Know your enemy. Respect the hole in the ground. And please make sure it isn't a honey bee before reaching for the spray. After treating more than 1,000 wasp and hornet nests across the Lehigh Valley, we've learned one thing very clearly: late summer is when these colonies mean business. By August, many social wasp colonies are reaching their largest populations of the season. Nests that started with a single queen in spring have spent months producing workers, expanding the nest, and...

Over the past several weeks, the County Pest wildlife team has inspected more than 25 homes throughout the Lehigh Valley for bat activity. Different houses. Different neighborhoods. Different construction styles. But we kept seeing many of the same things. The biggest lesson? Bat problems rarely begin as major problems. They usually start with one small opening, a few bats, and a little guano in an attic or behind a piece of flashing. Give them enough time, however, and that small opening can...

There is a difference between a company that works locally and one that is truly local. At County Pest, the Lehigh Valley isn’t just another service area. It’s our home. Our owners live here. Our office is here. Our technicians live, shop, raise families, and support the same communities as the customers we serve. When you call County Pest, you’re working with a local team that has been solving pest problems in the Lehigh Valley since 1994. A Mission That Started With Dave Balliet County Pest...