What r/Pestcontrol keeps coming back to
Complaints raised here by more than one person. One-off posts are not included.
135 recurring problems · 2262 threads read · read since September 2026 · Reddit
Raised more than once here
Most people first.
- 128How do I identify if these bugs are bed bugs?“Please help me identify and please say they’re not bed bugs 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 we live in western PA”
- 116How do I know if a contractor quote is fair?“I called a professional termite company and they said they’re only charging $495 for a full house treatment.”
- 100How to identify a weird bug found in the house“I live in southwestern MA, and found this on the ceiling of my front porch with wood chips on the ground below it.”
- 91What are these tiny red beads in my house?“Been finding these small red beads at 2 places of the house and I'm worried it's Drywood termites.”
- 57How do I know if I can DIY a repair or need a pro?“Any idea if I should immediately call someone to treat the area just in case or any next steps?”
- 55How to identify tiny unknown bugs found inside the house“We live in Sydney - it’s started to warm up for spring here in Australia and in the last week I’ve noticed quite a few of these tiny roach looking things in our kitchen and bathroom.”
- 46How to get dried paint stripper off hardwood floors“But my floors still feel kinda sticky. Especially if gotten wet.”
- 44How to get rid of tiny flying bugs coming out of wooden furniture“I desperately need to get rid of these. IDK what they even are. They keep flying into my face, in my eyes, up my nose and there are SO. MANY. OF THEM.”
- 43How to handle the financial and identity drop after leaving a career“3 months ago while trying to fix a bird net at a school, and while moving a one man lift, it toppled over, pinned my foot and fell on me. My left leg got crushed and basically have been at home going on 3 months now.”
- 43How to clean a room when you are too depressed“I don’t want the exterminator to see my messy room, but I also know that’s a prime spot for them and I don’t want more.”
- 31Should I use foam or caulk to seal gaps in exterior walls?“We've had some mice appear in the kitchen and believe they're getting in via the air bricks underneath.”
- 29How to figure out how much to charge for freelance work“Currently going on my third year of my own pest control business and one of the hardest parts of my job is pricing.”
- 28How to get rid of German roaches once and for all?“I dont know how or why these German roaches are in my kitchen but its a lot of them and felt like they just started really multiplying the last week or so. I need them out as im getting grossed out now and would love to hear some solutions.”
- 28Why won't house ants go away no matter what I spray?“I have been trying to stop ants invading my house for over 3 months and starting to give up. Tried all solutions including Terro liquid bait for outdoor and indoor, Advion gel all over the corners and spraying constantly with Permethrin around the house but they keep coming back from every corner of the house.”
- 26Why do I have fleas if I don't have pets?“Hi. Came back from a month long vacation and woke up with bites. didn’t realize what it was until a week later when i started seeing the fleas. but i have no pets!!!”
- 25How to identify unknown animal burrows in your yard“A bunch of holes in my backyard.”
- 24How to find hidden home defects after buying“Yesterday, after nearly a month, I’m not living there yet so my sister and I went into the unit to measure and we saw 3 roaches.”
- 22How do I find where pests are getting into my house?“The big issue now is that I'm seeing yelowjackets come into the house in the main area.”
- 21How do you deal with a rigid and untrustworthy service provider?“I'm pretty frustrated with this company as the treatment is very different from their inspection estimate, and it's very different from every other source I'm looking at”
- 21How to clean up acorns from loose gravel without losing stones“What I'd like to know is what, if anything, I can do about the food that's been spilled on to the ground? It's dirt and grass so a broom isn't going to be effective.”
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