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Bugs Invading Your Home?

You don’t have to share your home with crawling, buzzing, unwanted pests. From beetles and silverfish to centipedes, millipedes, earwigs, and other common household insects, pests can quickly become more than just an annoyance.

Chilton’s Environmental Termite & Pest Control provides professional insect control for homeowners throughout Springfield, Nixa, and communities across Southwest Missouri. With more than 30 years of pest control experience, our team knows how to identify the insects causing problems, determine where they are coming from, and provide safe, effective treatment tailored to your home’s needs.

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Household Insects We Tackle

Missouri is home to plenty of insects, and many of them eventually find their way indoors. Some enter looking for food or moisture, while others simply wander inside as temperatures and weather conditions change.

Chilton’s provides treatment for a wide variety of common household insects, including:

Centipedes

Centipedes are fast-moving insects appearing in bathrooms, basements, garages, and other damp areas. While they typically stay hidden, seeing them often can indicate moisture problems or the presence of other insects they feed on.
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Millipedes

Millipedes are commonly found outdoors in damp soil, mulch, leaves, and landscaping. During periods of heavy rain, extreme heat, or changing temperatures, you may see large numbers of them moving indoors.
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Silverfish

Silverfish thrive in dark, humid environments and are often found in bathrooms, basements, closets, and storage areas. They can damage paper, books, wallpaper, cardboard, and other materials containing starches.

Earwigs

Earwigs prefer cool, moist areas around foundations, landscaping, mulch, and debris. They sometimes enter homes seeking shelter and may be found in kitchens, bathrooms, basements, or around doors and windows.
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Beetles

There are many different types of beetles that may be invading your home. Depending on the species, beetles may infest stored foods, fabrics, wood, or other materials.
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June Bugs

June bugs are especially active during warmer months and are attracted to outdoor lighting. While they do not typically infest homes, large numbers around doors, windows, patios, and entryways can quickly become a nuisance.

Water Bugs

The term "water bug" is commonly used for several insects found around damp environments. If you are regularly finding water bugs or similar insects indoors, professional identification can help determine exactly what pest you are dealing with and the best way to treat it.

Pill Bugs and Sow Bugs

Often called roly-polies, pill bugs and sow bugs normally live outdoors in damp soil, mulch, and decaying plant material. When conditions become too wet or dry, they may move indoors through small cracks and openings.
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Stink Bugs

Stink bugs frequently enter homes while looking for protected places to spend the winter months. They are especially noticeable around windows, doors, attics, and sunny exterior walls as temperatures begin to change.

We also provide professional treatment for ants, spiders, crickets, and many other common pests found throughout Southwest Missouri.

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Why Are Insects Getting Into My Home?

Insects can find their way into any home, for many reasons. From changing weather, moisture, searching for food sources and shelter, or simply through easy access through small openings.

Common entry points and conditions include:

  • Cracks around doors and windows
  • Gaps around utility lines and pipes
  • Openings around foundations
  • Excess moisture in basements or crawl spaces
  • Mulch and vegetation close to the home
  • Outdoor lighting that attracts insects
  • Seasonal temperature changes
  • Heavy rain or extended dry periods

Identifying what is attracting insects to your property is an important part of long-term pest control.

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More Than Just Spraying for Bugs

Effective insect control starts with knowing what pest you are dealing with.

Different insects have different habits, hiding places, food sources, and life cycles. A treatment that works for one pest may do very little for another.

When you call Chilton’s, our experienced pest control professionals evaluate your property, identify the insects causing the problem, and recommend treatment based on what we find.

Depending on the pest and the situation, treatment may include interior applications, exterior perimeter treatments, targeted crack and crevice treatments, monitoring, and recommendations for reducing conditions that attract insects.

KEEP YOUR HOME SAFE YEAR ROUND

Ongoing Protection Against Household Insects

Many insect problems are seasonal. Others return throughout the year if the conditions around your home remain favorable.

Routine pest control can help reduce insect populations around your property before they make their way indoors. Chilton’s offers ongoing pest control options designed to provide consistent protection against common household pests throughout the year.

Regular service also gives our technicians the opportunity to monitor your property for new pest activity and address potential problems before they turn into larger infestations.

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COMMON INSECT QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

Changes in temperature, rainfall, humidity, and outdoor conditions can cause insects to move indoors looking for food, moisture, or shelter. Seasonal insect activity is especially common during spring, summer, and fall in Southwest Missouri.

Yes. Exterior pest control treatments can help reduce insect activity around the perimeter of your home and target common entry areas. Sealing cracks, reducing moisture, and keeping landscaping away from the foundation can also help reduce pest activity.

Not every occasional insect requires ongoing treatment. However, regularly seeing insects inside your home may indicate that pests are entering through gaps or living somewhere nearby. A professional inspection can help determine whether treatment or preventative service would be beneficial.

Chilton’s treats a wide variety of household insects, including centipedes, millipedes, silverfish, earwigs, beetles, pill bugs, sow bugs, stink bugs, ants, spiders, crickets, and many other common pests found throughout Southwest Missouri.

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