Straight answers from Clermont's Pest Pros

We usually have technicians available the same day. Call or text (407) 360-7325, or send the form and we'll call you back within 15 minutes. After hours, we'll call first thing in the morning.

Depending on the pest issue, you should start to see an improvement next day. Some treatments take at least 30 days to control the lifecycle of the pests. Some pests, such as German Cockroaches, usually require more than one treatment.

We try to limit the amount of products inside the home, however, if you have an active pest issue inside the home we will address it properly and safely!

No. We work around your hours, including after close for restaurants, and keep visits quiet and discreet.

Our hours are Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to noon, and closed on Sunday.

No. It's a service agreement you can cancel at any time, for any reason. We keep track of your service schedule so you don't have to.

Yes! We offer a 10% discount if you pre-pay the year in full. (Equivalent to 5 services)

Yes. Mention it and receive 10% off your total.

Quarterly pest control is essential for maintaining a pest-free environment in your home. This proactive approach helps to identify and eliminate potential pest problems before they become serious infestations. Regular inspections and treatments are conducted every three months, ensuring your spaces remain protected. Many homeowners prefer quarterly services because they provide peace of mind and prevent unexpected pest-related issues.

Bi-monthly pest control is essential for maintaining a pest-free environment in your home. This proactive approach helps to identify and eliminate potential pest problems before they become serious infestations. Regular inspections and treatments are conducted every two months, ensuring your spaces remain protected. Many homeowners prefer bi-monthly services because they provide peace of mind and prevent unexpected pest-related issues.

Our One-Time Pest Control Treatment is a more extensive treatment designed to significantly decrease the amount of pests in your home for up to 30 days. This treatment will have lasting results up to 30 days. It's important to note, One-Time treatments do not provide long lasting results due to the nature of the pests and their egg cycles. To completely eradicate your pests & see long lasting results, please consider our specially designed Quarterly Service. *Please Note: With a One-Time treatment we do not guarantee you'll be pest free after one treatment. No refunds.

We normally advise against them, because pests tend to return within a few weeks. A recurring IPM service plan gives complete control and includes free re-services.

It depends on the size of your facility, the pests involved and how often we visit. Inspections are free, and you get a clear quote before any work starts.

It depends on the provider, so read the written plan closely. A complete one names the pests covered, lists anything quoted separately, sets the visit frequency, explains how visits are documented, and spells out callbacks, guarantees, renewal and cancellation. As one example, every one of our commercial plans covers eight pest groups, while termites, bed bugs and mosquitoes are separate services with separate quotes.

A gift card for pest control is a practical solution for friends and family dealing with pest issues. Many people encounter problems with insects or rodents at some point, and they often need help to address these concerns. By gifting a pest control card, you're offering a way to resolve these issues quickly and effectively. Plus, it's a gift that shows you care about their well-being and comfort in their home.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an environmentally friendly approach to controlling pests. It combines different management strategies to reduce pest populations while minimizing the use of chemicals. IPM focuses on understanding the pest's life cycle, monitoring pest activity, and using biological, cultural, and mechanical controls. Because it promotes the use of natural predators and habitat management, IPM minimizes harm to the ecosystem and protects beneficial organisms.

We treat your lawn for fleas, ticks, and ants. However, we do recommend hiring a separate company to keep your lawn green and healthy. Let the bug guys handle the bugs and the lawn guys handle the lawn.

Hire a qualified expert to assess your property for rodent activity, determine the severity of any infestation, and recommend the appropriate measures to resolve the issue. Our thorough inspection includes identifying signs such as droppings, gnaw marks, nesting materials, and other indicators of rodent presence. We also thoroughly examine potential entry points, including crawl spaces and attics. Can be a house mouse (mice), rats, squirrels, etc.

Mosquito fogging is a method used to control mosquito populations by spraying insecticides. This technique targets adult mosquitoes that are often responsible for diseases such as Zika, West Nile virus, and dengue fever. Fogging involves using specialized equipment to create a fine mist of insecticide that disperses throughout the air. This method is highly effective because it can quickly reduce the number of adult mosquitoes in a specific area, making it an essential part of public health strategies during mosquito season.

Bed bug heat treatment is a highly effective method of extermination. It involves raising the temperature in the infested area to a level that is lethal to bed bugs, typically around 120°F to 140°F. This method is preferred because it can penetrate furniture, walls, and all hiding spots where bed bugs may reside. However, the process requires specialized equipment and trained professionals to ensure the temperature is uniformly maintained during the treatment.

Bora-Care treatment is a powerful method used for the protection and preservation of wood from pests like termites, carpenter ants, and wood-boring beetles. This unique solution is made from borate, a multi-purpose mineral that not only deters pests but also prevents fungal decay in the wood. Because it penetrates the wood fibers deeply, Bora-Care treatment offers long-lasting protection, making it a preferred choice for both residential and commercial properties.

Proper gutter maintenance is crucial in preserving your residential or commercial property. Blocked gutters can cause structural harm, mold formation, mosquito breeding, and attract rodents and birds. Maintaining clean gutters is necessary for a pest-free environment. Our skilled team uses a variety of techniques to effectively clear your gutters with our gutter cleaning services.

Specialty pests are specific types of insects or organisms that can harm you and your home. They thrive in particular conditions and often require special management techniques. These pests can include various types of cockroaches, beetles, aphids, and fungi. Understanding what makes these pests unique is essential for effective pest management because it helps us develop appropriate strategies.

