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Best Pest Control Services in Oakland

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Our goal is to connect people with the best local professionals. We scored Oakland Pest Control Services on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.

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718 Douglas Avenue, Oakland, CA 94603

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4.0 (634)
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4.0 (401)

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Attic Pros provides rodent control and removal services to homeowners in Oakland and the surrounding areas. The company specializes in attic cleaning, decontamination, and cleanup to keep the space dry and free of rodents. Its services include removing dead rodents and their droppings, rodent-proofing the attic to prevent rat re-entry, and rodent control. Attic Pros also provides other property maintenance solutions, such as attic insulation removal, French drain and sump pump installation, crawl space cleaning, and basement waterproofing.

  • Crawl space cleaning
  • Residential
  • Spiders
  • Attic cleaning
  • Rodents

Oakland, CA

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Need help contacting a Pest Control Service in Oakland? Call our Concierge team at 848-Book-Pro (848-266-5776 from 6 am - 4 pm PT | Mon - Fri). They are standing by to help you get the service you need.

3030 Ashby Ave #103B, Berkeley, CA 94705

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4.9 (412)
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4.5 (260)
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5.0 (29)

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Alley Cat offers services to customers in Oakland, CA. This family-operated company offers rodent prevention solutions as well as rat and mice removal services. Alley Cat's one-time treatment prevents rodent infestation without causing harm to the environment. It also offers rodent proofing, attic cleaning and decontamination, and crawl space cleaning services without using poisons or toxic chemicals. The teams will conduct free inspections before providing recommendations on next steps.

  • Residential
  • Rodents

793 South Tracy Blvd #135, Tracy, CA 95376

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4.5 (179)
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4.9 (57)
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5.0 (23)

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Patriot Pest Management Inc. is a veteran-owned and locally operated company that serves both residential and commercial clients from Oakland and the surrounding areas. It helps control and mitigate infestations by insects, arachnids, rodents, and birds. Its team of technicians provides perimeter treatments and de-webbing services. The staff at Patriot Pest Management has more than four decades of industry experience. The company, established in 2001, is a member of the Pest Control Operators of California.

  • Residential

3212 Deering St, Oakland, CA 94601

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5.0 (144)
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4.8 (34)

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Attic Solutions is a family-owned and family-operated business serving residential and commercial clients in Oakland and the surrounding areas. It specializes in helping clients in improving their indoor air quality and energy efficiency with its rodent solutions, which include attic and crawlspace inspection, cleanup, and insulation. Its pest control professionals have more than 10 years of experience. They are also familiar with problem areas in home construction and the rodent population of the metro area.

  • Rodents

1070 A Street #7, Hayward, CA 94541

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5.0 (13)
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5.0 (7)

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Serving the Oakland area, Intech Pest Control protects home and business owners from insect-borne illnesses through its general pest control service. The company prevents pest infestation in properties by providing one-time and ongoing service programs. It terminates intrusive insects like ants, cockroaches, fleas, and spiders. The process involves an on-site inspection and customers can request the use of environment-friendly pest control products. Rodent control service and exclusion work are also available. Founder Hugo Salguero has over 17 years of industry experience.

  • Stinging Insects
  • Rodents
  • Commercial

807 75th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94621

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4.5 (303)
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4.2 (25)

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Omega Termite & Pest Control caters to residential and commercial property owners in the Oakland area. As a GreenPro-certified company, it offers environmentally friendly solutions to get rid of common pests, including ants, cockroaches, fleas, and rodents. Its technicians also eliminate and prevent termites, bed bugs, and pantry pests. Omega has been helping locals deal with infestations since 1985. Allen Kanady, one of its leaders, previously served as president of the Pest Control Operators of California.

  • Commercial
  • Rodents
  • Spiders

Berkeley, CA

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4.6 (9)
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5.0 (2)

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Pest Control Berkeley serves residential and commercial clients in Oakland. It provides wildlife and animal pest inspection, removal, extermination, and prevention. Its pest control specialists perform spraying, baiting, and trapping to deal with animal pests, such as bed bugs, cockroaches, fleas, and rats. Clients can choose from a one-time service or a continued pest control plan. Owner Maria Martinez has more than 20 years of experience working for major pest control businesses across the state. Her company covers all areas of pest control.

  • Commercial
  • Residential
  • Termites

333 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577

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Oakland Animal Exterminator provides pest control solutions to residents and businesses. The company is fully licensed by the California Wildlife Commission and has been providing services for over a decade. Its team of fully-trained and certified technicians is experienced in dealing with animals in attics, critter trapping, rodent control, bird and bat control, snake removal, and dead animal removal. It also offers damage repair services and cleanup services. Oakland Animal Exterminator employs humane pest and wildlife management methods.

