Austin runs food trucks and musical events all year long, but the bugs and critters also throw their own shindigs. Even if you do not yet have pestcontrolinaustintx.com bookmarked, after a season or two you will.

Starting in April will be helpful. The sun peeks out, flowers bloom, and ants host a block party right in your pantry. Carpenter ants and sugar ants walk as though they belong there. Flames on ants? If the earth is damp, they build mounds over night. Roll into June and browmsweat while insects abound in your yard. Mosquitoes reproducing in every pond, floral pot, and birdbath abound. They are relentless especially following an afternoon thunderstorm. Faster than you could say, ticks and fleas “fetch” on your pets. Not embarrassed, cockroaches dash across kitchens immediately as the lights are turned out. If Austin has his usual triple digit heat, the little freeloaders simply relocate indoors for the air conditioning.

Fall brings shorter days and cooler evenings. Rats get ready for winter while scouting nests in garages and attic. By constructing webs in windows and doorways, spiders gather the last of the summer flies. Sometimes inside your house, at night, crickets sound off and you begin to wonder if Texas really sleeps.

Winter in Austin today does not mean snow; yet, bugs behave differently. Rats and mice settle looking for food and warmth; your pantry is like a treasure box. Searching the wet, roaches and silverfish congregate in laundry and bathroom areas. Odd cold snaps bring bugs into your basement by the dozen silverfish, earwigs, millipedes, and pill bugs all suddenly want to hang around. The main line is that bugs in Austin do not pay taxes, even though they act as like they own the joint. When you see issues, pay close attention, act early, and call the experts at pestcontrolinaustintx.com. If not, you will be holding all year long events beyond a backyard barbecue.