What pest control costs

Fixr's spider range runs higher than the other three publishers'. Rats cost a little more than mice on every page that prices them apart. We don't give a range for sealing a home against rodents, cleanup after them or rodent fumigation, since there aren't enough published figures.

The publishers also price recurring service. Each visit on a plan costs less than a one-time treatment, though a year of visits adds up.

Plans often start with a first visit priced on its own. There aren't enough published figures to give a range for it. Ask the company what the first visit costs and what each later visit covers.

University of Kentucky entomologists say foggers tend to repel insects, so the insects scatter and move deeper into wall voids and other places that are hard to reach. Foggers can also be flammable when they're set off near an open flame.¹⁷

These jobs cost more than a general treatment and are priced differently, so they have guides of their own: termite inspection and treatment, bed bugs, wildlife removal, and mosquitoes, wasps and bees.

The figures are published national ranges, not quotes, and local prices vary. For prices for your own home, you can get quotes from pest control companies near you.