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Gunter Pest Management
Lawn Care Maintenance and Mowing, Lawn Care Fertilize or Treatment Service, Sprinkler - Backflow Valve,
About us
We are a 4th Generation Pest Management and Lawn beautification company. Started in 1950 by Reggie & Roy Gunter, Gunter is still family owned and operated by Jay Gunter Besheer (3rd generation), Noah and Hayley Besheer (4th generation), along with 30 other long time employees. We specialize in excellent service and satisfied clients and hope we can add you to our list!
Business highlights
75 years of experience
Services we offer
General pest management, termite inspections & treatments (liquid & baiting) Bedbug heat treatments. Weed & lawn treatments. Mosquito treatments
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
Reviews
4.8344 Reviews
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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| 84% | ||
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Showing 1-25 of 344 reviews
Cynthia S.
Jun 2020
I find that this termite control system to be like a Ponzi system. I paid for the initial treatment. Now they bill me every year $250 more. I have told them to stop coming, I found them in my yard again, this year, "inspecting the treatment" then a bill comes for $250. I do not think that I have termites now, but there is no guarantee from Gunter that the treatment will work even with the $250 every year.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"This is a green solution to eliminating all the termite colonies within 100 feet of your home. The manufacturer, Dow Agrosciences, charges an annual fee to provide supplies and support of the system, Sentricon. Go to www.sentricon.com for more information. On top of the annual fee, we have the regular fees of labor, vehicle, overhead, etc. This is a much better alternative to applying 100 or more gallons of pesticide around your home. Since Gunter is committed to going green and being more environmentally responsible, we feel that it is worth a little more money to do what is right."
Michelle B.
Sep 2018
It went well and we never see any bugs in the house.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thank you very much for the nice review!"
Mark S.
Jun 2018
They were reasonably priced and did a great job. I would definitely use them again.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thank you for using our termite control services!"
Linda P.
May 2018
We were selling our home and the buyer's VA loan required retreating for termites if the treatment that was previously done was longer than 5 years ago, even if there were no current active signs of termites (and there weren't). We were selling in February - a challenge because termite treatments cannot be installed in frozen ground. Gunter was great - they understood the challenge, checked the weather forecast, and scheduled our appointment. We were very fortunate to catch a very warm few days in February, the ground unfroze, and the treatment was completely installed! Our home closed and sold right on time. Thank you, Gunter! I highly recommend them!
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thank you. We really appreciate your nice review. Glad you got everything taken care of with the sale of your home. Jay Gunter Besheer"
JANET B.
Apr 2018
Just as expected!
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks for your A grade!"
Gerald P.
Mar 2018
It went ok. Nothing out of the ordinary that would separate this company from other exterminators; either positively or negatively.
Carol C.
Feb 2018
Very well. The periodic treatments are done as scheduled, they always call when coming out. Have seen no recurrent of problems.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks for being one of our great clients. It has been a pleasure to work with you the past few years."
Carol G.
Nov 2017
So far so good. I would recommend them.
Maria P.
Nov 2017
They are the beat and more knowledge. Awesome service.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks for using us!"
Jeffrey S.
Nov 2017
They were on time and flexible when I had to reschedule.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks for your nice review. We appreciate your business."
Jean B.
Oct 2017
Great, on time, professional, haven't had to call back sure to any problems.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks for your nice review. We really appreciate it."
Gerald P.
Oct 2017
Acceptable. Nothing extraordinary however.
Leyla W.
Oct 2017
They came and sprayed until the fleas were gone. The first time they sent someone that wasn't experienced and he only sprayed the baseboards, but the next two times they came, the person fanned the whole floor.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks. We appreciate your business!"
Fran D.
Oct 2017
It went very well, we have several more visits as this is a multi visit program over a year.
Tom V.
Sep 2017
it went well
Kim W.
Sep 2017
The first time they came out, they were great and we decided to go with the year contract for regular service because the price was good. As soon as we signed the contract, though, service really went downhill. They were hard to get ahold of and the receptionist was often very rude. They would show up on the wrong day or the wrong time and then leave a note claiming they did the work, but they couldn't have since they can't get into our house or backyard if we're not home. If they did show up at the right time, they'd often leave before finishing the work without telling us they were going. We had them come spray for wasps and clean up wasps nests, which they told us they could do, but the girl who showed up was afraid of them and ran screaming to hide behind my husband and then refused to do the work. Another time we asked them to spray for spiders and the guy told us that we should just "live with them because they're fine or if we have a problem we can set off a bug bomb." If setting off a bug bomb was the solution, then why were we paying them? We've had more problems with pests since hiring them than we ever had before. I'm so glad our year contract is up and we will be finding someone else ASAP.
