Pest control in Indiana follows the season. Mice come in from fields and garages at the first hard freeze. Spring brings ant swarms along slabs and sunny foundations. Termites are a real question where moist soil stays against the house. Summer humidity brings mosquitoes to any yard that holds water. Name the insect or the droppings, not a guess.
Closing holes, drying wood, and removing food outlast a casual spray. Termite work is not a general kitchen treatment. Describe mud, swarmers, or softened wood, and ask whether the plan is treatment, bait, or only an inspection. Carpenter ants in wet fascia usually mean a leak. Say if pets or children use the rooms you want treated.
Do not fog the house and then call. That scatters mice and wipes the trail. Attic droppings should be removed without blowing dust through bedrooms. A line of ants at the sink can be moisture from a slow pipe. The entry is often a garage door or a utility gap. Keep a note of the time of day you hear scratching.
Southern crawls and damp basements in clay country give insects the moisture they want. Firewood against the siding and leaf piles along the foundation are cover. New subdivisions with fresh mulch see ants as soon as the beds go in. Older attached houses share walls, so the pest may not have started in your kitchen. Say how the building is attached, and how long the activity has lasted.
Say the town, the pest, and whether the house backs up to a field or sits on a tight older lot. Those two yards feed different problems. Wings on a sill in spring deserve their own sentence. A photo of the insect on a plain background is enough after you are talking. Call the number on this page.