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When pests invade your Urbana home, you need a family-owned business with deep local roots. Better Termite & Pest Control has served Maryland homeowners since 1968, now operated by the third-generation Schulz family. We understand the unique pest challenges facing Urbana residents.
Our approach centers on research-backed, low-toxicity products like Essentria, Borates, and Sentricon. Our internal research team eliminated 9 harsh chemicals commonly used in the industry, choosing alternatives we’d feel comfortable using in our own homes. This commitment to better products sets us apart from typical pest control companies.
We cover the full spectrum of household pests: ants, spiders, roaches, rodents, termites, mosquitoes, ticks, and wasps. What makes us different is our Better Promise – unlimited free callbacks until pests are under control, plus no binding contracts. You can cancel anytime with 30-day notice.
When you call, you’ll speak directly with a licensed technician who provides detailed phone quotes. No phone trees or outsourced customer service. Just expert advice from registered professionals who know Maryland pest patterns inside and out.
Urbana’s mix of suburban neighborhoods and natural landscapes creates unique pest pressures. The area’s clay soils and numerous creek valleys provide ideal conditions for subterranean termites, while wooded lots harbor mice and other rodents seeking winter shelter.
Our registered technicians understand how seasonal pest patterns affect Urbana homes. From basement mice in older neighborhoods to summer mosquito swarms near creekside properties, we’ve seen it all. This local knowledge helps us target treatments more effectively.
Consistent service builds trust. We send the same technician whenever possible, so they become familiar with your property’s specific challenges. After each visit, you’ll receive a detailed service report via email, showing exactly what we did and which products we used.
Every Urbana pest control service begins with our comprehensive 78-point inspection. Our registered technicians examine both interior and exterior areas, identifying entry points, moisture issues, and potential nesting sites. This thoroughness ensures we don’t miss hidden problem areas.
We use crack-and-crevice treatments combined with perimeter barrier applications. Non-repellent insecticides like Essentria and Alpine work better than traditional repellents because pests spread the material naturally among their populations. This approach provides longer-lasting control.
Our quarterly maintenance visits keep your home protected year-round. Each seasonal treatment targets the pests most active during that time period. We cover ants, German roaches, American roaches, box elder bugs, clover mites, earwigs, centipedes, lady bugs, stink bugs, silverfish, millipedes, sow bugs, field crickets, camel crickets, springtails, drugstore beetles, and cigarette beetles.
Additionally, we handle stinging insects including bees, hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets. Our technicians are equipped to safely remove nests and apply treatments that prevent these insects from returning to your property.
Our detailed inspection covers every area where pests might enter or hide. This includes checking foundation cracks, examining window and door seals, and identifying moisture problems that attract insects.
Based on inspection findings, we create a tailored treatment plan specific to your home’s needs. Follow-up visits at 1 and 3 weeks confirm treatment effectiveness and allow for adjustments if needed.
Urbana’s creeks and wooded areas create perfect mosquito breeding conditions. Our backpack sprayer treatments target the shaded foliage, ivy patches, and brush areas where mosquitoes rest during daylight hours.
We use a combination approach: adulticide for immediate knockdown plus growth regulator to disrupt the larval development cycle. This dual strategy provides both quick relief and long-term population reduction.
Seasonal scheduling runs from April through October, with regular applications timed to mosquito life cycles. Between visits, we provide guidance on eliminating standing water in toys, tarps, bird baths, and other containers around your property.
Our unlimited free callbacks mean if your yard is still buggy between scheduled visits, we’ll return at no extra cost. This ensures you can actually enjoy your outdoor spaces throughout mosquito season.
For environmentally conscious homeowners, we offer the In2Care system as an add-on service. These eco-friendly stations contain larvicide and beneficial fungus that mosquitoes carry back to breeding sites.
Contaminated mosquitoes spread these agents to other mosquitoes and larvae, creating a network effect that reduces populations across your entire neighborhood. It’s ideal for customers wary of traditional spray treatments.
