Best Pest Control in Smithfield, VA
The right company can have a technician at your door fast and your pest problem on a real plan. Pest control in Smithfield comes down to picking from companies that customers already trust. These ten are Smithfield's top-rated shortlist, with a 4.9 star average across 6,553 combined Google reviews. Skim the ratings, compare the review counts, then send one free quote request and hear back from up to 3 local pros.
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National Exterminating Company Inc
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Brandon's Pest Services, LLC
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Meadow Lawn & Pest
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Accel Pest & Termite Control
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Wasp nest, bed bugs, or a swarm right now?
- 1Do not spray a wasp or hornet nest yourself in daylight; agitated colonies sting in numbers and the nest usually survives.
- 2For bed bugs, stop moving mattresses and luggage between rooms right now: that is how one room becomes the whole house.
- 3For a termite swarm indoors, collect a few insects in a bag for identification and do not disturb the rest.
- 4Then call the companies above and ask specifically for same-day or next-day treatment availability.
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What does pest control cost?
National research range
$100 to $300 per visit
Quarterly recurring service runs about $100 to $200 per visit; one-time treatments and specialty work like termites cost more. These are typical U.S. ranges from our research, not Smithfield-specific quotes; local prices vary with the job.
See the full Pest Control cost guideWhat moves the price
- One-time treatment versus a quarterly plan, which almost always costs less per visit.
- The pest itself: general ants and roaches sit at the low end, termites and bed bugs are their own category.
- Square footage and whether the crawlspace, attic, and yard perimeter are included.
- Follow-up visits: ask whether re-treatment inside the warranty window is free.
Ask each company to confirm these in writing before work starts. One free request above reaches up to three of them at once.
Pests Smithfield, VA companies actually treat
What a pest control company here gets called for, when it shows up, and which ones take an ongoing plan rather than a single visit. 6 of these 8 normally need recurring service.
Subterranean termite control in Smithfield, VA
Humid summers keep Smithfield soil damp, which suits termites working below ground. Dry winters slow things down but do not end it. Watch for discarded wings near windowsills and mud tubes on foundation walls, and get an inspection before you buy anything.
The most destructive structural pest in the country, working out of sight from the soil.
What treatment involves. Liquid soil barrier or a monitored bait system, plus an annual inspection.
German cockroach control in Smithfield, VA
Check the kitchen first, especially under the sink, behind the refrigerator and around dishwasher seals. Small dark specks like pepper and a musty smell give them away. Wash up and keep food sealed, but expect to call a pro since cleaning alone rarely clears them.
Breeds indoors fast and spreads between units, so a few become an infestation in weeks.
What treatment involves. Gel baiting with follow-up visits. One spray rarely finishes it.
Mice control in Smithfield, VA
Humid summers give mice plenty of cover outdoors, and cooler nights push them toward garages, attics and wall voids. Droppings, gnawed packaging and scratching at night are the signs. Seal gaps around utility lines before the first cold snap.
Comes indoors as it cools, and chews wiring and insulation once established.
What treatment involves. Exclusion first, sealing entry points, then trapping and monitoring.
Bed bug treatment in Smithfield, VA
Look for small rust-colored spots on sheets and dark specks along mattress seams and headboards. Bites alone do not confirm bed bugs, so find the bugs themselves. Keep luggage off beds, and avoid moving bedding between rooms until a pro has inspected.
Arrives on luggage and furniture, not from poor housekeeping, and spreads room to room.
What treatment involves. Heat treatment or a multi-visit chemical program, with follow-up inspection.
Fire ant control in Smithfield, VA
Look for raised, loose mounds of fine soil in sunny lawn spots, along driveways and near foundations. If you disturb one, ants swarm out fast. Keep kids and pets away from mounds, and do not dig in them. Call a pro to treat the whole yard.
Aggressive stinging mounds in lawns and near foundations, a real risk with kids and pets.
What treatment involves. Broadcast bait across the yard plus individual mound treatment.
Mosquito control in Smithfield, VA
Walk your yard and tip out anything holding water, like flowerpot saucers, buckets, clogged gutters and old tires. Mosquitoes breed within a few feet of where you get bitten. Fewer water sources help a lot, and a pro can handle shaded resting spots.
Breeds in standing water within a few feet of where people are bitten.
What treatment involves. Source reduction plus barrier treatment on resting sites, repeated through the season.
American cockroach control in Smithfield, VA
These big roaches often show up near floor drains, basements, crawlspace vents and damp mulch beside the foundation. Seeing one indoors usually means it came in from outside. Pull mulch back from the house and seal gaps around pipes and doors.
Comes in from drains, sewers and mulch rather than breeding indoors.
What treatment involves. Exterior perimeter work plus drain and entry-point treatment.
Odorous house ant control in Smithfield, VA
A steady line of small brown ants heading to the sink, pet bowls or a sweet spill is the classic sign. Wipe up trails and store sweets sealed, but resist spraying them. Spraying can split the colony, so let a pro bait it instead.
