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Squirrel control in Kansas

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Squirrels in Kansas: what to know

Around Kansas

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see squirrels, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Squirrels in Kansas: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which squirrels actually live in Kansas, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Three: fox squirrel, gray squirrel, southern flying squirrel

Tree squirrel species

Gray squirrels are limited to the eastern one-third of Kansas; the flying squirrel is a protected nongame species.

K-State Research and Extension Wildlife Management

Mating in mid to late winter and again in early summer

Breeding periods

Older females raise two litters a year, younger females one; average litter is three.

K-State Research and Extension Wildlife Management

Half-inch hardware cloth on the inside of attic vents and similar openings

Vent screening

Extension's first recommendation for keeping squirrels out permanently.

K-State Research and Extension Wildlife Management

Squirrel species recorded in Kansas

Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) — Game animal in most eastern states; introduced and unclassified in Washington and California.
Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) — Game animal in the East; in California an introduced species that may be controlled any time when damaging property.
Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) — Nocturnal colony nester in attics; two litters of 2-4; unprotected in NY.

When squirrels are busiest in Kansas

Litters in late winter and early summer bracket the two periods when attic sealing must wait.

Rules that apply in Kansas

K-State Extension Tree Squirrels

For context, nationally

Two, with 1-8 pups each — Gray squirrel litters per year. Penn State Extension
Mid-December or early January, and again in June — Gray squirrel breeding periods. Penn State Extension

Sources: K-State Research and Extension Wildlife Management; Tree Squirrels; Pest Notes: Tree Squirrels. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Squirrel control in Kansas

Squirrels in Kansas: what to know

Around Kansas

What to note

A useful next step

Squirrels in Kansas: what the public record shows

Squirrel species recorded in Kansas

When squirrels are busiest in Kansas

Rules that apply in Kansas

For context, nationally

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