Pest control built for Gowanus
Gowanus is a former industrial pocket of Brooklyn wrapped around the Gowanus Canal — a federal Superfund site since 2010. Old warehouses, converted lofts, auto shops and the row houses on its Park Slope–facing streets sit over a high water table and a century of below-grade plumbing, exactly the damp, drain-heavy conditions the large oriental cockroaches New Yorkers call 'water bugs' rise up into from basements and floor drains.
The canal corridor and the neighbourhood's low, wet ground drive some of the heaviest rodent pressure in this part of Brooklyn — rats travel the canal banks, sewer lines and vacant industrial lots and push into adjoining residential blocks. Ongoing large-scale development from the 2021 rezoning disturbs established rat harbourage, which frequently sends populations searching for new shelter in nearby homes and businesses.
Ground-floor and basement units in Gowanus's converted industrial buildings and older row houses are the most exposed — old masonry, unsealed utility penetrations and moisture from the high water table give both rodents and water bugs the entry points and damp harbourage they need year-round.
Common pests in Gowanus
The issues we treat most here: rodents, cockroaches, water bugs, ants. We serve Gowanus Canal, Fourth Avenue, Third Avenue, Whole Foods Gowanus, Thomas Greene Park and the wider area across ZIPs 11215, 11217, 11231.
