FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
The average cost to hire an Exterminator for insect control service averages between $150 and $250 depending on the problem. Hiring us is the best way to rid your home of pests, not just convince them to stay out of your sight. If you are concerned about the cost of calling us to take care of your pest problem, here are a few things to consider. Some insects are wood-boring. (TERMITES) (RATS) (CARPET BEETLES) just to name a few. They can damage your house’s structure and cost you tens of thousands of dollars in repair, or can make your home structurally unlivable. Stinging and biting insects can range from merely painful and uncomfortable to most. Many household pests carry diseases such as salmonella (cockroaches) (mice and rats). Even a bug as harmless as a fly will leave eggs and feces in your food. While you may know enough to avoid dangerous insects like rodents, or bedbugs, but your children and pets may not. These are just some of the reasons to call us. Not only can they save you money, we can give you peace of mind! One-Time Removal or Contract? If you have never had an insect problem in your home before and very suddenly you start to see the signs, you can call in for a one-time extermination. However, if you start to notice that you have an ongoing insect problem, you may opt to hire an exterminator on a contract basis. In these cases, you would pay a monthly, or sometimes quarterly fee for the pro to come to your home on a scheduled basis to stop any type of insect infestation before it begins...or begins again! You may pay more for a contract over the years, but if it keeps the pests away permanently it is well worth the cost. The cost of a service depends on certain factors: the frequency of the visit, the size of the home, and the type of pest(s) causing the problem. One-Time The typical one-time bedbugs is around $200.00 to $550.00. This cost is higher than most listed averages because it is a one-time visit only. In these cases, there is usually a lot of work to be done including assessment of the infestation, finding the lair, and identifying entry points into your home or apt.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Experience Currently, owner and operator of Jimenez Pest Control. 2015-currently 7A,7F Pesticide Applicator License, Business License, Business Insurance. 2014-2015. JB Pest Control 2011 – 2014 A3 Field Superior NY, NJ, PA 1998–2011 Liberty Pest Control. Brooklyn, NY. Field Supervisor for Liberty Pest control part of my daily duties were problem solving and resolving. Set up Service Calls and Dispositions for Customers. Handled all manifests and route schedules and reports, assigned daily to departmental employees. Provided pest control services to businesses and residences. Sprayed and dusted chemical solutions, powder, and gases into rooms, onto clothing, furnishings or wood, and over ditches, and catch-basins. Cut openings in building or surrounding concrete, accessed infested areas, inserted nozzle, and injected pesticide to impregnate ground. Inspected buildings and outside areas regularly to detect signs of infestation. Studied preliminary reports and diagrams of infested area and determine treatment type required to eliminate and prevent recurrence of infestation. Demonstrated ability to gain customer trust and provided exceptional follow-up with customers, leading to increased repeat and referral business. Trained and Supervised New Employees.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
, I was Introduced to the Pest Control industry, accidentally by my next door neighbor. He was working for a company called Liberty Pest Control back in 1995, I remember it distinctly because he was picking me up from the airport in his company truck and along the way he had to stop off and pick up a possum, I remember it because the possum was underneath a deck in Bensonhurst Brooklyn, I was amazed at how the possum would play dead when we approach it I thought it was hilarious, and I was instantly hooked! I have been in the pest control industry ever since! 🙂