What to Expect (and How to Prepare) for Your First Professional Pest Control Visit

As a Memphis or North Mississippi homeowner, you certainly don’t like the idea of pests lurking in or around your home.

That’s why you might be considering or have already signed up for pest control services.

And that’s a great first step. Professional pest control can be an effective solution to banish any existing infestations and prevent future ones. You don’t want to wait until you already have a pest problem to take action, which is why prevention is incredibly important.

If you’ve never used a pest control company, you might not know what to expect for your first visit. You might not even know how to prepare for this visit and maximize the technician’s time and insight being delivered.

That’s why we’re here to ease your worries and show you how to prepare for your first pest control visit.

Indoor Professional Pest Control Visits

You might wonder why you should look into an indoor pest control service.

A few key factors are critical to the success of a pest control visit, particularly the first one. Here, we’ll outline the key pieces of that initial visit so you can best prepare for it at your Memphis or North Mississippi home.

Thorough Pest Inspections

Whether you suspect you have an existing problem or you just want professional pest control to help you prevent future problems, you can expect your first visit to include a thorough inspection of your home and property during that first visit.

What does this inspection include? At Lawn & Pest Solutions, our technician will start by inspecting the home inside and out, including pantries, closets, under sinks, storage areas, garages, recycling bins, bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry rooms.

What are they looking for? Conducive conditions for pests, as well as potential entry points for pests.

Then the inspection moves outside the home. The technician will look around the home’s windows and doors for pest entry points. They’ll check whether attic vents and soffit vents have screens in place, whether pipes and conduits that enter the side of the house are well-sealed, whether there is standing water around the home, and whether branches hang over and/or touch the roof. All of these things can lead to pest infestations.

This is also a time to talk to your professional pest control technician about problems you’ve had or discovered so you can find out more and ease any of your concerns. For instance, you might hear noises or notice pest droppings.

Either way, an expert will thoroughly inspect so nothing is missed. Pest infestation signs can be subtle, so having this eye on your property is essential to ensuring a pest-free home.

Comprehensive Pest Control Services

Once a professional pest control technician thoroughly inspects your home, they apply control measures inside it where necessary.

This may be as simple as pest proofing around plumbing or as precise as your technician making bait applications in areas where he or she detects pest activity.

At Lawn & Pest Solutions, it’s pretty rare for our technicians to find a need to spray every single room and baseboard in your home.

When we move outside the home, our technicians will sweep up to 12 feet and apply an insecticide barrier around the home's foundation to knock down lurking spiders and ensure a protective layer to prevent pests from coming inside.

The Peace of Mind a Professional Brings

Another value to a professional pest control visit is the peace of mind that comes with knowing you’re in good hands and your property is protected.

Lawn & Pest Solutions' go-to program for pest control is Pest 360. This program includes an initial visit the first month, your first quarterly visit the following month, and scheduled visits every three months thereafter.

Our pest professionals offer homeowners advice to help them exclude pests, which is as important as anything that can be applied, sprayed, or even any traps we can set. Pests will come in if conducive conditions exist, such as unsealed entry points. We help homeowners prevent this from happening.

This whole process reduces homeowner stress considerably.

How Do Initial Pest Control Visits Differ From Follow-Up Visits?

What differs most on your first pest control visit is the inspection.

This inspection informs the program that your technician will draft up for your home to ensure pest infestations are dealt with and future pest problems are prevented.

Initial visits can cost between $135 and $350, depending on your specific situation and the size of your home. After that, easy monthly billing means customers only pay around $50 monthly for recurring services.

What Type of Memphis and Northern Mississippi Pests Can an Initial Pest Control Visit Find

This first pest control visit is critical in finding problems, removing them promptly, and setting up a great means of prevention.

During these initial visits, we tend to find common household pests in homes include ants, spiders, crickets, roaches, silverfish, pantry moths, and mice.

How Can I Best Prepare For My First Pest Control Visit?

All areas of the home need to be accessible for technicians to move around easily and receive a thorough inspection on your initial pest control visit.

You don’t have to do deep, extensive cleaning, though, because this can reduce the presence of pest activity.

When it comes to your pets or family members, they can be present during the first visit.

What Makes Your First Pest Control Visit a Success?

Successful professional pest control is a partnership with the customer and their technician.

Technicians are not magicians, so expectations need to be reasonable. Pest control is a long-term play. While immediate relief is possible, customers should expect increased results and benefits over time. A bad roach infestation, for example, does not happen overnight, so successful eradication will also take time.

Then, Lawn & Pest Solutions technicians are on call for customers should any needs arise. We want to hear from our customers and don't want them resorting to DIY tactics after hiring us. This could work against our efforts.

By calling or texting when they have a need, we can better assess the situation and offer advice and a plan of treatment that will produce better results for them.

Let Lawn & Pest Solutions Deliver a Great First Visit & a Solid Plan

Now that you understand what your first pest control visit should include and how you can prepare, you’re ready for that technician to show up and deliver.

Signing up for professional pest control services means you’ve embraced a proactive approach to protecting your home from rodents and pests. This is admirable and the best way to enjoy a bug-free home.

Lawn & Pest Solutions offers a signature Pest 360 professional pest control program. This is part of our “assess, then treat” mindset, which our technicians embrace for the first and every service visit. Let us help you banish bugs today.

Noticing any pests in your home? Want to learn more about professional pest control services in Memphis, TN and North Mississippi? Get started today with a free quote. We’ll review your options together so you can make a great choice. Then you can just relax and enjoy your home.