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Last update on December 13, 2025

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Greenix Pest Control

4.14(
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Greenix Pest Control

4.14(
8
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•Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
14 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

At Greenix Pest Control, we know that effective pest control is a process, not a one-time fix.

"I hired the company and paid a deposit. They put me on the schedule for around 10am. No one showed up and I called. They said I was on the schedule for 2p. 2p came and went and still no one showed up. I have requested a refund for my deposit because they are unreliable. They are high price too"

Shirley W on October 2025

At Greenix Pest Control, we know that effective pest control is a process, not a one-time fix.

"I hired the company and paid a deposit. They put me on the schedule for around 10am. No one showed up and I called. They said I was on the schedule for 2p. 2p came and went and still no one showed up. I have requested a refund for my deposit because they are unreliable. They are high price too"

Shirley W on October 2025

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TruGreen

4.75(
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TruGreen

4.75(
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•Approved Pro
Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
51 years of experience

Don't let mosquitoes ruin the time you spend with family and friends on your yard. Help protect yourself from uncomfortable and potentially dangerous mosquito bites with this innovative service. Allow America's #1 lawn company to eradicate mosquitoes from your yard. Ask about our Mosquito-Free Guarantee!

"TruGreen provided transparent pricing and quality workmanship when treating my property for bed bugs. Their technicians were professional and thorough, ensuring every area was treated to eliminate the infestation. I appreciated their attention to detail and how they followed up to ensure the problem was resolved. I'll definitely be using their services again if needed."

Cindy R on April 2024

Don't let mosquitoes ruin the time you spend with family and friends on your yard. Help protect yourself from uncomfortable and potentially dangerous mosquito bites with this innovative service. Allow America's #1 lawn company to eradicate mosquitoes from your yard. Ask about our Mosquito-Free Guarantee!

"TruGreen provided transparent pricing and quality workmanship when treating my property for bed bugs. Their technicians were professional and thorough, ensuring every area was treated to eliminate the infestation. I appreciated their attention to detail and how they followed up to ensure the problem was resolved. I'll definitely be using their services again if needed."

Cindy R on April 2024

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Carefree Lawn Sprinklers Inc

4.80(
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Carefree Lawn Sprinklers Inc

4.80(
162
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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 95% of Angi customers
Recommended by 95% of HomeAdvisor customers

If you are tired of answering machines and waiting for call backs, you will be pleased to know we have trained professionals staffing our offices 6 days a week to provide you the highest level of personal service. Customer satisfaction is our number one priority and we strive to achieve this from our initial conversation to final installation. Our customer service doesn't stop when you receive an invoice. Since maintenance is a critical part of your investment, we continue to provide expert technical support to keep your system Carefree.

"They are unprofessional, rude don't like to do his job. Very defensive why he doesn't want to do the job that day"

Ali S on May 2021

If you are tired of answering machines and waiting for call backs, you will be pleased to know we have trained professionals staffing our offices 6 days a week to provide you the highest level of personal service. Customer satisfaction is our number one priority and we strive to achieve this from our initial conversation to final installation. Our customer service doesn't stop when you receive an invoice. Since maintenance is a critical part of your investment, we continue to provide expert technical support to keep your system Carefree.

"They are unprofessional, rude don't like to do his job. Very defensive why he doesn't want to do the job that day"

Ali S on May 2021

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Plunkett's Pest Control

4.80(
169
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Plunkett's Pest Control

4.80(
169
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Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 92% of Angi customers
Recommended by 92% of HomeAdvisor customers

With over 100 years in business, we are earning your trust. Founded in 1915, Plunkett’s Pest Control is a family-owned & operated company with third-generation ownership. Plunkett’s delivers professional pest control services to residential and commercial clients in 20 states and growing. Our entire staff is knowledgeable, trustworthy, resourceful, and passionate about preventing & solving pest concerns for our clients and safeguarding the communities we call home.

"Michael Lyday was the technician and was very professional and courteous. He set a trap and returned the next morning to find a female raccoon. He also found she’d been nursing and captured two kits in the crawl space. He told me to tell him if I heard anymore sounds which I did when he returned the following day. He captured two more kits and told me to call him again if I heard any more sounds. There weren’t any more and I was impressed that he still called to follow up. I was completely satisfied with his humane methods of removing the animals from my property."

Anthony O on August 2025

With over 100 years in business, we are earning your trust. Founded in 1915, Plunkett’s Pest Control is a family-owned & operated company with third-generation ownership. Plunkett’s delivers professional pest control services to residential and commercial clients in 20 states and growing. Our entire staff is knowledgeable, trustworthy, resourceful, and passionate about preventing & solving pest concerns for our clients and safeguarding the communities we call home.

