Pest Control in Chesapeake, VA

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Chesapeake is enormous by area, and the difference between one end and the other is real: shopping centres and subdivisions at Greenbrier, working farmland in the middle, and the Great Dismal Swamp along the southern boundary. PestAlly is a free service connecting Chesapeake homeowners with independent, licensed local pest control pros working Hampton Roads.

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Why Chesapeake

Why Chesapeake Homes Get Hit Harder Than Most

The Dismal Swamp is the single largest factor. It is one of the biggest wetlands on the eastern seaboard, and the mosquito, snake and rodent populations it supports do not respect the city line — they reach the nearest subdivisions whenever conditions push them outward.

Drainage is the other. Nearly all of Chesapeake is flat and cut by agricultural ditches and canals that move water slowly at the best of times, so after heavy rain the standing water sits in the field ditch behind the houses rather than draining away from it.

Pest control technician treating a suburban home near farmland in Chesapeake, Virginia

Seasonal Activity

What’s Active in Chesapeake, and When

Spring · Mar–May

Swamp mosquitoes emerging and termites swarming.

Summer · Jun–Aug

Ditches holding water and biting insects at their peak.

Fall · Sep–Nov

Field rodents leaving harvested ground for the houses.

Winter · Dec–Feb

Mild wet ground keeping subterranean activity going.

Coverage

Areas We Cover in Chesapeake

The Dismal Swamp edge

A vast wetland producing insects on a scale no garden can.

The agricultural ditches

Slow drainage lines running behind entire streets.

The flat farmland

Open ground that pushes its residents toward houses.

The Greenbrier suburbs

Dense housing sitting close to open water and field.

The canal network

Standing water held long after the rain has stopped.

ZIP codes covered: 23320 · 23321 · 23322 · 23323 · 23324 · 23325
Chesapeake covers a huge area of Hampton Roads, running from suburban Greenbrier out to farmland and the northern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp.

See the whole state on our Virginia pest control page, the metro hub in Virginia Beach, or the nearby towns we also cover: Norfolk, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Newport News.

Services

The Pest Problems Chesapeake Calls About Most

Mosquito Control

Swamp and ditch water breed on a scale nothing local matches.

Rodent Control

Field mice move house-ward as soon as the crops come off.

Termite Control

Flat wet ground keeps subterranean colonies working all year.

General Pest Control

Wetland species reach the newest streets without difficulty.

Spider Control

Field edges and ditch banks hold very large populations.

Ant Control

Damp ground at the slab is where colonies establish first.

Also available in Chesapeake: Wasp Nest Removal · Yellow Jacket Removal · Cockroach Control · Bed Bug Treatment · Flea Control · Fly Control

Common Questions

Chesapeake Pest Questions, Answered

Mosquitoes are worse here than in the rest of Hampton Roads.
You are closer to the source. The Dismal Swamp and the ditch network between it and the housing produce them in numbers no single garden can influence. Treating the shaded vegetation where they rest during the day is what actually reduces the bites. Screening a porch properly is the other thing worth doing, because it works regardless of what the swamp is producing that week.
The ditch behind our fence never drains.
That is normal for this ground and it is a permanent breeding site. It usually belongs to the city or a drainage district rather than to you, so it is worth reporting, and worth treating your own boundary vegetation in the meantime.
Mice arrive in October every year.
The fields are cut and the cover disappears, and the nearest building becomes the obvious option. Sealing garage doors, dryer vents and utility penetrations in September is far more effective than trapping through November. A gap the width of a pencil is enough for a young mouse, so it is worth going round with a torch rather than by eye.
Do we need termite cover on flat ground like this?
Yes, and the flatness is part of the reason. The water table sits high, the soil rarely dries, and subterranean colonies stay active in months when they would be dormant further inland.
Snakes in the garden near the swamp.
Most are harmless and they are following rodents. Keeping grass short, clearing woodpiles away from the house and dealing with the rodent population removes the reason for them to be there.
Perimeter treatment along a back garden in Chesapeake, Virginia

Speak to an Exterminator in Chesapeake

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