Pest Control and Exterminator Service in Edgmont Township, PA

1991 Subdivisions on the Edge of Ridley Creek State Park

Deer move between the park and backyard plantings at dawn and dusk, carrying blacklegged ticks with them. Pennsylvania's Lyme disease case counts rank among the highest in the U.S., per CDC data, so tick work along lawn edges, stone walls, woodpiles and play areas matters more here than in the denser boroughs.

Newer construction is tighter but not pest-proof. Rigid foam insulation on foundation walls and deep mulch beds against siding give subterranean termites hidden routes, since tunnels behind foam are hard to see. Untreated cedar trim, fascia and deck rails draw carpenter bees every spring.

Large lots with swales, rain gardens and wet meadow corners hold water after storms, and clogged gutters and tarps add more. Mosquitoes breed in all of it. Spotted lanternflies, under PDA's quarantine for southeastern Pennsylvania, gather on tree-of-heaven and maples along the wooded edges by late summer.

Houses here also run larger, with three-car garages, finished walk-out basements and big attics, so there is simply more envelope to seal. A garage door left open on a fall evening or an unscreened gable vent is enough for mice and stink bugs to settle in until spring.

From Media to Edgmont: Route 352 or Through the Park

We reach Edgmont by heading west to Route 352 and north past Lima, or by cutting through the state park on Gradyville Road. On larger properties the free inspection takes in the house, garage, decks and the yard out to the tree line, since that's where most of the risk sits. Thom and his team then give you a written quote, and you can reach us at (209) 563-1650 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. any day.

Rose Tree Media Schools, West Chester Pike and Gradyville

Edgmont Township belongs to the Rose Tree Media School District and runs from West Chester Pike (Route 3) in the north down toward the village of Gradyville and the Middletown line. A large part of Ridley Creek State Park lies along its eastern side. Neighbors in Lima and Middletown Township face similar tick and termite pressure, though with older, denser housing closer to Baltimore Pike. Ridley Creek State Park's meadows and old farm fields, along with the Tyler Arboretum woods that cross into the township, keep open ground and forest right beside new subdivisions, so field mice and deer pressure stay high. The commercial lots along West Chester Pike at the northern edge add dumpsters and rodent work. Rose Tree Media's public schools, which Edgmont students attend, follow Pennsylvania Act 35 of 2002 integrated pest management plans.