"Michael Lyday was the technician and was very professional and courteous. He set a trap and returned the next morning to find a female raccoon. He also found she’d been nursing and captured two kits in the crawl space. He told me to tell him if I heard anymore sounds which I did when he returned the following day. He captured two more kits and told me to call him again if I heard any more sounds. There weren’t any more and I was impressed that he still called to follow up. I was completely satisfied with his humane methods of removing the animals from my property."

Anthony O on August 2025

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Rose Pest Solutions

4.65(
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Rose Pest Solutions

4.65(
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Customers say: True professional
165 years of experience

Rose Pest Solutions has been providing premier family and pet friendly solutions to homeowners and business owners' pest control needs for over 160 years. With 12 locations throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, our staff are specially trained and certified bed bug and termite experts, mosquito experts, rodent control pros and so much more. Trusted for generations, we treat our customers the way we want to be treated. Realtors, property managers, food industry businesses, hospitality industry businesses and homeowners across the Midwest rely on Rose's historical family business for superior results when it comes to inspections, IPM programs for businesses, and solving tough issues. Trusted for generations, we treat our customers the way we want to be treated. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with our employees and customers. Realtors, property managers, food industry businesses, hospitality industry businesses and homeowners across the Midwest rely on Rose for superior results when it comes to a pest inspection, termite inspection, IPM prevention programs, commercial pest control and solving tough issues.

"The service is very good so far. They were professional and friendly."

Janice A on January 2020

Rose Pest Solutions has been providing premier family and pet friendly solutions to homeowners and business owners' pest control needs for over 160 years. With 12 locations throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, our staff are specially trained and certified bed bug and termite experts, mosquito experts, rodent control pros and so much more. Trusted for generations, we treat our customers the way we want to be treated. Realtors, property managers, food industry businesses, hospitality industry businesses and homeowners across the Midwest rely on Rose's historical family business for superior results when it comes to inspections, IPM programs for businesses, and solving tough issues. Trusted for generations, we treat our customers the way we want to be treated. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with our employees and customers. Realtors, property managers, food industry businesses, hospitality industry businesses and homeowners across the Midwest rely on Rose for superior results when it comes to a pest inspection, termite inspection, IPM prevention programs, commercial pest control and solving tough issues.

"The service is very good so far. They were professional and friendly."

Janice A on January 2020

P A W S Pest & Wildlife Service

5.00(
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P A W S Pest & Wildlife Service

5.00(
10
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers

We are a family owned and operated business with over 10 years experience. We have strong ties to the community. We offer seasonal promotions as as well as senior discounts. We except cash or check no credit/debit cards please. We offer exceptional service at a low prices. We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and our phones are always answered.

We are a family owned and operated business with over 10 years experience. We have strong ties to the community. We offer seasonal promotions as as well as senior discounts. We except cash or check no credit/debit cards please. We offer exceptional service at a low prices. We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and our phones are always answered.

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Terminix - Benton -Termite & Pest Control

4.54(
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Terminix - Benton -Termite & Pest Control

4.54(
28
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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 92% of Angi customers
Recommended by 92% of HomeAdvisor customers

When pests or termites move in, you want the ultimate weapon to take them out: Terminix, America’s leading provider of termite and pest control. It's no wonder more than 2.7 million customers trust us to protect their homes and families from the havoc that unwanted intruders can create. You can look to us for a wide range of services to protect your home top to bottom, inside and out: Insulation Service, Moisture Control Solutions, Rodent and Wildlife Service and more. We can even help you win the fight against the bite with our revolutionary Mosquito Service. Don’t trust your home to just anybody. Go big. Go strong. Go Terminix. Protector of home since 1927.

When pests or termites move in, you want the ultimate weapon to take them out: Terminix, America’s leading provider of termite and pest control. It's no wonder more than 2.7 million customers trust us to protect their homes and families from the havoc that unwanted intruders can create. You can look to us for a wide range of services to protect your home top to bottom, inside and out: Insulation Service, Moisture Control Solutions, Rodent and Wildlife Service and more. We can even help you win the fight against the bite with our revolutionary Mosquito Service. Don’t trust your home to just anybody. Go big. Go strong. Go Terminix. Protector of home since 1927.

