Pest Identification
Protecting Your Family's Health and Property Since 1941
At Ford's Hometown Services, the Worcester based pest control experts, we've developed and perfected new concepts in pest control for residential homeowners in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Large communities of insects, rodents and wildlife live outside your home. Our pest control services will protect your structure with the most modern and effective methods of pest management.
FHS also offers commercial pest control for businesses, schools, health care facilities, hotels and food-handling establishments. Please click here to visit our Commercial Pest Control Services page to learn more.
What's Bugging You?
Ants
Carpenter Ants
Pavement Ants
Pharaoh Ants
Allegany Mound Ants
Small Black Ants
Citronella Ants
Bats
Bats
Bee, Hornets, Wasps
Yellow Jackets
Paper Wasps
Bald-Faced Hornets
Honey Bees
Carpenter Bees
Ground Bees
Blood Feeders
Bed Bugs
Bat Bugs
Tick Prevention
Mosquitos
Fleas
Mites
Cockroaches
German Roaches
American Roaches
Oriental Roaches
Pennsylvania Woods Roach
Fabric & Paper Pests
Indian Meal Moths
Carpet Beetles
Clothes Moths
Saw Tooth Grain Beetles
Flies
Cluster Flies
Drain Flies
Fruit Flies
Fungus Gnats
Blow Flies
House Fly
Lawn Damaging Pests
Moles
Voles
Sod Webworms
Chinch Bugs
Occasional Invaders
Common house spider
Ground Beetle
Crickets
House Centipede
Millipedes
Earwigs
Silverfish
Clover Mites
Ladybugs
Boxelder Bugs
Brown Stink Bug
Cluster Flies
Conifer Seed Bug
Rodents
Mice
Rats
Moles
Voles
Spiders
Common house spider
Stored Product Pests
Indian Meal Moths
Carpet Beetles
Clothes Moths
Saw Tooth Grain Beetles
Termites
Termites
VA/FHA Inspections
Wildlife
Bats
Raccoons
Skunks
Opossums
Squirrels
Flying Squirrels
Common Garter Snake
Voles
Groundhogs (Woodchuck)
Wood-Infesting Insects
Powder Post Beetles
Old House Borers
Termites
Carpenter Bees
Carpenter Ants
VA/FHA Inspections
Rest Assured, You Are In Good Hands
Our knowledgeable technicians will provide a thorough inspection of your home and alert you to any pest activity that is discovered. You will also be notified of any conditions in or around your home that may be conducive to insect infestations. Eliminating these conditions is important to prevent pest populations from thriving. This is an important step in Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
IPM is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests and the damage they cause through biological control, habitat manipulation, use of pest resistant plant/crops, and modifying cultural practices. Using IPM strategies, along with minimal chemical use, will help to create a pest-free home!
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