Fall Pest Control in Milwaukee
& Southeastern Wisconsin

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Fall Pest Control for Milwaukee, Kenosha and Racine

Ehlers Pest Management offers fall pest control in Milwaukee and across Southeastern Wisconsin for homes covered in box elder bugs, Asian lady beetles, stink bugs and the spiders that follow them. In October, these bugs gather by the hundreds on the warm sides of your house, looking for a way into your walls. Once they’re in, they spend the winter there and come back out on warm days in spring. A certified technician treats the outside of your home to cut down how many make it inside.

We’re locally owned and veteran-owned, and we’ve been treating Wisconsin homes since 2010.

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You might be seeing these on the side of your house
How do you tell these pests apart?

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Asian Lady Beetles

They look a lot like ladybugs, but their color ranges from yellow-orange to red, with or without spots. Most have a black “M” or “W” shaped mark on the white area just behind the head. When they’re disturbed, they can bite and give off a yellow fluid with a strong smell.

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Box Elder Bugs

About half an inch long and black, with red or orange lines along the back and the edges of the wings. They’re often found near box elder and maple trees.

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Spiders

Spiders move toward the same warm walls to feed on the bugs gathering there. Spider control is part of our general pest control service, which covers the inside and outside of your home.

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Stink Bugs

Shield-shaped and mottled brown, a little over half an inch long. They’re slow and clumsy fliers, and they release a strong odor when they’re crushed or threatened.

How Does Ehlers Treat Fall Invaders?

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Find Where They're Gathering

A certified technician walks the outside of your home to see which walls the bugs favor and where they're likely getting in.

We Tell You What to Expect

Even with a good treatment, some bugs will still find their way inside. Our goal is to greatly reduce how many get in, and we'll be upfront about that from the start.

Treat the Outside of Your Home

We apply treatment to the exterior walls, eaves and the areas around windows and doors where these bugs collect. This service is exterior only. For larger homes, big landscapes or second and third story peaks, the technician may recommend Pro Spray, our truck-mounted equipment with a 300-foot hose.

Recommend Timing for Next Year

These bugs have two peak seasons in Southeastern Wisconsin, typically May and September. Treating before they gather keeps the numbers down, so the technician will recommend a schedule that fits your home.

Why are there hundreds of bugs on the side of my house?

As the nights get colder, box elder bugs, lady beetles and stink bugs start looking for somewhere warm to spend the winter. The sunny south and west walls of your home are the warmest spot around, so that’s where they gather. Spiders show up too, because all those bugs make an easy meal.

From the siding, they work their way into gaps around windows, doors, soffits and trim, and then into your wall voids.

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What happens once they get inside?

Once they’re in your walls, they go quiet for the winter, so you might not notice much for a while. Then a warm day in late winter or early spring wakes them up, and they start coming out around window frames, outlets and light fixtures.

For a lot of homeowners, that’s the first sign there was a problem back in the fall.

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Do These Bugs Cause Damage?

They’re mostly a nuisance. They don’t eat wood or damage your home’s structure, but a large group can:

  • Leave stains on siding, curtains and walls
  • Give off a bad smell when they’re crushed or disturbed

Pests We Treat

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Ants

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Bed Bugs

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Rodents

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Stinging Insects

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Box Elder Bugs

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Spiders

Areas We Serve

Ehlers Pest Management vs The Other Guys

Ehlers

Others

  • Locally Owned & Operated. We know the specific pest control needs in Wisconsin.
  • Regional or National. Use a "One-Size Fits All" approach that may not apply to WI-specific pests.
  • Veteran Owned
  • Corporate Partners
  • Ehlers Inspectors are all Certified, Licensed, Pest Control Experts who perform actual pest control work.
  • Many competitors send out "technicians" who are really just salesmen who don’t even perform actual pest control work.
  • Focused on Quality vs Volume
  • Focused on Volume vs Quality
  • Small family-owned company = better service from people who care and who actually do the work.
  • Big-Box Corporate structure = High turnover & poor service from technicians that are often under pressure and in a hurry.
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A certified technician will inspect your home, tell you what you’re dealing with and recommend a plan that fits.

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