Bowers Wildlife and Insect Control

01/02/2023

***It is officially Raccoon breeding season in Michigan!!***

Raccoons are starting to find and/or return to previous spots they have nested in.

Here is a little timeline of their breeding tendencies:

January:
Nesting season is in full swing. Females are looking for and finding secure spots to have young. Those locations commonly include attics and chimneys. They will also return to the same nesting locations year after year.

February:
Peak breeding. Males search out nesting females so these locations can see a lot of traffic and different raccon activity.

March:
Breeding season continues, bred females have roughly a 60 day gestation period, some early bred females start to have babies. Removal of the pregnant females before this time is ideal.

April/May:
Chattering and squeaking from babies is commonly heard by homeowners as they are mostly born by this time. Each circumstance is unique, but a common call we get is people who trap out female raccoons leaving their young inside in extremely remote and hard to find spots in attics. If mom is trapped, the babies will die unless removed and that task can be extremely difficult. In most situations the babies will not survive even with rescue care and feeding. It is best to leave mom and the babies be until the babies have the power to walk out on their own.

Call us before you try to do anything! Even for free advice and consultation! We’ll be happy to help no matter what! Thes situations are each unique and we handle hundreds upon hundreds of them across southern Michigan each year!

08/22/2022

***Attention everyone***

Dryer sheets DO NOT repel or prevent bed bugs. Don’t believe everything you read online because some click bait article lead you to believe so.

07/14/2022

**It is officially Yellow Jacket and Hornet season!**

Paper nests are starting to pop up everywhere and we are starting to get calls to exterminate nests in walls of structures! Call us today for fast and cost efficient extermination, GUARANTEED! We do just about everything!

06/08/2022

Thank you for your patience as we continue to grow. This new website is 6 months in the making. As always, please feel free to message us with any comments and concerns. Thank you for your business.

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03/07/2022

Founded over 30 years ago by Biologist and Battle Creek Public School Educator David B. Bowers, we’ve grown and expanded to offer our services to cover all of southwest Michigan. We are your local family owned experts residential and commercial. Call us today for local personalized service.

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02/25/2022

Bowers Wildlife and Insect Control Technician Dan Asher carefully and quickly covers a skunk in a live trap for transport to avoid being sprayed!

Skunks are on the move all over southern Michigan as their breeding season is in full swing. We are trapping them for customers on a daily basis under decks and outbuildings where they tend to find shelter while being on the move looking for mates. Call us for a quote on removal today!

06/25/2021

Carpenter ants forage for food from up to hundreds of feet away from their nests. Foraging carpenter ants are nothing to be concerned about. Seeing a couple here and there inside of your home every year if you live in wooded areas should not be cause for alarm. If you see them in regularity, it may be time to start a preventative program to avoid issues with them nesting in the structure of your home. This customer made contact with us because they had seen over 20 a day inside their home for a few weeks. Upon inspection we found them to be nesting in a false pillar on their home and were trailing inside for food. This is the extermination process of the nest.

06/20/2021

We get a lot of calls this time of year about snakes. The ONLY species of venomous snake in Michigan is the Eastern Mississauga Rattlesnake and it is listed as federally threatened meaning that it is one step away from being an endangered species. The odds that the snake you see is a venomous Michigan Rattler is extremely low. Treat all snakes with this coloration as is they could be poisonous and keep your distance, but odds are, it is not a venomous snake as many snakes have similar coloration patterns.

06/10/2021

We have a few new web addresses you can find us at. The main website is under construction, but we have several other ways to find us. We are proud to specialize in everything from commercial bird proofing to termite extermination, have the most cost efficient warrantied bed bug program in Michigan, are the foremost experts on bat exclusion, on top of the services we already offer spectrum wide with wildlife removal and general insect extermination. We are working on opening a couple branch offices regionally in Michigan, and will be franchising in the Midwest in the coming years. We look forward to serving our customers with the same personalized service as we continue to grow. Thank you for your business.

03/09/2021

***Wood Destroying Pest Specialists*** Spring is the season for termite swarmers!! We offer full spectrum TERMITE programs. From full chemical treatments using non-repellent Termidor and Bayer products, to bait system treatments and monitoring we offer it all. Set up your free estimate today and save guaranteed!

A full service Wildlife and Insect Removal company in business for over 30 years.

12/10/2020

Another quality bird prevention cable/ring/net system installed for a Battle Creek company. Pigeons and starlings were roosting in the steel supports. Beams were drilled, cables installed and net ringed to the cables and secured. We do just about everything in the industry. Contact us for commercial or residential quotes on bird exclusion and prevention anywhere in southern Michigan!

08/04/2020

Custom extermination and prevention plans with far less hassle, longer guarantees, and UNBEATABLE pricing. We are the home of The Bed Bug Doctor. Contact us today for your free inspection and consultation.