Squirrel Control in Worcester

If you have been hearing scratching in the attic or noticing new activity around your roof, you might be dealing with squirrels inside your home. At Ford's Hometown Services, we provide professional squirrel control for homeowners who want the noise, damage, and worry to stop. Our team has been protecting Central Massachusetts properties for more than 80 years, so we understand how quickly a small problem can grow.

As a family business based in this region, we know what it feels like to worry about your home and your family’s safety. We build our services around real homes and real day to day life, not generic treatment plans. We were voted the number one pest control company in Central Massachusetts in the 2024 Best of Central Mass readers' choice contest, and we work hard every day to live up to that trust.

Why Worcester Homeowners Choose Us

When you invite someone into your home to handle wildlife, you need to feel confident about who you are calling. We help homeowners and businesses in and around Worcester with squirrel problems on a regular basis, from older triple deckers to newer construction. Our team understands the structures, rooflines, and wooded neighborhoods that make this city attractive to squirrels and other wildlife.

Ford's Hometown Services has served Central Massachusetts for more than eight decades as a family operated company. That history matters because it means we have seen how squirrels move through homes over time, how they use attics through the seasons, and how to find the less obvious entry points on Worcester houses. We strive to give you clear explanations instead of confusing technical terms, so you can make decisions with confidence.

Quality also matters when someone is working in your attic or along your roof. Our company holds QualityPro accreditation, which is a service quality credential earned by fewer than three percent of pest control companies in the United States. We also maintain Better Business Bureau accreditation. These third party standards reflect how we screen, train, and support our technicians, and they give you added reassurance about who will be on your property.

We back our work with a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. If you are not satisfied with our service, we work to make it right. That promise is paired with our FHS Cleanliness Promise, a defined four step approach that focuses on how we treat your home while we are on site. We pay attention to work areas, equipment, and cleanup, so you are not left with a bigger mess than the squirrels created.

Because we provide general pest control, wildlife removal, tick and mosquito protection, and lawn care under one roof, many Worcester homeowners choose us as their long term partner in protecting their property. If your squirrel issue is part of a broader pattern of pests or wildlife, we can discuss options that address the whole picture with a single trusted team.

Squirrel Problems In Local Homes

Squirrels are common around Worcester’s parks, tree lined streets, and wooded edges, which means they are also frequent guests in attics and wall spaces. In Central Massachusetts, these animals often look for warm, sheltered places when weather turns colder, and attics provide ideal nesting spaces close to food sources. Once they find a way in, they tend to use the same routes over and over.

Inside a home, squirrels can create more than just noise. They frequently chew on wood, insulation, and stored items, and they sometimes target electrical wiring as they move through tight spaces. Chewed wires can increase the risk of electrical problems or, in the worst cases, a potential fire hazard. Over time, nesting materials and droppings can build up and affect insulation and air quality.

Housing in Worcester includes many older homes with unique rooflines, dormers, and soffits, along with multi family buildings that share walls and attics. These structures often have small gaps, worn flashing, or aging vents that provide easy entry points for squirrels. Even a minor gap along the roof edge can be widened by persistent animals that are used to chewing through bark and siding.

Common signs that squirrels may be inside your home include:

• Scratching or rolling sounds from the attic, especially early in the morning or at dusk
• Visible chewing damage on soffits, fascia boards, or roof vents
• Droppings, disturbed insulation, or nesting material found in the attic
• Strong new odors from above ceilings or behind walls
• Squirrels regularly running along power lines and then disappearing under roof edges

If you notice any of these signs, it is important to address them sooner rather than later. Squirrels that feel comfortable in one part of a building can expand into neighboring spaces, and damage around entry points can let moisture and other pests into your home. Our team can help determine whether the noises and damage you are seeing are truly from squirrels or from another type of wildlife.

Our Squirrel Removal Process

Not knowing what will happen when you call for help can make an already stressful situation feel worse. We follow a clear process for squirrel removal, so you know what to expect before our technicians arrive at your Worcester home. Our goal is to identify what is happening, remove animals in a humane way, and help you prevent new activity whenever possible.

We typically start with a detailed inspection of key areas, including the attic, roofline, and likely entry points around the exterior. Our technicians look for tracks, droppings, damage patterns, rub marks, and other clues that distinguish squirrels from other animals. We also listen to your description of noises and timing, since that information often helps confirm what is inside and where they move.

Once we understand the situation, we discuss our findings in clear language and outline a plan that fits your home. This plan can include a combination of one way devices, targeted trapping where appropriate, and timing that accounts for factors such as young animals. We work to handle squirrels in a way that is both effective and respectful of wildlife laws and best practices.

During service, we focus on safety for your family and pets. We explain any equipment we are using and where it will be placed. When needed, we may recommend temporarily limiting access to certain areas, such as a pull down attic stair, while work is in progress. We do not use generalized promises about outcomes, because each home and infestation pattern is different, but we do strive to communicate clearly about what we are doing and why.

Sealing entry points is a critical part of long term results. After removal, we typically recommend closing active and potential openings that squirrels use to get inside. This can involve hardware cloth on vents, repair of chewed areas, or sealing gaps where rooflines meet siding. Our technicians can point out the highest priority spots and discuss practical options that fit your property.

Throughout the visit, our FHS Cleanliness Promise guides how we work. We pay attention to how we enter and exit your home, how we protect floors and surfaces, and how we handle debris. Before we leave, we check that work areas are tidy and that any materials we brought inside are removed or stored appropriately. That way, you do not trade a wildlife problem for a mess left behind.