If you need the help of an exterminator to help evict some unwanted guests and pests from your home, it’s important to choose the right pest management company for your needs. Here are some key questions to ask to find out if an exterminator is qualified and suited for the job.
1. What is their service area?
Before spending any time researching the services and qualifications of a company, make sure they are familiar with the types of pests and climate relevant to your situation and that they can actually visit your property. Extermination Leblanc are the pest management experts in the Montreal, Granby, Estrie and Monteregie areas.
2. What type of properties do they serve?
Not all exterminator and pest control companies offer services for residential, commercial and industrial needs. When researching a pest control company, make sure that they offer extermination services for your type of property:
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family homes, semi-detached, apartments, condominiums, cottages
COMMERCIAL
Restaurants, hotels, daycares, schools, offices
INDUSTRIAL
Manufacturing industries, cafeterias and offices
3. What type of pests do they control?
Make sure to ask what type of pests, critters and parasites the exterminator has experience with. The team here at Extermination Leblanc works with this inventory of creeping and flying pests:
- Ants
- Beatles
- Bed bugs
- Butterflies/Moths
- Cockroaches
- Flies
- Ladybugs
- Spiders
- Wasps
Our animal removal and control services cover:
- Rats
- Skunks
- Mice
- Racoons
- Squirrels
4. Can they help prevent future problems, too?
Once you have removed the pests, critters or parasites from your home, you want to make sure that the problem will not come back. Ask about the type of elimination and prevention practices that the exterminator uses.
At Extermination Leblanc, for example, our integrated pest management offers preventative treatments to prevent future infestations on your property. Ask about our annual prevention plan!
5. How discrete are their vehicles?
It might not occur to you to ask this question until the trucks have parked in front of your home and all of your neighbours are now aware of your situation. And while there’s nothing to be ashamed of in the event of a pest control issue (bugs and critters don’t discriminate between basic and luxury accommodations, afterall), we know that not everyone wants to share their news with the entire neighbourhood!
Ask if the vehicles are branded or not. You’ll thank us later!
6. How ecological and safe are their products and methods?
Not all extermination companies hold themselves to the same high standards that we do. Ask about the ecological, environmental and green considerations that the company takes when removing and preventing pest infestations. Always ask about whether or not their products have been certified and approved by Health Canada.
Other logistical questions to help you choose the best extermination company:
Do they offer free quotes?
Do they have 24/7 emergency service?
Where can you find their client testimonials?
Do they listen to you?
Of course you won’t actually ask this last question, but in the process of asking the other questions, pay attention to how you feel in terms of being listened to. Choosing an exterminator is much like any other service provider – you deserve to work with a company that is professional, friendly, and will listen to you so that they can help you solve your exact problem the first time around.
If you need pest management services in the Montreal, Granby, Estrie and Monteregie areas and we’ve ticked the boxes on your checklist, give us a call or reach out for a free estimate. The team here at Extermination Leblanc is here to help!
