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Best Termite & Pest Control Inc

Pest Control, Lawn Fertilization and Treatment, Lawn Service,

About us

Do you suspect that you have unwanted guests in your home? Don't hesitate to call us! The health and safety of your family depends on it. We are family-owned and operated for over 35 years. Our professional staff is on hand to ensure that no matter what your pest problem is, we can solve it!

Business highlights

Family owned & operated
Emergency services offered
46 years of experience

Services we offer

Eco Friendly Commercial & Residential Termite Treatment & Lawn Spraying, Mosquitos, Vault Fumigation, Bed Bugs, Insect Pest Control, Animal Trapping & Rodent Control

Services we don't offer

Lawn Cutting

Amenities

Eco Friendly Accreditations

Yes

Emergency Services

Yes

Free Estimates

Yes

Senior Discount

5%

Accepted Payment Methods

  • American Express
  • Check
  • Visa
  • Discover
  • MasterCard
Reviews
4.4132 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
80%
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JULIANE I.
Feb 2024
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
Very happy with our quarterly pest control and Manny’s responsiveness whenever needed. Treatment is effective and Manny is always pleasant, courteous, and professional. Would highly recommend him!

April H.
Jun 2021
2.0
Pest Control
$1,800
We were told we had to bag up a lot of food items and they would bring us the bags. Week and a half before services were to be done, no bags. I had to drive to their office and pick some up. They did not give me enough so I went back to get more and was told they did not have any more bags. The receptionist at the front desk is extremely unpleasant, totally lacking in customer service skills, someone named Madeline exceeded the rudeness bar. I did talk with a lady named Era who was very polite and helpful. Finally a gentlemen named Ernie came out of the back room and went and located the additional bags I needed. Should not have had to 1. go pick up the bags myself and 2. beg, plead and argue to get the bags they insisted I needed. Service crew was almost 2 hours late, were very loud and foul mouthed. House was tented with pieces of tent that had been duct taped together and sprayed with adhesive glue. Very shoddy. Tony, the man we signed the contract with is unprofessional, talks down, over or around women which I found to be sexist and degrading. Overall it was not a pleasant experience and I would not hire them again. We have a spare room and garage that are not attached to the house and the only access is through the outside. They did run a hose to the garage to fumigate but not to the back room. Again no access between the two except for a tiny window that is boarded up. When I questioned how the spare room was going to be treated I was told not to worry, the gas would find the termites where ever they were. I'm not a scientist so don't know for sure that the gas can't permiate cement blocks but sounds a little far fetched to me. Prices were comparative to the other companies we checked so we chose them but I think we made a big mistake. They did insist on half down when we signed the contract and insisted on other half of payment before the tent was even up on the roof.

Mike S.
May 2021
1.0
Pest Control
$1,060
It is now 11 months and have over 40 subterranean termites in my bathroom. laundry room, bed room. In their contract it states they will provide retreatment if reported before on year. I have reported and the representative came out and took samples and agreed i had an infestation. I talked with the owner Rick who simply said no he will not do anything to solve my same problem i had a year ago. He said ," its like a doctor i cant quarantee you wont have the same problem. DO NOT WASTE YOUR 1060$ ON THIS TREATMENT. THEY DO NOT BACK THE QUARANTEE ON THEIR CONTRACT.

Sandra W.
Nov 2020
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
Teresa did the inspection and we signed a year contract with her

Dan F.
Aug 2020
5.0
Pest Control, Lawn Fertilization and Treatment + 1 more
Yes, I recommend this pro
They have done my pest control for years but recently we had installed a screen porch. Day 1 a squirrel broke through in multiple spots. Rich came out the next day, found and cleared a nest and did a few preventative treatments and the problem has disappeared.

Dan S.
Aug 2020
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
Excellent. Proposal was fair and speed of completion of work was second to none. Would highly recommend as we have used them for over 10 years on our properties.

Brooke J.
Aug 2020
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
Customer service has been great! They’ve informed us of upcoming appointments and been punctual with scheduled services. Now we are currently pest free!!

