Gardendale sits in northern Jefferson County along I-65, with established neighborhoods off Fieldstown Rd, the Moss Rock area, and newer development spreading toward Mount Olive. It is a mature suburb - big trees, deep lots, clay soil that holds water - and that combination keeps pest and termite pressure steady through most of the year. The Wedgworth family has been doing pest control and termite control in Alabama since 1958, and we serve Gardendale and the 35071 ZIP code from our Birmingham office on 16th Ave S.
The tree canopy that makes Gardendale pleasant to live in is also what keeps pest pressure up. Mature hardwoods shade the ground, slow evaporation, and drop leaf litter against foundations. Under that litter the soil stays damp, and damp soil next to a foundation is where subterranean termites and ants concentrate. Northern Jefferson County clay compounds it. Clay drains slowly, so water that comes off a roof sits at the foundation line rather than moving away, and clay also shrinks and swells with the seasons, opening hairline gaps at slabs and block walls. Then there is the housing mix. Older homes along Fieldstown Rd and around Moss Rock have decades of settling behind them - crack in the mortar, gap at the sill, gap where the cable line comes through. Newer construction toward Mount Olive has the opposite problem: recently disturbed ground pushes existing colonies toward the fresh structure, and freshly installed mulch beds put moisture right against a new foundation.
Every Gardendale home gets the same four-pillar program — pest, termite, mosquito, and tick protection from the same family-owned team.
Your technician is a neighbor — we know every street.
What we treat most often around Gardendale — and how each program handles it.
Eastern subterranean termites are the most expensive pest in this area because they work out of sight. They forage through the soil, build mud tubes across foundation walls and piers, and reach framing lumber without giving you an obvious signal. Spring swarms are often the first thing a homeowner notices, and by then the colony has been working a while. EnviroCare is a Sentricon Certified Specialist. We install Sentricon Always Active in-ground bait stations in the soil around the structure and monitor them on a schedule. Termites feed at the station and carry the bait back toward the colony. There is no slab drilling and no chemical trenching, which is worth something on a finished Gardendale home with hardwood floors and a poured patio. Termite service includes up to $1,000,000 in damage repair coverage, subject to the terms of the agreement, and is priced after a free on-site inspection.
Argentine ants and odorous house ants stay active through Alabama's mild winters and surge indoors after heavy rain or during dry spells, working kitchens and bathrooms. These are covered on the regular pest plan. Fire ants nest in open turf and mound after rain - that is a separate yard treatment, priced as an add-on.
Gardendale's mature attics and detached garages are attractive to mice as nights cool in fall. Rodent control here is mostly an exclusion problem: find the gap at the roofline, the gap at the garage door corner, the unsealed plumbing chase, and close it. Trapping without exclusion just creates a vacancy.
American cockroaches come in from sewer lines, drains, and mulch beds, especially in older Gardendale neighborhoods with original plumbing. German cockroaches are an interior population tied to food and harborage. They call for different treatment, so identifying which one you have is the first step, not an afterthought.
Paper wasps and hornets build under soffits and in shrubs. Both are handled as part of exterior service.
Mosquito season runs March through October. Shaded Gardendale yards with heavy canopy and low spots that hold water carry the highest counts. Mosquito service reduces mosquito populations in the treated area by targeting resting sites and standing-water breeding habitat - it is population reduction, not elimination. Mosquito and tick service is an add-on to the base plan.
Plans are $35, $69, or about $100 per month, billed on a 12-month ACH agreement. The $35 plan is bi-monthly exterior service covering 30-plus common Alabama pests, with re-service between scheduled visits included at no extra charge. Fire ant, flea, tick, and mosquito are separate add-ons. Termite work is priced after a free on-site inspection.
No. Sentricon Always Active stations go into the soil around the structure and are monitored on a schedule. No slab drilling, no chemical trenching. Homes on the plan carry up to $1,000,000 in damage repair coverage, subject to the terms of the agreement.
Call us and we come back out. Re-service between scheduled visits is included at no extra charge on the plan.
Yes. We work with builders and general contractors on pre-construction termite treatment and on Sentricon installation once the structure is complete, and we produce the documentation the buyer and lender need at closing.
A routine exterior visit on a typical Gardendale lot usually runs under an hour. An initial service or a termite station installation takes longer, and the technician will tell you what to expect before starting.
Yes. On-site inspections and quotes are free with no obligation.
Tell us what works best and our office will call to set it up — most visits don’t require you home.
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