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Better Termite & Pest Control has served Maryland families since 1968, bringing three generations of the Schulz family’s expertise to your doorstep. We’ve protected over 100,000 homes across the DC-Metro area, building our reputation on no binding contracts and unlimited callbacks until your pest problems are completely resolved.
Our comprehensive approach tackles the most common household invaders including ants, termites, rodents, mosquitoes, spiders, and ticks. What sets us apart is our commitment to using reduced-risk products that have passed through our internal research team. We eliminated nine of the industry’s harshest chemicals, choosing proven alternatives that we’d feel comfortable using in our own homes.
Whether you’re dealing with an active pest problem or want proactive protection, our registered technicians provide personalized solutions without the corporate runaround. You’ll speak directly with licensed professionals who understand Edgewater’s unique pest pressures and can offer immediate phone consultations.
Edgewater’s location along the South River creates the perfect storm for pest activity. The coastal humidity and marshland environment provides ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, while the area’s wooded lots and older homes attract termites and carpenter ants.
Our third-generation local expertise means we understand how Edgewater’s unique geography affects pest behavior. From the moisture-loving German cockroaches that thrive in humid basements to the subterranean termites that target wooden structures near the water, we’ve seen it all. This deep community knowledge allows us to create targeted treatment plans that actually work in your specific environment.
Our Integrated Pest Management approach starts with a thorough 78-point inspection of your property’s interior and exterior. We identify entry points, moisture issues, and conducive conditions before applying crack-and-crevice treatments that target pests where they live and breed.
Our quarterly maintenance programs provide ongoing protection against American roaches, German roaches, brown-banded roaches, camel crickets, centipedes, millipedes, silverfish, clover mites, box elder bugs, drugstore beetles, Indian meal moths, lady bugs, stink bugs, earwigs, springtails, field crickets, pill bugs, and sow bugs. Additionally, we handle stinging insects like bees, wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets with specialized equipment and techniques.
Each treatment uses EPA-approved products that have passed through our internal research team’s safety standards. Our registered technicians apply materials like Essentria and Alpine that provide effective pest control while minimizing exposure to your household. Because every home is different, we customize our approach based on your specific pest pressures and property conditions.
Our eco-friendly mosquito treatments use professional backpack sprayers to target adult mosquitoes and disrupt their breeding cycle. The process includes an adulticide for immediate knockdown, a growth regulator to prevent larvae development, and barrier treatments to shaded foliage where mosquitoes rest during the day.
For environmentally conscious homeowners, we offer In2Care station systems as a green alternative. These innovative stations use a larvicide and beneficial fungus that mosquitoes carry to other breeding sites, creating a spreading effect that controls populations naturally without widespread spraying.
Our technicians also provide guidance on breeding site reduction, helping you identify and eliminate standing water sources around your property. Because mosquito activity peaks during Maryland’s warm months, we recommend seasonal service schedules that begin in early spring and continue through fall for optimal control.
Our four-step rodent protocol begins with a comprehensive inspection to identify hot spots through droppings, gnaw marks, and potential food sources. We look for harborage areas like cluttered spaces and examine both interior and exterior areas where mice and rats typically travel.
Step two involves strategic placement of tamper-proof bait stations for mice and snap traps for rats in high-activity areas. Rats receive snap trap treatment instead of bait stations to prevent odor issues from rodents dying in inaccessible wall voids.
Early follow-up visits at one and three weeks help us gauge treatment effectiveness and adjust our approach if needed. This rapid response period is crucial for achieving quick knockdown of rodent populations before they can reproduce.
Long-term quarterly maintenance prevents reinfestation by maintaining bait stations and monitoring activity levels. For homes with persistent entry points, we can add exclusion work to seal gaps and holes, creating lasting protection against future rodent problems.
Our Sentricon bait station network provides year-round termite monitoring and colony elimination. The stations contain Recruit HD bait with noviflumuron, a chitin synthesis inhibitor that prevents termites from molting and spreads throughout the colony to eliminate the queen.
For active infestations or high-risk properties, we offer traditional liquid barrier treatments involving trenching around the foundation perimeter. Pre-construction customers benefit from borate wood treatments applied during the building phase, providing long-lasting protection that lasts for years.
Continuous monitoring and annual inspections help catch new termite activity early, before expensive damage occurs. Our registered technicians check for mud tubes, hollow wood, swarmers, and other signs of termite presence during these detailed evaluations. All retreatments are covered under our termite programs, giving you peace of mind against this costly threat.
Better Termite & Pest Control has served the Chesapeake region since 1968, passing expertise through three generations of the Schulz family.
Our team has protected over 100,000 homes in the DC-Metro and Maryland suburbs, giving us unmatched insight into Edgewater’s pest pressures.
We eliminated nine of the industry’s harshest pesticides, choosing proven alternatives like Essentria, Alpine, Sentricon, and Borate-based solutions.
If pests reappear between scheduled visits, we’ll return at no extra charge until your home reaches a pest-free baseline.
Our month-to-month plans can be canceled anytime with 30 days’ notice—no penalties, no hassle.
Speak directly with licensed pros who share over 300 years of combined experience—no phone trees or outsourced support.
Join hundreds of satisfied homeowners who’ve rated us five stars for prompt service, clear communication, and solid results.
Add termite, mosquito, and tick protection to your pest plan with a single package price and simplify all-season coverage.
Our treatments use lower-impact products vetted by our in-house research team. We removed nine high-risk chemicals and select solutions designed to minimize exposure for your household.
We focus exclusively on structural pest, mosquito, rodent, termite, and tick control. We do not handle wildlife removal like raccoons, squirrels, or birds.
Bed bugs fall outside our standard offerings. We concentrate on ants, termites, rodents, mosquitoes, spiders, ticks, roaches, and related pests.
Yes. In most areas we can dispatch a technician within one business day or less. Contact us at 703-683-2000 for same-day availability.
American roaches, German roaches, Brown Banded Roaches, Oriental Roaches, Smokeybrown Roaches, Ants, Carpenter Ants, Carpenter Bees, Bees, Wasps, Hornets, Yellow Jackets, Box Elder Bugs, Clover Mites, Centipedes, Millipedes, Camel Crickets, Field Crickets, Earwigs, Silverfish, Springtails, Drugstore Beetles, Cigarette Beetles, Indian Meal Moths, Rice Weevils, Lady Bugs, Stink Bugs, Fleas, Spiders, Ticks, Mosquitoes, Mice, Rats, Pill Bugs, Sow Bugs.
You can get a free phone quote immediately and often secure a same-week appointment. Our office staff works to match you with the next available local technician.
We serve Edgewater, MD, and surrounding Anne Arundel County communities, plus the broader DC-Metro suburbs in Maryland and Northern Virginia.
