Pest control in Des Moines gets busier when hail and wind open soffits, tear screens, and give mice a new door. The pests were often already in the alleys and the fields at the edge of town. A fresh opening is the change. Rats and mice use garages. Ants use wet mulch after the rain that came with the storm. Wasps rebuild under a loosened eave. Say what you saw and whether the opening is new.
Droppings, a rub mark, and night attic noise are the map. A torn screen is not just a window fact if something is using it. Carpenter ants in soft fascia mean the wood is wet. Silverfish in a damp basement mean moisture, which a storm stain can feed. If the ceiling leak over the bath is active, pests will follow the water. Say so. Pets and children share the rooms, so baits are not a casual aside.
Older bungalows and ranches offer different entries: rim joists and garage sweeps versus slab openings and dryer vents. If you plugged one hole and they returned, name it. A return means another gap, often where the storm lifted a corner. Do not foam a vent shut and trap moisture. Town squirrels in a soffit are not the same as field mice in a garage. Daytime kitchen insects and nighttime attic noise should be reported as separate facts.
Fall still brings mice when the heat starts, storm or no storm. Say the season. A neighbor's untouched house does not mean your opened soffit is fine. Grain and bird seed in a garage keep pressure on the door sweep. Moisture is part of the complaint after hard rain. If you are already calling about a roof, mention the animals in the same breath only if they are in that attic.
Lead with the pest, the room, and whether hail or wind made the hole. Des Moines storms leave doors as well as dents. Call the number on this page.