Wood destroying organisms include pests like termites, wood-boring beetles, and fungi that seriously harm wooden structures. These organisms thrive in moist environments and can cause significant damage to homes and buildings. Because they are often hidden, property owners may not notice their presence until it's too late. Therefore, a comprehensive WDO inspection is essential to identify potential threats and take preventive measures.

Look for small, dark, pepper-like droppings on countertops or in drawers, and dark spots or smears in corners, along door tops or around small cracks. German cockroach egg cases are small, brown and purse-shaped, about 8 mm long, and females carry them protruding from the rear until they hatch. Signs 1, 6 and 7 above cover the details.

Don't assume it's alone. UF/IFAS treats a live rat sighting as a sure sign of infestation, and a mouse deserves the same follow-up. Check for droppings, gnaw marks, nests and rub marks, then have the building inspected.

Carpet beetles are small, oval-shaped insects that can be found across the United States, including Florida. They are typically black, brown, or a mottled mix of colors, with their larvae being more damaging than the adults. Adult carpet beetles feed on pollen, but their larvae feed on a variety of materials, including natural fibers like wool, silk, fur, and even leather.

Carpet beetles often enter homes through open windows and doors or by hitching a ride on items brought indoors. Once inside, they are attracted to natural materials, making your carpets, rugs, upholstered furniture, and clothing prime targets for infestation.

I can't give you a count of pests inside Florida offices, but the local picture is a useful start: around Clermont, ants and rodents had the most documented sightings in a recent iNaturalist snapshot (see the counts above). Indoors, PestWorld names residential and commercial kitchens and bathrooms as likely places to find German cockroaches, which is why the break room is the first place I'd check. For anything specific in your building, have a licensed technician take a look.

For pantry pests, UF/IFAS says the only way to know they are present is often finding an infested item or adults coming from the shelves. Rodents that move at night often scratch, gnaw and fight, according to UF/IFAS, so activity can happen after everyone has gone home. Our commercial inspections are free, so you can have the building looked at and decide from there.

The guidance tied to Florida's restaurant pest-control rule calls for "regular inspections" without naming a number. Put frequency in your written plan, base it on what an inspection of your building finds, and ask your provider why it recommends that schedule.

No single product fits every patio, so judge any plan against the UF/IFAS priority order. Start with source reduction: planters, plant trays, gutters and any spot that holds water. Treat water you can't remove with larvicide. Then add a barrier treatment on the vegetation around the seating, where adult mosquitoes rest, rather than over the patio surface. Ask for treatments outside service hours.

That decision isn't ours to make. If you run a food business, follow your health regulator's rules and your food safety plan. What you can do right away: stop using the affected prep or storage area until it's cleaned, pull and bag any product pests may have reached, photograph and log what you found, and get an inspection.

There's no single number I can give you without seeing the building. Frequency should follow what the inspection finds: what you store, how busy the dock is, what's happening outside the walls, your pest history, and anything your customers or auditors require. Ask any provider to explain why they recommend the schedule they do, and put that schedule in the written plan.

There's no single number, and spraying is only one part of the job. UF/IFAS says barrier treatments typically last several weeks, and that source reduction should happen at least weekly because mosquitoes in Florida can develop from egg to adult in about a week. Ask any provider what interval they recommend for your property, and why.

I can't promise results without seeing the property, and a lake or retention pond is bigger than anything your staff can empty, so start with what you control: barrier treatment on vegetation where adults rest, drainage or Bti for low spots that pool after rain, and aeration or fish for ornamental ponds, as UF/IFAS recommends. Before anyone treats a lake or shared pond, find out who is responsible for that water (your HOA, your landlord or a public agency) and what's allowed. Ask your provider to put in writing which spots they would treat.

Bed bugs travel in luggage and belongings, so prevention means catching them early and keeping them from spreading. Use encasements labeled bite proof and escape proof on mattresses and box springs, as UF/IFAS recommends. Check rooms at every turnover, with professional inspections on a schedule you set with your provider, train every housekeeper to recognize and report them, and keep written records.

Take the room out of service right away and leave it untouched. Have a licensed professional inspect it the same day, and ask which neighboring rooms to check too. Be careful where you move the guest: in the California case, moving the guests to another room did not end the problem. Document every step and follow up with the guest.

I run a pest control company, not a law firm, so I can't answer the Florida legal question. The $2M case above is from California and doesn't tell you how a Florida court would rule. Talk to your attorney and your insurer about your exposure. The part you control is your records: make sure your inspection logs, encasement log, guest-report file and treatment records would hold up if anyone asked to see them.

Section 83.51 calls for "reasonable provisions" for extermination. Set the frequency in your written plan, based on each building's history, turnover and complaint log. Ask your provider to explain the schedule they recommend, and to keep common areas and exteriors on a recurring rotation separate from unit callbacks.

Section 83.51 doesn't answer that in dollar terms. For dwellings other than a single-family home or duplex, section 83.51(2)(a)1 says the landlord must make reasonable provisions for exterminating rats, mice, roaches, ants, wood-destroying organisms and bed bugs, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Under that section, the landlord isn't responsible to the tenant for conditions created or caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of the tenant, a member of the tenant's family or another person on the premises with the tenant's consent. Check your lease and Florida law, and ask your attorney.

Log the report, ask for a photo and schedule an inspection rather than guessing at the species. Then follow the 7-step protocol above, including checking neighboring units.