Located in Merrimack County, Dunbarton, New Hampshire is a small community with just under 3,000 residents. Incorporated in 1765, the town is named after Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the birthplace of one of the area’s prominent settlers. This town is situated next to water, and it’s considered to be the geographic center of New England. In addition to the human residents, the area is also home to many rodents, insects, and other creatures that can unfortunately infest homes and commercial buildings.

If you live in Dunbarton and need help with pest or rodent control, contact us at Colonial Pest. We can help.

Living in Dunbarton

Dunbarton’s population is evenly split between male and female residents. The median age of people who live in this town is 42.5 years, which is about a year and a half younger than the median age of the New Hampshire population in general. As of 2016, the median household income in Dunbarton was about $93,000, close to 20% higher than the state’s overall median household income, and homes were worth about $311,000, which was also higher than the state’s median.

Pest Control in Dunbarton

Wondering if you need Dunbarton pest control? Trying to decide if you should tackle the issue on your own or call the professionals? In most cases, you should turn pest issues over to the pros. Usually, even if you just see a single pest, you may have more in the walls.

A pest control professional in Dunbarton can help you eliminate the pests while also taking steps to ensure they don’t return. Here are signs you may have pests in your home or office:

• Scurrying or scratching sounds in the walls
• Damage to woodwork — Small holes along floorboards for rodents or nail size holes surrounded by shavings in the woodwork from wood boring insects
• Other signs of nests — Ripped up newspaper, mounds of dirt, and bulges or tunnels in basement walls
• Gnaw marks in food packages, wires, cardboard boxes, or other items
• Rodent droppings
• Insect casings, wings, or carcass

Types of Pests

In Dunbarton, New Hampshire and the surrounding area, there are a variety of pests that may come into your home or office or onto your property. The risk can be especially high in Dunbarton due to the town’s sprawling green lawns and proximity to water. You may encounter rodents in your home or office, including different varieties of mice and rats, as well as different types of insects and mammals.

Insects that tend to invade in this area include carpenter ants, carpenter wasps, bed bugs, Asian ladybugs, boxelder bugs, brown marmorated stink bugs, cluster flies, western conifer seed bugs, reduvius personatus (assassin bugs), crickets, moths, and many others. Snakes, raccoons, skunks, and other creatures may also try to get into your home or commercial building, and in some cases, these creatures and other small mammals or insects may invade your lawn, garden, field, or other outdoor space.

Getting Rid of Pests

To get rid of pests, contact a pest removal specialist who understands the unique threats in your area. They can look over your home or commercial building, figure out how the pests are getting inside, and assess how they are surviving. Then, using a combination of methods, they can get the pests out of your house.

Depending on the situation, the pest control professionals may disrupt nests, put out poisons, lay traps, use sprays, or explore other options. In all cases, the team at Colonial Pest focuses on the newest, safest, most effective pest removal strategies. Then, they fill holes, eliminate pest highways, take away food sources, and more to ensure the pests can’t get back into your home or office.

To learn more about Dunbarton pest control, contact us today. We look forward to hearing from you. At Colonial Pest, we have been serving people in Dunbarton, NH as well as the surrounding area for years, and we have a long track record of happy pest-free clients. We also offer preventative services on a subscription style basis so that you can deal with pests long before they become a problem.