It's not bad luck — it's your zip code. Gray Summit sits in a climate shaped by the region's river-valley position, prone to both severe summer thunderstorms and winter ice. Much of St. Louis's own housing stock is a century old or more, with mid-century construction dominating the suburbs. That's exactly what house mice, German cockroaches, stink bugs, spiders, carpenter ants, and subterranean termites need to get inside. Waiting won't fix it. It just gives them more time to spread.
A one-size-fits-all spray doesn't cut it here. Historic brick construction is common throughout the older city neighborhoods, alongside postwar suburban tract homes. So before we write a treatment plan, we inspect first. Water, tree cover, open land, building age — it all factors in. You get a real diagnosis, not a guess.