How Does Pest Control Work?
- Sean
- Sep 17
- 3 min read
Hey, everybody! It’s Sean with LOCAL Bug Guy again!
If you’re wondering how pest control works, here’s a blow-by-blow of the processes and products that keep your home safe from pests. Whether you’re hiring a professional or using store bought products, going through the pest control process will keep your home safer and cleaner from unwanted visitors.
If you’re in the market for a trustworthy pest control company that offers fast and friendly service, reach out to LOCAL Bug Guy for a quote! We’d love to serve you.
Professional pest control
If you want to go through the process of hiring a professional pest control company, the process usually looks a little something like this.
Step 1: You find pests in or around your home. Yikes. Gross. No fun. Gotta find someone to take care of it.
Step 2: You find a pest control company that looks solid. They’ve got great reviews and they serve your area. Great.
Step 3: You contact that company and request a quote. At this point, if they’re not super forthright on their pricing, you might want to find a different company. But if they give you an affordable price, they’re super clear about their offerings, and you feel good about them, you can contact them for an inspection to test the waters.
Step 4: A pest control tech shows up to inspect your property. They’ll take a look at where your trouble spots are, recommend treatment, and get you set up with a service contract if you’re ready to hire them. They should review the service contract with you before you sign on the dotted line so you exactly what you’re agreeing to.
Step 5: Your pest control company serves you! Usually, this will look like a pest control technician stopping by to treat your house every 8-12 weeks. This should cover the common pests of the season. If you’re working with LOCAL Bug Guy, your pest control tech will swing by your house more often if you still see more bugs out and about. We’ll keep treating your house until you’re satisfied.
At-home pest control
As you can imagine, this one’s much more simple. Here are some steps we recommend you take if you’re planning on doing pest control yourself.
Step 1: Figure out what pests you’re dealing with. Spiders? Ants? Roaches? There are some all-around pest control products you can buy, but also products for dealing with specific pests. Figure out what you’re treating first.
Step 2: Research the best pest control products for those pests. For an all-around pest control product, we recommend Ortho Home Defense for spraying around the foundation of your home and around doors and windows.
Step 3: Treat your home within the time frames your product recommends. Usually this is every 2-3 months if you’re using products like Ortho Home Defense. For one-time products, the instructions can vary. Make sure you read carefully before you use them! Otherwise you could get hurt or the problems could persist.
What makes pest control products work
Residual sprays
Most perimeter pest control sprays are what we call “residual sprays.” They don’t kill the bugs on contact. Instead, they kill pests over time by attacking their nervous systems. Bugs don’t have to breathe or swallow the formula, they just have to touch it. These sprays are formulated by scientists and chemists to treat for common pests.
Contact sprays
Just like the name says, these sprays kill bugs on contact. These are products like Raid that you use to spray spiders and roaches. These products are formulated to be absorbed through a pest’s skin to kill them.
They’re super effective, but it also means you have to go into battle mode and arm yourself with your spray can. Nobody wants to spend twenty minutes chasing spiders and roaches around their house with a spray can. Residual pest control sprays can save you a lot of headache.
Trust the professionals
If you’d like an expert touch to keep pests out of your home, reach out to us at LOCAL Bug Guy! We’ve served Utah and California for over a decade, providing speedy and friendly service that our clients love. Our pest control technicians are local to your area, so they truly understand the common pests. And you’ll get your pest control tech’s direct phone number and email so you can reach out to them at any time.
Contact us for a free quote today to get started!
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