Thatcher is a college town in the middle of the Gila Valley, home to Eastern Arizona College and to the Hydra headquarters, so our Service Pros live and work right here.
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Serving ZIPs: 85552
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Thatcher sits in the geographic heart of the Gila Valley and is home to Eastern Arizona College, the oldest community college in Arizona, founded in 1888, and the Thatcher Eagles. It's also home to our Hydra Pest Control headquarters on Reay Lane, so our Thatcher pest control crews are local. The town's mix of EAC's tree-lined campus, irrigated alfalfa and pecan acreage, and golf-course turf creates ideal cover for crickets, and where crickets thrive, scorpions follow them right up to the back patio.
Thatcher has some of the oldest neighborhoods in the valley. Many streets near the college are lined with brick and wood frame homes built decades ago, with mature shade trees, irrigated lawns and flood irrigated yards. That mix of old construction and steady water creates very different pest problems from a new subdivision.
Older brick homes have settled joints, gaps around plumbing and worn door sweeps that let in crickets, earwigs, spiders and scorpions. Wood frame homes, porches and fence posts that touch damp soil are a draw for termites. Big trees drop leaves that hold moisture against foundations, which keeps roaches and ants close to the house. Students and rentals also mean frequent move ins, and that is often how bed bugs and German cockroaches travel into apartments.
The Gila Valley carries very high subterranean termite pressure, led by the desert subterranean termite, and high drywood pressure from the dark western and light western drywood termites. Irrigated yards can keep wood wet enough for the desert dampwood termite as well. For a Thatcher home we usually start with sealing entry points and a perimeter treatment, then check porches, sill plates and any wood near the irrigation line. Leaf litter cleanup along the foundation helps every visit last longer. See our guide to termite signs in Safford, Thatcher and Pima.
Scorpion Control
Targeted programs for the Arizona Bark Scorpion, the species that drives most Gila Valley call-ins.
Termite Treatment & WDIR
Liquid barriers, bait stations, and real-estate WDIR reports across Graham and Greenlee.
Rodent & Pack Rat Control
Trapping, exclusion, and ongoing monitoring for desert pack rats and field mice.
Ant & Cockroach Control
Exterior perimeter and interior crack-and-crevice treatments.
Bee & Wasp Removal
Africanized honey bee colony removal and wasp nest knockdowns.
What to do if bees attack, and who removes them in the Gila ValleyWeed Control
Pre- and post-emergent programs to keep your property clean.
Brick homes that have settled over the years often have small gaps at the foundation, around pipes and under doors. Irrigated lawns raise crickets, and scorpions follow the crickets to those openings. Sealing and a perimeter barrier work best together.
Yes. We work with landlords and tenants on German cockroaches, bed bugs and general pests in rentals. Units that turn over often benefit from a check between tenants.
It can. Soil that stays wet against the foundation helps subterranean termites, and wood that stays damp can attract the desert dampwood termite. Keeping wood off wet soil and fixing leaks lowers the risk. An inspection is the only way to know.
Our Gila Valley headquarters is in Thatcher, so service here is close to home for our team. Talk to an Office Pro to set up a visit.
Pricing depends on the square footage of the structures being treated and the pest activity present, so every property is quoted individually. Talk to an Office Pro for a free custom quote.
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