Orland Park, IL Pest Control & Exterminators

Pest Control in Orland Park, IL

Orland Park is one of the largest suburbs in the southwest, built out mostly from the 1970s through the 2000s on former farmland. The Old Orland area near the 143rd Street Metra station holds the village's oldest homes, while subdivisions farther south and west include larger two-story houses, townhomes and newer construction. The village is surrounded by open land: the Orland Grassland, McGinnis Slough, Tampier Lake and the woods of the Palos preserves to the north, plus village parks like Centennial Park and Lake Sedgewick. This mix of new construction and wide-open habitat makes field mice, moles and wildlife the leading pest concerns.

New subdivisions on former Orland Park farmland

As fields turned into subdivisions, field-dwelling animals like deer mice, voles and moles adapted to lawns and landscaping. Deer mice may enter newer homes through garage doors, sill gaps and utility openings, especially in fall. Eastern moles tunnel through well-watered lawns, and landscape beds with fresh mulch attract ants and earwigs. Newer homes are tighter than older ones but not perfect, and settling in the first decade can open gaps. A preventive perimeter service and rodent exclusion check are common for these homes. Stormwater ponds common in these subdivisions also attract insects and the spiders that feed on them. Keeping lights off siding at night and treating eaves reduces spider webs on newer homes.

Orland Grassland, McGinnis Slough and wildlife

The Orland Grassland is a large restored prairie in the southern part of the village, and McGinnis Slough is a wetland preserve along Southwest Highway. Along with Tampier Lake and the nearby Palos woods, they support raccoons, striped skunks, opossums, coyotes and snakes. Homes next to these preserves see skunks under decks, raccoons in garages and garter snakes in window wells. Wildlife specialists can remove animals humanely and install barriers such as buried mesh around decks and sheds. Coyotes are also common near the preserves. They rarely bother people but can threaten small pets, so supervision at dawn and dusk is wise.

Old Orland and older Orland Park homes

The historic Old Orland area and neighborhoods built in the 1960s and 1970s have homes with older rooflines, wood decks and mature trees. Carpenter ants find their way into moisture-softened wood near leaking gutters, and squirrels jump from overhanging branches to rooftops. Big brown bats occasionally roost in attics near the preserves. Inspecting roof vents, trimming trees and fixing gutter leaks go a long way. A local exterminator can treat carpenter ant colonies and handle wildlife exclusion. Many of these homes are now 40 to 50 years old, so roof vents, soffits and chimney flashing have reached the age where they fail. A roofline inspection often reveals entry points before animals find them.

Areas served in Orland Park: Old Orland, Orland Grassland, McGinnis Slough, Lake Sedgewick, Centennial Park, Silo Ridge, 143rd Street Metra area, Tampier Lake.