FAQs

1. Considering the many pest control products available in stores, why hire a professional like Anderson?

In addition to expert inspection and treatment of your home's interior, our trained technicians thoroughly inspect your home's exterior. By concentrating our efforts outside the homehouse, we reduce the need for applications service inside. A "perimeter or of protection" serves as an invisible barrier, blocking pests from entering your house. Anderson's Natural Home Choice® Home provides seasonal inspections and treatments to keep your home pest free throughout the year. For more information, andersonpestsolutions.com

2. With so many pest control companies around, why should I choose Anderson?

Anderson is the largest family-owned pest solutions company in the Midwest, ranked 33rd largest in the nation in 2010 by Pest Control Technology magazine. We've been practicing environmentally responsible pest control since 1913. Our Natural Choice® program provides year-round protection against a wide range of pests, performed by our GreenPro trained and certified technicians and backed by one of the strongest guarantees in the industry.

3. What can I do to prevent pests from getting into my house?

Check for any cracks or crevices around your home, along with breaks in caulking around windows or tears in window screens. Try to eliminate any sources of standing water, and keep areas around garbage clean.

Also, certain flowers and plants are a Natural Choice to keep pests away from your home and garden. Marigolds are just one of many flowers, herbs, and plants that provide natural protection against a wide variety of pests. For a comprehensive list, visit our website at www.andersonpestsolutions.com/green.php

4. Should I be concerned about the safety of my children and pets?

By focusing our efforts on your home's exterior, our technicians minimize the treatments necessary to protect the inside of your home. As a member of The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program, Anderson is committed to the adoption of innovative, alternative pest control practices and the ongoing pursuit of the most environmentally responsible treatments and methods in the industry.

5. Are Anderson's pest solution treatments harmful to the environment?

Anderson has received GreenPro certification from the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). The GreenPro program is the most widely recognized green certification program for pest management professionals in the world, and is the only program of its kind to have received an award from the Environmental Protection Agency. Our new GreenPro designation means that we comply with the procedures and systems established by the NPMA's GreenPro Committee to ensure that our customers receive responsible, eco-effective service. For more information, visit our website.

6. What is "Natural Choice" and what does it really mean to me and my family?

The Natural Choice® Home program is an environmentally responsible year-round service that protects your home, inside and out, from over 35 of the most common pests, including ants, spiders, rodents, bees, and wasps. Your technician will seal some of the most common points of entry for pests and remove unsightly cobwebs. Our emphasis on prevention allows us to minimize the necessity of treatments inside of your home.

7. Does Anderson provide service to remove and prevent pest problems other than insects?

Yes. Anderson provides comprehensive solutions for the removal and prevention of rodents. And our team of bird control professionals has been providing commercial and residential customers with permanent solutions since 1913

8. Do you guarantee your work?

Our work is backed by one of the strongest guarantees in the industry. Customers who choose our Single Service can expect a 60-day guarantee that specified pests have been removed with return service and treatment for any renewed activity.

For customers who choose Anderson's Natural Choice® Home, we provide four inspections and treatments backed by a one-year guarantee for a full spectrum of pests. And our technicians will return promptly in the event of any renewed activity of specified pests.

9. Does the time of the year affect the likelihood that I will have a problem with pests?

Pests just don't go away during the cooler months. In fact, it is during colder times of the year that pests seek shelter and food. In the warmer months, we concentrate on the exterior of your home. We locate and seal common entry points to prevent pests from entering the structure. During the winter service, we conduct both an interior and exterior inspection of your home to ensure a pest free environment.

10. We have recently discovered a problem with bedbugs in our home. How can Anderson help?

Bedbugs have been an increasingly disturbing problem to homeowners. Fortunately, Anderson has a solution that will effectively rid your home of these pests for good. Your Anderson technician will:

• Thoroughly inspect to confirm live bedbug activity
• Install trapping systems to confirm further activity
• Treat wall outlets, baseboards, and door and window frames
• Treat headboard, mattress, box spring, and bed frame
• Treat upholstered furniture
• Treat behind wall hanging items
• Treat nightstands, furniture, and closets
• Install protective encasements on the mattress box spring
• Vacuum in sensitive situations such as cribs, infant mattresses, bird cages, fish tanks etc, where the application of a pesticide is not recommended
• Create a full report describing the treatment and how you can protect your home or facility from further infestations
• Return after 7 days of the first service

11. Recently my neighbors discovered termites in their home and now I am worried that we will have the same problem.

Call Anderson for a free termite inspection. If termites are found, you can count on the Anderson Solution. We'll come to your home quickly for a single service, usually the same day and often within hours. One-time single services will rid your home of these pests, and are backed by our industry-leading guarantee.