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Better Termite & Pest Control has been proudly serving New Market, MD families since 1968. As a third-generation family-owned business, the Schulz family has built our reputation on delivering personalized pest management solutions that truly work for local residents.
We understand the unique challenges New Market homeowners face with pests. Our team brings over 300 years of combined experience to every property we service. This extensive knowledge allows us to effectively target the specific pests troubling your home.
What truly sets us apart is our commitment to responsible pest management. Our internal research team has systematically removed 9 of the industry’s harshest chemicals, replacing them with reduced-risk alternatives like Essentria, Alpine, and EcoVia. We’ve chosen formulations that effectively handle pest problems while minimizing environmental impact.
When you choose Better for New Market pest control, you’re getting more than just treatments – you’re getting the Better Promise. This means no binding contracts, unlimited free callbacks between scheduled visits, and service from licensed technicians who truly care about your satisfaction. With over 400 five-star reviews, our reputation speaks for itself.
New Market’s distinctive blend of rural farmland and suburban development creates unique pest challenges for homeowners. The area’s relatively high humidity combined with abundant wooded spaces creates ideal conditions for mosquitoes, ticks, and various crawling insects.
Recent development in Frederick County has disrupted natural habitats, driving pests like mice, rats, and termites toward homes in search of food and shelter. Many New Market properties sit at the edge of wooded areas or farmland, creating a perfect entry point for these unwanted visitors.
Our services are specifically tailored to address these local challenges. We offer quarterly rodent management plans designed for homes on rural edges, Sentricon termite monitoring systems for properties near wooded lots, and personalized mosquito treatments for yards with heavy foliage or water features. When you call Better, you’ll always speak directly with a licensed technician – never an overseas call center or confusing phone tree.
Our general pest control service begins with a thorough 78-point home inspection. This detailed assessment helps us identify existing pest issues and potential entry points before they become problems. We examine your property’s unique characteristics to create a fully customized treatment plan.
Our technicians apply precise crack-and-crevice treatments to target pests where they hide, along with comprehensive interior and exterior barrier protection. For lasting relief, we recommend quarterly maintenance visits to keep pests at bay year-round.
Our general pest control covers a wide range of common New Market pests including ants, roaches, spiders, fleas, ticks, stink bugs, millipedes, centipedes, and silverfish. We use non-repellent formulations designed to eliminate entire colonies, not just individual pests you can see.
What truly makes our New Market pest control service different is our commitment to the Better Promise. We’ve removed 9 harsh chemicals typically used in the industry, offer unlimited free callbacks between scheduled visits, and never lock you into long-term contracts. If you’re not satisfied, you can cancel with just 30 days’ notice.
Our effective 4-step pest control process begins with a detailed inspection where we identify active issues and potential vulnerabilities. Next, we implement a targeted initial treatment focused on current problem areas and preventative measures for common entry points.
We then establish scheduled quarterly follow-ups to maintain protection and address seasonal pest concerns before they become problems. Throughout your service, you’ll receive unlimited callbacks until we achieve baseline pest control – at no extra cost to you.
Our mosquito control treatments target the specific areas where mosquitoes rest and breed around your New Market home. Using specialized backpack sprayers, our technicians apply a dual-action formula that includes an adulticide for immediate knockdown of active mosquitoes and an insect growth regulator to disrupt breeding cycles.
We focus treatment on strategic locations like shaded areas, dense foliage, ivy, and potential standing water hotspots. This targeted approach provides more effective control than general spraying methods.
For comprehensive protection, we recommend our seasonal plan that includes monthly visits from spring through fall. During these visits, our technicians not only apply treatments but also provide valuable advice on eliminating standing water and implementing lawn care practices that naturally discourage mosquito activity.
For environmentally conscious New Market residents, we offer the innovative In2Care system as an alternative or complement to traditional mosquito treatments. This system uses strategically placed stations containing special gauze strips treated with both larvicide and a mosquito-specific fungus.
Female mosquitoes that visit these stations carry the treatments back to other breeding sites, creating a continuous control cycle. While In2Care works more gradually than sprayed treatments, it offers excellent long-term control with minimal environmental impact – making it ideal for properties near sensitive areas or for families particularly concerned about traditional treatment methods.
