FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The insecticide we use is mixed with water and does not stain. It isn't greasy and doesn’t leave a film. Any residue that may be seen is easy to clean off with common household soap and water.

American Pest Solutions strives to provide excellent service and pest control solutions. Our goal is to eradicate any issues you may have as quickly as possible, and then maintain a pest free environment. We recommend that you continue with service to ensure protection against unwanted pests. Without ongoing maintenance, previously eradicated pest concerns may recur.

If we are treating just the outside of your house, you don’t have to be at home.  We simply ask that you make sure children or pet toys are away from the foundation structure.

Depending on the setting and target pest, the treatment may last about 3 months on the outside of a house. We schedule exterior treatments from late March thru late October.

For lawn applications we can call before we come to treat the lawn so that you can keep kids and pets indoors until the products have dried on the lawn or have been watered in. For structures, pesticides are applied well away from children and pets in places such as cracks and crevices, behind heavy appliances, behind switch plates, underneath siding, etc. where insects hide and breed.  Our company policy is to keep people out of the treated are until it dries or for up to 2 hours. That is why we ask people to keep kids and pets inside the house while we perform our applications. It usually takes an hour or less for the spray to dry.

We use only EPA registered pesticides that are labeled for use in and around homes. We also use the least toxic pesticide that is available to control the targeted pest and apply it according to label directions.

No. Carpenter ants get no nutritional value from wood.  Rather they attack soft decaying wood  to create galleries.  This is where carpenter ants nest.  Termites, on the other hand, are wood destroying insects that do feed on wood. Both pests can cause extensive structural damage if left un-treated. 

Sprays often just kill or disperse the ants you are seeing, those products don't address the real problem - the colony.  At American Pest Solutions, our experienced pest control technicians locate the colony first and then treat accordingly.  This ensures that both the foraging ants and the entire colony including the queen is eradicated.  

Yes, most pest control services will require a service agreement. There are a few exceptions to this, such as one-time treatments. However, to guarantee a pest free environment, American Pest Solutions offers ongoing pest control with a low monthly cost to ensure you are covered when you need us.

Pest control pricing depends on several factors. For a single-family home, you can expect to spend anywhere between $300-$700 per year on pest control services. The size of the property, type of pest, pest infestation levels, and complexities of the structure, all contribute to determining the cost of pest control for your property.