Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina

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Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina

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Wildlife Services

Trapping, removal, exclusion and dead animal removal for Midlands properties. One team for the whole job, rather than a trapper for one half and a contractor for the other.

WHAT OUR WILDLIFE SERVICE COVERS

Wildlife work splits into two parts that usually get handled by two different companies. Someone traps the animal. Someone else, eventually, seals the opening. In between, the next animal moves in.

We handle both. Trapping and removal, dead animal removal where something has died in a wall or crawl space, and the exclusion work that closes the access permanently. That is the part that decides whether you call again next season.

READY TO STOP WILDLIFE?
70+

Years of Local Service

local & Family-Owned Since 1955

Why Choose
Modern Exterminating?

Modern Exterminating has been the longest-standing, local and family-owned pest control company serving the area since 1955. Now in its third generation, the company runs by a simple standard, a PHD in customer care: professional, honest, and dependable, on every visit.

  • Local and family owned since 1955
  • Satisfaction guaranteed on every service
  • Same-day appointments and services available
  • Highly trained, certified technicians
  • Deeply involved in the communities we serve

HOW WILDLIFE SERVICE WORKS

Inspect and identify, remove the animal, seal and repair the access, then correct what attracted it in the first place.

1

Inspect & Identify

Property inspection to identify the species, locate the access points, and find what drew the animal there.

2

Build the Right Plan

Removal options explained clearly, along with the exclusion work and any seasonal restrictions that apply.

3

Treat with Purpose

Trapping and removal by trained specialists, including dead animal removal.

4

Prevent & Follow Up

Access points sealed and repaired, and the attracting conditions corrected.

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SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

Modern stands behind its pest control work. If a problem comes back within a reasonable time after service, contact our team and we’ll help address it according to the service plan.

SPECIES WE HANDLE

We handle the species that turn up on Midlands properties most often, and we will tell you honestly when something falls outside our scope.

Opossums

Crawl space and deck denning, garbage raiding, and the fleas and ticks they bring onto the property with them.

Skunks

Denning under decks, sheds and crawl spaces. Odour and burrow damage, and removal that needs handling carefully for obvious reasons.

Groundhogs & armadillos

Foundation burrowing and landscape damage. Armadillos root through lawns and beds, groundhogs undermine structures and gardens.

Moles & voles

Lawn tunnelling and root damage. Ongoing yard disruption rather than a structural problem, but persistent without intervention.

Wildlife Services Across the Midlands

Our wildlife exclusion services cover bats, snakes, skunks, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, groundhogs, armadillos, moles, voles, rats and mice. Service is available from our Columbia, Lexington and Lugoff-Elgin locations.

Wildlife handling in South Carolina carries regulations on trapping, relocation and seasonal timing, and some species have protections that shape when and how removal can happen. We work within those rather than around them.

Why Exclusion Is the Part That Matters

Removal clears the current occupant. Exclusion is what stops the next one.

  • Every access point identified, including the ones not visible from the ground.
  • Sealing with materials the species cannot chew or force.
  • Repair of the structural damage at the entry point.
  • Correction of the conditions that made the property attractive.
  • Dead animal removal and cleanup where needed.

Skipping the exclusion is why wildlife problems repeat on a yearly cycle, and why the cheaper quote often costs more over three seasons.

Frequently Asked Wildlife Service Control Questions

We handle exclusion repairs at the entry points. For broader structural or interior restoration we will tell you clearly what is needed and what falls outside our scope.

Same-day appointments are available depending on scheduling. Call and we will tell you honestly what we can do today rather than promising something we cannot deliver.

Appointment length depends on the treatment and property. Our team will explain what to expect, provide an arrival window, and call on the way.

Modern uses low-toxicity, professional products and follows service-specific safety requirements. Some treatments require people or pets to stay out of treated areas until the materials are dry or for a specified period.