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Sacramento Pest Control, Insect Control and Pest Management
Apex Pest Control has provided Sacramento pest control, insect control and pest management since July 1, 1978. Our office is at 4541 Harlin Drive, in Sacramento, and our technicians are dispatched from it every weekday. If you have noticed ants in the kitchen after a run of hot days, webs under the eaves, roaches in the garage, or wasps working the roofline, this page explains what we look for, what we treat, and what we will honestly tell you we do not.
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Estimates come from your home’s square footage and what you are seeing.
SourcesWritten from the interview with Jeff Alexander, Apex’s verified business facts, and the references linked at the end of the page.Last updated September 2026.
About 99 percent of our work is residential, single-family service. Roughly one in three new customers comes to us because a neighbor, parent or friend already uses Apex. That is the standard we try to live up to on every visit: the difference between a good service and a great service is usually the extra five minutes spent looking.
Why homeowners choose Apex
Sacramento Pest Control From a Licensed, Family-Owned Local Company
Sacramento pest control is a crowded market, and most companies say the same things. Here is what you can check for yourself. Apex Pest Control, Inc. holds California Structural Pest Control Board company registration No. 2770, Branch 2, which is general household pest control. Three named operators hold their own Branch 2 licenses: president Jeff Alexander, license No. 8484, and Brent Brandon, license No. 12138, and Jared F. Alexander, license No. 14137. All three records are public on the Department of Consumer Affairs license lookup.
The company has been a BBB Accredited Business since November 1, 1984, and holds an A+ rating. We have been members of the California Pest Management Association since 1999. In 2026, Apex was named Best Pest Control in the Best of Times awards with 40 percent of the category vote.
Meet the licensed operators behind every service
Jeff Alexander joined Apex in 1988 after working as an environmental consultant and industrial hygienist. He holds degrees in botany and zoology and a master's degree in biology, and he runs the company from the Harlin Drive office with Brent Brandon, the founder's son and the corporation's secretary. Jared Alexander, the founder's grandson, is the third licensed operator. Technicians are state-licensed, bonded and insured, and they renew their licenses every three years with continuing education in rules, regulations and integrated pest management.
Credentials you can verify
You do not have to take our word for any of this. The Structural Pest Control Board publishes every company registration and operator license, and the BBB profile shows the accreditation date. We link to both from this page because a Sacramento homeowner should be able to check a pest company in two minutes before letting anyone on the property.
How it works
Pest Management Plans for Sacramento Homes
Most Sacramento homeowners who call us end up on the on-going maintenance program, which runs bi-monthly depending on the home and the pest pressure around it. Some situations fit a one-time visit better, and we will say so on the phone.
Bi-monthly maintenance program
The first visit is the long one. The technician interviews you about what you have seen and where, tours the house, walks the property, identifies the pest and the conditions behind it, then treats the interior where activity is and the exterior barrier around the whole home. Follow-up visits reinforce the exterior barrier and sweep spider webs. You do not need to be home for them.
One-time pest service
A one-time treatment around the barrier of the home can be enough for some problems. Fleas after a pet is gone, or a move-out clean-up, are the classic cases. For spiders, Jeff calls a one-time service a bandage, because the webs come back as soon as the barrier fades. We would rather tell you that up front than sell a visit that will not hold.
What the first visit and follow-up visits include
Exterior treatment covers the foundation, the garage, around windows and doorways, under the first-floor eaves, along fence lines, and the yard areas around the home. On rainy or saturated days we use a granular product around the base of the home that withstands up to four inches of rain, and keep liquid applications to protected areas. At most homes the inside needs retreating less than once a year, because interior problems between visits are covered by the guarantee.
Callbacks between visits for maintenance customers
Continuing maintenance customers in good standing get return visits at no additional charge for any contracted pest problem between regular service dates, and the technician keeps coming back until it is solved. Troublesome pest issues may require a supervisor's input.
Scope, stated plainly
Insect Control in Sacramento: The Pests We Treat
Insect control in Sacramento follows the calendar. Our Branch 2 registration covers general household pests, and these are the ones that fill the route book.
Ants
Sacramento has perhaps 15 to 20 ant species, and we mostly see Argentine and pavement ants. Our dedicated Ant Control in Sacramento page covers the heat-wave and first-rain pattern in detail.
Spiders and web removal
Web removal is part of every maintenance visit, not an add-on. Houses near lakes, ponds and the river see spiders flourish, and outdoor lights that stay on all night draw the insects spiders feed on.
Cockroaches
American and Oriental roaches have become a real outdoor problem in recent years. They live in garages, cracks and crevices. German cockroaches are the indoor kitchen roach, and that work needs full preparation from the homeowner.
