Pest Control in Holland, OH

Holland neighborhoods and homes

The village

Holland is a small village surrounded by Springfield Township, with older homes near the center and newer streets around them.

Springfield Township subdivisions

Subdivisions built among the oaks, with ranches and two-story homes on large wooded lots, many backing onto woods or open land.

The Oak Openings edge

Holland sits on the edge of the Oak Openings region, with sandy soil, oak woods and wet prairie. Homes on that edge live closest to the woods.

Pests Holland calls are about

Carpenter ants

In trees, stumps, decks and fascia on wooded lots. The main nest is often in the yard.

Ticks

At the lawn edge where it meets the woods. American dog ticks and blacklegged ticks are both found in northwest Ohio.

Mice in the fall

From woods and fields into garages, sheds and basements.

Wasps

Under eaves and in the trees in late summer, and yellowjackets in the sandy ground.

What you are seeing and what it usually means

Through the year in Holland

• Spring Carpenter ants in wooded lots, ticks at the lawn edge, ants in kitchens.
• Summer Ticks and mosquitoes near the woods, wasps in the trees and under eaves.
• Fall Mice moving in from the woods and fields.
• Winter Mice in garages and basements.

Sandy soil and the Oak Openings

The sandy soil of the Oak Openings drains fast, so ants nest easily along driveways, patios and foundations, and yellowjackets dig into the ground. The oak woods bring carpenter ants and ticks close to the house. Ant work here starts with finding where the colony is, outside or in, and bait placed where they feed.

Ticks at the woods' edge

Ticks do not live in the middle of a sunny lawn. They wait in the strip where the lawn meets the woods, in leaf litter and along fences. That strip can be treated as part of a yard plan, and keeping the lawn edge short and leaves raked back from it reduces the numbers further. Repellent and tick checks after time outside still matter.

Outbuildings and woodpiles

Village and township homes on larger lots often have sheds, barns and woodpiles. Mice nest in them over the winter and carpenter ants move into damp wood. Those are checked along with the house, and woodpiles are best kept off the ground and away from the walls.

The drive and the visit

Holland is a short drive from Toledo by Airport Highway or Dorr Street. The visit is set on the call for the next open window, and you hear the price before any treatment. Holland addresses use ZIP code 43528.

Before the technician arrives

• Look for trees, stumps or woodpiles near the house That is often where carpenter ants nest.
• Note where the lawn meets the woods That edge is where tick treatment goes.
• Keep children and pets away from wasp nests And do not plug a nest hole.

How carpenter ants are found and treated is on ant control, and every service is on pest control in Toledo.

Mosquitoes near wet prairie and ditches

The Oak Openings mixes dry sand ridges with wet prairie, low woods and roadside ditches that hold water after storms. Floodwater mosquitoes hatch from them and rest in the shady wooded yards around Holland. A yard plan treats the shrubs and shade every few weeks from late spring into early fall.

Fall invaders on sunny siding

Stink bugs, boxelder bugs and lady beetles gather on sunny walls in September and October and slip into gaps around windows and soffits. An exterior treatment in early fall and sealing the gaps they use keeps most of them outside for the winter.

Newer homes and termites

Newer homes in Springfield Township see fewer termites than old Toledo, but mulch beds against the foundation, decks and firewood can still draw them, and swarmers in spring are worth a call. Save a few in a sealed bag, because carpenter ants swarm in the same weeks.

Restaurants and shops along Airport Highway

Restaurants, shops and offices along Airport Highway and around Spring Meadows are covered through commercial pest control, with visits scheduled around business hours, exterior stations where needed and a written log for each visit.

Woodpiles, decks and playsets

Large wooded lots mean woodpiles, decks, playsets and sheds. Carpenter ants move from the woodpile into damp deck boards, paper wasps build in playsets and yellowjackets dig into the sand below. A walk around these spots in early summer finds most nests while they are still small.

Mice in sheds and outbuildings

Sheds and barns on larger lots shelter mice through the winter; sealed bins and stations nearby keep them from moving into the house.

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