can only remove a bat if it’s in the livable part of your home. Most likely one-way doors will be employed once the bats offspring have reached maturity.
Repairs- Sealing entry points. Disinfecting area under roost from accumulation of guano. 



Common Wildlife Questions in Waco with Mark Foster:

Can you please describe the most common wildlife issues that homeowners face near Waco?
Raccoons, Squirrels, Bats, Rats/Mice, Snakes, Skunks, Gophers, Armadillos, Birds.

How do the seasons affect nuisance wildlife activity in Waco?
October through June we encounter mostly raccoons, squirrels and rats/mice. July through September we encounter mostly snakes, skunks, gophers, armadillos and birds.

What are some common signs of nuisance wildlife activity?
Chewing on exterior of home, noises in attic and walls, urine smells, chewed wires, animal droppings, trails/tunnels through insulation.

Any prevention tips for Texan residents?
Eliminate brush or piles of wood or at least keep them away from the home. Have your house sealed up correctly by a professional and never use poison inside the attic as animals will die in the walls. Spray foam will not keep out most animals. Do not leave food outside (bird feeders, cat food, etc.). Keep trees trimmed away from the home.

When should homeowners call Critter Control?
At the first sign of animal activity, such as noises in the attic, walls, or crawlspace. Abnormal smells such as ammonia or rotten smells. Chewing or holes on the exterior of your home. Before problems arise. We will inspect the outside of your home to locate any potential entry points and seal them before animals ever get the chance to invade your home. If you notice a sudden increase in your energy bills. The efficiency of your insulation is often greatly reduced by animals walking on or displacing the insulation.

About Critter Control of Waco

With over 30 years of experience, Critter Control is the nation's leading wildlife removal company. Critter Control specializes in removing a large variety of bothersome pests such as raccoons, rats, moles and many more. At Critter Control of Waco, we're skilled at dealing with many of Waco's most complicated pest control and dead animal removal problems. Whether you need to remove bats from your attic, help setting up squirrel traps or even mice extermination, you can trust Critter Control to get the job done safely, effectively and humanely.

Serving the cities of Copperas Cove, Corsicana, Ennis, Glenn Heights, Harker Heights, Hillsboro, Killeen, Midlothian, Ovilla, Red Oak, Temple, Waco and Waxahachie.

 

Serving the following locations:

By County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Limestone, McLennan and Navarro Counties.