Wasps and yellow jackets
Sacramento tile roofs leave gaps everywhere for wasps. We treat ridge caps on one-story tile roofs and set honest expectations about Spanish tile. We do not put ladders on two-story homes for wasps, and yellow jackets were especially bad across the area in 2026.
Fleas, earwigs, silverfish and other household pests
Fleas, ticks, silverfish, earwigs, carpenter bees, pantry pests, boxelder bugs, beetles and crickets are all inside our scope. The estimate is confirmed at the home, because the interview and the walk-around often turn up more than the caller described.
Rats and mice
Rodent work is assessed for fit. We place bait stations for roof rats, Norway rats and house mice, and we tell you what conditions are inviting them, such as tree limbs on the roof, an open gap, or pet food left outside. Heavy infestations that need exclusion, cleanup and repairs are referred to companies that specialize in that work.
Sacramento seasons
Sacramento Pest Seasons: What Shows Up When
The main bug season in Sacramento runs April to October, and summers are warm and dry. Several days of triple-digit heat bring ants into bathrooms and kitchens looking for water. Spiders, fleas and outdoor roaches are all active through the same months.
More than half of the year's rain falls November through February. When temperatures drop below 40 it gets quiet, and ants become the main problem, because the first heavy winter rain pushes them inside. Rodents show up year round. Knowing this pattern is why we schedule maintenance the way we do, instead of waiting for a call.
Step by step
Exterminator Services in Sacramento: How a Visit Works
Jeff prefers the words pest control and pest management, but if you searched for an exterminator in Sacramento, this is what the visit looks like.
Interview: why did you call, what have you seen, and where.
Tour the house and walk the property.
Identify the pest and the conditions behind it.
Targeted interior treatment where the activity is, with low-odor products.
Exterior barrier: foundation, garage, windows and doorways, first-floor eaves, fence lines and yard areas.
Spider web removal.
Recommendations you can act on: gaps, litter, branches, lighting and moisture.
Outside our license or specialty
What We Do Not Treat, and Who to Call Instead
Knowing the boundary is part of being a professional. Termites and other wood-destroying organisms are Branch 3 work, and we are not licensed to identify or treat them, so we refer you to a termite company. Bed bugs go to a heat-treatment company. Major rodent exclusion, cleanup and repairs go to companies that specialize in it. Squirrels, raccoons, possums and moles need a trapper or wildlife specialist, and voles are an agricultural pest outside our license. We do not control flies or mosquitoes.
Honey bees are a special case. We call a beekeeper first from our referral list. A spring swarm resting in a tree will move on by itself, and treatment is a last resort only when bees are inside the structure and no beekeeper will take them.
Why homeowners choose Apex
Why Sacramento Homeowners Rate Apex Among the Best
The best pest control in Sacramento, in our view, is the company that notices what others miss. One callback story from the route says it well: technicians look down at the ground for ants, but a limb touching the gutter was carrying an ant trail into the attic, and the leaf-filled gutter held the colony. A new set of eyes found it. That is the extra five minutes, and there is a sign about it on the route room door.
Customers tend to stay. Several of the Google reviews on this page come from families who have been with Apex for 17 and 23 years. Our 2026 Best of Times award and our A+ BBB rating are the public version of the same thing.
Sacramento Communities on Our Route
Our Sacramento routes cover the city and the communities Apex has listed for years. If you are not sure whether your address is on a route, call the office and we will tell you. Our full service-area list, from Roseville and Folsom to Elk Grove, Lodi and Woodland, is on the service areas page.
West Sacramento, Rancho Cordova and Gold River
West Sacramento is its own city across the Sacramento River in Yolo County, and it is on our list alongside Rancho Cordova and Gold River to the east along the American River. Rancho Cordova has its own page.
North Sacramento, Del Paso, North Highlands, Rio Linda and Elverta
North of the American River, our list runs from North Sacramento and Del Paso inside the city out to North Highlands beside the former McClellan Air Force Base, and on to the unincorporated communities of Rio Linda and Elverta. Rio Linda has its own page.
Carmichael
Carmichael is an unincorporated community on the north bank of the American River, between Sacramento and Fair Oaks, and it is on the Apex service-area list.
South Sacramento and Greenhaven
South Sacramento and Greenhaven, along the Sacramento River in the south of the city, are listed together on our routes.
Estimates for Pest Control in Sacramento
We can usually give an estimate over the phone from two things: 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 a price list, because a number without an inspection is a guess, and we would rather quote the home in front of us. The $90.00 new-homeowner discount is already in the quote the office gives you.
Community: Make-A-Wish and Sacramento
Apex has supported Make-A-Wish for more than 25 years and has donated more than $100,000 over that time. That support has run for more than a quarter century, from a company that has never left its Sacramento address.
