Oxford Lafayette Chamber Welcomes 662 Pest Control With Ribbon Cutting

Termite swarms and mosquitoes don't wait for a business to finish its ribbon cutting, and Oxford's newest pest service isn't waiting either. 662 Pest Control will mark its official launch with a ceremony hosted by the Oxford Lafayette Chamber of Commerce this Wednesday, April 1, at 11:30 a.m. at the Chamber's offices at 299 West Jackson Ave.

The name itself is a local signal: 662 is North Mississippi's area code, and the company is positioning its coverage to stretch across North and Central Mississippi from its Oxford home base. The business is the Mississippi expansion of 901 Pest Control, the Tennessee-based outfit already serving customers across the midsouth. The company's launch announcement described its goal as bringing "the same trusted pest and home services to North and Central Mississippi" that established its Tennessee customer base. Services highlighted at launch include general pest management, mosquito treatments, rodent control and wildlife trapping.

The April 1 timing is not accidental. Lafayette County sits inside what pest professionals call the Termite Belt, the band of Southern states where subterranean termite pressure runs high year-round and swarm season accelerates sharply each spring. With temperatures climbing through late March and into April, Oxford homeowners are entering the window when termite swarmers appear around windows and doorframes, mosquitoes begin exploiting standing water in gutters and low spots, and rodents that overwintered in crawl spaces start pushing further into living areas. Mosquito populations in Mississippi typically surge from late spring through early fall, but the breeding cycle begins with the first warm rains.

Getting ahead of the season before calling any exterminator costs nothing: inspect window frames and door sills for mud tubes or discarded wings, which are early termite indicators; drain any standing water in flowerpots, birdbaths or clogged gutters before mosquitoes lay eggs; and pull mulch back from foundation edges to eliminate the moisture buffer termites prefer.

The Chamber's April calendar is busy. A Chamber 101 session for new and existing members follows on April 7, and Guaranty Bank's Oxford branch holds its own ribbon cutting on April 8.

Ribbon cuttings through the Oxford Lafayette Chamber are open to Chamber members. For more on Wednesday's event, contact the Chamber at 662-234-4651 or info@oxfordms.com.