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For over 57 years, Better Termite & Pest Control has provided comprehensive pest management services to Fort Washington residents. As a family-owned business now in its third generation, we’ve built our reputation by delivering effective solutions that families can trust.
Our approach stands apart from other pest control companies because we’ve removed 9 of the harshest chemicals commonly used in our industry. Instead, we utilize better alternatives like Essentria, Alpine, and EcoVia that effectively eliminate pests while being gentler on your home environment.
When you choose our Fort Washington pest control services, you’ll benefit from our customer-friendly policies including no binding contracts and free unlimited callbacks until your pest issue is resolved. Our services address a wide range of common pests including ants, roaches, rodents, mosquitoes, termites, spiders, ticks, and more – providing complete protection for your Fort Washington home.
Fort Washington’s unique location along the Potomac River creates distinctive pest challenges for homeowners. The riverside setting combines with humid soil conditions to create ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes during summer months, while providing perfect entry points for rodents seeking shelter as temperatures drop.
Our technicians are intimately familiar with Fort Washington’s architecture and landscape, allowing us to implement highly effective strategies. We’ve designed customized barrier sprays specifically for the local conditions and strategically place rodent monitoring stations in the areas where activity is most common in Fort Washington properties. Our local knowledge means we can anticipate seasonal pest pressures and proactively address them before they become major problems for your home.
Our general pest control service for Fort Washington homes includes both interior and exterior treatments. Inside, we focus on crack-and-crevice treatments, targeting the hidden pathways pests use to enter your home. Our exterior perimeter treatments create a protective barrier around your property to stop pests before they can enter.
The cornerstone of our approach is quarterly maintenance visits that adapt to seasonal pest pressures. Our technicians apply non-repellent insecticides that pests carry back to their colonies, effectively eliminating entire populations rather than just the visible ones. We focus on reduced-risk products like Essentria and EcoVia that deliver powerful results while maintaining a responsible approach.
Our service targets common Fort Washington pests including carpenter and fire ants, German, American, Oriental, Smokeybrown, and Brown-banded roaches, webbing and cellar spiders, centipedes, earwigs, and springtails. With each visit, our technicians assess your home’s unique situation and adjust treatments accordingly.
Each new service begins with our 78-point inspection to identify all potential pest entry points and harborage areas. Based on this thorough assessment, we create a customized treatment plan that addresses current issues while preventing future problems through seasonal follow-ups focused on both knockdown and prevention.
Fort Washington’s proximity to the Potomac River creates ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, making effective control essential for enjoying your outdoor spaces. Our mosquito control service utilizes backpack sprayers to apply targeted barrier treatments to shaded foliage, ivy, and brush areas where mosquitoes rest during the day.
Our treatments combine an effective adulticide for immediate population reduction with a growth regulator that prevents larvae from developing into biting adults. We recommend a seasonal schedule running from April through October to maintain consistent protection throughout mosquito season.
Our technicians also provide valuable advice about eliminating standing water on your property, which serves as mosquito breeding sites. By combining our professional treatments with simple homeowner prevention steps, we can dramatically reduce mosquito populations around your Fort Washington home, allowing you to enjoy your outdoor spaces again.
For environmentally conscious homeowners, we offer the innovative In2Care system – a network of eco-friendly stations treated with larvicide and fungus that mosquitoes themselves distribute to breeding sites, providing an effective alternative for those who prefer minimal spraying.
Rodent problems require a systematic approach for effective resolution. Our Four-Step Rodent Protocol begins with a comprehensive inspection to identify all entry points, nesting areas, and food sources. We pay special attention to areas where rodents commonly access Fort Washington homes, including utility penetrations and foundation gaps.
Following inspection, we strategically place tamper-proof bait stations around your property’s exterior to eliminate rodent populations. Our protocol includes follow-up visits at 1 and 3 weeks to monitor activity and adjust treatment as needed, followed by quarterly maintenance to prevent future issues.
For rat problems inside the home, we primarily use snap traps rather than poison baits to avoid the potential for rats dying inside walls and creating odor problems. We also provide detailed recommendations for exclusion work – sealing entry points and modifying conducive conditions – to achieve long-term rodent prevention for your Fort Washington home.
