Mobile Alabama Exterminators Editorial Team
Alabama Pest Calendar · Winter Myths Do pests die in winter in Alabama? Mostly, no — here’s what actually happens. A cold snap feels like it should solve everything. For most Alabama pests, it doesn’t — it just changes where they are and how visible they are, which is a very different thing. ☎ Call … Read more
Alabama Pest Calendar · Bed Bugs Bed bugs after holiday travel: what every Alabama traveler and host should check. Thanksgiving and Christmas send more Alabamians through more hotel rooms, guest rooms and rental cars than any other six weeks of the year — and bed bugs travel exactly as well as people do. ☎ Call … Read more
Alabama Pest Calendar · Rodents When do mice come inside in Alabama? It depends on where you live. The first cold front doesn’t hit Huntsville and Mobile on the same week — and neither does the first wave of mice looking for a warm place to spend the winter. ☎ Call (904) 943-3349 Free 24/7 … Read more
Alabama Pest Calendar · Cockroaches Roaches in the house this fall? Here’s why Alabama’s outdoor roaches move in. Every September, Alabama homeowners who never see a roach all summer suddenly find one on the kitchen counter at 9pm. It’s not a new infestation — it’s an old one, coming inside for the winter. ☎ Call … Read more
Student Housing · Bed Bugs Bed bugs in college apartments: the 10-minute check to run before you unpack. Every August, tens of thousands of leases flip in Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Birmingham and Huntsville in a single week — and whatever the last tenant left behind gets inherited sight unseen. Ten minutes with a flashlight before you … Read more
Alabama Pest Calendar · Mosquitoes When does mosquito season end in Alabama? A month-by-month answer. Short version: it depends on which end of the state you sleep in. Mobile Bay and Huntsville are 350 miles apart, and their mosquito seasons end nearly a month apart. Here’s the honest timeline — and what’s still worth doing … Read more
Quick answer: American cockroaches – the large “palmetto bugs” common on the Gulf Coast – are capable of short, gliding flights as adults, and warm, humid Mobile nights are exactly the conditions that trigger it. Porch lights, garage lights, and other outdoor fixtures draw them in during late-summer dispersal periods, which is why a lit … Read more
Quick answer: Downed branches, brush piles, and stacked debris left over from a Mobile, AL storm give roof rats and Norway rats exactly what they need to move in close to your home: cover, dry nesting material, and a short, hidden path to your foundation. The longer a debris pile sits, the more attractive it … Read more
Quick answer: When floodwater rises, fire ants in Mobile, AL link their bodies together into a living raft that floats on the surface, keeping the colony – including the queen – alive until the water recedes. Rafts often wash up in a new spot and can re-colonize a yard within hours of touching dry ground. … Read more
Data & Research Study Gulf Coast Pest Pressure Report A sourced data study comparing termite and pest pressure across the five-state Gulf Coast — Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle — built from NOAA/NWS climate and humidity records, USDA Forest Service Formosan termite distribution data, and county/parish-level surveillance from the Alabama Cooperative Extension … Read more