Salt Lake City neighborhood
Pest control on the East Bench, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Homes climbing the foothills from Foothill Drive to the canyon edges. East Bench homes see ticks along trails, rock squirrels under porches, wasps in scrub oak and spiders in basements every fall.
Quick answer
Pest control on the East Bench covers the foothill neighborhoods above Foothill Drive, including Bonneville Hills, Indian Hills and Arcadia Heights. Homes here sit close to scrub oak, sagebrush and trails, so ticks, rock squirrels and wasps are common, and basements bring spiders and mice in fall.
East Bench at a glance
- Served from
- Our Redwood Road service office in Salt Lake City
- Most common calls
- Ticks, spiders, rock squirrels, wasps and mice
- Busiest season
- Spring ticks, fall spiders and mice
- ZIP codes
- 84108, 84109
Common calls
What East Bench homes call about most
Local knowledge
Living next to the foothills
The East Bench runs along the foothills on the city's east side, with mostly single-family homes on sloping lots, many from the mid-1900s, backing onto scrub oak, sagebrush and trail access.
That brings ticks on the brushy edges in spring, rock squirrels burrowing under porches and slabs, wasps nesting in eaves and scrub oak, and spiders and mice moving into basements as fall arrives.
Our Redwood Road office covers the East Bench on regular routes.
Local conditions
Ticks on the trails, spiders in the basement
In Utah the Rocky Mountain wood tick is the main tick on people and pets and can transmit Colorado tick fever; it's met most often from snowmelt through mid-July, right when East Bench families hit the foothill trails. Fall brings a different visitor: USU Extension says hobo spiders turn up inside Utah homes most often from August through October, and the basements and window wells common on the bench give them easy access.
Check kids and dogs after foothill walks, and keep window wells clear before September.
Sources: extension.usu.edu, extension.usu.edu
Coverage
Streets and pockets we cover
We cover the whole East Bench, including:
- Foothill Drive area
- Bonneville Hills
- Indian Hills
- Arcadia Heights
- Wasatch Hollow
- Sunnyside East
- Oak Hills
Through the year
A year of pest calls in East Bench
Spring
Ticks on foothill trails and rock squirrels waking up.
Summer
Wasps in scrub oak and eaves, ticks into mid-July.
Fall
Hobo spiders in basements and mice in garages.
Winter
Mice in garages and attics, few outdoor calls.
On brushy foothill edges and trails, mainly from snowmelt through mid-July.
Usually rock squirrels, common on foothill lots.
Hobo spiders wander indoors from August through October.
Yes, including the highest foothill streets.
Our Redwood Road service office in Salt Lake City.
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