Valleys ringed by canyon land
Pest control in Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Santa Clarita's neighborhoods back onto open hills almost everywhere you look. That brings ground squirrels, gophers and ticks into yards, and hot summers bring ants inside.
Updated October 2026
Santa Clarita, at a glance
- Nearest office
- Los Angeles, Cahuenga Blvd W
- ZIPs
- 91355 and all Santa Clarita ZIPs
- Top pests
- Squirrels, gophers, ants, ticks
- Line
- Answered 24/7
Pest control in Santa Clarita covers Valencia at 91355, Saugus, Newhall, Canyon Country and Stevenson Ranch, served from the Los Angeles office up the 5. Neighborhoods backing onto open hills see ground squirrels, gophers and ticks; hot summers drive Argentine ant invasions and keep black widows active. Call (323) 329-3792, answered 24/7.
What we see here
Where the yards meet the hills
Santa Clarita grew as a set of master-planned communities in a valley ringed by chaparral-covered hills, and almost every neighborhood has open land close by. That edge is the story of most pest calls here. Ground squirrels dig into slopes and under hardscape, gophers push mounds through irrigated lawns, ticks wait in the brush at the edge of yards and trails, and raccoons, skunks and opossums move between the canyons and backyard decks.
Summers in the valley run hotter than in the Los Angeles basin. Heat drives Argentine ants into kitchens and bathrooms looking for water, keeps black widows active in block walls, garages and pool equipment, and pushes roof rats toward shaded garages and attics. Subterranean termites work the irrigated soil along slab foundations year-round.
Common calls
What Santa Clarita residents call about most
Ground squirrels
Burrows undermining slopes, walls and patios along open-land edges.
Gophers
Fresh mounds in irrigated lawns and garden beds every spring.
Argentine ants
Summer kitchen invasions driven by heat and dry spells.
Ticks
Brushy yard edges and trail-side homes, plus dogs carrying them in.
Local pressure
Valley heat, canyon neighbors
The Santa Clarita Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District handles public mosquito sources and surveillance, while yards, slopes, attics and HOA common areas are handled privately. For homes on the open-land edge, the efficient approach is early: trapping when the first mounds and burrows appear in spring, a seasonal tick program for brushy yards, and a quarterly plan to hold the perimeter through the summer heat.
Common questions
Asked by Santa Clarita callers
Santa Clarita is a straight run up the 5 from the Los Angeles office on Cahuenga Blvd W, so same-day visits are normal for morning calls and after-hours dispatch runs for emergencies.
Many neighborhoods back directly onto open hillsides and canyons, and irrigated yards and slopes next to that land are ideal for gophers and ground squirrels. Burrows can undermine slopes, walls and irrigation lines.
In yards that meet canyon brush and along the trails that run through the valley, yes. Ticks wait in the transition zone between lawn and chaparral. Dogs and hikers bring them home.
Yes. Santa Clarita summers are hotter than the basin's, which pushes Argentine ants indoors harder in search of water and keeps black widows active in block walls and garages.
The Santa Clarita Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District handles public water sources and surveillance. Backyard containers and yard programs remain the homeowner's job.
Yes, from Valencia at 91355 to Saugus, Newhall, Canyon Country and Stevenson Ranch.
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In Santa Clarita and seeing burrows or ants?
Call any hour. A straight run up the 5, same-day visits are routine for morning calls.
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Call us or find us
- Phone
- (323) 329-3792
- Hours
- Open and answering 24/7, every day
- Service office
- 3123 Cahuenga Blvd W #390, Los Angeles, CA 90068
- Head office
- 7623 Atlanta Ave, Ste 284, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
- Coverage
- Los Angeles, Orange and neighboring counties