Pest Control in Crete, NE

Crete swings from hot summers to hard winters. July highs average about 86 degrees and January lows average around 14, with July the warmest month and January the coldest. The area receives about 31 inches of precipitation in a typical year, along with roughly 25 inches of snow, and May is the wettest month at nearly 6 inches. Around 36 days a year reach 90 degrees or higher. Those numbers are 1991-2020 NOAA climate normals from a nearby weather station, and they are a guide, not a forecast.

That wet May matters. Heavy spring rain saturates the soil around foundations, which draws termites and carpenter ants, and it fills clogged gutters, buckets and old tires that mosquitoes use to breed. A run of 90 degree days in summer then pushes ant activity and wasp nest building into high gear, while the cold nights of winter send mice looking for warmth.

For Crete homes we suggest checking gutters and grading in spring, watching for standing water and wasp nests in summer, sealing gaps in fall before the temperature drops, and looking in storage areas and utility rooms during winter for droppings or gnaw marks. Catching a small problem early is almost always simpler than dealing with an established one.