Pelham Bay Pest Control

Pelham Bay neighborhood borders NYC's largest park — Pelham Bay Park — to the north and east, with Hunter Island, Twin Island, and the marshes of Orchard Beach Road contributing extensive wetland and woodland habitat. This proximity creates some of the highest tick and mosquito pressure of any Bronx neighborhood. Deer ticks (which transmit Lyme disease) are active from early spring through late fall in the wooded perimeter zones along Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park entrance roads, and the residential blocks along Bruckner Boulevard and Middletown Road that back onto park land.

Mosquitoes breed prolifically in Pelham Bay Park's numerous freshwater and brackish wetland areas — including the Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge and the marshes along Long Island Sound — and their populations affect all nearby residential properties, particularly during June through August. Wildlife pressure is significant: raccoons, skunks, opossums, and deer roam the park and enter residential yards, with raccoons frequently attempting to access attics and crawl spaces in the 1950s–1970s private homes along Pelham Bay Park's residential perimeter. The older private homes in the neighborhood also face mouse and ant pressures, while apartment buildings along Westchester Avenue and the 6 train corridor see typical urban cockroach and rodent activity.