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Rose Pest Solutions

4.38(
32
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Rose Pest Solutions

4.38(
32
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Customers say: Super punctual
Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers

Rose Pest Solutions has been providing premier family and pet friendly solutions to homeowners and business owners' pest control needs for over 160 years. With 12 locations throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, our staff are specially trained and certified bed bug and termite experts, mosquito experts, rodent control pros and so much more. Trusted for generations, we treat our customers the way we want to be treated. Realtors, property managers, food industry businesses, hospitality industry businesses and homeowners across the Midwest rely on Rose's historical family business for superior results when it comes to inspections, IPM programs for businesses, and solving tough issues.Trusted for generations, we treat our customers the way we want to be treated. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with our employees and customers. Realtors, property managers, food industry businesses, hospitality industry businesses and homeowners across the Midwest rely on Rose for superior results when it comes to a pest inspection, termite inspection, IPM prevention programs, commercial pest control and solving tough issues.

Rose Pest Solutions has been providing premier family and pet friendly solutions to homeowners and business owners' pest control needs for over 160 years. With 12 locations throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, our staff are specially trained and certified bed bug and termite experts, mosquito experts, rodent control pros and so much more. Trusted for generations, we treat our customers the way we want to be treated. Realtors, property managers, food industry businesses, hospitality industry businesses and homeowners across the Midwest rely on Rose's historical family business for superior results when it comes to inspections, IPM programs for businesses, and solving tough issues.Trusted for generations, we treat our customers the way we want to be treated. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with our employees and customers. Realtors, property managers, food industry businesses, hospitality industry businesses and homeowners across the Midwest rely on Rose for superior results when it comes to a pest inspection, termite inspection, IPM prevention programs, commercial pest control and solving tough issues.

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Water Works Inc

3.70(
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Water Works Inc

3.70(
40
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Customers say: Super punctual
39 years of experience

Upon installation of a lawn irrigation system, you will receive 2 seasonal service contract, which includes the start up and shut down of your system, a fertile system which fertilizes your lawn(fee), repels bugs and rust, also a hose enclose which hides your garden hose for those small jobs (fee).

"Installed our system 6 years ago, the system has worked well since install. I would just say get everything in writing and make sure to ask what the life time warranty means. Also check on when they can do you turn on and turn off they are very limited! Where we live they only do one specific day per week so if you cannot be home on that day you will be in trouble twice a year to be home for them."

Dee C on September 2024

Upon installation of a lawn irrigation system, you will receive 2 seasonal service contract, which includes the start up and shut down of your system, a fertile system which fertilizes your lawn(fee), repels bugs and rust, also a hose enclose which hides your garden hose for those small jobs (fee).

"Installed our system 6 years ago, the system has worked well since install. I would just say get everything in writing and make sure to ask what the life time warranty means. Also check on when they can do you turn on and turn off they are very limited! Where we live they only do one specific day per week so if you cannot be home on that day you will be in trouble twice a year to be home for them."

Dee C on September 2024

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Pest Control questions, answered by experts

There aren’t any solutions that can rid your yard of mosquitoes for good. But with a good integrated management strategy that combines repellents, treatments, decluttering, and drainage, you can keep populations in check.

Most spiders are harmless and are more interested in finding and eating insects than trying to bite you or your family members. Certain spiders in your home may be advantageous if you have an issue with insects. Most spiders are non-venomous and have small mouths, so even if they did bite you, it wouldn’t be enough to cause any harm.

However, some species of spiders can cause harm if you are a victim of their spider bite, including the black widow and brown recluse varieties. Both species’ venom is poisonous, and you should seek medical help if bitten.

No, poison isn’t the best way to deal with animals in your attic. It’s unlikely to completely eradicate the problem, especially if you don’t take care of access points. Also, poisoned animals may die and decay in the attic, causing noxious odors. 

Some animals may leave the attic before the poison kills them, which could lead to nearby pets or other wildlife eating the animals and becoming poisoned themselves. Ultimately, it’s better to avoid using poison and contact a professional instead.

No, you should never vacuum or sweep up mouse or rat droppings, as doing so can release harmful particles into the air and increase your risk of disease exposure. Instead, wear gloves and a mask, spray the droppings with a disinfectant spray, let it soak for a few minutes, and then carefully wipe them up with paper towels. Afterward, disinfect the area thoroughly and immediately wash your hands when you’re done.

Scarecrows and lifelike animal decoys, such as snakes, owls, coyotes, foxes, and hawks, can initially deter rabbits. However, these tactics might lose effectiveness if rabbits learn they are harmless. Having your dog or cat roam and mark the yard with their scent can also prove beneficial. Keep in mind tactics like these work best when combined with other methods.

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