Schererville, IN Pest Control & Exterminators

Pest Control in Schererville, IN

Schererville started as a small settlement founded by Nicholas Scherer where old trails met, and today US 30 and US 41 still cross in the middle of town. Most of what surrounds that intersection is newer housing: curving subdivisions from the 1970s through the 2000s, townhome and condo communities, and pockets of older homes near the original town center along Joliet Street. Many neighborhoods were built around stormwater retention ponds on land that was once farm field and wet prairie. For pests, that means a blend of problems. Field-dwelling mice and moles never fully left, ponds draw wildlife and insects, and shared-wall townhomes let a small issue spread from one unit to the next.

Retention ponds and open space in Schererville subdivisions

Walk almost any Schererville subdivision and you will find a retention pond with cattails, mowed banks and a walking path. Those ponds manage stormwater, but they also create a steady supply of moisture and cover. Raccoons and opossums patrol the banks at night, striped skunks dig for grubs in nearby lawns, and garter snakes sun themselves along edges. Homes that back up to a pond often notice more spiders on decks and around exterior lights, because the water produces the small flying insects spiders feed on. None of this means a yard is overrun, but it does explain why pond-side homes call about wildlife and spiders more than houses a few blocks away.

Former farmland beneath newer Schererville homes

Before the subdivisions arrived, much of Schererville was cropland and pasture. Deer mice and house mice that lived in those fields adapted to backyards, and they move into garages and basements when fall harvest and cold weather arrive. Eastern moles are another holdover: the loamy soil in many newer lawns is full of earthworms and grubs, and mole tunnels can ridge a freshly sodded yard in a few weeks. Builders often used landscape mulch generously around foundations, and over time that mulch holds moisture that attracts earwigs, millipedes and even subterranean termites. Refreshing beds with a gap between mulch and siding is an easy fix that local pros often recommend.

Townhomes and shared walls near the US 30 corridor

Schererville has a large share of attached housing, from duplex-style villas to longer rows of townhomes near the busy US 30 corridor. Shared walls and connected attics make it easier for pests to travel. Mice can move between units through utility chases, and a German cockroach problem introduced in one kitchen can reach a neighbor through plumbing gaps. Paper wasps and odorous house ants also like the long runs of siding and trim. When one unit has an issue, it helps to talk with neighbors or the association so treatment covers the building rather than one household. A licensed exterminator can explain how they approach connected homes.

Areas served in Schererville: US 30 and US 41 crossroads, Joliet Street old town area, Pennsy Greenway, Pond-side subdivisions, Townhome communities, North Schererville, South Schererville.