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When unwanted pests threaten the comfort and safety of your Boyds home or business, you need experienced professionals who understand local pest challenges. At Better Termite & Pest Control, we combine comprehensive pest management solutions with deep community roots to protect your property. Our third-generation family-owned business brings decades of local knowledge to every service call in Boyds, MD.
Since 1968, Better Termite & Pest Control has been serving the Boyds community with dedicated pest management solutions. As a family business operated by the Schulz family across three generations, we’ve built our reputation on understanding the unique pest challenges Maryland homeowners face.
What sets us apart from other pest control companies is our commitment to customer satisfaction without binding contracts. You can cancel anytime with just 30 days’ notice. Additionally, we offer unlimited callbacks between scheduled visits at no extra charge, ensuring your home remains pest-free year-round.
Our comprehensive pest control services in Boyds address the full spectrum of common pests, including ants, rodents, termites, mosquitoes, and spiders. We’ve refined our approach over decades, combining proven techniques with reduced-risk products to effectively manage pest populations while minimizing environmental impact.
Boyds, Maryland offers a charming blend of rural character and suburban convenience. With its wooded landscapes, open fields, and proximity to Little Seneca Lake, Boyds residents enjoy beautiful surroundings – but these same features create unique pest challenges.
The wooded neighborhoods of Boyds provide ideal habitats for a variety of pests. Rodents thrive in the rural settings, particularly during colder months when they seek indoor shelter. Ant colonies flourish in the wooded lots surrounding many Boyds homes, while the rich Maryland soil creates perfect conditions for termite activity. Our local experts understand these regional challenges and provide rapid response throughout the Boyds area, delivering targeted treatments based on decades of local experience.
Our comprehensive pest management approach begins with our detailed 78-point inspection. This thorough assessment examines your entire property, identifying active pest issues and potential trouble spots before they become problems.
Following inspection, our licensed technicians apply targeted crack and crevice treatments, focusing on entry points and harborage areas where pests hide and breed. We primarily use non-repellent insecticides, which pests unknowingly contact and transfer throughout their colonies, ensuring more complete elimination.
For long-term protection, we recommend quarterly maintenance visits to create a continuous protective barrier around your home. These seasonal treatments target different pests as they become active throughout the year. Our service covers a wide range of common household pests including roaches, ants, spiders, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, and many others.
Our popular seasonal treatment plan provides year-round protection targeting different pests as they emerge. Spring treatments focus on emerging ants, summer applications address spiders and stinging insects, while fall treatments target ticks and overwintering pests.
Each visit includes a complete barrier treatment around your property’s perimeter with free callbacks between scheduled visits if pests reappear. This proactive approach prevents seasonal pest problems before they start.
Maryland summers bring outdoor enjoyment – and unfortunately, mosquitoes. Our specialized mosquito control services help reclaim your outdoor spaces from these persistent pests.
Our mosquito treatment begins with a thorough exterior application using backpack sprayers. We apply a dual-action formula containing both an adulticide for immediate control and a growth regulator that prevents mosquito larvae from developing. Our technicians target shaded foliage, ivy, and other resting areas where mosquitoes hide during daylight hours.
Beyond treatment, we provide valuable advice on eliminating standing water and modifying your landscape to reduce mosquito breeding sites. For optimal protection during Maryland’s mosquito season, we recommend monthly treatments from spring through fall.
For environmentally conscious homeowners, we offer the innovative In2Care mosquito system as a supplement or alternative to traditional treatments.
The In2Care system features strategically placed stations containing specially treated gauze with larvicide and natural fungus. Mosquitoes visiting these stations carry these agents back to breeding sites, effectively treating multiple locations.
This eco-friendly approach has minimal impact on beneficial insects and the environment while providing continuous mosquito control. Our technicians carefully determine optimal placement for maximum effectiveness around your Boyds property.
