General Pest Control in Southeast Washington, DC
Start here if you have not identified the pest.
Phones answered 24/7 across Southeast Washington, DC. Call for a clear price before any work starts.
Fastest: call (855) 974-4733. Or send this and we call you back.
Southeast Washington is in the District of Columbia, not Maryland, so pest licensing here is set by the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment. Upper Marlboro Pest Control answers at (855) 974-4733 24/7 and asks first whether the property is in the District or in Maryland.
Southeast Washington lies east and south of the Anacostia River and is part of the District. The District's pesticide rules come from the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment, which requires a business that advertises or conducts pest control in the District to be licensed and to use certified applicators under 20 DCMR Title 20.
Maryland's Department of Agriculture rules do not apply on this side of the river, and this page does not apply Maryland's spotted lanternfly or mosquito material to a District address. Housing detail for the area was not sourced, so none is described.
Start here if you have not identified the pest.
Covers wood-destroying insect checks on District homes.
Useful for a sale paperwork check.
For new work on bare or disturbed ground.
Empty containers before treatment.
Check the lawn edge and tree line.
Prince George's County's humid Mid-Atlantic seasons decide the week: spring rain brings termite swarms and carpenter bees, warm months fill yard containers with Asian tiger mosquitoes, and the first cool nights of fall send stink bugs toward the siding.
News coverage describes rat complaints going to D.C. Health inspectors. The response time was not verified, so this page gives no timing for it.
Keep dated photos and notes of the rat activity so the inspector has a record.
Ask whether the firm is licensed by the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment, which runs the Pesticide Program, and whether the applicator is certified under the District's rules.
The District's licensing system, not Maryland's, is the one to check here.
A property east of the river can sit in the District even when its mail names a Maryland place. The address and its jurisdiction are the first things the office confirms.
Tell the office the full street address so the correct rules are applied.
Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you honestly whether it's a quick fix, and what service in Southeast Washington, DC should cost.
Southeast Washington, DC ZIP codes we cover: 20019, 20020, 20032. Type yours to confirm, or just call.
No. Southeast Washington is in the District of Columbia and follows District rules.
The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment licenses businesses that advertise or conduct pest control in the District.
Phones are answered 24/7 in Southeast Washington.
Yes. The technician assesses the problem and confirms the price on site before work starts.
No. Those are Maryland rules and are not applied to a District address on this page.