Schedule Pest Control in Sacramento
The office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (916) 362-9294, tell us what you are seeing, and we will set up an initial visit. If you reach us after hours, the recorded information line will tell you what to do next.
Apex technician kneeling with a flashlight to inspect under a kitchen cabinet toe kick.
Apex technician treating along the base of a back fence under bare trees.
What we treat, and when we refer
Is your pest on the list?
Branch 2 general household pests. Find yours in one of the three columns; tap anything in the middle column for the full rule.
We treat
On the maintenance program
- Ants
- Spiders
- Wasps and yellow jackets
- CockroachesAmerican, Oriental, German
- Fleas
- Ticks
- Silverfish
- Earwigs
- Carpenter bees
- Pantry pests
- Boxelder bugs
- Beetles
- Crickets
Not sure what you have?
Describe it to the office at (916) 362-9294; the technician confirms it on the first visit.
The estimate is confirmed at the home, after the interview and the walk-around.
Real reviews, unedited
What customers noticed
“Finally broke down and hired a pest control service. Was referred to Apex by my neighbor, Barbara. Jared was prompt, efficient and thorough. No more ants or spiders, and the best part was he removed all of the webs on the outside of the house, as well as the garage!”
“They showed up right on time and were professional and polite. They answered all my questions and listened to my concerns. We felt they were thorough with their inspection and took their time.”
“We have been customers of Apex for over a year and have been very happy. Mikey, our serviceman, is professional and very thorough.”
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Licensed, accredited, verifiable
Three named Branch 2 operators, one company registration, and a record you can look up yourself.
Branch 2, Structural Pest Control Board, issued 1995, clear status.
Verify: Company registration on the official recordPresident. Botany and zoology degrees, master's in biology, former industrial hygienist.
Verify: Jeff Alexander on the official recordSecretary, and a Branch 2 operator licensed since 2011.
Verify: Brent Brandon on the official recordBranch 2 operator, and the third generation of the family on the route.
BBB accredited since 1984. CPMA member since 1999. 2026 Best of Times, Best Pest Control.
Verify: Accreditation on the official recordCalifornia defines Branch 2 as general household pest control excluding fumigation with poisonous or lethal gases. Branch 3 covers wood-destroying organisms. Technicians renew their licenses every three years with required continuing education.
How much does pest control cost in Sacramento?
We quote by phone from the home's square footage 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 a price list, because a number without knowing the home is a guess.
What should I do about kids and pets on treatment day?
We select the method for the pest, the location and the label requirements, then tell you exactly what to expect. The technician gives label-specific guidance on re-entry, drying and cleaning, and treated areas stay off limits until they are dry, which varies with the weather. Ask about pets on the first call and the technician will plan around them.
Which pests are most common in Sacramento homes?
Ants, spiders, outdoor cockroaches, wasps and fleas fill most of the route from April to October. Ants dominate the winter, especially after the first heavy rain. Rodents appear year round. Yellow jackets were especially bad in 2026.
How often should a Sacramento home be serviced?
Most homes do well on a bi-monthly maintenance program. The first visit treats inside and out; follow-ups reinforce the exterior barrier and sweep webs. At most homes the inside needs retreating less than once a year, because interior problems between visits are covered by the guarantee.
Do you offer same-day or weekend service?
No. The office runs Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and technicians are dispatched during those hours. Maintenance customers in good standing get callbacks between visits at no additional charge, and the office treats those calls as a priority.
Which communities do your Sacramento routes cover?
The city and the communities Apex has listed for years: West Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Gold River, North Sacramento, North Highlands, Rio Linda, Del Paso, Elverta, Carmichael, South Sacramento and Greenhaven. If you are not sure whether your address is on a route, call the office and we will tell you.
What happens if pests come back between visits?
Continuing maintenance customers in good standing get a return visit at no additional charge for any contracted pest, and the technician keeps returning until it is solved. Troublesome pest issues may require a supervisor's input.
Where the routes run
Service areas on Apex’s list
The communities below are the ones Apex lists for its routes. If yours is close but not named, call the office; the answer is a quick one.
Sacramento, West Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Gold River, North Sacramento, North Highlands, Rio Linda, Del Paso, Elverta, Orangevale, Fair Oaks, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Elk Grove, Wilton, Laguna Creek, Sheldon, South Sacramento, Greenhaven, Rancho Murieta, Roseville, Woodland, Davis, Lodi, Galt, Lincoln, Carmichael.
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Next step
Start with a phone estimate.
Tell the office your home's square footage and what you have been seeing. The estimate is confirmed at the home, because the interview and the walk-around often turn up more than the caller described.
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.