Pests & Nuisance Wildlife
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WILDLIFE PROBLEM? WE CAN HELP.
Don’t let wildlife or pests take over your home.
Pests and nuisance wildlife in and around a home can be a stressful experience. Nuisance wildlife can pose health risks to you and your family, damage your home, and disrupt your daily life. Critter Control is your trusted partner in restoring peace and safety to your property.
The experts at Critter Control have spent the last four decades humanely removing animals and cleaning up the mess. These resources are some of the tools the wildlife technicians use to investigate wildlife pest problems.
Identify Animal Sounds
One of the most common complaints homeowners have about nuisance wildlife is the noise! Pests like raccoons, squirrels, and rats make a ruckus living in your attics, walls, and basements.
Identify the different animal noises to help deteremine your pest infestations.
Animal in the House
Wild animals and rodents have the same needs at people- food, water, and shelter. The house that protects you is also an ideal place for wildlife to live.
Discover the most common nuisance wildlife and the most likely place they’re living inside your home.
Animal in Duct Work
Pests, rodents, and other small animals will get inside your air ducts. The warm air venting attracts the animals like rats, birds, and bats. Once inside the vents, they can destory ductwork, contimiante them, and spread diseases.
Identify Animal Droppings
You might not see the actual pest animal in your home, but there will be evidence. Animal droppings are some of the most obvious forms of physical evidence critters like rats, mice, raccoons, and bats leave behind.
Succesfully identify animal feces can indicate what animal is in your house. From there, we can create a solution for removal.
What Animal is Living Under my House?
Critters have an uncanny knack for making their homes in less-than-ideal places. Many animals will happily make the home under the house. These critters can create dens and burrows under your porch or deck, under a shed, inside the crawlspace, or within your basement.
Wildlife Damage
Pests and nuisance wildlife will cause damage to the exterior and interior of your house. Animal damage can cause lost of power, water damage, decrease the efficiency of your insluation, or incrase the risk for house fires. Different critters cause different types of damage. Recongizing what type of damage you have can lead to properly identify the nuisance wildife or pests.
Pests and Nuisance Wildlife Gallery
Explore our critter gallery to help identify some of the most common nuisance wildlife.
Recent Blog Posts
- Why Wildlife Activity Increases During Seasons in CitiesEach season brings change. Trees bud, temperatures shift, and wildlife adjusts. In cities, those adjustments can feel amplified. You might hear movement overhead in early spring or notice more rodent activity in fall. Urban conditions influence when animals breed, how long they remain active, and where they seek shelter. Recognizing these seasonal rhythms makes it… Read more: Why Wildlife Activity Increases During Seasons in Cities
- Signs of a Raccoon in the Attic in WilmingtonHow Did the Raccoon Get Inside the Attic? The raccoon climbed up the gutter and found a weakness under the soffit. It popped out a screen and squeezed into the house. Raccoons can have more than one entry and exit point, especially if there are multiple vulnerable points. In this case, we found raccoon feces… Read more: Signs of a Raccoon in the Attic in Wilmington
- Most Common Signs of Wildlife by Animal September 2026We compiled real customer calls and broke down the most common signs of wildlife by species. Some people reported more than one sign of a nuisance wildlife problem (26% reported more than one sign of an animal infestation). Most Common Signs of Raccoons Reported Evidence of Raccoon Infestation Percentage Saw a Raccoon(s) 65% Saw Raccoon… Read more: Most Common Signs of Wildlife by Animal September 2026
- Pigeon Control in Phoenix, AZIn Phoenix, pigeons can become a significant nuisance when they establish regular roosting or nesting sites around a home. The problems usually start with visible mess and noise, but long-term roosting can lead to property damage, clogged drainage, secondary pests, and potential exposure to pathogens. Common Problems from Pigeons Pigeons in Phoenix, AZ Pigeons can… Read more: Pigeon Control in Phoenix, AZ
- Signs of Bats: How to Identify Bats in My HouseYou’ll rarely notice a bat infestation when it starts. Bats are small and nocturnal, so it is easy to miss the first time they get into the attic. Most people notice several signs of bats rather than a single definitive piece of evidence. While bats play an important role in the environment, it is not… Read more: Signs of Bats: How to Identify Bats in My House
- Watch This Ringtail in Austin, TX Sneak into an Attic
- Critter Control + Keep Colorado BeautifulOur Colorado team rolled up their sleeves at Arkins Park in Denver’s River North Art District neighborhood! We had the opportunity to partner with Keep America Beautiful, Keep Colorado Beautiful, and the Denver Parks & Recreation Department on a beautification project to help improve the local environment. Park Beautification The team removed 63 pounds of… Read more: Critter Control + Keep Colorado Beautiful
- Why Does DIY Wildlife Control Fail?Many homeowners choose a do-it-yourself (DIY) solution when wildlife invades their homes or yards. The promise of a quick, low-cost solution is alluring. Solutions such as store-bought repellents and online guides on how to trap and release animals are abundant. However, DIY animal control often fails and sometimes even makes the infestation worse. Inexperience is… Read more: Why Does DIY Wildlife Control Fail?
- Critter Control + Keep Texas BeautifulOur Houston team rolled up their sleeves in The Woodlands, TX! We had the opportunity to volunteer with Keep America Beautiful, Keep Texas Beautiful, and The Woodlands Township for a cleanup and beautification project at Wendtwoods Park. Park Cleanup and Beautification Before getting started, the team removed about 30 gallons of trash from around the… Read more: Critter Control + Keep Texas Beautiful
