Licensed pest control for Barrie homes, rentals and businesses: mice, bed bugs, cockroaches, ants, wasps, spiders, mosquitoes and ticks, backed by a 90-day warranty.
AstraHive Pest Control provides licensed pest control in Barrie for houses, rentals and businesses. Barrie's Property Standards By-law 2011-138 and Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit publish specific guidance on rodents, bed bugs, mosquitoes and ticks. This page shows what it says and which of our services fits each problem.
| Pest | What the local sources say | Our service page |
|---|---|---|
| Mice and rats | A building must be kept reasonably free of rodents, vermin and insects at all times, and extermination methods must follow the Pesticides Act. | Mice exterminator Barrie |
| Bed bugs and cockroaches | Simcoe Muskoka says bed bugs can spread very easily, that cleanliness does not prevent them entering a home, and that they enter by hitchhiking on clothing, bags, luggage or second-hand items such as furniture. | Bed bugs · Cockroaches |
| Mosquitoes | Simcoe Muskoka places mosquito traps throughout the district each week during the warmer months, and collected mosquitoes are identified and tested for West Nile virus. Public health also monitors mosquito larvae in stormwater ponds, catch basins and roadside ditches, and municipalities may apply larvicide to catch basins and other breeding sites when appropriate. | Mosquito control Barrie |
| Ticks and fleas | Simcoe Muskoka says ticks are most active in the spring, summer and fall, and that Ontario publishes a map each year of blacklegged tick established risk areas based on tick dragging. | Flea and tick control Barrie |
| Wasps | Health Canada advises leaving a non-hazardous nest until November or December and using a professional for removal. | Wasp removal Barrie |
| Ants, spiders, silverfish | No local counts are published for these. Recorded sightings and Barrie's climate normals shape the timing. | Ants · Spiders · Silverfish |
Sources: Property Standards By-law 2011-138, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Health Canada.
The nearest full weather record to Barrie is the Barrie Wpcc station, about 1.5 km away, which averages -7.7 °C in January and 20.8 °C in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean temperature (°C) | -7.7 | -6.6 | -2.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 19.7 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 2.7 | -3.5 |
| Total precipitation (mm) | 83 | 62 | 58 | 62 | 82 | 85 | 77 | 90 | 94 | 78 | 89 | 74 |
| Days with a minimum at or below 0 °C | 30 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 28 |
| Degree-days above 10 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 98 | 240 | 335 | 301 | 166 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals, 1981 to 2010, Barrie Wpcc station (1.5 km from Barrie). A station is the nearest one with a full set of normals, not a reading from your street.
Mean temperatures at or above 10 °C run from May to September. Spiders move indoors in the fall, wasp nests are abandoned by November or December, and mosquito and tick activity follow the warm months.
From our guide American Cockroaches in Ontario: Identify and Get Rid of Them: the checks below are the ones to run through at a Barrie property.
A building must be kept reasonably free of rodents, vermin and insects at all times, and extermination methods must follow the Pesticides Act. The Landlord and Tenant Board says a landlord must take steps to control pests such as cockroaches and mice and meet the standards set out in municipal by-laws.
Our guide Pharaoh Ants in Ontario: Identify and Get Rid of Them covers this in full. This is the part that matters most when you check a home in Barrie.
Around Barrie the Barrie Wpcc station's mean temperature stays at or above 10 degrees Celsius from May to September, and that is the window when ants are active.
58% of homes in Barrie are detached, 26% are apartments and 33% of households rent. Detached homes face wasps, ants and mosquitoes from yards and eaves. Apartments and rentals face cockroaches, bed bugs and mice moving through shared walls.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, private households in Barrie. Shares of occupied private dwellings.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, private households in Barrie. Shares of occupied private dwellings.
Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals 1981 to 2010, Barrie Wpcc station, 1.5 km from Barrie. A station is the nearest one with a full set of normals, not a reading from your street.
What this means for pests: mice and spiders move in as it cools, ants, wasps and mosquitoes follow the warm months, and bed bugs and cockroaches live indoors all year.
Every job starts with an inspection. Products are Health Canada approved and applied according to the product label, our technicians are licensed by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), and treatments carry a 90-day warranty (30 days for wasp nests).
| Pest | What we do |
|---|---|
| Mice and rats | Exterior sealing, with weep holes and vents covered by breathable mesh only (never sealant, foam or mortar), interior trapping and a follow-up. |
| Bed bugs | A preparation list, then our standard chemical treatment or Aprehend, our premium biological treatment, with a follow-up 4 to 6 weeks later. |
| Cockroaches | A four-way interior process: residual spray, ULV flush, gel bait and dust, with a follow-up in 4 to 6 weeks. |
| Ants | Granular bait or bait stations, plus an exterior barrier of about 90 days. Pharaoh ants get gel bait only. |
| Wasps and hornets | Nest treated at dusk and removed when safe, except above the second floor. |
| Spiders and silverfish | Exterior barrier, interior treatment only where needed, and monitors. |
| Mosquitoes | Breeding zones found, larvicide on standing water, residual treatment on resting areas. |
| Fleas and ticks | Affected rooms treated with a residual spray and an insect growth regulator, exterior ULV fogging for ticks, follow-up in 4 to 6 weeks. |
A building must be kept reasonably free of rodents, vermin and insects at all times, and extermination methods must follow the Pesticides Act. The Landlord and Tenant Board says a landlord must take steps to control pests such as cockroaches and mice and meet the standards set out in municipal by-laws.
Simcoe Muskoka places mosquito traps throughout the district each week during the warmer months, and collected mosquitoes are identified and tested for West Nile virus.
Simcoe Muskoka says ticks are most active in the spring, summer and fall, and that Ontario publishes a map each year of blacklegged tick established risk areas based on tick dragging.
For a nest on your own property, the owner arranges removal. Health Canada recommends professional help.
Yes. We serve Barrie and nearby areas including Innisfil, Georgina, Keswick, Sutton. Pages for each are linked below.
An inspection first, then the method for your pest, a preparation list where one is needed and a follow-up visit. In Barrie, the Barrie Wpcc station's normals show the mean temperature falling from 15.3 degrees Celsius in September to 2.7 in November, which is when pests start looking for indoor shelter.
An inspection before move-in helps because empty homes show entry points and signs of past activity more clearly. For Barrie: A building must be kept reasonably free of rodents, vermin and insects at all times, and extermination methods must follow the Pesticides Act.
We serve Barrie and the communities around it. These pages go deeper on each area.
Plain-language, sourced guides on the pests homeowners in and around Barrie ask about most: how to identify them, why they keep coming back, and what actually works.
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Complete bed bug elimination with follow-up visits and a 90-day warranty.
Full rodent exclusion — seal entry points, eliminate infestation.
German and Oriental cockroach treatments for homes and businesses.
Safe nest removal from eaves, attics and underground. Same-day available.
Carpenter ants, pavement ants and all species treated.
Interior and exterior spider treatments including web removal.
Full property treatment for homes with pets and outdoor exposure.
Targeted silverfish treatments for basements, bathrooms and storage areas.
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