Trails into kitchens for moisture and sweets, and colonies split when sprayed wrong.
What treatment involves. Non-repellent baiting so workers carry it back. Spraying the trail scatters the colony.
Pest control plans in Smithfield, VA, and what each one leaves out
Two quotes for pest control are rarely quoting the same thing. One covers ants and spiders four times a year, another includes rodents and free return visits, a third is a termite contract with a yearly renewal. Each service below has the one question that makes quotes comparable.
Recurring general pest plans
A technician treats the outside perimeter and the places pests get in, checks and refreshes bait stations where they are used, and treats inside only where there is activity. Most plans include return visits between scheduled services if covered pests come back.
Six of the eight pests on this page usually call for a recurring plan, so a quarterly plan is the right starting point for most Smithfield homes. Read the exclusions, though, because termites, bed bugs and rodent sealing often cost extra.
What moves the price. Home and lot size, how many pests the plan covers, how often the visits are, and the first visit, which is usually heavier and priced higher than the routine ones that follow.
Ask before booking. Which pests does the plan cover, and which ones, such as termites, bed bugs, rodents or mosquitoes, cost extra?
The honest part. Most general plans leave out the expensive problems. Termites, bed bugs and rodent exclusion are usually separate contracts, so a low recurring price can be a plan for ants and spiders only. Read the exclusions before you compare prices.
Termite treatment, liquid or bait
A liquid treatment puts termiticide into the soil around and under the structure so termites cannot reach the wood. A bait system places monitored stations around the house that termites feed on and carry back to the colony. Many companies offer both, and some combine them.
Subterranean termites are the one termite on this state's list, so your choice is mostly liquid barrier versus bait. Ask each company to explain its method, who services the stations, and how often. Get the inspection findings in writing before comparing quotes.
What moves the price. The structure's perimeter length, slab or crawlspace foundation, whether concrete has to be drilled, and for baits, the monitoring visits that continue after installation.
Ask before booking. Which method do you recommend for this house and why, and what does the warranty require me to keep paying each year?
The honest part. University of Florida research found baits eliminate the colonies that feed on them, while liquid barriers mainly keep termites out of the treated zone. A bait system only works while someone services it, so stations nobody checks protect nothing.
Termite warranties and renewals
After treatment most companies sell an annual renewal that keeps the warranty in force, with a yearly inspection. There are two kinds. Retreatment only means the company treats again if termites come back. Repair and retreatment also pays to fix new damage, up to a stated limit.
Ask for the actual warranty document, not the sales sheet. Check whether it covers retreatment only or repair of new damage too, and what voids it, like a missed renewal. Compare the yearly renewal fee across quotes before you sign.
What moves the price. Which kind of warranty it is, the repair limit, the size of the structure, and whether it transfers to a buyer if you sell.
Ask before booking. Is this retreatment only, or does it pay to repair new damage, and up to what amount?
The honest part. A retreatment-only warranty leaves every repair bill with you, and standard homeowners policies exclude damage from insects, termites included. Ask for the warranty document itself rather than the sales sheet, and check what voids it, such as missed renewals or new construction against the house.
Termite inspection for a home sale
A wood destroying insect inspection documents evidence of termites and other wood-destroying insects, existing damage, and conditions that invite them, usually on the standard NPMA-33 form. VA loans require one where termite infestation probability is moderate to heavy, and many buyers order one either way.
If you are buying or selling in Smithfield, book the inspection early so any findings do not delay closing. Ask for the written NPMA-33 report. If a large treatment quote follows from a company that also sells treatment, a second opinion is reasonable.
What moves the price. House size, crawlspace and attic access, detached structures, and how quickly the report is needed before closing.
Ask before booking. Will the report be on the form my lender accepts, and how long is it valid before closing?
The honest part. An inspection reports what is visible and reachable that day. It does not promise there are no termites behind finished walls, and a company that inspects and also sells the treatment has a reason to find something, so a second opinion on a large treatment quote is reasonable.
Rodent exclusion
Finding and sealing the gaps mice and rats use to get in, at the foundation, roof line, vents, garage doors and utility lines, then trapping what is already inside. Sealing is what ends the problem. Trapping alone only thins it out.
Mice are the rodent on this state's list, and they can squeeze through very small gaps. Ask where the company would seal, such as foundation edges, vents, garage doors and utility lines. A quote with no sealing work is monitoring, not exclusion.
What moves the price. How many entry points there are, roof and attic access, the sealing materials, and the number of follow-up visits to check traps.
Ask before booking. Is sealing the entry points part of this quote, and is the work guaranteed if they get back in?
The honest part. Bait boxes on a recurring plan manage rodents outside but do not stop them coming in. If a quote has no sealing work in it, it is a monitoring service, not exclusion.
Mosquito and tick programs
A seasonal program that treats the shaded foliage where mosquitoes rest and the yard edges where ticks wait, and deals with standing water where mosquitoes breed. It is repeated through the season because each treatment wears off.
