Wildlife/Indoor Pests

Wildlife Damage Control
If you are experiencing problems with a pest up to the size of a woodchuck, traps are available at our office! With a $20 cash or check refundable deposit, you can check out a trap to control various pests!
For more information on setting and using traps at home, go to "How to Set Cage Traps".
For more information on wildlife control from K-State Extension, go to https://www.wildlife.k-state.edu/.
Interior Pest Control
The Shawnee County Extension Office maintains a list of pesticide applicators certified through the Kansas Department of Agriculture that are liscensed to control interior pests.
Shawnee County Interior Pesticide Applicators (Updated January 2025)
If you need assistance identifying an interior pest, please bring it to our office in a plastic bag or other sealed container. Identification from pictures is also acceptable. Samples brought in with tape around them are often more difficult to identify.

Lane Wiens
Horticulture Agent
lwwiens@ksu.edu
785-232-0062 ext. 104