Rodent problems require swift, comprehensive action. Our 4-step rodent protocol delivers lasting results for Boyds homes and businesses facing rodent challenges.
We begin with a thorough inspection to identify entry points, food sources, and active areas. Based on our findings, we strategically place tamper-proof bait stations in key locations around your property. These secure stations are only accessible to target pests, providing protection for children, pets, and wildlife.
Our approach includes follow-up visits at critical intervals during the initial treatment phase, typically scheduled at one and three weeks. This allows us to monitor activity, adjust placement, and ensure effectiveness. For long-term protection, we establish a maintenance schedule – monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly depending on your specific situation.
One-time rodent treatments typically range from $250-$400, while ongoing protection plans start from just $39/month. We also offer optional snap trap placement and exclusion services to seal entry points.
Our proven rodent protocol begins by identifying hot spots of activity through a comprehensive property inspection. We then strategically place bait stations and/or traps in these key areas for maximum effectiveness.
Early follow-ups are crucial for successful rodent control, allowing us to monitor bait consumption and adjust our approach. We also provide guidance on reducing attractants like accessible food sources and clutter removal to prevent re-infestation.
Termites cause over $5 billion in property damage annually nationwide, with the Boyds area falling in the second-highest risk region in the country. Our multi-faceted termite control services protect your most valuable investment.
For preventative protection, we recommend the Sentricon baiting system, which monitors for and eliminates termite colonies before they can damage your home. For existing termite problems, we apply liquid barrier treatments that create a protective zone around your foundation.
We also offer pre-construction borate wood treatments for new homes, providing years of embedded protection. All our termite services include annual inspections to detect any new activity early, when treatment is most effective and before costly damage occurs.
Termites can remain undetected for years while causing extensive structural damage. Our warranty terms provide ongoing peace of mind, with flexible pricing options to fit every budget.
The innovative Sentricon system uses Recruit HD bait containing noviflumuron, a chitin inhibitor that prevents termites from molting. This revolutionary approach eliminates entire colonies, not just visible termites.
Discreet monitoring stations placed around your property provide continuous protection with regular inspections by our licensed technicians. This always-active system is scientifically proven to eliminate termite colonies completely.
Better Termite & Pest Control has been operated by the Schulz family for three generations, offering trusted, hometown service you can rely on.
Choose any plan with peace of mind—cancel at any time with just 30 days’ notice if you’re not completely satisfied.
Spot a pest between visits? We’ll retreat at no extra charge until your home reaches a solid baseline.
Each visit starts with our detailed 78-point inspection to uncover active problems and potential trouble spots.
We eliminated nine of the harshest chemicals and rely on Essentria, Borate-based formulas, EcoVia, and Alpine for lower-impact treatments.
While no treatment is entirely without risk, we’ve removed nine of the industry’s harshest chemicals and choose lower-risk products to minimize exposure for children and pets.
No, we focus exclusively on insect pests and rodents. Wildlife removal (raccoons, squirrels, bats, etc.) is not part of our service offerings.
No, bed bugs require specialized heat and chemical treatments, which we do not provide at this time.
Yes, in most areas we can have a technician out within one business day. Contact us to confirm availability for urgent pest issues.
We cover American roaches, ants, box elder bugs, brown banded roaches, camel crickets, centipedes, cigarette beetles, clover mites, drugstore beetles, spiders, springtails, earwigs, field crickets, firebrats, fleas, German roaches, ground beetles, Indian meal moths, ladybugs, stink bugs, termites, mice, millipedes, oriental roaches, pill bugs, rats, rice weevils, silverfish, smokeybrown roaches, sow bugs, ticks, wasps, mosquitoes, carpenter ants, carpenter bees, hornets, yellow jackets.
Our licensed technicians handle calls directly—no phone trees. You’ll receive a detailed quote and treatment plan during the initial consultation.
If you’re not seeing results on your plan, you have unlimited callbacks at no extra cost until we reach your desired baseline.
