{"id":39046,"date":"2026-05-19T13:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=39046"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:12:34","slug":"eco-haven-pest-control-builds-regional-growth-with-eco-friendly-pest-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2026\/05\/eco-haven-pest-control-builds-regional-growth-with-eco-friendly-pest-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco Haven Pest Control Builds Regional Growth With Eco Friendly Pest Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39047\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/ecohaven-v-243x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/ecohaven-v-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/05\/ecohaven-v.png 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eco Haven owner Jake Dorsey stands beside one of the company\u2019s pest control trucks.<br \/>Courtesy Eco Haven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Paul Post<\/p>\n<p>Jake Dorsey goes where the problems are, which, depending on the time of year, can be anything from bats, squirrels and mice to ticks, bees and carpenter ants.<\/p>\n<p>His Hudson Falls-based Eco Haven Pest Control business, founded just over a year ago, already has clients from Kingston to Lake Placid and from western Vermont to the Mohawk Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Eco Haven uses pesticides and chemicals to battle bugs and critters only when absolutely necessary, as opposed to area-wide applications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s no target, why are you shooting?\u201d said Dorsey, a 27-year-old entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to provide permanent solutions instead of repeat annual treatments.<\/p>\n<p>To exclude insects and tiny rodents, for example, Eco Haven installs small metal barriers the same color as a home\u2019s siding to keep them from getting inside.<\/p>\n<p>For bat control, the company allows bats to exit safely and prevents re-entry without trapping them inside. Once out, all access points are sealed, and guano removal is recommended, if present, to prevent health concerns.<\/p>\n<p>He previously worked for other firms in the industry before launching on his own. Dorsey emphasizes eco-friendly solutions because he understands the public\u2019s growing concern about environmental safety.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b>\u201cNobody wants a guy to show up and use chemicals that can be harsh to them or their pet,\u201d he said. \u201cThe main reason I got into pest control is it allows me to help people. Anything from bats, mice and squirrels to bed bugs or carpenter ants in a house adds a great deal of emotional stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has two full-time employees, both fully trained and licensed technicians.<\/p>\n<p>Most of Eco Haven\u2019s work is residential, although it also has a number of commercial clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve done everything from getting bats out of local historic buildings to getting squirrels out of log cabins built on stilts with no foundation on Lake George, and modern homes in Clifton Park,\u201d Dorsey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPest control as an industry is kind of cyclical,\u201d he said. \u201cYou roll into spring and you get the early bat calls, carpenter ants, and you start to see termite swarms coming up now. By the middle of summer, it\u2019s almost entirely stinging insects, bees and wasp nests; they\u2019re all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it gets colder, you get your fall invaders \u2014 Asian lady beetles, box elders and stink bugs. There\u2019s also an influx of squirrels and mice getting into people\u2019s houses because it\u2019s cold out and warm inside. You\u2019re almost doing something different every month. When one goes away, another comes after it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness has expanded a lot faster than I thought it would by just being honest, doing exactly what I said I\u2019m going to do and getting the job done right,\u201d he said. \u201cWe figure out what\u2019s going on with your house and we fix it. There\u2019s a solution to every problem if you know what you\u2019re looking at.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Paul Post Jake Dorsey goes where the problems are, which, depending on the time of year, can be anything from bats, squirrels and mice to ticks, bees and carpenter ants. 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