Pest Control in Phoenix, OR

Phoenix has a dry, sunny climate with cold nights in winter. July highs average about 88 degrees, January lows average around 30, and December is the coldest and wettest month, at roughly 3.4 inches of precipitation. The area receives about 20 inches of precipitation in a typical year and next to no snow. These are 1991-2020 NOAA climate normals from a nearby weather station, so treat them as a guide, not a forecast.

With so little rain for much of the year, pests look for whatever moisture and shade they can find. Watered planting beds, leaky hose fittings and irrigation lines draw ants, earwigs and mosquitoes, while a shaded porch or a woodpile leaning on the house draws spiders and sometimes carpenter ants and termites. Fixing small leaks and moving firewood away from the walls does a lot of the work for you.

A sensible schedule for a Phoenix home is to begin exterior treatment in spring when ants first appear, check irrigation and standing water through summer, and seal gaps around garage doors, vents and pipes by the end of September. In the depths of winter, look through the attic and storage areas for droppings or nesting material, and repair any damage before spring.