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★ Albuquerque & the ABQ metro
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Pest Control Albuquerque:
Take Your Home Back

Ants, roaches, bed bugs, mice, and wasps don’t leave on their own. A local, licensed crew finds the source and shuts it down.

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No pressure, no obligation. Call and talk through the job.

No-obligation estimates
Family-owned & operated
Albuquerque local, not a national chain
Pet-friendly treatment options
Straight answers before any work

Why does Albuquerque have so many pests?

The high desert isn’t the pest-free zone people expect. Mild winters mean ant colonies never really die off, monsoon season drives roaches and crickets indoors, and the ditches and bosque along the Rio Grande keep mice, mosquitoes, and skunks moving through the metro all year.

A local crew sees the difference between a Nob Hill adobe with a hundred years of settling cracks and a tight stucco build in the Northeast Heights. They know where the entry points are, which pests show up on which side of town, and what actually works in this climate.

The result is treatment that fixes the problem at the source instead of masking it for a month. Call (505) 578-2864 and describe what you’re seeing. You’ll get straight answers and a free inspection & estimate. No obligation.

What we treat

What pest are you dealing with?

Every job starts by finding the source, not spraying the symptom, using methods that minimize pesticide use and pet-friendly options.

General Pest Control

Roaches, spiders, crickets, and the usual New Mexico suspects. Identified and treated at the source, with a plan that keeps them out.

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Bed Bug Heat Treatment

Heat reaches the cracks, seams, and box springs sprays miss. Extensive treatment for infested rooms.

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Rodent Control

Mice and rats identified, trapped, and kept out. Homes, commercial, and industrial.

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Ant Control

Store sprays can split a colony and make it worse. Extermination that takes out the nest itself.

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Flea & Tick Control

Protect your family and pets from the diseases fleas and ticks carry, indoors and out.

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Bird & Wildlife Control

Pigeons, raccoons, squirrels, and other uninvited guests removed and excluded from the property.

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Scope it yourself

What will it cost? Size the job first.

Pick the pest and size the job for a rough ballpark from national cost-guide data, so you know what to expect before you call. Takes 30 seconds.

1What are you dealing with?
Ants & Roaches
Bed Bugs
Rodents
Wasps & Spiders
Termite Inspection
2About how big is the property? (square feet)
sq ft
3Any of these apply?
Typical market ballpark
Pick a pest above

Rough estimate from national cost-guide data. Not a fixed price from this company. The real number comes from a free inspection & estimate, no obligation.

Benchmarks: a typical one-time general pest visit runs $108 to $261 for a 1,500 sq ft home and bed bug heat treatment about $1 to $3 per sq ft (Angi); typical rodent jobs run $189 to $655 and wasp nest jobs $300 to $700 (HomeAdvisor); termite inspections typically $75 to $325 (Angi). Here the inspection and estimate are free. National averages, so Albuquerque jobs can land outside these ballparks.

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How it works

How does the process work?

1

Tell us what you’re seeing

Call and describe what’s crawling, scratching, or biting. You get a free inspection & estimate. No obligation.

2

The source gets treated

A licensed local crew inspects, finds where they’re getting in, and treats the source. Not just the symptoms.

3

You look it over

Walk the job with the tech before they leave. Services are fully guaranteed, and service agreement plans include free re-treats.

Why local wins

Why call a local New Mexico company?

We know New Mexico pests

Sugar ants that never die off in mild winters. Roaches pushed indoors by monsoon rain. Mice moving in when the nights cool. High-desert pests have a rhythm, and the treatment plan has to match it.

Family-owned, local New Mexico business

Not a national chain. A family-owned and operated local New Mexico business serving the Albuquerque metro directly.

Right method, every pest

Heat for bed bugs, baiting for ant colonies, trapping and exclusion for rodents. Methods that minimize pesticide use, with pet-friendly options when you need them.

Honest about results

If a one-time spray won’t actually fix it, you’ll hear that up front. Some infestations need a follow-up plan, and straight talk beats a callback.

Look it over before the crew leaves

Walk the finished job and flag anything that needs another look while the crew is still on site.

Where we work

From Nob Hill adobes and the University area out to the Northeast Heights, the Westside, and the valley. If you are in the Albuquerque metro, you are in the service area. Older homes near the bosque see different pests than new stucco builds on the mesa, and the treatment plan accounts for it.

Dedicated area pages: Los Ranchos · North Valley · South Valley · Tijeras & the East Mountains

Good questions

What do Albuquerque homeowners ask most?

Real questions from Albuquerque homeowners and property managers.

