Gilbert is former farmland in Maricopa County at about 1,270 feet that turned into master planned subdivisions between 1990 and 2015, and the soil remembers the farming. Deep, moist agricultural ground under Power Ranch, Val Vista Lakes, Seville, Agritopia and the Val Vista corridor keeps desert subterranean termite colonies large and close to the slab, and termite mud tubes on stem walls and garage joints are the most common finding on Gilbert home inspections. Block walls, granite yards and backyard pools are standard, so bark scorpions and black widows live at the weep holes and pool pads once they arrive on landscaping rock or block.
The Heritage District and the older grid around downtown Gilbert are 1950s to 1980s homes, some still on flood irrigation with mature citrus and grass, and that is roof rat, Argentine ant, earwig and cricket territory. South Gilbert toward the San Tan Mountains and the Queen Creek line is newer construction on the desert edge with more natural scorpion and pack rat pressure and constant termite pretreatment questions from new slabs. Val Vista Lakes and the lake communities add mosquitoes and midges around the water in summer.
Gilbert's subdivisions are HOA heavy with shared block walls, and a corner lot that never gets the neighbor side of the wall treated has scorpions walking over every night. Summer heat above 110 degrees and the July monsoon drive the calls, led by termites, scorpions on pool lots, ants after rain and roaches from drains.
Around Gilbert
We regularly work near:
- 📍Gilbert Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
- 📍Heritage District and the Gilbert Water Tower
- 📍Gilbert Regional Park
- 📍San Tan Village
- 📍Freestone Park
- 📍Val Vista Lakes
Pest Control in Gilbert — Local Notes
- •Deep former farmland soil under Gilbert subdivisions holds moisture and keeps subterranean termite colonies close to the slab, which makes termite work the most common job in the city.
- •Pool lots in Power Ranch, Seville and Val Vista Lakes get scorpion and black widow treatment focused on the pool equipment pad, weep holes and garage, with the neighbor side of shared block walls treated on corner lots.
- •Flood irrigated lots in the Heritage District carry roof rats in citrus and sewer roaches through drains in monsoon season.
- •Lake communities such as Val Vista Lakes and The Islands get mosquito and midge pressure around the water from May through September.
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