Mobile Alabama Exterminators Editorial Team

Dealing with it right now? Start with our termite control dispatch for Mobile, AL —, and the licensed local exterminator you’re matched with gives the quote.

You walk into the garage the morning after a Gulf Coast downpour and the concrete is dotted with dozens of dark, curled-up millipedes — some still inching toward the door, plenty more already dead on the slab. Or you flip on the bathroom light and a fast, leggy house centipede darts behind the baseboard before … Read more

Not all cockroaches are the same problem. Spot a single large, reddish-brown roach lumbering across the floor at night and you have a different situation than finding several small, fast tan roaches scattering when you open the cabinet under the sink. In Mobile and Baldwin County, telling those two apart — the American cockroach and … Read more

Wasp and hornet colonies peak in size and turn most defensive in September and October around Mobile and Baldwin County. Species ID, where nests hide on local homes, what removal typically costs, and why DIY spray backfires.

You move a stack of towels or pull a box down from the attic, and a small, metallic, teardrop-shaped insect wriggles away in a quick, fish-like motion before disappearing into a crack. That is a silverfish — and while it is harmless to you, it is telling you something specific about your home. In Mobile … Read more

It usually starts after dark. You are lying in bed, the house is quiet, and then you hear it — a scratching, scurrying, gnawing sound moving across the ceiling or inside a wall. If you live in Mobile or Baldwin County, there is a good chance the visitor overhead is a rat, and which kind … Read more

You flip on the kitchen light at 11 p.m., something the size of your thumb skitters across the counter, and your stomach drops. If you live in Mobile or anywhere along the Baldwin County coast, that reddish-brown insect is almost certainly a palmetto bug — and you are not doing anything wrong to attract it. … Read more

You walked into a room, flipped on a light, and there it was: a cloud of winged insects near the window, or a small pile of discarded wings on the sill. The first question is always the same — is this termites, or just flying ants? In Mobile and Baldwin County, that question is worth … Read more

If you are searching for what termite treatment costs in Mobile, you are probably staring at a quote, a stack of saved wings, or a mud tube on the foundation and trying to figure out whether the number you are about to hear is fair. This page lays out the realistic price ranges Mobile and … Read more

Spring termite swarmer season in Mobile, AL runs late February through May. Learn what swarmers look like, what they mean, and when to call an ADAI-licensed exterminator.