Pest Control in Elk Grove, CA

Apex Pest Control, Inc. holds California Structural Pest Control Board registration No. 2770, Branch 2, which covers general household pest control. President Jeff Alexander holds operator license No. 8484; Brent Brandon holds No. 12138, and Jared F. Alexander holds No. 14137. All three are public records on the Department of Consumer Affairs lookup, and we would rather you check them than take our word.

The company has been a BBB Accredited Business since November 1984 with an A+ rating, a California Pest Management Association member since 1999, and was named Best Pest Control in the 2026 Best of Times awards with 40 percent of the vote. Jeff joined the company in 1988 after work as an industrial hygienist; he holds degrees in botany and zoology and a master's in biology. About 99 percent of our work is single-family residential, which is most of Elk Grove.

Our Branch 2 scope covers the household pests that actually fill an Elk Grove route. Here is how they tend to show up.

We say this the way Jeff says it: Apex is not a rodent specialty company and does not market itself as one. We place bait stations for roof rats, Norway rats and house mice, and after the first visit we tell you what is inviting them, such as tree limbs on the roof, a gap that needs closing, or pet food left outside. If we come back for a callback and the limbs are still on the roof, we will say so. Heavy infestations with chewed sheetrock, droppings everywhere, exclusion, cleanup and repairs go to companies on our referral list that specialize in that work.

If you searched for an exterminator in Elk Grove, here is the first Apex visit, start to finish. Most of it is looking.

The on-going maintenance program runs bi-monthly. The first visit treats inside and out; follow-ups reinforce the exterior barrier and sweep webs, and you do not need to be home. A locked gate or a loose dog gets a note and a free reschedule for the missed area. At most homes the inside needs retreating less than once a year, because interior problems between visits are covered by the guarantee.

One-time service fits a narrower set of problems: fleas after a pet is gone, a move-out, a single wasp nest. For spiders, a one-time visit is a bandage. We will tell you which fits on the phone, and if the honest answer is one visit, that is what we will book.

The main season runs April to October: ants, spiders, fleas and outdoor roaches. Summers are warm and dry, and more than half the year's rain falls November through February. When temperatures drop below 40 the route gets quiet and ants become the main problem, usually right after the first heavy rain. Rodents are year round. Newer tract homes with irrigated landscaping against the foundation and older homes with mature trees over the roof get the same pests by different routes, which is why the first visit starts with a walk.

Continuing maintenance customers in good standing get return visits at no additional charge for any contracted pest problem between regular service dates, until the problem is solved to your satisfaction. Troublesome pest issues may require a supervisor's input. Technicians are state-licensed, bonded and insured, renew their licenses every three years with continuing education, and work in the long sleeves, long trousers, gloves and safety glasses California requires.

The reviews on this page are real Google and site reviews, quoted word for word. Several come from families who have been with Apex for 17 and 23 years, which says more than any line we could write.

Termites and other wood-destroying organisms are Branch 3 work and outside our license; we refer you to a termite company. Bed bugs go to a heat-treatment company. Squirrels, raccoons, possums and moles need a trapper, and voles are an agricultural pest outside our scope. We do not control flies or mosquitoes. Honey bees get a beekeeper first; a spring swarm resting in a tree will move on by itself.

We can usually quote over the phone from the square footage of the home and what you are seeing. The estimate is confirmed at the home, because the interview and the walk-around often turn up more than the caller described. We do not publish prices, because a number without seeing the home is a guess. The $90.00 new-homeowner discount is already in the quote the office gives you.

The office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at (916) 362-9294. Technicians are dispatched from 4541 Harlin Drive in Sacramento. The full list of cities we serve is on the service areas page, and our full pest list is on the residential pest control page.