Pest Control in Hollister, MO

The figures below are 1991-2020 NOAA climate normals from a nearby weather station, and they are a guide, not a forecast. July highs average about 88 degrees, and January lows average around 27. Hollister receives about 48 inches of precipitation in a typical year, and the normals show essentially no snowfall. May is the wettest month, at about 5.5 inches.

This is a wet, warm climate, and pests respond to both. Rain fills gutters, birdbaths and low corners of the yard, giving mosquitoes places to breed. Damp mulch and shaded soil encourage ants and termites, and humidity lets cockroaches thrive indoors. Keeping vegetation trimmed back from the house, letting air move through crawl spaces and fixing plumbing leaks quickly will all help lower the pressure.

Winters are milder than in much of the state, with about 87 nights a year at or below freezing and very little snow. Even so, mice and other rodents look for warm shelter once temperatures fall, and spiders and overwintering insects tuck into wall voids and attics. A quick fall walk around the outside of the home, sealing gaps at vents, pipes and doors, is one of the simplest and most useful chores a homeowner can do.