It's not bad luck — it's your zip code. Rumford sits in a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters, moderated somewhat by nearby Narragansett Bay. This is one of the older housing markets in the country, with mill-era construction still making up a large share of the stock. That's exactly what German cockroaches, subterranean termites, carpenter ants, Norway rats, house mice, bed bugs, and ticks 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. Century-old triple-deckers and multi-family buildings dominate, many with dated plumbing and basements prone to moisture. 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.