Frequently Asked Questions

A Florida license, technicians who actually drive Sarasota routes, a written guarantee with free re-treats, and no long contract. Sarasota Pest Control meets all four: local technicians, unlimited free callbacks between visits on recurring pest, lawn, mosquito, and tree & shrub plans, a money-back guarantee, and never a 12-month contract. A quote takes about 60 seconds, so compare us with anyone.

It changes with the neighborhood. The older wood-frame homes in Laurel Park, Gillespie Park and the blocks near downtown get subterranean termites and German roaches. Siesta Key, Lido Key and Longboat Key see drywood termites and mosquitoes off the mangroves. Gulf Gate and Bee Ridge have roof rats moving through the oak canopy. Palmer Ranch and the newer homes toward Fruitville get fire ants, ghost ants and chinch bugs. The plan is built for the block, not the zip code.

Routes cover Sarasota every weekday, from Siesta Key and downtown through Southside Village, Gulf Gate, Bee Ridge and Palmer Ranch and up to University Parkway. Call (941) 297-2671 before noon and same-day service is usually open. You speak with the local office, not a national call center.

Yes. Vacation rentals across the keys and around St. Armands Circle get salt air, guests who change every week and food that is not always put away. We time the visits to the booking calendar so the unit is treated between guests, and the older coastal buildings get drywood termite monitoring.

It depends on the square footage, the pests involved and how much exterior coverage the lot needs. A typical Sarasota single-family home falls in a predictable range, and the quote takes about 60 seconds. Bundling pest with lawn, mosquito or termite through the WaveGuard tiers lowers the price: Silver saves 10%, Gold 15%, Platinum 20%.

Be home for the first visit so the technician can walk the property with you and set the plan. Later quarterly visits do not need anyone home; the technician treats the exterior and leaves a service hangtag. Every product is EPA-registered and applied as its label directs; the label and your service report give the exact wait times and precautions for any treated area.

Subterranean termites travel up from the ground, so the sign is a mud tube on a foundation wall, a slab edge or a pier, a common find in the older homes of Laurel Park, Gillespie Park and Indian Beach–Sapphire Shores. Drywood termites live inside the wood with no ground contact and push out small hard pellets that collect below the infested board, the usual case on Siesta Key, Lido Key and the older coastal houses. Either sign can have other causes too, so the inspection confirms the species before anything is recommended.

Usually. Technicians are across the city every weekday and the route keeps room for same-day calls. Before noon is best. A wasp nest over the door or a rat in the attic gets the next open slot.

We return at no charge. Recurring pest, lawn, mosquito, and tree & shrub plans include unlimited free callbacks for covered pests between scheduled visits, with no form to fill out. If a re-treat still does not settle it, the money-back guarantee applies, and there is no contract holding you in place. That is why we never ask for a 12-month agreement.