Pest Control and Exterminator Service in West Grove, PA

Nursery land and 1970s foundations in southern Chester County

Open fields and greenhouses around the borough hold mice, stink bugs and ground-nesting insects that head for houses when the weather turns.

Fifty-year-old foundations have settled, leaving gaps at sills and service lines. Mulched beds and shrubs pressed against siding keep soil moist enough for subterranean termites and ants.

Much of the borough's housing is ranches, split-levels and small two-story homes from the late 1960s and early 1970s, with some older frame houses near the center. They sit on block foundations, often with crawlspaces under later additions and wood decks or porches built afterward. After fifty years, garage door bottoms crack, the sill seal flattens and the original basement windows no longer close tight. Crawlspaces that never got a vapor barrier stay damp, a favorite spot for camel crickets, mice and termites.

Nursery and growing land changes the seasons too. Irrigated fields, greenhouses and mulch and soil piles hold moisture and shelter rodents and ground-nesting yellow jackets close to town. When fields are cleared in fall, stink bugs and field mice leave all at once and press on the nearest walls.

Driving Route 1 from Media to West Grove

The route is mostly Route 1 southwest past Kennett Square. Thom or a team member looks over the outside, then the basement, kitchen and attic, and explains what each sign means. The inspection won't cost you anything, and the quote you get is in writing.

West Grove among Avondale and London Grove

West Grove is the heart of the Avon Grove area, surrounded by London Grove Township and a few minutes from Avondale. Route 1 passes just south of the borough. The borough grew up as a nursery and rose-growing town. Conard-Pyle's long presence earned West Grove its reputation, and growing land still surrounds much of it. Local families are served by the Avon Grove School District, whose name joins Avondale and West Grove, and the compact borough streets give way quickly to London Grove and Penn Township farmland and newer subdivisions. Route 1 runs just south as an expressway toward Kennett Square in one direction and Oxford in the other. Because the town is small and ringed by open land, most calls here come from homeowners and small landlords dealing with field-edge pests: mice in fall, stink bugs on sunny siding, ants and termites in spring, and the occasional yellow jacket nest in a mulched bed.