General

• Dead Animal Removal

Insects and Spiders

• Fleas
  As lovely as they are, fox can create biohazardous conditions with their urine, feces, and capabilities of carrying a host of parasites and diseases, including mites, lice, fleas, worms, viruses, mange, rabies, and distemper, some of which can be transmitted to humans and pets.
• Bees
  The following 16 photos are of bees that were living in the ceiling of a house and got through into the house and were EVERYWHERE! Brad took care of it!
• Wasps
  Late summer and early autumn is a tense time in the colonies. That's when worker wasps guard the larvae of future queens--the fertile members of hive society that ensure the succession of the species.
• Mosquitoes
  The servers also had tied a Bounce fabric softener sheet around the pole above each outdoor table. “The smell of Bounce keeps away both yellow jackets and mosquitoes,” server Lola McGavock said. “I was at a party once where they didn’t have any Off!, and somebody said they should put up Bounce sheets, and it really worked.”
• Flies
  Mainly, Miss Yellow is carnivorous, eating caterpillars and flies and bits of dead animals out in the wild, and feasting on your leftover hamburger in the land of the Golden Arches. In fact, some biologists think it’s the easy availability of trash cans outside fast-food restaurants that has made the species so successful in recent years. In the fall, with the young mostly already raised, their preference shifts from meat to sweets.
• Hornets
  Hornets build nests in trees and shrubs and are easily aggrevated with people and equipment getting too close to the nest.
• Yellowjackets
  Following the death of a west suburban man who was stung by yellow jackets while mowing his lawn, experts are warning that insect stings can be dangerous even for people with no known allergies.
• Mites
  Unfortunately skunks are avid carriers of rabies. This can be transmitted to humans and pets, even horses! They may also carry a host of other parasites and diseases including mites, lice, fleas, worms, mange, and distemper.

Animal Control

• Bats
  If there is one animal most people do not want in their homes, it's bats. There are 12 species of bats in Illinois, but the most common, and the one found most often in human structures and dwellings is the little brown bat.
• Moles
  Illinois has one species of mole, the eastern mole. This secretive creature is found throughout the state, wherever there is soft, moist soil, such as lawns. When soil is in an especially good condition, as after a rain, moles can tunnel at a rate of 18 feet per hour. This benefits the mole as it searches for insect foods, but wreaks havoc on your lawn or turf in the process.
• Raccoons
  Thanks to Brad and Katy- when the raccoons were eating my roof, they were right there with traps and advice. After cutting the branches back so the 'coons had no bridge, problem solved! Thanks again and I'll recommend you to anyone with animal issues! -Eric Anderson, Batavia, IL
• Snakes
  Massasauga, that Brad captured after responding to a call from local authorities for "Rattle Snakes". These snakes actually do shake their tails in a rattle-like fashion, but lack the elaborate rattles of their venomous cousins.
• Wildlife
  Suburban Wildlife Control Service Area - What Cities, Towns, and Townships We Service within Kane, DuPage, & Cook County
• Opossums
  An adult opossum is about the same size as a house cat, but with shorter legs. Total length ranges from 24 to 33 inches. Adults weigh from 6 to 15 pounds. Males are usually larger than females. The opossum has a narrow, tapered head with a pointed muzzle, pink nose, black eyes and bluish-black ears that lack hair and look leathery. The long, scaly tail is black near the base and fades to a yellowish white or pale pink about one fourth of the way to the tip. Both the front and hind feet have five white or pink toes. The inner toe of each hind foot is clawless and thumb-like. The dense, woolly underfur of most opossums is creamy white with grayish tips. The long outer hairs are dark gray or black. This combination gives most opossums a grizzled gray appearance. A few are almost black while others are very pale gray or nearly white.
• Muskrats
  Muskrats are common and live in every county in Illinois. Muskrats live in rivers, streams, drainage ditches, marshes, lakes, and ponds. Muskrats burrow into the banks, beginning underwater and angling upward until the tunnel clears the water level, which they then hollow out a living chamber. These tunnels can often cause the ground on the bank to errode and cave-in, especially when walked on or driven over. Burrows dug into the dams of man-made ponds can wash out during high water, causing the ponds to drain. They may also chew on irrigation lines and fountain heads. In ornamental ponds muskrats can chew holes through the liners, destroy pond plants, and when hungry enough, will even resort to killing and eating expensive pond fish like koi (as seen in photographs in our muskrat photo gallery. )
• Coyotes
  Coyotes are common throughout Illinois. Coyotes occur in nearly all types of habitat, including urban and suburban areas. Their numbers have increased dramatically in recent years.

Bird Control

• Birds
• Woodpeckers
  House Sparrows and European Starlings are among the two most common bird pests. These birds often invade homes and buildings to build their dirty, infested nests. Another common bird complaint is that of woodpeckers drilling holes in the wood of buildings. Birds may also find their way down chimneys and through vents, and even possibly into your home or business.
• Sparrows
  Its parents are nearby and babies such as these (baby sparrows, right) are not old enough to be on their own.
• Starlings

Rodent Control

• Rodents
  Fox have come to adapt to living in urban and suburban areas partly because coyote numbers are low and rabbits and rodents are abundant in these areas.
• Mice
  The two most common mice found in homes in Illinois are the deer mouse and field mouse. Any home can get mice, from the oldest to the newsest. Mice find their way in through the tiniest cracks and crevices to get into attics, crawl spaces, garages, basements, etc.
• Rats
  Rats are a destructive pest found in urban and suburban neighborhoods, in our area you will find the Norway rat, also called the brown rat or sewer rat). These rodents eat and contaminate food, damage buildings and other property by their gnawing and burrowing, and may spread diseases that affect people and pets.
• Squirrels
  Although you rarely see them (because they are strictly nocturnal) flying squirrels (the Eastern flying squirrel) are native to Illinois, and have dense population pockets in many areas of Kane and DuPage county.
• Voles
  Voles invade yards and dig snake-like trails through the lawn and landscaping. They also make little round holes the size of a quarter under concrete steps/decks/air conditioning units, etc. (and in mulched areas). They eat the roots of plants, often killing the plants and destroying landscaping.
• Chipmunks
  Chipmunks eat nuts, berries, and seeds, but also love flowers and flower buds. With their appetite for gardening and landscaping, and their habits of digging, they can become a nuisance to the home or business owner.