Insect & rodent division

Pest Control Service In Rochester

We protect your home and business from pests

Ants, bed bugs, rodents, wasps, spiders and every other Rochester pest — identified at the source and treated with EPA-registered product.

Pest problems in Rochester are not random. They track the housing stock, the season, and the water. Fieldstone foundations in the old city doubles let ants and mice up through cracks that have been open since the 1920s. Slab ranches in Henrietta and Greece host pavement ants and the occasional centipede. The lake-effect freeze every October drives rodents indoors through gaps that were invisible all summer, and the ice dams that follow soften the framing carpenter ants look for. The Genesee, Irondequoit Creek, and the wooded edges of Brighton and Pittsford keep mosquito, spider, and stinging-insect pressure high from May through September.

Our pest control service in Rochester is built around the source, not the symptom. A trail of ants on a counter is a colony somewhere else. A mouse in a kitchen is a gap somewhere on the envelope. A wasp nest over a back door is a queen that chose that specific soffit for a reason. Retail sprays kill what you can see and scatter what you cannot, which is how a small problem turns into several problems a week later. We identify the species, find where it is actually living, and treat that location with product that is carried back to the colony or applied directly to the nest.

Every product we apply is EPA registered, and every label and safety data sheet is published openly on this site. You can read exactly what is going into your home or business before we open a container. We work both sides of the problem in-house: insects and rodents on this pest control side, and bats, raccoons, squirrels, skunks and birds on our animal control side. That matters because the gap that let a mouse in is the same gap that lets a squirrel in, and the fleas left behind after a raccoon leaves your crawlspace are a pest job created by a wildlife job. One company, one inspection, one answer.

BUGMAN technician treating a Rochester property

Treat the source, not just what you can see

Ant Extermination Rochester
01 / Pest control

Ant Extermination Rochester

Ants are the single most common call we take at BUGMAN Pest Control and Wildlife, and the reason is simple: a Rochester foundation is full of small gaps, and the ground around it is full of colonies looking for warmth and sugar. Pavement ants push up through slab cracks in basements along Clay Road and South Ave. Odorous house ants move indoors after heavy spring rain and settle behind dishwashers and under sinks. Field ants nest in the yard and forage inside through window frames.

Trail tracing, colony baiting, and exterior barrier work for pavement, odorous house, and field ants.

Ant Extermination In Rochester
Bed Bug Extermination Rochester
02 / Pest control

Bed Bug Extermination Rochester

Bed bugs do not care how clean your house is. They arrive in luggage from a trip, in a used headboard from a marketplace sale, or through a shared wall in an apartment building, and they are equally at home in a Park Avenue apartment and a four-bedroom colonial in Penfield. What they do care about is being close to where you sleep, which is why almost every infestation we find in Rochester starts within a few feet of a bed or a favorite recliner.

Discreet inspection, full-room treatment, and scheduled follow-ups that break the egg cycle.

Bed Bug Extermination In Rochester
Cockroach Extermination Rochester
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Cockroach Extermination Rochester

Two cockroaches dominate our calls in Rochester. German cockroaches ride in on cardboard, appliances, and grocery bags and breed at a rate that turns a handful of insects into hundreds inside a season, almost always in kitchens and bathrooms. Oriental cockroaches, which people here call water bugs, come up through floor drains, sump pits, and basement cracks in older city houses and are usually a moisture story rather than a hitchhiking one.

German and Oriental cockroach control using rotated gel baits and void treatment, not baseboard spraying.

Cockroach Extermination In Rochester
Flea & Mite Extermination Rochester
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Flea & Mite Extermination Rochester

Fleas rarely start with the pet. In Rochester the more common story is a raccoon that denned under a deck, a squirrel that nested in an attic, or a stray cat that used a crawlspace, and when that animal leaves, thousands of hungry fleas stay behind and go looking for the next warm body. That is why we treat fleas and wildlife as one problem when the evidence points that way.

Adulticide plus growth regulator treatment that breaks the flea life cycle, and source-based mite control.

Flea & Mite Extermination In Rochester
Hornet & Wasp Extermination Rochester
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Hornet & Wasp Extermination Rochester

A stinging insect nest next to a door, deck, or play area is not a problem you schedule for next month. Bald-faced hornets build the grey paper footballs you see hanging from Rochester maples and porch corners, and they defend them aggressively from several feet away. Paper wasps build smaller open combs under railings, grill lids, and soffits. European hornets, which are larger and active after dark, get into wall voids and hollow trees and will thump against lit windows at night.