Ralph H.
Sep 2017
Michael H.
Sep 2017
We have a contract with them. They are fine.
Michael H.
Sep 2017
We have a service agreement. The price is ok. They're not expensive. We use them every 6 to 8 weeks. They treated our old house and basically transferred the contract. They take care of all that.
Amelia H.
Aug 2017
Awesome customer service and excellent about working around tricky schedules, but there was very minor improvement when it came to the spiders. I live in an area covered in massive old trees and it really attracts and sustains all sorts of bugs ?. Overall it could just be a very difficult neighborhood to treat. I would hire them again.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks for your review. As you know, your callbacks are free under our Diamond Plan, so we will continue to work on the spiders. Also, a key component to getting rid of spiders is getting rid of their food source - insects! Once the crickets, and other insects are eliminated, the spider population will decline naturally. After our treatment, it just takes awhile for the stages (eggs, nymphs, adults) to to be eliminated. Either way, we will continue to monitor your situation and please feel free to call us anytime for a callback, if you need one. We appreciate your business."
Steve G.
Aug 2017
The price, Depending on what service you are looking for.
MARIE G.
Aug 2017
In 2014 I bought and paid for 15 Sentricon stations (special price of $406).. I did not supervise the complete installation. In 2015 I walked with the inspector. and he located 13 stations. He installed two more. The inspection was perfunctory--a process of pulling the tube from the station, checking it and reinserting it. He did not check the foundation nor inside the garage or the basement. Cost: $265 plus tax. I did some reading on Sentricon and the problem with it was that the termite could go between stations an infect a foundation. In my case the Sentricon stations were installed from six inches to three feet from the foundation itself and the distance between the stations was about eight feet. The whole thing seemed pretty haphazard. When the reminder renewal notice came in 2016 (I was to call to set up an appt.), I ignored. In August 2016 one of the Gunter men came and demanded another $265 plus tax. I told him I hadn't renewed the service. He said I owed it anyway as he'd done the inspection. I said, "Did you do the backyard?" He said, "Yes." I asked how he could do it as I kept the gates padlocked. He waffled. He also did not believe that more of an inspection (inside the garage and/or basement as necessary). I told him that the fee was too high for what he did do. He came down to $220 plus tax and I still refused. He then threatened me that if I didn't pay that "Jay would come out and yank the stations." Late last week I came home to find a notice that "all" the stations had been yanked and the deep holes left for me to fill in. I immediately checked the backyard. The locks were still on the gates. This company treated our house in 2005 with the chemical barrier method and there were no problems at that time. This time there never was an explanation of ownership of stations either verbally or in papers given me by the company. It seems to be a gray area. The service men lied twice about the inspections and if the information I've read is true, they should have done a visual inspection of the garage and basement and foundation with every visit. Overall I smell, "RIPOFF!" and no thank you, Jay, I don't wish to participate.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks for your review. We appreciate the feedback, however, there are several misconceptions regarding your review. Starting at the top, we always install the proper amount of stations according to our training and the research from Dow Agrosciences, the manufacturer of the Sentricon System. We go through rigorous training and background checks before being chosen to be an authorized dealer. On the follow-up annual inspections, we always encourage a total whole-house visual inspection and make that very clear on our reminder post card. Not sure where you read that "termites could go between stations", but that is not true. Termites forage randomly and continuously and eventually find one of the stations. As for pulling the system, it is a requirement of Dow, not us. They own the system. If you do not pay your bill, we are required to pull it. You did not pay in 2016 and we gave you one extra year free. Then you did not pay again in 2017, so we pulled it. No pay. No service."
Marcia S.
Jul 2017
no problems
Fran D.
Jul 2017
Great, they were on time, very efficient, explained proceedure and answered all my questions. Bought the quarterly service for a year. Havent seen a bug or spider inside since. It went very well.
Response from Gunter Pest Management
"Thanks for the great review. We really appreciate your business. Please let us know if you have any problems with anything. Jay Gunter Besheer"
Kandy H.
Jul 2017
I bought the Diamond package and they did exactly what they said they would.
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FAQ
Gunter Pest Management is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
Gunter Pest Management accepts the following forms of payment: CreditCard
Yes, Gunter Pest Management offers free project estimates.
No, Gunter Pest Management does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Gunter Pest Management does not offer a senior discount.
No, Gunter Pest Management does not offer emergency services.
No, Gunter Pest Management does not offer warranties.