Pest control for new homes in the Valley
New builds sit beside open desert. We walk the outside in daylight, come back at dusk with a blacklight, write down what we find and visit every season.
The first visit
Each step has a reason, and you get the notes from all four.
We walk the whole outside of the house in daylight: stucco lines, garage door seals, pipe and wire openings, block walls and the gravel against the foundation. We note every gap.
You tell us what you've seen and where. We check those rooms and the garage first, then the attic hatch and under the sinks.
Scorpions glow under ultraviolet light, which makes them far easier to find at night. We return at dusk, or at an hour you choose, walk the yard and the walls with a blacklight and show you where they gather. If we find none, we say so.
You get a written report: what we found, where we treated, which gaps to seal and which plan fits the house. Nothing starts until you say yes.
Plans
A Valley year has two long warm seasons and a short cool one. Each plan lists the months we visit and what each visit looks for.
Four visits from April to October, outside the house
Visits in April, June, August and October
Five visits: the warm season plus January, and inside where we find activity
January adds the indoor check
Five visits, plus a yearly termite inspection and pack-rat entry check
The checks happen at separate visits
No prices here: the quote after your first visit lists the first-visit fee, each visit and the year's total. Plans aren't insurance, and you can cancel any time by phone or email. Re-service terms are on the plans page.
The calendar
The dates move with the weather and by neighborhood. This is the usual shape of a year, not a promise.
They wake with the warm days and follow water, food and cracks in the stucco.
Mar to Jun
Paper wasps build under eaves, patio covers and the caps of block walls.
Apr to Oct
Most often seen after dark, near gravel, block walls and wood piles. They slow down in the cool months.
May to Sep
Heat and monsoon storms push them toward garages, kitchens and porch lights.
Jun to Sep
Winged termites can appear after the first monsoon storms. A swarm is a reason to book an inspection.
Jul to Sep
As nights cool, they look for warm, sheltered spots: attics, garages and wall voids.
Oct to Feb
The four warm-season visits, plus January on the all-year plans.
Jan, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct
New builds
The house is new. The ground around it is not.
Open desert next door, fresh gravel against the walls and small gaps at stucco lines and pipe openings are common in new builds, and none of it shows on closing day.
Open lots and washes nearby, where scorpions, ants and pack rats already live
Fresh gravel and block walls that hold the day's heat
Small gaps at the garage door, pipe sleeves and stucco lines
New landscaping watered daily, which draws crickets and roaches
Coupons
Mention the coupon when you call, or text it to us with a photo. The end date and terms go at the bottom of each coupon.
Sample offers.
One coupon per household. Coupons can't be combined.
From new neighbors
“Someone came back at dusk with a blacklight and walked the yard with me. It felt a little odd, but I finally knew where to look and what to seal.”
“The report was one page: what they found, where they treated and a short list of gaps. They offered to seal the ones they could reach and left the choice of plan to me.”
“We closed in the spring and called in April. Seeing why the visits fall in June and August, and not just every quarter, is what made me sign up.”
“Celina explained the report to my mother in Spanish, which mattered to us. She showed us each spot before she treated it.”
Sample reviews.
Where we work
Most of our visits are in newer neighborhoods on the east, west and south edges of the Valley. Drive time and the season decide when we can come.
We don't go to Tucson, Flagstaff or Yuma, or north of Wickenburg.
Questions
It depends on the pests, the size of the house and lot, and how many visits the plan has. After the first visit you get a written quote that lists the first-visit fee, the cost of each visit and the year's total. We don't quote a house we haven't looked at.
Scorpions are most active at night, and they glow under ultraviolet light, so a blacklight shows where they are. We walk the yard and the walls at dusk or later, by appointment, and mark what we find on your report. If we find nothing, the report says that too.
New houses aren't pest-proof. Gaps at stucco lines, garage doors and pipe openings are common, and the land around many new builds is still open desert. A first visit shows what, if anything, your house needs. You decide after reading the report.
Licensed applicators follow the product label. We tell you which areas to keep children and pets away from, and for how long, and you can ask for our product list before we start.
Call us. Within 30 days of a treatment we return and re-treat the same areas at no charge for the pests named on your report. The full terms are on the plans page.
No long contract is needed. A plan can be canceled any time by phone or email, and billing stops after the visit already on the schedule.
First visit
Share what you've seen, or nothing at all. We'll call to set a day for the daylight walk and a dusk time for the blacklight.
Blacklight walks happen at dusk, by appointment.