We share our world with a mind-boggling number and variety of creepy crawlies. Unfortunately, you may at some point find yourself sharing your own home with a sampling of them. We'll describe strategies you can use to control pests and give you ratings of area pest control services that may be able to lend a hand.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Pest Control Firms

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Pest Control Firms Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Pest Control Firms.

• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: Very nice to deal with. Reasonable price........
• Subscriber from WALLINGFORD, PA wrote Another Service: No nonsense competence; friendly; excellent prices; work done correctly.......
• Subscriber from MERCHANTVILLE, NJ wrote Another Service: Terminix keeps changing the schedule of service without notice........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: the very best but not the firm that bought them........
• Subscriber from HAVERTOWN, PA wrote Another Service: The best!.......
• Subscriber from HAINESPORT, NJ wrote Another Service: This exterminator is really great. They find the problem, and then fix it rather than..........
• Subscriber from EAST WINDSOR, NJ wrote Another Service: The guys who actually perform the application of chemicals are great -- very efficient, on..........
• Subscriber from WYNNEWOOD, PA wrote Another Service: Terminix was my service for 25 years with no problems. Called for mouse recently twice..........
• Subscriber from DOWNINGTOWN, PA wrote Another Service: We've had a annual subscription with Ehrlich for many years. Jay, who has handled the..........
• Subscriber from BLUE BELL, PA wrote Another Service: Excellent service. A pleasure to have in my home........
• Subscriber from SWARTHMORE, PA wrote Another Service: A professional, reliable service........
• Subscriber from HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA wrote Another Service: They are uncontrollable pests in trying to sell their termite control.......
• Subscriber from LAFAYETTE HILL, PA wrote Another Service: John from Mainline is great to work with. Since we've used Mainline's services we've been..........
• Subscriber from WEST CHESTER, PA wrote Another Service: Expensive.......
• Subscriber from DEVON, PA wrote Another Service: Walter is the best!!.......
• Subscriber from FAIRLESS HILLS, PA wrote Another Service: Found them to be..pleasant , knowledgable, effective..Only negative..tracked mud in house on to carpets.......
• Subscriber from WASHINGTON CROSSING, PA wrote Another Service: Okay for routine spraying, but not too effective in identifying and eliminating unusual infestations........
• Subscriber from COATESVILLE, PA wrote Another Service: Had Yellow jackets in roof and needed to return to retreat but took care of..........
• Subscriber from PENNS PARK, PA wrote Another Service: Sprayed our barn for powder post beetles. The infestation continued afterwards, so they came back..........
• Subscriber from BLUE BELL, PA wrote Another Service: Called to spray wasp nest. Was supposed to come next day, but did not show..........
• Subscriber from DOWNINGTOWN, PA wrote Another Service: Very effective and efficient.......
• Subscriber from GLENSIDE, PA wrote Another Service: They have always been extremely friendly, shown up promptly for appts, and I believe are..........
• Subscriber from MOORESTOWN, NJ wrote Another Service: They are very expensive and do not do as promised........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: THE TERMINIX OFFICE IS NOT RUN WELL BUT THE TECHNICIANS WHO COME TO YOUR HOUSE,..........
• Subscriber from TRENTON, NJ wrote Another Service: Offered DIY advice for several problems instead of offering their own products, which the technician..........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: I prefer not to use Terminix........
• Subscriber from PENNS PARK, PA wrote Another Service: Never returned our several calls........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: Very knowledgeable.......
• Subscriber from BLUE BELL, PA wrote Another Service: A bit expensive........
• Subscriber from KING OF PRUSSIA, PA wrote Another Service: Costs were significantly higher than indicated in Consumers' Checkbook........
• Subscriber from NEWTOWN SQ, PA wrote Another Service: too expensive.......
• Subscriber from LEVITTOWN, PA wrote Another Service: VERY PROFESSIONAL. Have been a property manager for several years. The whole crew over there..........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: a very stable, knowledgeable staff that becomes very familiar with the needs of the property..........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: Really terrific mouse abatement. Paid $90 for one treatment; well worth the money for the..........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: only interested in money. not honorable. failed to honor contract........
• Subscriber from BROOMALL, PA wrote Another Service: Always friendly and fast tp respond.......
• Subscriber from SWARTHMORE, PA wrote Another Service: They were the best, and by far the cheapest........
• Subscriber from WILMINGTON, DE wrote Another Service: Highly recommended. I have a yearly contract with them. One Saturday late in the afternoon..........
• Subscriber from WYNNEWOOD, PA wrote Another Service: Unhappy about service approach. Paying $400 for inspections and very little treatment. Poor service time..........
• Subscriber from HAINESPORT, NJ wrote Another Service: These are very very nice people but they were just not effective for us........
• Subscriber from PENLLYN, PA wrote Another Service: Love Pat! My old home had major carpenter ant problems, and one of the chains..........
• Subscriber from PHILADELPHIA, PA wrote Another Service: I've been using Walters for at least 5 years now. We had a roach infestation..........