  • Residential
  • Wildlife

Oakland, CA

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5.0 (1)

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Oakland Wildlife and Pest handles the eradication and control of pests such as rodents, spiders, termites, fleas, and bed bugs. It inspects and evaluates clients' properties to assess the infestation, creates action plans, and uses chemicals and products that are more potent than the treatments available at DIY stores. It also conducts cleanup to remove pests' droppings and the damages they caused. Oakland Wildlife and Pest has over 20 years of experience and operates 24 hours a day.

  • Rodents
  • Roaches
  • Spiders

1901 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA 94612

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5.0 (61)
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5.0 (8)
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5.0 (4)

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Eco Energy Bay Area HVAC & Pest Control specializes in rodent and wildlife control in residential areas. Its services include sealing up holes and gaps that may become the entry point for rodents and other pests and cleaning and sanitizing to prevent reinfestation. Other services are live trapping and removal of wildlife that may have gotten into the client's home. With two offices located in Oakland and Santa Rosa, the company has been in the business for 16 years.

  • Wildlife
  • Rodents

Oakland, CA

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4.5 (48)
Google
5.0 (21)

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HeatRx provides pet-friendly bedbug extermination services to residential and commercial property owners in Oakland and the surrounding communities. The business specializes in heat-based bedbug treatments. Its staff performs natural and traditional solutions for apartments, homes, and vehicles. The company also offers preventative treatment options such as mattress encasements, ActiveGuard mattress liners, bedbug traps, and residual treatments for bed frames and wall voids. In addition to its inconspicuous company name, HeatRx delivers discreet services through service vehicles free of references to bedbugs.

  • Stinging Insects

831 E 2nd St #101, Benicia, CA 94510

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4.0 (75)
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4.6 (43)

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Mighty Men Pest Control offers a variety of services to consumers living in the Oakland metro and the neighboring communities. Its solutions cover insect and rodent removal, covering ants, hornets, rats, and mice. Its team also handles larger wildlife such as raccoons and skunks. The company conducts preventive tasks after initial extermination, ranging from removing eggs to cleaning up feces and sealing off entry points. Mighty Men Pest Control tailors projects to every customer's needs.

  • Rodents

Alameda, CA 94502

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4.5 (23)
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4.5 (12)

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Alameda County Vector Control Services District provides vector disease control services to residents in Alameda, CA, including the Oakland area. It's a division of the Alameda County Environmental Health Department. The organization does provide some wildlife and pest removal services. It also runs regular educational programs on preventing the spread of vector-borne diseases, injury, and discomfort to the residents of the District by controlling insects, rodents, and other vectors such as fleas and bats.

  • Wildlife
  • Rodents
  • Spiders

2265 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114

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4.9 (150)
Yelp
4.0 (4)

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Bed Bug Exterminator San Francisco provides pest control solutions for home and business owners in and around Oakland. Its team eliminates various types of pests, from roaches, ants, and rats to bedbugs. The pest management specialists handle invasive creatures present in single- and multi-family homes, apartment complexes, townhouses, and condominiums. They conduct follow-up visits after 30 days to check if the pests return. Clients have the option to choose from different environment-friendly pest control solutions, including steam, heat, and Cryonite treatment.

  • Residential

1990 North California Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

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5.0 (203)
Yelp
5.0 (149)
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5.0 (10)

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Honest Rodent Proofing offers the latest rodent removal techniques and eco-friendly rodent control in Oakland. It provides residential and commercial rodent proofing, encapsulation, attic and crawl space clean-up, and rat slabs. Its team of rodent inspectors conducts top-to-bottom assessments of the interior and exterior of the property for possible entry points of rats and mice. The company has devised a four-step rodent removal process to ensure customers and their families have peace of mind in their homes or workstations.

  • Residential
  • Rodents

P.O. Box 1255, Alamo, CA 94507

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5.0 (8)

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California Exterminating Service is a family-owned and locally operated business that serves residential and commercial clients from Oakland and the surrounding areas. It provides integrated pest management solutions, which include the use of biological, cultural, physical or mechanical, and chemical management tools. It also offers proofing and removal services for various rodents and other incursive wildlife, including possums, raccoons, and bats. California Exterminating Service has been in operation for more than six decades.

