Pest Control Consultants-Iowa

Pest Control Consultants-Iowa The premier choice for pest control in Iowa & Illinois. Join the Pest Gone Club today and enjoy peace of mind year-round!

Here at Pest Control Consultants, we offer a wide variety of residential and commercial pest control services to homes and businesses located in Iowa and Illinois. Currently serving over 4,000 customers, PCC is a third-generation family-owned business that you can trust to get the job done right!

Spraying the cricket you can see may handle that one insect. It doesn't change the route it used or the conditions aroun...
09/07/2026

Spraying the cricket you can see may handle that one insect. It doesn't change the route it used or the conditions around that room. Field and house crickets can be drawn toward exterior lights, while camel crickets favor cool, damp, dark shelter.

That's why the chirping can return after the room goes quiet. The next cricket may be following the same route into the same favorable conditions.

Repeated activity calls for more than another pass with the spray. PCC starts by identifying what's active and inspecting the conditions and likely access routes that keep supporting new sightings.

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A pest control visit shouldn't end with you wondering what just happened.Before we leave, you should understand what we ...
09/05/2026

A pest control visit shouldn't end with you wondering what just happened.

Before we leave, you should understand what we checked, what we found, how we addressed it, and what we'll monitor at the next quarterly visit. If we spot potential access points or structural concerns, we'll point those out too, so you know what deserves attention.

That's what turns a service call into a plan for protecting your home year-round.

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One cricket indoors is often a remove-and-watch situation. Vacuum or capture it, then see whether the room stays quiet.T...
09/04/2026

One cricket indoors is often a remove-and-watch situation. Vacuum or capture it, then see whether the room stays quiet.

The decision changes when chirping returns night after night, crickets appear in several rooms, or sticky traps keep catching crickets over several nights. That pattern doesn't automatically mean they're breeding indoors. It does suggest that new crickets may be finding the same route or favorable conditions around your home.

PCC's Inspect, Treat, Protect process starts by identifying what's active and checking the conditions and likely access routes behind the repeat sightings. One cricket can be a visitor. A pattern deserves a closer look.

The pest calendar doesn't stop when summer ends. It shifts as cooler nights send more activity toward the shelter your h...
09/03/2026

The pest calendar doesn't stop when summer ends. It shifts as cooler nights send more activity toward the shelter your home provides.

The Pest Protection Club keeps your home on a quarterly prevention schedule, so you aren't waiting for a new sighting before you act. And if you see pest activity between visits, active Club members can request free re-service.

Fall is one quarter in a year-round plan, not a season you have to handle on your own.

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You flip on the basement light. The camel cricket beside a storage box jumps in your direction. It feels personal.The ju...
09/02/2026

You flip on the basement light. The camel cricket beside a storage box jumps in your direction. It feels personal.

The jump is a defensive escape response, not an attack. Camel crickets have oversized rear legs that can send them a surprising distance when startled. If your movement is the disturbance, that leap may carry the cricket closer to you even though it is trying to get away.

Give it space, turn on enough light to track where it lands, and use a vacuum or container for an isolated visitor. The direction may look dramatic, but the insect isn't pursuing you. If camel crickets keep appearing, PCC can inspect the activity and treat the problem based on what we find.

September brings four pest shifts worth watching around your home.Crickets may turn up in garages, basements, and other ...
09/01/2026

September brings four pest shifts worth watching around your home.

Crickets may turn up in garages, basements, and other sheltered spaces as nights cool. Rodent activity can move closer to structures. Stink bugs, boxelder bugs, and Asian lady beetles may gather on sun-warmed exterior walls before settling into winter shelter. Adult blacklegged ticks also become active again in fall, so tick checks still belong in your outdoor routine.

A quick walk around your home can catch the early clues: repeated chirping indoors, droppings, insects clustering on siding, and brushy edges where ticks wait for a host.

Schedule your service: (815) 284-4101

A stink bug lands on your windowsill and your first instinct is to swat it. Don't.That smell isn't an accident. It's a d...
08/31/2026

A stink bug lands on your windowsill and your first instinct is to swat it. Don't.

That smell isn't an accident. It's a defensive compound the bug releases when it feels threatened, and crushing it is the fastest way to trigger it. You go from one bug on the sill to a smell in the room.

Ease it into a cup of soapy water instead, or vacuum it up and empty the bag or canister outside right away. No contact, no compound, and the vacuum handles a whole cluster if one shows up on a warm afternoon.

One more thing worth knowing: they don't breed indoors. The ones getting in this fall are just riding out winter, not building a population.

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This is the note we look forward to reading every week."Great service, prompt and listened to our concerns and explained...
08/29/2026

This is the note we look forward to reading every week.

"Great service, prompt and listened to our concerns and explained to call back if there were future concerns."

Thank you, Dave. Every technician gets held to the same standard on every visit, whether or not anyone's writing about it afterward. And that call-back invitation is real; if something comes up between visits, we want to hear about it. If your home hasn't had that kind of experience yet, let's change that.

Schedule your service: (815) 284-4101

Seeing a stink bug or two on your siding this week? That's not the problem. That's the scout.Once a stink bug finds a wa...
08/28/2026

Seeing a stink bug or two on your siding this week? That's not the problem. That's the scout.

Once a stink bug finds a warm, sunny spot on your south or west wall, it releases a scent that tells every other stink bug nearby "this spot works." One bug becomes a crowd fast, usually through September.

You've got about a month before that happens. Right now is when checking window screens, weatherstripping, and gaps around vents actually pays off, well before the wall fills up.

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Tick activity has been running strong this season, and a quick glance in the mirror after yard work or a trail walk isn'...
08/27/2026

Tick activity has been running strong this season, and a quick glance in the mirror after yard work or a trail walk isn't enough to catch what's actually there.

Ticks head for tight, warm spots: behind the knees, along the waistband, the hairline, around and behind the ears, between the toes. Run your fingers over these areas instead of just looking. Check kids the same way, and check the dog too. Their ears and paws are where ticks burrow into fur unnoticed.

Found one? Remove it and keep an eye on the spot. Talk to your doctor if a rash, fever, or flu-like symptoms show up in the days after.

Schedule your service: (815) 284-4101

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2215 Manufacturing Drive Building 1A
Clinton, IA
52732

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