Fall Pest Check for Shops, Barns and Storage Buildings in Midland and Odessa
If you have a shop, barn, or storage building on your property around Midland or Odessa, now is a good time to give it a quick pest check. Outbuildings are easy to forget about, and in the fall they become a favorite place for pests looking for shelter.
Tip: walk your shop or barn like a pest would
Pick a sunny afternoon and take 15 minutes to look around. Here is what to check:
Roll-up and walk-in doors. Look for daylight under the door or at the corners where the seal meets the frame. Torn or flattened seals are an open door for mice, crickets, and scorpions.
Bagged feed, seed, and birdseed. Get bags up off the floor and onto shelves or pallets, and move anything that is already opened into tight-lidded bins. Torn bags and spilled seed are a big draw for mice.
Cardboard and clutter along the walls. Stacked boxes, old tarps, and piles of scrap give spiders and scorpions dark places to hide. Clear a strip along the base of each wall so you can see the floor line.
Gaps where pipes, wires, and conduit come in. Small openings around utility lines are common entry points.
The outside edge of the building. Weeds, lumber, and equipment stacked against the walls give pests cover right up to the door.
Signs of activity. Droppings, chewed bags, shed spider webs in corners, and dead crickets along the walls all tell you something is moving in.
Why it matters now
As nights cool off in West Texas, pests that spent the summer outside start looking for shelter. Shops, barns, and metal buildings are often the closest warm, dry spot, and they are full of hiding places. Pests that settle in now can stay through winter, chew up stored products and wiring, and make their way into the house or vehicles parked inside. A little cleanup and a treatment before winter is a lot easier than dealing with a building that is already full of activity.
What Tejas does
Tejas Pest and Weed Control helps homeowners, acreage owners, and businesses across Midland, Odessa, and the Permian Basin keep pests out of homes and outbuildings. When we come out, we:
Walk the outside of your home, shop, and storage buildings to find where pests are getting in
Treat the foundation lines, door thresholds, and wall lines where pests travel and hide
Point out simple fixes like door seals, storage changes, and clutter that make a big difference
We can also take care of weeds along the outside of the building, so pests have less cover right up to the walls. Learn more at https://www.tejaspwc.com/pest-control, or visit our local pages at https://www.tejaspwc.com/midland-pest-control and https://www.tejaspwc.com/odessa-pest-control.
Call or text Tejas
Call or text 432-934-5248 to set up pest control for your home, shop, or barn in Midland, Odessa, or nearby towns.
Tejas Pest and Weed Control · Midland yard: 3112 E County Rd 139, Midland, TX 79706 · Andrews yard: 2184 SE 2460, Andrews, TX 79714 · 432-934-5248 · office@tejaspwc.com
