PestGuardians offers pest control help in Glastonbury, serving home to the oldest continuously operating ferry in the country. Call to describe the pest problem and check service availability.
Call (844) 924-1337Glastonbury's oldest working institution isn't a building. A ferry has crossed the Connecticut River between what is now South Glastonbury and Rocky Hill since 1655, when both banks still belonged to Wethersfield, entering its 371st year as the oldest continuously operating ferry in the country. Power moved from poles and oars to a horse treadmill, then a steam engine, and today a diesel tug called the Cumberland pushes a three-car barge, the Hollister III, across in about four minutes. Local families ran it under state charter for 260 years before Connecticut took over in 1915; only severe weather ever closed it. In 1872 the town raised property taxes on Julia and Abby Smith and two widows, the only residents who couldn't vote, and the sisters refused to pay, calling it taxation without representation. The town seized seven of their eight cows and later some land; the Smiths sued and won, and Julia wrote a book about it in 1877. Settled in 1636 as part of Wethersfield near a river bend the Wongonks knew as Pyaug, the town incorporated separately as Glassenbury in 1693.
Statewide requirements apply to pest control work near Glastonbury's ferry crossing and surrounding farmland, as elsewhere in Connecticut. Connecticut regulates pesticide applicators through the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Pesticide Management Program under Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 441, section 22a-54. Commercial applicators fall into two classes: supervisory, who decide whether pesticides are used and how, and may purchase restricted use products from a registered dealer, and operational, who apply pesticides commercially but cannot purchase restricted use products or go into business independently. Every company must have a certified supervisory applicator either on site or providing specific written instructions, and an operator may not perform any treatment the instructions do not cover without first getting new ones. Applicants must be at least 18. A separate arborist license is required for tree care work. Call (844) 924-1337 for pest control help in Glastonbury, to discuss your property, and to check service availability.
Call PestGuardians to discuss your pest problem and check local service availability.
Yes. Connecticut regulates pesticide applicators through the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Pesticide Management Program, and commercial applicators fall into two classes: supervisory, who may purchase restricted use products and decide how pesticides are used, and operational, who apply pesticides but cannot purchase those products or operate independently. Every company needs a certified supervisory applicator on site or providing written instructions, so a technician's scope of work is tied to a specific license class rather than one blanket certification.
Cost depends on the property size, the pest involved, and whether the job is a one time treatment or an ongoing service plan, so we can't post a set price here. Call PestGuardians to discuss pricing for your Glastonbury property, the pest activity, and the proposed service scope. An assessment may be needed before a quote can be confirmed.
Often, yes. Properties in the low river valley around South Glastonbury and the historic ferry crossing sit on damper, more flood-prone ground than the higher ridges elsewhere in town, and that difference in soil moisture and foundation exposure changes what a pest inspection tends to find. Describe the property's setting so the proposed treatment reflects the site rather than one townwide approach.
It can. The same river valley that occasionally floods enough to affect the historic Rocky Hill-Glastonbury ferry crossing near South Glastonbury also pushes ants, rodents, and other ground-dwelling pests toward higher, drier ground when water rises, which sometimes means toward a nearby house. For a low-lying property, discuss the seasonal flooding pattern rather than treating the pest concern as an isolated event.
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