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Squirrel control in North Carolina

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Squirrels in North Carolina: what to know

Around North Carolina

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 North Carolina: what the public record shows

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

North Carolina's official state mammal and the state's most common squirrel

Gray squirrel status

Found statewide in rural, suburban and urban woodlots, which is why it drives most attic work.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Largest squirrel in North Carolina, twice the size of a gray squirrel

Fox squirrel

Found across the state but prefers open, mature pine-oak forest; locally common rather than everywhere.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Found throughout North Carolina; nongame with no hunting or trapping season

Southern flying squirrel

Nocturnal and rarely seen, but it takes up residence in suburban and rural attics.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Squirrel species recorded in North Carolina

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.
Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) — Unprotected in New York (may be taken any time); protected in Washington.
Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) — Nocturnal colony nester in attics; two litters of 2-4; unprotected in NY.

When squirrels are busiest in North Carolina

Two litters a year; flying squirrels move into attics in numbers in fall and winter.

Rules that apply in North Carolina

NCWRC Southern Flying Squirrel

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: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; Tree Squirrels; Pest Notes: Tree Squirrels; Small Game Hunting. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Squirrel control in North Carolina

Squirrels in North Carolina: what to know

Around North Carolina

What to note

A useful next step

Squirrels in North Carolina: what the public record shows

Squirrel species recorded in North Carolina

When squirrels are busiest in North Carolina

Rules that apply in North Carolina

For context, nationally

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