Seasonal Pests: Summer
Summer is peak pest season in the Triangle. Hot temperatures, increased humidity, afternoon thunderstorms, and abundant food and water sources create ideal conditions for many pests to thrive around homes and businesses. From mosquitoes and ticks to ants and stinging insects, summer pest activity can quickly become a nuisance—and in some cases, a health or property concern.
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Mosquitoes
Summer is peak mosquito season in North Carolina. Frequent rain, warm temperatures, dense vegetation, and standing water create ideal breeding conditions around homes and outdoor living spaces. Mosquitoes often rest in shrubs, ornamental plantings, wooded edges, and shaded landscape beds during the day.
Why call a pro: Advance Tree & Shrub offers professional mosquito treatments that target the areas where mosquitoes live, rest, and breed. Regular seasonal treatments can help reduce mosquito populations and make your outdoor spaces more comfortable for family gatherings, pets, and outdoor activities.
Learn more: Visit AdvanceTreeandShrub.com to learn about our monthly mosquito management program.
Fire Ants
Fire ants become highly active during the summer months, building large mounds throughout lawns, landscape beds, playgrounds, and common areas. Their painful stings can quickly turn outdoor spaces into areas homeowners avoid.
Why call a pro: Advance Tree & Shrub provides targeted fire ant treatments designed to eliminate active colonies and help prevent new infestations. Early treatment can help protect your lawn, landscape, pets, and family from painful encounters.
Learn more: Visit AdvanceTreeandShrub.com for information about fire ant control services throughout the Triangle.
Ants (Including Carpenter Ants)
Summer heat drives ants to seek food and water around homes. Carpenter ants remain active and may continue expanding colonies within moisture-damaged wood.
Why call a pro: Professional treatments target the colony rather than just the visible ants, providing longer-lasting results.
Wasps, Hornets & Yellow Jackets
Stinging insect colonies grow rapidly throughout summer. Nests become larger and more defensive around homes, decks, sheds, play equipment, and landscaping.
Why call a pro: Removing active nests can be dangerous. Professional treatment safely eliminates nests and reduces the risk of stings.
Not sure what kind of spiders are around your house? Ask Terry!
Ticks
Ticks remain active throughout the summer, especially in wooded areas, landscape beds, groundcover plantings, and properties frequented by wildlife and pets. Tick populations have increased throughout the Triangle and can pose concerns for both people and animals enjoying outdoor spaces.
Why call a pro: Advance Tree & Shrub offers tick reduction treatments that target tick habitat around your property. Managing vegetation and treating high-risk areas can significantly reduce tick activity and help make your yard safer for outdoor enjoyment.
Learn more: Visit AdvanceTreeandshrub.com to learn about our tick prevention and outdoor property protection services.
Cockroaches
Warm, humid conditions make summer ideal for cockroach activity. American cockroaches are commonly found outdoors but often move indoors searching for food, moisture, and shelter.
Why call a pro: Roaches reproduce quickly and are difficult to eliminate without a comprehensive treatment plan.
Spiders
As insect populations increase during summer, spider activity increases as well. Spiders often gather around entryways, garages, porches, and outdoor lighting where insects are abundant.
Why call a pro: Professional pest control helps reduce spiders by controlling the insects they feed on and treating common harborages.
Fleas
Flea activity peaks during the warm summer months. Pets, wildlife, and shaded outdoor areas often contribute to flea infestations around homes and yards.
Why call a pro: Professional flea treatments target all stages of the flea life cycle for more effective control.
Termites
While termite swarming typically occurs in spring, subterranean termites remain active throughout the summer. Colonies continue feeding and expanding, potentially causing damage behind walls, under floors, and in crawlspaces.
Why call a pro: Annual termite inspections and preventative termite protection help identify problems before costly damage occurs. Read more here
Termites
One of North Carolina’s BIG pest problems – Subterranean Termites. Beginning in March, termite swarmers emerge to establish new colonies. Spring is a critical time for termite prevention and detection.
Swarmers are winged reproductive termites and are often the first sign of a potential infestation. Active termite colonies can cause significant structural damage to homes over time. Early detection and treatment is crucial.
Remember: Termites don’t take a season off!
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Spring: Swarmers emerge, looking to start new colonies.
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Summer: Colonies are busy feeding and expanding underground.
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Fall: Activity continues as termites search for warm, moist areas near your home.
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Winter: Termites stay active below the frost line, often moving closer to heated structures.
Year-round protection is the only way to keep them from causing costly damage. Learn more.
What should you look for?
It’s common to find swarmers near windows or doors. Other signs of a potential termite problem include discarded wings, mud tubes on foundation walls and hollow-sounding wood.
Mosquitoes
Spring is here which means mosquito season in North Carolina is also here. Get ahead of the buzz by preparing your property now with Advance Tree & Shrub.
Our mosquito program runs from April to October with monthly service. Contact us today to get scheduled and help keep the mosquitoes away.
Tech Tip: Standing water is a mosquito magnet. As part of your early spring prep and ongoing maintenance:
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Inspect for hidden water sources like clogged gutters, pet bowls, kids’ toys, and unused containers
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Clear out areas with thick vegetation—dense plant cover gives mosquitoes shelter
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Schedule your mosquito program early to ensure full-season protection
🌿 Don’t wait until mosquitoes hatch—get on the schedule now and enjoy your yard come spring.
When everything is working well to control pests, you’re doing things right for me. Thank You John, for always taking good care of me. I’ll see you again in about 3 months.
