Eloy sits along Interstate 10 between Casa Grande and Picacho Peak, with farm fields on one side and open Sonoran Desert on the other. Homes here range from older houses near downtown to newer slab homes. Large lots and open land put many homes right next to scorpion and rodent habitat.
Bark scorpions, black widows and harvester ants are the common yard pests. Harvester ant mounds show up as wide, bare circles in gravel and dirt yards. Pack rats nest in creosote, mesquite and cholla at the edges of lots and in sheds and old vehicles.
Subterranean termites live in the soil across the area and swarm after monsoon rain. Homes with wood fences, sheds or woodpiles touching the ground give termites an easy start before they reach the house.
Around Eloy
Places nearby:
- 📍Picacho Peak State Park
- 📍Interstate 10
- 📍Skydive Arizona
- 📍Eloy Municipal Airport
Pest notes for Eloy
- •Wide bare circles in the yard are usually harvester ant mounds, which sting hard.
- •Pack rat nests often sit under mesquite and cholla near the lot line.
- •Woodpiles and wood fence posts touching soil draw termites toward the home.