Pest Control and Exterminator Service in Marple Township, PA

1960s Split-Levels, Attached Garages and Wooded Back Lots

Lawrence Park and the streets around it are full of split-levels and ranches, many with a lower level poured on slab and an attached garage. Expansion joints where that slab meets the foundation are a classic termite route into lower-level family rooms, and gaps under garage doors let mice reach the rest of the house. Ranches built over crawl spaces stay humid, which favors camel crickets, silverfish and centipedes.

Many lots run back to wooded edges, bringing ticks, carpenter bees in fascia boards and mosquitoes in shaded corners. Only about 16 percent of homes are rented, so most calls come from long-time owners. Closer to the Blue Route, the restaurants and dumpsters of the Broomall strip on West Chester Pike sit near houses and keep Norway rats in the picture.

The township's eastern line follows Darby Creek, and its valley and wooded side ravines put field mice, deer and blacklegged ticks behind many back fences. In wet years the low lots hold water against block foundations, so sump pits and damp walls invite millipedes and termites alike. Once the woods drop their leaves in October, mice head for the nearest warm garage.

Heading North From Media on Route 252 or Sproul Road

Marple is about 10 minutes from our Media base, either up Route 252 or by way of Baltimore Pike to Sproul Road (Route 320), depending on your side of the township. Thom and his team inspect at no cost, paying close attention to the lower level, the garage and any crawl space, and then hand you a written quote that spells out the plan.

Delaware County Community College, Lawrence Park and West Chester Pike

We cover all of Marple, from the Delaware County Community College campus to Lawrence Park and the Broomall shops along West Chester Pike near the Blue Route interchange. Public schools here follow Pennsylvania Act 35 of 2002 and its integrated pest management rules. We also have pages for Broomall and for nearby Newtown Township and Haverford Township. Delaware County Community College's campus off Media Line Road brings classroom buildings, food service and wide tree-edged lawns, a mix that draws ground-nesting yellow jackets outside and rodents around dumpsters. Paxon Hollow golf course and the Darby Creek woods behind Lawrence Park hold deer and ticks, so tick work suits the streets beside them. Along West Chester Pike near the Blue Route interchange, restaurant dumpster pads and grease bins keep Norway rats close to the houses behind them.