ecoPest Wildlife Management

Reno, NV

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Las Vegas, NV

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Chipmunk Removal and Exclusion Services

Chipmunks, though charming from a distance, can become serious nuisance pests when they choose to burrow near or under homes, businesses, and landscaping features across California, Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona. Their prolific digging habits can quickly compromise structures and destroy meticulously maintained yards.

ecoPest Wildlife Management provides humane and effective Chipmunk Removal and Exclusion services, specializing in stopping the damage and securing your property against future burrowing activity.

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The Risks of a Chipmunk Infestation

Chipmunks pose unique problems primarily through their extensive tunneling and burrow systems:

  • Structural Damage: Chipmunks create vast, intricate networks of tunnels that can undermine retaining walls, patios, sidewalks, decks, and even the foundations of homes and sheds, leading to settling and instability.
  • Landscaping Destruction: They excavate large amounts of soil, disturbing root systems, damaging lawns, and pilfering garden bulbs, seeds, and ornamental plants.
  • Entry Points: While typically outdoor pests, their burrows sometimes lead to access points into crawlspaces, basements, or garages, allowing other pests to follow.
  • Food Contamination: Chipmunks may gather and cache food inside sheds, garages, or beneath porches, creating a mess and attracting insects and rodents.

Our Humane Chipmunk Removal and Exclusion Process

Addressing a chipmunk problem requires an understanding of their burrowing behavior and an effective strategy for habitat modification and exclusion.

1. Inspection and Burrow Mapping

  • Our certified technician performs a detailed inspection of your property to locate all active burrow entrances, identifying the scope of the chipmunk population and mapping their tunneling patterns, particularly near foundations and vulnerable structures.

2. Humane Trapping and Removal

  • We utilize safe, live-trapping techniques specifically designed for chipmunks. Traps are strategically placed near active burrow entrances and baited appropriately.
  • Once captured, the chipmunks are humanely relocated according to local and state regulations, minimizing stress to the animal.

3. Burrow Management and Exclusion

  • After removal, we address the burrows themselves. Active and sealed-off burrows are filled and packed to prevent settling and future use.
  • We implement specialized exclusion techniques around vulnerable areas, such as installing L-shaped hardware cloth barriers around deck perimeters, shed foundations, and retaining walls to discourage future digging.

4. Habitat Modification Consultation

  • We provide expert advice on minor landscaping changes that make your property less attractive to chipmunks, such as relocating favorite food sources (bird feeders) or protecting garden elements.

 

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Why Choose ecoPest for Chipmunk Removal?

Effective chipmunk control requires more than just setting out traps; it demands a comprehensive strategy that addresses the structural risks of their burrowing.

  • Expertise in Burrowing Pests: We possess deep knowledge of chipmunk and ground squirrel behavior, allowing us to accurately identify entry points and prevent further subterranean damage.
  • Humane Commitment: We prioritize the ethical and safe capture and relocation of chipmunks, ensuring the most responsible outcome for the animals.
  • Focus on Exclusion: Our services extend beyond trapping to include physical exclusion methods that secure vulnerable areas of your home and landscaping against future digging.
  • Localized Solutions: Serving California, Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona, we understand the regional chipmunk species (like the California Chipmunk or the Least Chipmunk found throughout the West) and the seasonal timing of their activity, ensuring timely and effective action.
  • Protection of Property Value: By addressing the threat of foundation and landscaping damage, we help preserve the long-term structural integrity and aesthetic value of your property.

Trust ecoPest to humanely and permanently resolve your chipmunk issues.

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