Pest control in Mattawan, MI
VexGuard Pest Control serves Mattawan and Antwerp Township, about 15 minutes west of Kalamazoo on I-94. Here I spend most of my time on ticks from the wetlands and woods, yellow jackets nesting in lawns, and mice coming in from the farm fields in the fall.
What I see around Mattawan
Hi, I’m Scott. Mattawan is close enough to Kalamazoo that I’m out here often, but it doesn’t act like a city neighborhood. Subdivisions sit next to farm fields, orchards and a lot of wetland, and that mix shows up in the calls I get.
Ticks from the fens and woodlots
Antwerp Township holds the headwaters of the Paw Paw River: spring-fed lakes, prairie fen and wet woods. That’s great habitat for deer, and deer carry ticks into backyards. If your lot backs up to woods or wetland, the edge of the yard is where I focus.
Yellow jackets in the lawn
Late summer brings a call I hear a lot from Mattawan families: someone mowed over a hole in the yard and got stung. Ground-nesting yellow jackets like sunny lawns, ball-field edges and the gaps under landscape timbers. I treat ground nests, and nests in siding, soffits and play sets, so the yard is usable again.
Mice from the fields
Once the orchards and fields around the village are picked and harvested, mice move toward garages and basements. Snap traps and bait, set where they travel, handle it. On the Home Defense plan, I add two garage bait stations at the first visit and come back for a winter service.
Mattawan service details
Drive from Kalamazoo: About 15 minutes west on I-94
County: Van Buren
Water nearby: Paw Paw River headwaters, prairie fens, and small spring-fed lakes
Busiest months: May–July for ticks; August–September for yellow jackets; October–November for mice
Areas I cover: The village of Mattawan, the subdivisions around it, and Antwerp Township
What Mattawan homeowners call me for
Mosquito and tick control
About nine yard treatments, every 21 days, April through September, focused on the woods edge.
Mosquito and tick controlYellow jackets and wasps
Ground nests, siding and soffit nests, and nests in play sets and sheds.
Wasp and hornet removalThe Home Defense plan
Most Mattawan customers end up on Home Defense. It’s a treatment every quarter plus a winter service, free callbacks between visits, carpenter ants included, and mice handled with snap traps, bait and two garage bait stations from the first visit. It’s billed monthly.
See the Home Defense planMattawan pest control questions
How fast can you get to Mattawan?
Mattawan is about 15 minutes from Kalamazoo, so it’s one of the easier places for me to fit in. Stinging insects are usually same or next day; routine service is usually within the week.
I mowed over a yellow jacket nest. What should I do?
Stay away from the hole and keep kids and pets off that part of the yard. Don’t pour gasoline in it or try to block it. Call me and I’ll treat the nest. Ground nests are some of the most common stinging insect calls I get out here.
We back up to the woods. Can you keep the ticks down?
Yes. I treat the edge where your lawn meets the woods or tall grass, which is where ticks wait. Keeping that strip mowed short helps too.
Do you service Antwerp Township outside the village?
Yes. The village, the subdivisions around it and Antwerp Township are all in my regular service area.
Nearby towns I serve
Also nearby: Paw Paw, Texas Corners, and Portage.
VexGuard Pest Control is based in Kalamazoo and serves Kalamazoo, Portage, Battle Creek, South Haven, Three Rivers, Paw Paw, Plainwell, Gobles, Mattawan, Schoolcraft, Texas Corners and Otsego. Also serving Allegan, Vicksburg, Climax, Scotts, Oshtemo, Cooper Township, Comstock Township, and Kalamazoo Township.
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Let me know what you’re seeing and where. I’ll get back to you, usually the same day.