Our comprehensive 4-step rodent protocol begins with a full home inspection to identify entry points, nesting areas, and activity patterns. We then strategically place tamper-proof bait stations in key locations where rodents travel but pets and children cannot access.
Follow-up visits occur every 1-3 weeks during the initial phase to monitor activity and adjust our approach as needed. Once we achieve control, we transition to quarterly maintenance visits to prevent future problems.
For situations requiring faster results, we offer snap trap options for quick knockdown of existing populations. In the final phase of treatment, we can provide exclusion recommendations to seal entry points and prevent future access.
Our rodent control pricing is straightforward: one-time service typically ranges from $250-$400, while recurring protection plans start at just $39/month plus a setup fee. These plans include our unlimited callback guarantee, ensuring continuous protection for your New Market home.
Our proven rodent control begins by identifying hot spots through a comprehensive inspection of your property’s exterior and interior. We then place rodent stations in strategic locations based on activity patterns and likely travel paths.
Early follow-ups within the first few weeks allow us to confirm the effectiveness of our initial treatment and make any necessary adjustments. Finally, we implement long-term maintenance with quarterly visits to ensure continuous protection against rodent reinfestation.
Our Sentricon termite monitoring system provides continuous protection against these destructive pests. Using Recruit HD bait containing noviflumuron, the system targets the termites’ ability to molt – a process essential for their survival. Annual inspections ensure the system remains effective.
The advantage of Sentricon is its ability to eliminate entire colonies, including the queen. This approach is far more effective than merely creating a temporary barrier that termites may eventually breach.
For new construction in New Market, we offer pre-construction borate treatments that provide lasting protection from the start. For active infestations, we can provide curative liquid trenching solutions to quickly address the immediate threat.
All our termite services include comprehensive warranties covering both materials and labor with annual maintenance. Early detection through our monitoring systems can save homeowners thousands in potential repair costs that might otherwise result from undetected termite damage.
The Sentricon system creates a protective network with bait stations strategically placed around your property’s perimeter. These stations intercept foraging termites before they can reach your home.
When termites discover the bait, they carry it back to share with the colony, spreading the active ingredient throughout their population. This disrupts the molting process critical to termite development, ultimately leading to complete colony elimination – including the reproducing queen.
For over 57 years, the Schulz family has served New Market with hands-on expertise and a personal touch.
We eliminated 9 harsh chemicals in favor of research-backed alternatives like Essentria and Borate solutions.
If pests return between visits, we’ll come back at no extra cost until they’re gone.
Cancel anytime with 30 days notice—no penalties, no fine print.
Call directly to a licensed technician—no phone trees, no outsourced centers.
Combine pest, termite, mosquito, or tick services in one package for streamlined protection and savings.
We use reduced-risk, targeted treatments chosen by our internal research team. While we don’t use the term “pet-safe” or “kid-safe,” our methods greatly limit exposure in living areas. All products are EPA-approved and selected based on their reduced impact profile.
No. We specialize in insects, rodents, and termites. We do not handle wildlife such as raccoons, skunks, or birds. For wildlife concerns, we’re happy to recommend reputable wildlife management specialists in the New Market area.
No. Our focus is on general pests, termites, mosquitoes, ticks, and rodents. Bed bugs fall outside our service portfolio. We can recommend qualified bed bug specialists if you’re experiencing these pests.
Yes. In most areas, we can dispatch a technician within one business day or less. Call 703-683-2000 to check availability for New Market emergency pest control services.
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, Fire Brats, Fleas, German Roaches, Ground Beetles, Indian Meal Moths, Lady Bugs, 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.
We recommend quarterly treatments for general pests. In high-activity zones like wooded properties or near water, bimonthly or monthly rodent plans may be advised. Your technician can provide a customized recommendation based on your property’s specific conditions.
Family-owned since 1968, internal research removed 9 harsh chemicals, unlimited callbacks, no contracts, 400+ five-star reviews, 300+ years of combined team experience. We’re large enough to handle any pest problem but small enough to provide truly personalized service.
Call our licensed technicians at 703-683-2000 for an expert phone consultation or request a quote online at bettertermite.com. We can typically provide detailed pricing during your initial call based on your home’s size and specific pest concerns.