How much does pest control cost in Albuquerque?
It depends on the pest, the size of the property, and how established the problem is. A one-time ant treatment and a whole-home bed bug heat treatment are very different jobs. As a national benchmark, cost guides put a typical one-time general pest visit at $108 to $261 for a 1,500 sq ft home, with recurring quarterly plans typically $100 to $300 per visit (Angi). Those are market averages, not a fixed price. Call, describe what you’re seeing, and you get a free inspection & estimate with a real number before any work starts.
What pests are most common in Albuquerque homes?
Ants, cockroaches, spiders, and crickets top the list, with mice and rats moving indoors in the cooler months. Wasps nest under eaves through the warm season, and bed bugs turn up anywhere people and luggage do. Homes near the bosque or the valley ditches see more rodent and mosquito pressure than mesa neighborhoods.
Can I just handle it myself with store-bought spray?
Over-the-counter sprays kill the pests you can see, not the colony or nest producing them. With some ant species a repellent spray can actually split the colony and spread the problem. Professional treatment targets the source so it stops for real.
Is the treatment safe for kids and pets?
Tell the crew about kids and pets when you call. There are pet-friendly options, and the approach leans on methods that minimize pesticide use. The plan is tailored to your home, not a one-size spray.
Do I need a one-time treatment or a recurring plan?
That varies with the pest. A wasp nest can be a one-time job; ants, roaches, and rodents in this climate usually call for a recurring plan. Bi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual service plans are all available. Describe the problem and you’ll get an honest recommendation.
Why heat treatment for bed bugs instead of spraying?
Bed bugs hide in mattress seams, box springs, bed frames, and wall cracks where sprays never reach. And they multiply fast. Heat penetrates all of it in one extensive treatment, which is why heat is the specialty here.
How do I know if I have mice or rats?
Droppings in drawers or under the sink, scratching in walls or ceilings at night, chewed food packaging, and shredded nesting material are the classic signs. Albuquerque mice push indoors when nights turn cold. If you’re seeing one sign, don’t wait for the second.
What happens if the pests come back after treatment?
Yes. Services are fully guaranteed, and service agreement plans include free re-treats. Bi-monthly service even carries a lifetime bed bug warranty. Ask which plan fits your situation when you call.
What areas around Albuquerque do you serve?
Albuquerque and the surrounding metro, including Los Ranchos, the North Valley, the South Valley, Rio Rancho, Corrales, and Tijeras and the East Mountains. If you are just outside those and not sure, call and ask. It is a short answer either way and it costs you nothing to find out.
What happens after I call?
You describe what you are seeing and where. A technician comes out for a free inspection and estimate, identifies the pest, finds the entry points and the conditions keeping it around, and gives you a real number for your property before any work is scheduled.
Is the inspection free, and what does it include?
The inspection and estimate are free. It covers identifying the pest, walking the perimeter and the interior areas where you have seen activity, checking the likely entry points, and pricing the work for your specific property. There is no obligation to book after it.
How often does a recurring plan come out?
That depends on the pest and the pressure at your address. Plans run bi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual, and quarterly is the common default because it lines up with how desert pests move through the seasons here. Bi-monthly service carries a lifetime bed bug warranty.
Do you treat businesses as well as homes?
Yes. Residential, multi-unit properties and commercial sites are all covered, and we are experienced with government contracts. A commercial program is scoped against the building and the traffic through it rather than sold as a residential package.
What can I do myself to keep pests out of the house?
Seal the gaps around utility penetrations and garage door edges, trim landscaping back off the walls, fix leaks and standing water, keep pet food closed, and move firewood and stored boxes off the ground. None of that replaces treatment, but every one of them lowers the pressure the treatment has to handle.
Do you handle termites and termite inspections?
Yes. Termite inspections are one of the services offered, and they are the usual first step when you are buying or selling a home or you have found mud tubes, blistered paint or damaged wood. The inspection tells you what you are dealing with before anyone talks about treatment.
What about weeds in the gravel and rock beds?
Weed control is a service here too, using pre and post emergent herbicide. Rock and gravel beds are the usual problem area in Albuquerque because seed blows in and settles into the joints, so timing the pre-emergent before the season matters more than how much you spray after it.
What can be done about pigeons on a building?
Pest bird management is part of what we handle. The work is usually a combination of exclusion so the birds cannot roost or nest where they have been, and cleanup of the droppings and nest material they have already left. Commercial buildings are the common case.
Do you remove wildlife from an attic or crawlspace?
Yes. Wildlife control is one of the services offered. The job is normally two halves: getting the animal out, then closing the way it got in so the next one does not move into the same space. Skipping the second half is why these problems repeat.
Do you carry a New Mexico pest control license?
Licensed by the State of New Mexico and fully insured in Albuquerque, with state-certified technicians and certified applicators. That is worth confirming with anyone you let treat around your home, because the license is what stands behind the products and the people applying them.
What should I move before a treatment visit?
Clear access to the areas you want treated: move stored boxes off the baseboards in the garage, pull furniture a few inches off the wall in rooms with activity, and put pet bowls and food away. The technician tells you anything else specific to your treatment at the inspection.
Guides

Want to understand the problem before you call?

Plenty of people would rather know what they are dealing with first. If you are still working out what is in the house, start with the signs of a pest problem in an Albuquerque home, which goes through what droppings, damage, sounds and smells each point at. Once you know roughly what you have, DIY versus professional pest control lays out which problems are genuinely homeowner jobs and which ones get worse when they are treated out of a can.

If you are closer to booking, the Albuquerque cost guide covers national market ranges and what moves a local bid, and the pest season calendar shows which pressure arrives in which month here. Before the visit itself, the preparation checklist covers what to move and what to leave exactly where it is, and if there are animals or small children in the house, keeping pets and kids safe during pest control covers what to tell the technician before anything is applied.

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