Same-week nest treatment for bald-faced hornets, paper wasps, and wall-void colonies, plus nest removal.

Hornet & Wasp Extermination In Rochester
Rodent Extermination Rochester
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Rodent Extermination Rochester

When the temperature in Rochester drops in October, mice start looking for a way inside, and they need less room than most homeowners believe. A house mouse fits through a gap the width of a pencil. Norway rats need more, but they will make it themselves by gnawing at a rotted sill or an unsealed utility penetration. Older neighborhoods with fieldstone foundations, and any home with an attached garage, are the properties we visit most.

Mouse and rat control that pairs secured baiting and trapping with sealing the entry points for good.

Rodent Extermination In Rochester
Spider Extermination Rochester
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Spider Extermination Rochester

Spiders are a symptom. They set up where the food is, so a house with heavy spider activity almost always has a strong insect population feeding it, usually flies and midges drawn to exterior lighting or moisture. Around Rochester the usual residents are cellar spiders in basements and crawlspaces, funnel weavers in window wells and shrub lines, and orb weavers strung across porch corners every September when they reach full size.

Perimeter treatment, web knockdown, and prey reduction that makes the structure unattractive to spiders.

Spider Extermination In Rochester
Bee Extermination Rochester
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Bee Extermination Rochester

Most bee calls we take in Rochester are not honey bees. They are yellow jackets nesting in the ground, bumble bees in a compost pile or shed insulation, or carpenter bees drilling into deck rails and fascia. Getting the identification right is the single most important part of the call, because a honey bee colony deserves a different outcome than a yellow jacket nest six feet from a back door.

Identification first, then wall-void colony treatment, comb removal, and cavity sealing where needed.

Bee Extermination In Rochester
Bug & Insect Extermination Rochester
09 / Pest control

Bug & Insect Extermination Rochester

Not every call fits neatly into a category. Plenty of Rochester homeowners phone us because there are bugs in the basement, small beetles in the pantry, something crawling in the bathroom, and they have no idea what any of it is. That is a legitimate service request, and it is what our general bug and insect extermination in Rochester is for.

General crawling-insect control for the mixed problems that do not fit a single pest category.

Bug & Insect Extermination In Rochester
Mosquito Extermination Rochester
10 / Pest control

Mosquito Extermination Rochester

Rochester summers are short enough that losing the yard to mosquitoes from June through September is a real loss. Between Lake Ontario, the Genesee, the creeks running through Henrietta and Brighton, and a lot of shaded, well-watered landscaping, Monroe County gives mosquitoes everything they need. What most homeowners do not realize is how little water it takes: a bottle cap's worth, held for a week, produces mosquitoes.

Breeding-site elimination plus harborage treatment of shaded foliage, on a seasonal schedule.

Mosquito Extermination In Rochester
Residential Pest Control Rochester
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Residential Pest Control Rochester

Pest pressure in Rochester follows a calendar. Ants and carpenter ants wake up in April. Wasps and yellow jackets build through the summer and peak in August. Stink bugs, box elder bugs, and cluster flies mass on warm siding in September. Mice move indoors with the first hard cold in October. Trying to handle each of those as an emergency, one panicked phone call at a time, is the most expensive way to own a home in Monroe County.

Year-round home protection built around Rochester's seasonal pest calendar, with the same technician each visit.

Residential Pest Control In Rochester
Industrial Pest Control Rochester
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Industrial Pest Control Rochester

Industrial facilities present pest problems that no residential approach fits. Loading docks stand open for hours. Pallets arrive from a dozen origins, each with its own hitchhikers. Ceiling heights make roof-line entry hard to see from the floor, and floor drains, boiler rooms, and utility trenches give rodents and cockroaches interior highways nobody walks. Add an audit standard and the documentation burden becomes as important as the pest control itself.

Documented pest programs for warehouses, plants, and distribution facilities, built for audit conditions.

