Cornerstone Pest Control

10/15/2026

🍂🐁 Why Do Pests Prepare for Winter Earlier Than You Think?

With colder temperatures heading our way, we're not the only ones preparing for the change in seasons!

Pests don't wait for the first snowfall to seek shelter. As daylight hours shorten, temperatures drop, and natural food sources become harder to find, many begin searching for warm, protected places to settle in.

☑️ Mice look for small openings around foundations, garages, and utility lines.
☑️ Spiders take advantage of protected spaces around your home.
☑️ Carpenter ants may remain active inside heated structures, especially where moisture-damaged wood is present.

The takeaway? Even if winter still feels a long way off, pests are already making their moves!

Now is the time to be proactive. Our team is here to help keep unwanted guests from making themselves at home. Contact us today at 603-395-9200!

10/13/2026

🏠 Think your home is sealed tight? Think again!

Pests don't always come through open doors or windows. Some of the most overlooked entry points are hiding in plain sight!

🐀 Gaps around utility pipes and wiring
🕷️ Damaged soffits and rooflines
🐜 Dryer vents and weep holes
🐿️ Small openings where your foundation meets the house

Temperatures are fluctuating, but will continue to drop over the next few months, rodents and pests are looking for a warm place to settle in. Your home could be more accessible than you think!

🔎 Read our latest blog to discover 5 hidden pest entry points and what you can do to help keep unwanted visitors outside.

Discover hidden pest entry points around your home, including weep holes, vents, soffits, sill plates, and utility penetrations.

10/08/2026

👻 Creepy but TRUE Pest Facts! 🕷️

October is the perfect time for a few pest facts that might give you the chills!

🕷️ Spiders: Some spiders can survive for weeks without food, making quiet basements and storage areas ideal hiding spots.

🐭 Mice: A mouse can squeeze through an opening as small as a dime! That's one reason sealing tiny gaps around your home is so important.

🐜 Carpenter Ants: Unlike termites, carpenter ants don't eat wood. They tunnel through it to build their nests, potentially causing damage over time.

🦟 Mosquitoes: They can detect the carbon dioxide you exhale, helping them locate their next meal!

🏠 The creepiest fact of all? You might not realize pests have moved in until they've already made themselves comfortable!

At Cornerstone, we help homeowners keep unwanted guests where they belong — OUTSIDE!

10/06/2026

🐭 Pre-Winter Rodent Prevention Checklist

As temperatures start dropping across New England, mice and other rodents begin looking for warm, protected places to spend the colder months. A few preventative steps now can help keep them from choosing your home.

✔️ Seal gaps around doors, windows, pipes and utility lines
✔️ Check garage doors and weather stripping for openings
✔️ Keep firewood and stored items away from the foundation
✔️ Trim vegetation that touches or overhangs the house
✔️ Store pet food, birdseed and other attractants in sealed containers
✔️ Look for droppings, gnaw marks or nesting material in basements, garages and attics
✔️ Address small entry points — mice can squeeze through surprisingly tiny openings!

Already seeing signs of rodent activity? Our team can help identify where they’re getting in and build a plan to protect your home before winter settles in.

10/01/2026

FALL INVADER SPOTLIGHT: MICE 🐁

Not every fall invader has six legs.

As nights get colder across New England, mice begin looking for reliable sources of warmth, food, water, and shelter. Garages, basements, attics, sheds—and eventually the living areas of your home—can all provide exactly that.

And they don't need a wide-open door. Mice can squeeze through surprisingly small openings, making gaps around foundations, garage doors, utility lines, vents, and exterior penetrations important areas to inspect.

Watch for droppings, gnaw marks, scratching sounds, nesting material, or unexplained activity around stored food.

🍂 Fall prevention tip: Exterior exclusion is one of the most important steps you can take before colder weather settles in.

When it comes to mice, it's much easier to keep them out than deal with an established population indoors.

09/29/2026

Cooler nights are here—and mice and other fall pests may already be looking for a way inside. 🐭🕷️

The best time to prevent an overwintering pest problem is before you hear scratching in the walls or start spotting unwanted visitors indoors.

Our latest blog covers why fall pest prep should start early, what to watch for around your home, and simple steps you can take now to help keep pests out.

👉 Check out the full blog to get your home ready before colder weather settles in!

Protecting your home from overwintering pests starts early. Learn how to prevent mice, spiders, and other fall invaders.

09/24/2026

🍂 FALL INVADER SPOTLIGHT: LADY BEETLES

Ladybugs are good, right? Usually—but large numbers gathering on your house in the fall can be a different story.

🐞 Asian lady beetles commonly gather on sunny, light-colored sides of homes as temperatures cool. From there, they look for tiny openings where they can get inside and spend the winter.

They don't reproduce in your walls or eat your home, but large numbers indoors can become a nuisance. When disturbed, they can also release a yellowish defensive fluid that may stain surfaces.

Fall prevention tip: Check around windows, doors, soffits, siding, vents, and utility penetrations for potential entry points.

A few on the garden? No big deal. Dozens gathering on the house? They're probably looking for winter accommodations.

09/22/2026

Happy first day of fall! 🍂🎃☕ Time to see how quickly you can get BINGO!

Which square are you checking off first? We have a feeling that cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice, and porch decorating are about to make a comeback. 😉

And while you’re enjoying all the best parts of fall, we can help make sure unwanted pests don’t join the fun!

09/17/2026

🍂 FALL INVADER SPOTLIGHT: CLUSTER FLIES

Have you noticed large, slow-moving flies gathering on the sunny side of your home? They could be cluster flies getting ready for winter. 🪰

As temperatures cool in New England, cluster flies look for protected places to overwinter. They can slip through small cracks and gaps around siding, windows, rooflines and vents, settling into wall voids and attics. You may not even notice them until a warm, sunny day causes them to become active around windows.

Unlike typical house flies, cluster flies aren't attracted to garbage or reproducing inside your home. They're simply looking for a warm place to ride out the cold.

👉 Prevention is key: Seal exterior cracks and gaps, repair damaged screens, and check around windows, doors and other potential entry points before colder weather settles in.

While Cornerstone does not treat for cluster flies, understanding why they appear—and taking steps to seal up your home—can help keep these unwanted fall guests outside where they belong.

09/15/2026

🍂 The fall invasion is starting!

As overnight temperatures cool across New England, pests like mice, spiders, stink bugs, cluster flies, and ladybugs begin looking for protected places to spend the colder months—and sometimes, that means your home.

Our latest blog breaks down which pests you may start noticing, why they’re showing up now, and what homeowners can do to help keep them outside.

🐁🕷 While we don’t treat for cluster flies, stink bugs, or ladybugs, Cornerstone can help with mice and spider activity this fall.

Read our latest blog to learn what to watch for as the seasons change.

Prepare for a fall pest invasion as mice, stink bugs, spiders, cluster flies, and ladybugs begin looking for shelter indoors.