  • Wildlife
  • Rodents

2150 Elkins Way, Ste: 205, Brentwood, CA 94513

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4.9 (170)
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4.5 (28)
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5.0 (10)

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McCauley Agricultural & Pest Service removes pests from homes, businesses, and agricultural operations in Oakland, ranging from bugs and rodents to invasive plants and fungi. Its team also removes termites using local treatment and fumigation and removes bed bugs using heat treatment, mattress encasement, pesticide dust, spot treatment, and crack injection. Fruit fly elimination is also provided. In addition, the family-owned company offers wildlife trapping and exclusion services that cover rodents, raccoons, skunks, bats, and pigeons.

  • Termites
  • Roaches

Compare our Top Pest Control Services

NameExpertise RatingAddressPromotionsLearn more
Attic Pros
718 Douglas Avenue, Oakland, CA 94603Book Free Estimate
Alley Cat Rodent Exclusion
3030 Ashby Ave #103B, Berkeley, CA 94705
Patriot Pest Management Inc.
793 South Tracy Blvd #135, Tracy, CA 95376
Attic Solutions
3212 Deering St, Oakland, CA 94601
Intech Pest Control
1070 A Street #7, Hayward, CA 94541
Omega Termite & Pest Control
807 75th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94621
Pest Control Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Oakland Animal Exterminator
333 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577
Oakland Wildlife and Pest
Oakland, CA
Eco Energy Bay Area HVAC & Pest Control
1901 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA 94612
HeatRx
Oakland, CA
Mighty Men Pest Control
831 E 2nd St #101, Benicia, CA 94510
Alameda County Vector Control
Alameda, CA 94502
Bed Bug Exterminator San Francisco
2265 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Honest Rodent Proofing
1990 North California Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
California Exterminating Service
P.O. Box 1255, Alamo, CA 94507
McCauley Agricultural & Pest Service
2150 Elkins Way, Ste: 205, Brentwood, CA 94513

FAQs

  • Introduction

    Pest control companies help keep homes and businesses free from pesky critters that crawl, scurry, slither, or fly. From fleas to termites and rodents to moles, pest control companies keep unwanted intruders from infiltrating and infesting places where humans live, work, or gather.

    Some folks are successful using DIY methods for pest control, and some popular DIY remedies include peppermint and other essential oils to ward off spiders and store-bought ant bait traps to treat an ant infestation. Still, it's hard to beat the experience and results offered by a pest control technician when it comes to ridding a space of pests.

    It’s also important to distinguish between situations that call for pest control, such as insects in the kitchen, or animal control, like small animals in the attic. Animal control generally responds to wildlife removal requests, including extracting a snake from a basement or re-homing an opossum family that’s taken up residence in a shed. Animal control also responds to calls concerning free-roaming domesticated animals such as cats and dogs.
  • How can I tell if we have bed bugs?

    Signs of bed bugs include reddish or rusty stains when they're accidentally crushed on mattresses or sheets. Bed bug excrement is generally visible as small dark spots that may look smudged on bed linens. Eggs, eggshells, or freshly hatched nymphs with yellow skin may be spotted.

  • How do I get rid of bed bugs myself?

    Wash all clothing and bedding in hot water and dry articles on high heat. Use a steamer on its highest heat setting to steam clean mattresses and other fabric-covered furniture. Infested items should be packed in black trash bags and left outside on a day when the temperature reaches a minimum of 95 degrees F.

  • How do I treat my yard for bugs?

    Treat yards for bugs by spreading lawn insect killer throughout the entire lawn. If you prefer to avoid pesticides, you can discourage bugs from making your yard home by adding plants that bugs dislike, such as chrysanthemums and ridding the yard of any standing water. Install a bat house to attract bats, bugs’ natural enemy.

  • Are house spiders harmful?

    Most house spiders are harmless, although they may bite when threatened. House spiders tend to make themselves at home beneath furniture, in attics and basements, and rooms used for storage. Other than some irritation at the bite site, most house spiders' bites are not a reason for concern.

    Common house spiders do not produce venom that can harm humans. Non-threatening species include the jumping spider, daddy longlegs, yellow sac spider, and hobo spider. Dangerous spiders include the black widow, recognizable for its red hourglass marking on its black body, and the brown recluse, which bears a violin-shaped marking on its light to dark brown body.
  • How do I keep mice out of my house?

    Seal any holes or cracks where mice gain entry into the home using steel wool and caulk. Install weather stripping around windows and door sweeps on exterior doors. Make sure basements, attics, and crawl spaces are dry and well-ventilated. Place food in airtight containers and get rid of trash regularly.

  • What attracts ants in my house?

    Ants are attracted to whatever gives them sustenance — food and water. Damp conditions and standing water are a big draw for ants. They have an acute sense of smell for sugar and love sweets, such as chocolate and jelly. Pet food, bread, and damp clothes and towels are known to entice ants.

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