Industrial Pest Control In Rochester
Commercial Pest Control Rochester
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Commercial Pest Control Rochester

For a Rochester business, a pest problem is a reputation problem. One photo of a cockroach on a dining room floor outlasts every good review you have collected, and a health inspection finding follows you through the year. Restaurants on Monroe Avenue, offices downtown, retail in Henrietta, medical suites, apartment buildings, and daycares all face different pressures, but they share the need for control that is quiet, scheduled, and documented.

Discreet, scheduled, fully documented pest programs for restaurants, offices, retail, and rental property.

Commercial Pest Control In Rochester
Carpenter Ant Treatment Rochester
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Carpenter Ant Treatment Rochester

Carpenter ants are the most damaging insect most Rochester homeowners will ever deal with. They do not eat wood the way termites do, they excavate it, hollowing out galleries to nest in, and they strongly prefer wood that has been softened by moisture. Around here that means rim joists under a leaking bathroom, window framing behind failed caulk, porch columns, sill plates above a wet foundation, and the roof deck below an ice dam.

Parent and satellite nest location with void injection, plus correction of the moisture that invited them.

Carpenter Ant Treatment In Rochester
Yellow Jacket Removal Rochester
15 / Pest control

Yellow Jacket Removal Rochester

Yellow jackets are the reason August and September are our busiest stinging-insect months in Rochester. A colony that began in May with one queen holds thousands of workers by late summer, and as their natural food supply drops off they become both bolder and more aggressive. They are the insects at the picnic, in the soda can, and around the trash barrel at the soccer field.

Priority treatment of ground, wall-void, and soffit yellow jacket nests, with the entry sealed afterward.

Yellow Jacket Removal In Rochester
Silverfish Extermination Rochester
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Silverfish Extermination Rochester

Silverfish are a humidity problem wearing an insect costume. They need relative humidity above roughly seventy percent to thrive, which describes a great many Rochester basements, crawlspaces, and older bathrooms, especially in the spring and during humid summer stretches. They feed on starches: book bindings, wallpaper paste, cardboard, stored paper, dry goods, and natural fibers.

Humidity-first control with dust and crack-and-crevice treatment for basements, bathrooms, and storage.

Silverfish Extermination In Rochester
Centipede Extermination Rochester
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Centipede Extermination Rochester

House centipedes are predators, which is the fact that reframes the whole problem. They are in your basement because there is something down there to hunt: silverfish, spiders, small flies, springtails, cockroaches. They are also intensely moisture-dependent, so damp crawlspaces, unfinished basements, and utility rooms are where they concentrate in Rochester homes.

Perimeter and crawlspace treatment plus prey reduction, because centipedes follow the insects they hunt.

Centipede Extermination In Rochester
Earwig Extermination Rochester
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Earwig Extermination Rochester

Earwigs are an outdoor insect that ends up indoors by accident, usually in June and July when a stretch of dry weather pushes them out of the mulch looking for moisture. They live in damp organic material: mulch beds, leaf litter, ground cover, under stones and landscape timbers, and in the gap behind loose siding. When they migrate, they come in under door sweeps and through basement window wells, sometimes dozens at a time.

Exterior barrier and landscape correction that stops earwigs migrating in from mulch and ground cover.

Earwig Extermination In Rochester
Stink Bug Extermination Rochester
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Stink Bug Extermination Rochester

Brown marmorated stink bugs are relative newcomers to western New York and they have settled in thoroughly. Every September they mass on warm, sunny walls, usually the south and west sides of a house, and work their way in through soffit gaps, window frames, attic vents, and siding seams to overwinter inside wall voids. Then, on the first warm day in February, they wake up on the wrong side of the wall and start appearing in your living room.

Timed fall perimeter treatment and exclusion that keeps overwintering stink bugs out of the wall voids.

Stink Bug Extermination In Rochester
Carpenter Bee Treatment Rochester
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Carpenter Bee Treatment Rochester

If you have found a perfectly round, half-inch hole drilled into a deck rail, fascia board, or the underside of a porch beam, that is a carpenter bee. Females bore into bare or weathered softwood and tunnel with the grain to lay eggs, and while a single season's gallery is minor, they return to the same wood year after year, extending old tunnels rather than starting new ones. Over a decade that adds up to real structural damage.

Gallery dusting, hole plugging, and surface protection for decks, fascia, and unfinished trim.

Carpenter Bee Treatment In Rochester
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