Hunter W.
Aug 2020
5.0
Pest Control, Lawn Fertilization and Treatment + 1 more
Yes, I recommend this pro
Excellent company. The staff couldn’t be more friendly and flexible to work around my schedule. Work was done timely and at a high quality. The service tech educated us on not only how to treat but also prevent future infestation. Before you call one of those fly by night large national companies, give Best Termite a call!

Bill H.
Aug 2020
5.0
Pest Control, Lawn Fertilization and Treatment
Yes, I recommend this pro
Very fast and professional service. Have been using them for many years.

Aaron R.
Aug 2020
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
Great family owned business with long history and A+ reputation! Excellent to work with, very fair prices, and exceptional service!

Mike Z.
Aug 2020
1.0
Pest Control
$4,000
They did a terrible job. I had an independent roofer come out and look at the damaged caused to my roof. His response was "they beat the H___ out of your roof." I have contacted them several times. They sent the salesman back out who told me that was "normal" damage and that I already paid them so they would do nothing. They wanted half the money months in advance and the rest BEFORE they finished the job. Naturally, we weren't there to see the damage until after they had our money. They completely knocked down our drip system that went around our roof porch and just left it on the roof. DONT USE THIS COMPANY. Oh! I almost forgot. I'm still picking up cigarette butts all over my yard that they left!!!!
Response from Best Termite & Pest Control Inc

"Not true we were as careful as possible in putting on and removing the tent. The customer was informed prior to the job being done and signed a document telling him that we would be careful, however, would not be responsible for any damage to the roof whatsoever unless caused by gross negligence. We were not negligent in the performance of the work. It should be noted that the structure had solar panels and that he was advised that they might be damaged. He decided to remove them and had other people up on that roof, perhaps in that respect they may have caused some damage our observations after the job showed to small dents and what he claims were stains on the roof(could be dirt off the tarp as the color off of the tarp does not come off. This is a woven material We do advise the property owners that we will not be responsible for damage to roof covering solar heaters, gutters, etc. when properly performed fumigation procedures are conducted, which is what we do on each and every job"


Laura C.
Jul 2020
1.0
Pest Control, Lawn Fertilization and Treatment
NOT GOOD! I was told by 3 employees that when I moved I would get my money back. I paid for a year!! We are moving into an apartment and was told service could be transferred to the apartment. Why would I have service transferred when the apartment has their own bug control service. I paid cash and now this company will not give me back my money!! Employees are un-professional. I was told to give them notice, which I did prior to my move. GO WITH A DIFFERENT COMPANY UNLESS YOU JUST LIKE THROWING MONEY AWAY!! THEY SHOULD NOT EVEN BE IN ANGIE'S LIST!!
Response from Best Termite & Pest Control Inc

"Not completely accurate the client was refunded any advanced payments less 60% of her early cancellation fees as per our agreement, she had a 285.50credit and was refunded $205.50 Looks to me as of that is fair treatment"


John S.
Apr 2020
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600
The tenting for dry wood termintes went very well. Probably because I read the instructions and expectations for the tenting and was capable of preparing for the event. Having seen tenting on houses before, I could understand and comprehend what needed to be done and how they would need to do it. SO, I realized (and confirmed with Tony), that in order to wrap the tent around the house to completely seal it, I would need to remove anything that would be in the way. This meant I would remove some of the pickets on the 3 fences abutting the house, remove the downspouts. Since I have a screen porch with full length skylights, I also bought 3, 4x8 sheets of plywood and laid them over the plastic panels so that they would not fall through when removing the tent (as they would not be able to see the panels). This cost me a little more but eliminated any problems with the panels breaking and trying to get new ones installed. Overall, tenting is a pain but was necessary due to dry wood termites. The reason I went with BEST is because they do their own tenting. Their crews work for BEST. I was very happy with how things worked out. I would recommend them to anyone who needs such a job.

Mike R.
Feb 2020
4.0
Pest Control, Lawn Fertilization and Treatment
Yes, I recommend this pro
good good good

Annisa D.
Sep 2018
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
They kept their promised and came back to spray the exterior which I will not think they will do that. I appreciate that.

Carolyn K.
Jul 2018
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,500
smoothly, as promised.

