Pest Control in Darien, IL

The Preserve Next Door

Waterfall Glen covers nearly 2,500 acres of oak savanna, woodland and prairie, with Sawmill Creek and the Rocky Glen waterfall. Its woods and grassland shelter a huge range of plants, birds, mammals and insects, and it lies directly along the southern edge of Darien.

That wildlife does not stay inside the preserve. Mice, rats, chipmunks and other small animals move into nearby yards and homes, especially in fall. Ticks ride in on deer, mice and other animals and wait in leaf litter and tall grass at wooded edges. Mosquitoes breed in damp ground and creeks and rest in shaded brush.

Established Neighborhoods, Mature Trees

Darien was incorporated in 1969, and its neighborhoods, including Marion Hills, Brookhaven, Clairfield and Hinsbrook, are well established. Many homes have mature trees and landscaped yards. Older trees can host carpenter ants, and dense landscaping gives spiders, earwigs and wasps places to build and hide.

What Homes Near Waterfall Glen Deal With

• Ticks. Yards that touch wooded edges, leaf litter and tall grass see more of them. Pets can carry ticks and fleas from the yard into the house.
• Mosquitoes. Damp ground, creeks and shady shrubs give mosquitoes a place to breed and rest.
• Mice and rats. Fall brings them toward warm homes, garages and sheds.
• Fleas. Wildlife passing through yards can leave fleas under decks, porches and sheds.
• Spiders and carpenter ants. Wooded lots and mature trees give both plenty of shelter.
• Wasps and hornets. Nests can appear in trees, shrubs, sheds and under eaves.