Mosquitoes are the pest here, and each treatment wears off, so programs repeat through the season. Ask how many visits are included and whether the company checks for standing water. Emptying water around your home between visits helps a lot.
What moves the price. Yard size, how much dense planting there is, the number of treatments in the season, and whether ticks are included.
Ask before booking. How many visits does the season include, and what do you do about standing water on my property?
The honest part. Barrier treatments reduce mosquitoes in the yard, they do not eliminate them, and mosquitoes from neighbouring yards keep arriving. Emptying standing water is the part that stops breeding, and you can do it yourself between visits.
One-time treatments
A single visit for a specific problem, such as a wasp nest, a pantry infestation or an isolated ant problem, without signing up for a plan.
Use a one-time visit for a defined problem like a wasp nest or a single pantry infestation. Ask what is included and whether a return visit costs extra. If the pest is likely to come back, compare the price against a plan.
What moves the price. The pest, how established it is, how many rooms or nests are involved, and whether a follow-up visit is included.
Ask before booking. Is a follow-up visit included if the problem comes back within a few weeks?
The honest part. One visit fits some pests and not others. German cockroaches, bed bugs and most ant colonies take follow-up visits to finish, so a one-time price for those usually means paying again.
What the Smithfield climate means for pests
- The climate here is humid in summer and dry in winter, and pressure is seasonal, building through humid summers and pushing indoors as the weather turns.
Climate class from DOE Building America county zones.
Six checks before you sign a pest control contract
Pest control is a licensed trade, so the first check is a real one with the state. The rest are about what the contract commits you to, which matters more than the price on the first page.
Check the applicator license
Commercial pesticide application is regulated in every state, and in this state applicator certification is handled by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Ask the company for its license number and the name of the certified applicator, then confirm both with the state.
Find the agency's contact details (NPIC)Get an inspection before a termite or rodent price
A recurring plan can be quoted from the size of the house, but termite and rodent work cannot. A price given on the phone before anyone has looked at the foundation, attic and entry points is a guess.
Compare the first visit and the recurring price separately
The first service is usually heavier and priced higher than the routine visits that follow. Two plans with the same quarterly price can cost very different amounts in the first year.
Read the contract length and how to cancel
Many plans renew automatically or carry a minimum term. Ask how you cancel and whether any fee applies before you sign, not after the second visit.
Ask about free return visits
Most recurring plans send a technician back between scheduled services if covered pests return. Ask whether that is included and how soon they come out once you call.
Ask what product is being used
Ask for the product name, and follow the directions the technician gives you, which come from the product label, on when people and pets can go back into treated areas. The label, not a sales line, governs how a pesticide is used.
When to book pest control in Smithfield
Spring
Termite swarm season and ant season kick off; the best month for a preventive perimeter treatment.
Summer
Peak mosquitoes, wasps, and roaches; recurring plans earn their keep now.
Fall
Rodents move indoors as nights cool; seal entry points before the first cold week.
Winter
Quietest booking season; good time to negotiate an annual plan.
How to choose a pest control company in Smithfield
A perfect 5.0 on 58 reviews, like Complete Pest Management, is a good sign but a small sample. National Exterminating Company Inc at 4.8 stars on 2,063 reviews shows consistency across a huge number of customers. When ratings are this close, let review volume break the tie, then call two or three.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need a termite inspection to sell my house in Smithfield?
Not always, but plan on one. Lenders and buyers often ask for a wood destroying insect inspection, usually on the NPMA-33 form, and VA loans require one where termite infestation probability is moderate to heavy. Know its limit too. It reports only what is visible and reachable that day, not what hides behind finished walls.
Can I get a one-time pest control visit in Smithfield?
Yes, but it depends on the pest. One-time visits fit a wasp nest or a single isolated ant problem. Of the 8 pests on this page, 6 usually need a recurring plan, including German cockroaches, mice, fire ants and mosquitoes. Bed bugs need several visits instead. If a one-time price sounds low for those, expect to pay again.
What should I do after a pest control treatment?
How long people and pets stay out depends on the product used, and the answer comes from its label. Before the technician leaves, ask for those directions and for the product name. Write them down, follow them exactly, and call the company if anything on the label is unclear or you see pests return.
What should I expect to pay for pest control in Smithfield?
Across the U.S., pest control typically runs about $100 to $300 per visit. Your number depends on the pest, since ants and roaches sit low while termites and bed bugs are their own category. Home size, crawlspace and yard coverage, and plan type also matter. One free request gets you exact local prices.
How many pest control companies should I compare in Smithfield?
Aim for at least two or three. Prices and plan details can differ a lot, and a cheap quote may cover only the exterior. One request here reaches up to 3 pros at once, so you get several quotes for the effort of one form, and you can compare what each includes, not just the price.
Do pest control companies need a license?
Yes, a state pesticide applicator license is required in every state. Ask the company for its license number and the name of the certified applicator, then confirm both with the state regulator linked further down this page. Also ask whether the technicians who visit your home are certified, not just the owner.