Tempe neighborhoods
- North Tempe. Homes near Papago Park and the buttes, with more scorpions and pack rats.
- Downtown, Mill Avenue and the ASU area. Apartments and rentals, where German roaches and bed bugs lead the calls.
- Maple-Ash and Mitchell Park. Older neighborhoods with citrus, palms and alleys, where roof rats are most common.
- Kiwanis Park area. Established homes with mature trees, roof rats and termites.
- The Lakes. Lakefront yards with more crickets and mosquitoes in summer.
- Warner Ranch and South Tempe. Newer slab homes with block walls, where scorpions and termites come up most.
Nearby towns
- Guadalupe, on Tempe's southwest edge
- Mesa and Chandler, the neighborhoods closest to Tempe
Homes close to Papago Park and the buttes border open desert, so scorpions and pack rats can come in from outside the yard, not just from inside it.
Near Guadalupe, rodents turn up at the attic hatch before they turn up in the main rooms.
In the older central neighborhoods, the inspection focuses on the roofline, citrus and palms touching the house, and the alley side, where roof rats travel.
Near the buttes and in South Tempe, block walls, weep screeds and door sweeps come first. In apartments, connected units and kitchens get the closest look.
Do not close up the expansion joint before the inspection for rodents in Tempe, or the useful evidence is gone.
If your neighborhood is not listed, call now with your address and you will get a straight answer on whether a technician covers it.
Pest patterns across Tempe
Near Guadalupe, rodents turn up at the attic hatch before they turn up in the main rooms.
Writing down where rodents were seen near Rural Road corridor, including the eave gap, makes the Tempe visit shorter and more exact.
The rodents check in Tempe covers the dishwasher line and the expansion joint on the same walk-through.
ZIP codes we cover in Tempe and nearby towns
- Tempe: 85281, 85282, 85283, 85284, 85288
- Guadalupe: 85283
- Mesa: 85201, 85202, 85203, 85210
- Chandler: 85224, 85225, 85226
- Scottsdale: 85251, 85257
Writing down where rodents were seen near Maple-Ash, including the eave gap, makes the Tempe visit shorter and more exact.
What decides the rodents plan in Tempe is the building near Mill Avenue, and the irrigation valve is on that list.
- Homes around South Tempe get the rodents inspection at the bath trap first, because that is where the activity usually starts.
- Rodents around The Lakes follow the way the house is built, and the porch step is one of the first places checked.
- Homes around Chandler get the rodents inspection at the bath trap first, because that is where the activity usually starts.
- Rodents around The Lakes follow the way the house is built, and the door threshold is one of the first places checked.
Near The Lakes, rodents turn up at the attic hatch before they turn up in the main rooms.
The time of year in Tempe changes the pressure, and rodents near the ASU campus area are still confirmed at the foundation crack.
Neighborhoods and nearby towns in the Tempe area
A Tempe home with rodents at the crawl-space vent needs that spot named when you call, so the visit starts in the right place.
Outside Tempe, requests are also taken from Mesa, Chandler, Guadalupe, and Scottsdale.
The rodents check in Tempe covers the block fence and the stored firewood on the same walk-through.
Homes include 1950s block ranches in South Tempe, townhomes and student rentals around Arizona State University, and apartment complexes along Mill Avenue and Rural Road, mostly built of block and stucco.
The time of year in Tempe changes the pressure, and rodents near Scottsdale are still confirmed at the window well.
What changes from one part of Tempe to another
The rodents check in Tempe covers the dishwasher line and the expansion joint on the same walk-through.
- Homes around Mill Avenue get the rodents inspection at the bath trap first, because that is where the activity usually starts.
- The time of year in Tempe changes the pressure, and rodents near Mill Avenue are still confirmed at the window well.
- Homes around Chandler get the rodents inspection at the sill plate first, because that is where the activity usually starts.
- A Tempe home with rodents at the crawl-space vent needs that spot named when you call, so the visit starts in the right place.
- Writing down where rodents were seen near Rural Road corridor, including the hose bib, makes the Tempe visit shorter and more exact.
Tempe has long, hot desert summers and mild winters, and irrigated yards, canals and citrus trees give pests the water the desert does not. That affects every part of the area.
The year across Tempe and nearby
In spring
Scorpions and roof rats become active as nights warm.
Summer
Near Guadalupe, rodents turn up at the attic hatch before they turn up in the main rooms.
In fall
Rodents look for attics as nights cool, and termite swarms follow monsoon moisture.
Winter activity
Mild winters keep cockroaches and rodents active indoors.
Rodents near The Lakes