Urbana rodent control follows our proven 4-step protocol. We start with a comprehensive inspection to identify hotspots through droppings, gnaw marks, and activity signs. This detective work reveals exactly where mice or rats are entering and nesting.
Tamper-proof bait stations are strategically placed near identified hotspots. For rats, we primarily use snap traps to avoid in-wall carcasses and odor problems. Mice are controlled with smaller bait stations designed for their behavior patterns.
Follow-up visits at 1 and 3 weeks monitor progress and adjust placement if needed. Most rodent issues require quarterly maintenance to prevent reestablishment. Remember, no binding contracts – you can cancel anytime with 30-day notice.
Exclusion and sealing entry points is offered as phase 4 for long-term prevention. However, we don’t start with exclusion because it’s more about proofing than control, and we never want to trap rodents inside your walls.
Step 1 involves identifying activity hotspots via droppings, gnaw marks, and clutter areas that provide harborage. Step 2 places bait stations in tamper-proof enclosures near these hotspots.
Step 3 includes follow-up visits to monitor consumption and adjust station placement. Step 4 establishes long-term quarterly re-baiting and monitoring to prevent recolonization.
Maryland sits in the second-highest termite region in the United States, making proactive protection essential for Urbana homeowners. The average undetected termite problem causes $3,300 in damage before discovery, plus $1,000-$2,000 in treatment costs.
Our Sentricon Always Active baiting system provides year-round protection through strategically placed monitoring stations. These stations contain noviflumuron, which disrupts termite molting and causes colony collapse when shared among workers.
For existing activity, we offer curative liquid trenching and slab-drilling treatments. Pre-construction borate wood treatments are available for new home builds through our builder partnerships.
Annual termite inspections catch early activity before major damage occurs. Our warranty covers both materials and labor for retreatment if termites return while you maintain your program.
Sentricon stations are spaced around your property perimeter based on termite foraging patterns. The Always Active bait contains noviflumuron, which prevents successful molting and spreads throughout the colony.
Continuous monitoring and annual inspections by registered technicians ensure early detection. This system eliminates entire colonies rather than just repelling them from your immediate area.
We’re a third-generation Schulz family business serving Urbana and Maryland for 57 years. This longevity comes from consistently putting customer satisfaction above short-term profits.
Our in-house research team eliminated 9 harsh chemicals in favor of products like Essentria and Borates. Each product passes through our internal review process before we’ll use it in customer homes.
Flexible service plans with 30-day notice cancellation and unlimited free callbacks until your pest issue reaches a good baseline. No hassles, no binding agreements.
Speak directly with licensed technicians who provide phone quotes and answer technical questions. No phone trees, outsourced call centers, or sales-only staff.
Over 400 local reviews praise our thorough, detail-oriented approach. Customers consistently mention our technicians’ knowledge and our office staff’s helpfulness.
Easily add termite monitoring, mosquito control, and tick treatments to your basic pest control plan for discounted package pricing. One company, complete protection.
All products we use are EPA-approved and have passed through our internal research team. Each product is one we would feel comfortable using in our own homes. Our research eliminated 9 high-risk chemicals to reduce impact on families and environment.
We do not handle wildlife like squirrels, raccoons, birds, or bats. We focus exclusively on pests such as insects, rodents, and termites as listed in our service descriptions.
We do not provide bed bug treatments. Our expertise covers ants, roaches, rodents, termites, mosquitoes, spiders, ticks, wasps, and similar household pests.
Yes. In most areas we can dispatch a technician within one business day or less. Contact us at 703-683-2000 to check availability for urgent pest situations.
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.
Our licensed technicians provide detailed phone quotes during your initial call. We often schedule initial service within a few days based on technician availability in the Urbana area.
With our unlimited free callbacks, we’ll return at no extra cost until your pest issue reaches a good baseline and you’re satisfied with results. This commitment continues throughout your service agreement.
