Termite & Pest Control in Sacramento

Sacramento homes and what lives in them

Sacramento is a city of very different housing ages. East Sacramento, Land Park, Curtis Park and Tahoe Park are full of homes built before World War II, many on raised foundations with crawlspaces, original wood siding and attic framing that has been in place for 80 years or more. Midtown and Boulevard Park mix Victorians, fourplexes and converted flats. Natomas, the Pocket and parts of South Sacramento are mostly slab homes from the 1970s onward, and newer apartment complexes keep going up along the light rail lines.

Those older neighborhoods are where we find drywood termites most often. Colonies can live for years in attic rafters, window frames and porch trim before anyone sees the pellets. Crawlspace homes also give subterranean termites and moisture problems a place to hide, which is why WDO reports on older Sacramento houses often list both termite and fungus findings.

Local pest pressure in Sacramento

• Roof rats in the tree canopy. Sacramento's mature street trees, along with citrus and fig trees in backyards, give roof rats easy highways to rooflines. We hear about attic noise all over the grid and the older neighborhoods.
• Argentine ants after the first rains. When the first real fall storm soaks the ground, ant colonies push into kitchens and bathrooms, especially in Natomas and the Pocket where irrigated lawns meet slab foundations.
• Cockroaches in multi-unit buildings. Midtown fourplexes and apartment complexes share walls and plumbing, so German cockroaches and bed bugs can move from unit to unit.
• Escrow WDO demand. Sacramento's steady home sales keep real estate WDO inspections busy, and the older housing stock means findings are common.

Services in Sacramento

• Termite control: drywood colonies in older attics and trim, subterranean termites under crawlspace homes
• Fumigation: tenting for widespread drywood termites, common in pre-war houses
• WDO inspections: reports for Sacramento escrows, delivered within 24 hours of the inspection
• Wood repair: porch, fascia and window trim repair on older homes, including every repair we recommend on our WDO reports
• Rodent control: roof rat exclusion for homes under the city's tree canopy
• General pest control: ants, spiders and other household pests, one-time or recurring
• Cockroach control: apartments, fourplexes and restaurant kitchens
• Bed bug treatment: homes, apartments and lodging
• Commercial pest control: restaurants, offices and property managers, with special hours available

Coming from Rio Linda

Our office at 7233 26th St in Rio Linda is about 10 miles north of downtown Sacramento, so most Sacramento addresses are a short drive for our crews. North Sacramento, Del Paso Heights and Natomas are closest; Land Park, the Pocket and South Sacramento are a little farther south. In-person office visits are by appointment only, but there is no need to come to us: we come to the property.

Call (916) 999-9747 Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, email office@zappest.com, or send a message with the form below.