Licensed pest control for Brock 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 Brock for houses, rentals and businesses. Brock's property standards rules and Durham Region Health Department 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 | Brock's property standards say exterior property areas must have well maintained lawns and control of weeds and pests, and must be kept free of anything that may attract or harbour rodents or pests. | Mice exterminator Brock |
| Bed bugs and cockroaches | Durham's tenant fact sheet says tenants should tell the landlord, superintendent or property manager straight away, are owed written notice 24 hours ahead of entry, and that only licensed pest control companies should be used. | Bed bugs · Cockroaches |
| Mosquitoes | Durham Region reported 21 human West Nile virus cases and 26 West Nile positive mosquito batches in 2025. Durham's 2026 West Nile program began between May 11 and June 8, with larval surveillance, larvicide in catch basins and surface water sites, and adult mosquito trapping across the region. | Mosquito control Brock |
| Ticks and fleas | Durham says tick populations are now established throughout the region, and that blacklegged ticks are usually found in or near wooded or forested areas, in leaf litter, or on bushes and tall grass. | Flea and tick control Brock |
| Wasps | Health Canada advises leaving a non-hazardous nest until November or December and using a professional for removal. | Wasp removal Brock |
| Ants, spiders, silverfish | No local counts are published for these. Recorded sightings and Brock's climate normals shape the timing. | Ants · Spiders · Silverfish |
Sources: Property Standards By-law, Durham Region Health Department, Health Canada.
The nearest full weather record to Brock is the Burketon McLaughlin station, about 38.1 km away, which averages -7.4 °C in January and 20.0 °C in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean temperature (°C) | -7.4 | -6.0 | -1.5 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 17.4 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| Total precipitation (mm) | 61 | 49 | 51 | 70 | 88 | 93 | 73 | 97 | 100 | 85 | 90 | 65 |
| Days with a minimum at or below 0 °C | 30 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 28 |
| Degree-days above 10 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 102 | 221 | 309 | 291 | 148 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada climate normals, 1981 to 2010, Burketon McLaughlin station (38.1 km from Brock). 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.
Our guide American Cockroaches 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 Brock.
Brock's property standards say exterior property areas must have well maintained lawns and control of weeds and pests, and must be kept free of anything that may attract or harbour rodents or pests. 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.
Before you call anyone, work through this part of Pharaoh Ants in Ontario: Identify and Get Rid of Them, adapted for Brock homes.
OpenStreetMap maps water near the centre of Brock, including Vrooman Creek, and damp ground near water suits ants.
Ongoing
Durham's Check and Go portal shows food premises inspections and enforcement, and results are posted for two years. Source: Durham Region: Check and Go inspection results
| What the guides say | Guide |
|---|---|
| One detail that surprises most homeowners: the visible entrance hole is not always the nest. A wasp nest entrance can be located two to three feet away from the actual nest and queen inside a wall, ceiling, or the ground, which is why a proper inspection matters more than just spraying the hole you can see. | Bee Removal vs. Wasp Nest Removal in Ontario: Why They're Not the Same Service |
| No, and this is worth saying plainly because it changes how you should approach treatment. Despite being unattractive, centipedes do not pose any real danger to humans, and neither centipedes nor millipedes are able to carry or spread diseases to plants, pets, or humans. | Centipedes in Your Basement? Here's What They're Actually Telling You |
| The better question isn't "what does my house have that spiders love?" It's "what is attracting the spiders here?" Spiders are hunters, not scavengers looking for crumbs. A clean home with an active insect population outside can have just as many spiders as a messy one. | Why Spiders Are Inside Your Home (And What They're Actually Following) |
| The spider may not be following a scent trail into your house, but it is following the food chain. Insects gather where conditions favour them, spiders find those insects, and spiders establish themselves wherever the hunting stays productive. | Why Spiders Are Inside Your Home (And What They're Actually Following) |
| Page | Distance from Brock | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Pest control Beaverton | 15 km | north |
| Pest control Sutton | 21 km | west |
| Pest control Uxbridge | 21 km | south |
| Pest control Port Perry | 25 km | southeast |
| Pest control Scugog | 25 km | southeast |
| Pest control Georgina | 27 km | west |
Straight-line distances between area centres, rounded.
87% of homes in Brock are detached, 10% are apartments and 20% 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 Brock. Shares of occupied private dwellings.
| Brock homes, 2021 Census | Share |
|---|---|
| Detached houses | 87% |
| Semi-detached, row and other attached | 14% |
| Apartments and duplexes | 10% |
| Households that rent | 20% |
| Built before 1981 | 64% |
| Built 2001 or later | 16% |
| Need major repairs | 7.2% |
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, private households.
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. |
Brock's property standards say exterior property areas must have well maintained lawns and control of weeds and pests, and must be kept free of anything that may attract or harbour rodents or pests.
Durham Region reported 21 human West Nile virus cases and 26 West Nile positive mosquito batches in 2025.
Durham says tick populations are now established throughout the region, and that blacklegged ticks are usually found in or near wooded or forested areas, in leaf litter, or on bushes and tall grass.
Yes. We serve Brock and nearby areas including Beaverton, Sutton, Uxbridge, Port Perry. Pages for each are linked below.
Plain-language, sourced guides on the pests homeowners in and around Brock Township 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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