Pest Control in Williamson, NY
Williamson is orchard country in the middle of the most productive apple ground in New York State, between the canal corridor and the Lake Ontario shore. Fruit farms set the pest calendar here more than anything else.
Pest control built for Williamson
Voles are the problem that costs money. They tunnel under snow cover through the winter and girdle the bark at the base of young fruit trees, and a tree girdled all the way round does not recover. The damage is invisible until the thaw, which is why the work is preventative rather than reactive.
Cluster flies come off the orchard floor in enormous numbers in August and September and move onto the warm side of farmhouses and outbuildings. Harvest brings yellowjackets to the fruit, the bins and the people handling them.
Farm properties are whole sites rather than single buildings. A barn or storage building holding a rodent population will keep resupplying the house no matter how carefully the house is sealed.
Common pests in Williamson
- vole
- cluster fly
- mouse
Williamson pest control — FAQs
Something is stripping the bark off my young apple trees over winter.
Voles, almost certainly. They work under snow cover where nothing can see them, and a fully girdled trunk will not recover. Trunk guards, keeping the ground clear around the base, and baiting ahead of snow are what prevent it — by the time you see the damage the tree is usually lost.
Do you treat farm outbuildings as well as the house?
Yes, and on a farm property that is usually the point. If the barn or storage building is holding the population, the house will keep getting visitors regardless of how well it is sealed.