LYNN A.
Oct 2017
1.0
Pest Control
They serviced us for 10+ years, too often we still had bugs and sometimes had to call them back out again to re-spray and often never saw them at all. Then we found what looked like a termite and asked them, they said house must be tented. We later examined the bug and it was an ant. House was tented on a Thursday, they never mentioned that if gas is off on a Saturday it means no gas all weekend. When called to suggest they tell customers that were met with angry employee who repeated over and over it's not his problem and "they know nothing about gas company". Really? Been in business how many years here and couldn't just mention we should end tenting on a weekday if we wanted hot water and cooking that weekend? Seems they want to squeeze appointments in and know people will not choose all the slots otherwise.

Brian (for my elderly dad Albert S.
Oct 2017
2.0
Pest Control
$300
They were suppose to come back, missed a prescheduled appointment and only eventually came back after a month of me hounding them. Separately they never came back to finish inclusion work either and left an area wide open. It wasn’t worth the headache to chase then down so I’m counting it as waisted money that I got very little for and will not do business with them again. I would NOT recommend them to anyone. ALSO! Their salesman was very pushy and was constantly trying to up sell me. Very annoying.

Olga P.
Aug 2017
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500
Office staff very helpful, answered my questions always friendly and courteous.

C C.
Jul 2017
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
It was great. On responsiveness, they were great.

Gilbert S.
Jun 2017
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
Excellent. They performed as expected.

David T.
Mar 2017
5.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
All sevices were excelent.

Jerry R.
Feb 2017
4.0
Pest Control
Yes, I recommend this pro
Great pest guy. Experienced, and knew his trade. They have an annual price plan that you can pay periodically or lump sum. I chose lump sum. Ants were gone immediately and haven't returned. I paid up front and the pest guy told me he would see me in Feb. They maintain a schedule of their return visits on my account page of their website. Well this date has passed and they have not called, or been here, to my knowledge. Maybe they are expecting me to call them, You may have to keep this team on their toes.

James G.
Dec 2016
1.0
Pest Control
when I asked questions and requested confirmation be in writing/documented pertaining to the agreement that they make you sign. They declined to proceed. READ THE AGREEMENT IN FULL before signing and/or paying.

Brian (for my elderly dad Albert S.
Dec 2016
1.0
Pest Control
$250
Estimator visually inspected house and advised that it would be $250 to have a tech return at a later date and perform a more detailed inspection of property and place traps. Attempted to up-sell me a service plan and also had me read the fine print on their Angie's List offer which stated discount only good for new monthly service plans. (Sneaky) When tech arrived he inspected the house and placed 5 $2 wooden rat traps in my attic. Tech would not inspect crawl space under house. Tech indicates he could come back and check traps in 3 days. No call no show. I called and left messages and no one called back. After several attempts I checked the traps myself twice not knowing how many were up there. Thank goodness I didn't get hurt by one of the traps as I didn't know where they were. I finally got through to them and they sent the same tech to reinspect. He indicated he forgot due to the holiday and he was off. He did note a smell that was conducive to rodents but didn't know how to get at them. He indicated the company would call me back in three days with an action plan and they never did. They did get my $250 and waisted my time. 100% unprofessional and terrible services and they never inspected the crawl space.
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Licensing

Insured

Licensed*

Trade License Number

JF165397

Trade License Locale

Florida

Trade License Authority

Florida: Pest Control Company

Trade License Expiration

06/01/2021

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FAQ

Best Termite & Pest Control Inc is currently rated 4.4 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Best Termite & Pest Control Inc accepts the following forms of payment: American Express, Check, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Yes, Best Termite & Pest Control Inc offers free project estimates.
Yes, Best Termite & Pest Control Inc offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Best Termite & Pest Control Inc does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Best Termite & Pest Control Inc offers emergency services.
No, Best Termite & Pest Control Inc does not offer warranties.
Best Termite & Pest Control Inc offers the following services: Eco Friendly Commercial & Residential Termite Treatment & Lawn Spraying, Mosquitos, Vault Fumigation, Bed Bugs, Insect Pest Control, Animal Trapping & Rodent Control
Lawn Cutting

Contact Information

8120 N Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL 33604

Service Hours

Sunday:9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday:8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday:8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday:8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday:8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday:8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday:9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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