BEWARE OF COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS THAT...
Want to do pest control as part of a package deal, such as general home repair or tree trimming or that will give you a special price if treatment is done immediately.
Don’t have a listed or working telephone number.
Sell services door-to-door or target the elderly or infirm persons who live alone. CHECK THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND CREDENTIALS!!!
Arrive unexpectedly and show you insects they have found in your neighbors house as evidence of a neighborhood problem.
Quote a per-gallon price. Termite control can require several hundred gallons of diluted insecticide.
Claim to have a secret formula. All pesticide products must be registered by the U.S. EPA and the States Departments of Agriculture. Registered pesticide labels contain a list of active ingredients.
Try to pressure you into immediately signing a contract by suggesting your house is structurally unsound and may collapse if not treated.
Claim to have excess material left over from a previous job and offer a reduced price for immediate treatment.
Claim to be endorsed by the States Departments of Agriculture, the U.S. EPA or other government agency. Government agencies DO NOT endorse any service company or specific pesticide product.
