Griffith, IN Pest Control & Exterminators

Pest Control in Griffith, IN

Griffith grew up where several railroad lines crossed on the flat ground south of Hammond and Gary, and trains still roll through town today. The town's historical park preserves a restored depot beside those tracks. Neighborhoods fanned out from the old center with compact frame houses, then postwar brick ranches and Cape Cods in the 1950s and 1960s. On the east side, Oak Ridge Prairie County Park protects a large expanse of prairie, wetland and woods, and the Erie Lackawanna Trail runs along a former rail bed. Railroad embankments, aging foundations and a big natural area next door all shape which pests Griffith homeowners encounter.

Rail corridors and Norway rats in Griffith

Rail rights-of-way are long ribbons of gravel ballast, weeds and brush, and Norway rats use them to travel and burrow. Griffith homes near the tracks sometimes notice burrows along fences, under sheds or beside garage slabs, often with a smooth, well-used entrance. Rats follow food, so open compost, bird feeders, dog waste and unsecured garbage all encourage them to stay. Older detached garages with cracked floors are frequent problem spots. Removing ground-level clutter, raising stored items off the floor and using lidded bins are important, and a licensed exterminator can combine baiting with burrow treatment and exclusion to knock populations down.

Oak Ridge Prairie and Griffith's wildlife edge

Oak Ridge Prairie County Park covers hundreds of acres of tallgrass prairie, wetland and oak savanna on Griffith's east side. It is a wonderful place for a walk and a natural source of wildlife for nearby blocks. Raccoons, opossums, striped skunks and coyotes live in and around the park, and the small mammals and insects there also support snakes, including harmless garter and brown snakes. Homes bordering the preserve and the Erie Lackawanna Trail may see skunks denning under porches or raccoons testing chimneys in late winter. Wildlife specialists can remove animals humanely and close the gaps they use.

Griffith's mid-century ranches and Cape Cods

Many Griffith homes date from the 1940s through the 1960s, when brick ranches and story-and-a-half Cape Cods filled the grid of streets around Broad Street. After seventy-plus years, basements in these houses can have cracked block walls, gaps around old cast-iron plumbing and loose basement windows. American and oriental cockroaches sometimes come up through floor drains, while house mice slip in along settled foundations. Upstairs, the knee walls of Cape Cods create hidden attic spaces where squirrels and mice nest unnoticed. Regular inspection of these tucked-away spaces helps catch problems early, before droppings or chewed wiring show up.

Areas served in Griffith: Downtown Griffith along Broad Street, Griffith Historical Park and depot, Oak Ridge Prairie County Park, Erie Lackawanna Trail, Rail corridor neighborhoods, North Griffith, South Griffith.