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TruGreen

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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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Plunkett's Pest Control

4.80(
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Plunkett's Pest Control

4.80(
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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


"First off, since they were sold to Rose, they insisted to charge for spring & fall springs in the spring. Second, the prices went way up. Third, we had more spiders after the spraying. Fourth, when I called and asked them to come back (Colliers would always offer this at no charge), they said the biology of spiders is too difficult to really guarantee anything. I will never use them again. Horrible."

Brian L on October 2022

Colliers Pest Control

"First off, since they were sold to Rose, they insisted to charge for spring & fall springs in the spring. Second, the prices went way up. Third, we had more spiders after the spraying. Fourth, when I called and asked them to come back (Colliers would always offer this at no charge), they said the biology of spiders is too difficult to really guarantee anything. I will never use them again. Horrible."

Brian L on October 2022


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Critter Control of New Jersey

4.61(
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Critter Control of New Jersey

4.61(
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Customers say: Super punctual
42 years of experience

The first steps after invasion in your home is identifying and removing the problem animal. Critter Control of New Jersey specializes in this and will develop a manageable plan of defense to prevent future wildlife problems. The highly trained technicians at Critter Control will find all the entry points wildlife could access and seal those up. Our work is not complete until your home is critter-free! Call us today!

"Just okay. Very responsive in coming out to give me a quote, but I didn't hear from them after the job was sold - I had to call their office three days later to find out when they were coming. I then got a text from the salesman saying they'd be out at the end of the following week, much later than I'd wanted them there since the birds had begun nesting in the soffit again. Also expensive - about $500 for a job that took literally 15 minutes - about $80 of that was for the plastic cap they put over the soffit. Not a lot of companies do birds, though, so I went with this one."

Linda S on May 2020

The first steps after invasion in your home is identifying and removing the problem animal. Critter Control of New Jersey specializes in this and will develop a manageable plan of defense to prevent future wildlife problems. The highly trained technicians at Critter Control will find all the entry points wildlife could access and seal those up. Our work is not complete until your home is critter-free! Call us today!

"Just okay. Very responsive in coming out to give me a quote, but I didn't hear from them after the job was sold - I had to call their office three days later to find out when they were coming. I then got a text from the salesman saying they'd be out at the end of the following week, much later than I'd wanted them there since the birds had begun nesting in the soffit again. Also expensive - about $500 for a job that took literally 15 minutes - about $80 of that was for the plastic cap they put over the soffit. Not a lot of companies do birds, though, so I went with this one."

Linda S on May 2020


Hogarth's Pest Control Co

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Hogarth's Pest Control Co

4.62(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 92% of Angi customers
Recommended by 92% of HomeAdvisor customers

Locally owned & operated. Hogarth’s pest control is a member of the michigan and national pest control associations and trusted by the better business bureau of northern michigan. All technicians are certified through the state of michigan department of agriculture as well as being certified in integrated pest management. Committee to training, knowledge of the latest in technology and continuing education are also priorities at hogarth’s. Staying on the cutting edge of the newest and most effective products and procedures as they develop is mandatory.

"I called these people last weekend because we thought our daughter may have been bitten by a bat. We had a bat a week before, but hadn’t seen it since. All I wanted was to trap the bat if it was still around. The woman I spoke with said it would be difficult to determine if the bat was still there and trap it if there wasn’t a nest of them in the house. She suggested that I get an exclusion inspection, said they have openings this week and she could have someone call me to set an appointment. She also took my credit card number. Today I got a an email receipt for a $150 dollar charge for the inspection and shortly after got an inspection report. I never received a phone call to schedule the inspection as she had stated, and nobody even knew the guy was here. Had I been able to talk to the person who did the inspection I would have cancelled it because they had no intention of catching the bat, they just wanted to get paid to send me an estimate for thousands of dollars for the to make some changes to my house that they would hope would keep future bats out. What a ripoff!"

Paul D on August 2024

Locally owned & operated. Hogarth’s pest control is a member of the michigan and national pest control associations and trusted by the better business bureau of northern michigan. All technicians are certified through the state of michigan department of agriculture as well as being certified in integrated pest management. Committee to training, knowledge of the latest in technology and continuing education are also priorities at hogarth’s. Staying on the cutting edge of the newest and most effective products and procedures as they develop is mandatory.