Our systematic approach tackles rodent problems through four essential phases: thorough inspection to identify all activity, strategic bait station placement, scheduled follow-up monitoring, and ongoing maintenance to prevent recurrence while eliminating the health risks associated with rodent infestations.
For Fort Washington homes, we proudly offer the Sentricon Always Active baiting system as our primary termite control solution. This advanced system uses stations containing noviflumuron – a compound that prevents termites from molting – strategically placed around your property. When termites discover the bait, they share it throughout their colony, eventually eliminating the entire population including the queen.
Unlike liquid treatments that require trenching around your home’s foundation, Sentricon stations are discreet and minimally invasive. For active termite issues, we may recommend curative liquid trenching as a complementary treatment, and for new construction, we offer pre-construction borate wood treatments for preventative protection.
All our termite control services include annual inspections by trained technicians and renewable warranty options to provide ongoing peace of mind for your Fort Washington property. With termites causing billions in property damage each year nationwide, proactive protection is a wise investment.
The always-active bait in our Sentricon system targets the termite colony at its source – including the queen – leading to complete colony elimination through a targeted approach that’s eco-friendly and causes minimal disruption to your property.
The Schulz family has operated Better Termite and Pest Control since 1968, building deep community roots throughout the Fort Washington area and a reputation for reliable service that spans three generations of leadership.
We believe in earning your business every day, which is why we offer the flexibility to cancel service anytime with just 30 days’ notice and absolutely zero penalties or hidden fees.
If pests return between scheduled visits, we’ll return at no additional cost to re-treat the problem areas until we achieve a proper baseline of control for your home.
Our team consists of local, licensed professionals who understand Fort Washington’s unique pest challenges, offering direct phone consultations and personalized on-site expertise.
Our internal research team has removed nine high-risk pesticides from our arsenal, replacing them with alternatives like Essentria, Alpine, and EcoVia that deliver results while reducing unnecessary chemical exposure.
We’ve earned the trust of top builders throughout the region and serviced over 100,000 homes in the DC Metro area, with hundreds of five-star reviews testifying to our effectiveness and reliability.
We understand family concerns about pest control treatments. Our research team has eliminated nine high-risk products from our service arsenal that are commonly used by other companies. We prioritize botanical and reduced-risk materials specifically designed with families in mind while still effectively controlling pest populations.
No, we specialize exclusively in structural pests. For wildlife concerns such as snakes, birds, squirrels, raccoons, gophers, possums, skunks, chipmunks, foxes, or bats, we recommend contacting a licensed wildlife control specialist who has the proper training and equipment for these specific animals.
No, bed bug treatments require specialized equipment and protocols that fall outside our standard service offerings. We focus on the household pests listed in our service plans, including ants, roaches, spiders, and rodents, but not bed bugs.
Yes, we understand that pest emergencies require prompt attention. In most areas around Fort Washington, we can dispatch a technician within one business day to address urgent pest situations. Call 703-683-2000 to check current availability for emergency service.
We address a comprehensive range of common household pests including American, German, Smokeybrown, Brown-banded, and Oriental roaches, carpenter and fire ants, box elder bugs, clover mites, fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, webbing and cellar spiders, centipedes, millipedes, pill bugs, sow bugs, silverfish, earwigs, springtails, ground beetles, cigarette beetles, drugstore beetles, Indian meal moths, rice weevils, ladybugs, stink bugs, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, and carpenter bees.
Simply call 703-683-2000 to speak directly with a licensed technician who can assess your specific needs and provide an on-the-phone quote. For follow-up inquiries or to request additional information, you can also email [email protected].
We implement our proven four-step protocol that includes a thorough inspection to identify all rodent activity, strategic installation of tamper-proof bait stations around your property, scheduled follow-up visits at 1 and 3 weeks after initial treatment, and ongoing quarterly maintenance. For indoor rat problems, we primarily use snap traps to prevent the possibility of rats dying inside walls.