"I called these people last weekend because we thought our daughter may have been bitten by a bat. We had a bat a week before, but hadn’t seen it since. All I wanted was to trap the bat if it was still around. The woman I spoke with said it would be difficult to determine if the bat was still there and trap it if there wasn’t a nest of them in the house. She suggested that I get an exclusion inspection, said they have openings this week and she could have someone call me to set an appointment. She also took my credit card number. Today I got a an email receipt for a $150 dollar charge for the inspection and shortly after got an inspection report. I never received a phone call to schedule the inspection as she had stated, and nobody even knew the guy was here. Had I been able to talk to the person who did the inspection I would have cancelled it because they had no intention of catching the bat, they just wanted to get paid to send me an estimate for thousands of dollars for the to make some changes to my house that they would hope would keep future bats out. What a ripoff!"

Paul D on August 2024



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Critter Control of Traverse City

4.55(
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Critter Control of Traverse City

4.55(
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Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 90% of Angi customers
Recommended by 90% of HomeAdvisor customers

The first steps after invasion in your home is identifying and removing the problem animal. Critter Control of Traverse City specializes in this and will develop a manageable plan of defense to prevent future wildlife problems. The highly trained technicians at Critter Control will find all the entry points wildlife could access and seal those up. We also re-mediate and clean up the droppings & mess the animals have made inside your home! Our work is not complete until your home is critter-free! Call us now at 231.929.9321.

"Damien provided great service and was great to work with. He worked 2-1/2 hours and sealed several entry points where the bat may have entered. Included minor material costs. There was no clean up of bat droppings inside, so we were told that there didn't appear to be an infestation. One year warranty. $1,567!! Enough said."

Rob B on August 2022

The first steps after invasion in your home is identifying and removing the problem animal. Critter Control of Traverse City specializes in this and will develop a manageable plan of defense to prevent future wildlife problems. The highly trained technicians at Critter Control will find all the entry points wildlife could access and seal those up. We also re-mediate and clean up the droppings & mess the animals have made inside your home! Our work is not complete until your home is critter-free! Call us now at 231.929.9321.

"Damien provided great service and was great to work with. He worked 2-1/2 hours and sealed several entry points where the bat may have entered. Included minor material costs. There was no clean up of bat droppings inside, so we were told that there didn't appear to be an infestation. One year warranty. $1,567!! Enough said."

Rob B on August 2022



MowsquitoTech

5.00(
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MowsquitoTech

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

MowsquitoTech is highly insured and experienced full pest control, mosquito control, and property management company. We use only the best equipment and safety protocols in the business. We only employ qualified state licensed applicators when treating your home or business with insecticides or your lawn for weeds. We are friendly company who treats all of our customers with kindness and respect. We accept Visa Or MasterCard, PayPal, Check , Or Money Orders. Flexible payment plans or pay in full discounts. $20 refer a friend program. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee on all services we offer. Save 15% when signing up for 2 or more services.

MowsquitoTech is highly insured and experienced full pest control, mosquito control, and property management company. We use only the best equipment and safety protocols in the business. We only employ qualified state licensed applicators when treating your home or business with insecticides or your lawn for weeds. We are friendly company who treats all of our customers with kindness and respect. We accept Visa Or MasterCard, PayPal, Check , Or Money Orders. Flexible payment plans or pay in full discounts. $20 refer a friend program. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee on all services we offer. Save 15% when signing up for 2 or more services.


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Pest Control questions, answered by experts

Like many animals, gophers are bothered by strong scents. Peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil,  and coffee grounds can be used as deterrents against these pests. Similarly, you can try planting lavender, rosemary, sage, geraniums, or pine trees, as these plants all have strong smells that can ward away gophers. While it may be less pleasant to work with, coyote urine scares gophers by tricking the pests into thinking your yard is a predator hot spot.

A temperature of 119 degrees Fahrenheit will kill bed bugs and their eggs within 90 minutes. No temperature kills them instantly, but if exposed to high temperatures over extended periods, bed bugs will be killed off. Bed bug eggs must be exposed to the same temperature for 90 minutes to reach 100% mortality.

Technically, yes, chinch bugs can fly. However you won’t usually see them in flight. Chinch bugs like to stick close to the ground and they usually move around by hopping or crawling (which is why they can be hard to see). Since they don’t get much chance at flying, they’re pretty bad at it and only fly for short distances—like to nearby yards.

To kill fruit flies outdoors, you'll want to make a homemade insecticide or find a plant-safe, nontoxic product. Fill a garden sprayer with your chosen solution and apply it on your plants and around the base of your home's exterior. Take care to limit your exposure to insecticides, as they can irritate skin and eyes. Always rinse garden fruits and vegetables before eating them.

Professional pest control works faster than any DIY method, so it’s the way to go if you want your pest problem gone ASAP. A basic treatment can take place in under six hours, while larger fumigations may take up to a week. You should start noticing a significant reduction in pests within a couple of days, with full results in about a week on average.

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