Pest control plans from $57. Licensed, insured and eco-friendly.
Call Us Today at : (512) 561-7451Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska
Precision Pest Control serves Anchorage houses, apartments, offices and shops, from Turnagain and Spenard out to Eagle River and Girdwood, and can inspect a property before it sells. The plans fit what lives in Southcentral Alaska: house mice, yellowjackets, bed bugs and wolf spiders. Pricing begins at $57, the estimate is free of charge, and the products are eco-friendly.
What Precision Pest Control offers
Anchorage pest control looks different from the Lower 48, because the pests that matter are the ones that survive a long winter. Precision Pest Control takes on houses, apartments, stores and workplaces throughout the municipality; the free estimate comes first and plans run from $57.
Anchorage home service focuses on mouse entry points in foundations and garages, yellowjacket nests in or near walls, bed bugs in beds and furniture, and wolf spiders that wander in.
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For Anchorage offices, restaurants, lodging and warehouses, the visit looks at food storage, delivery doors, travelers' luggage and the small gaps that let mice in from the cold.
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A pre-sale look at an Anchorage property checks for wood damage, moisture, rodent entry points and insect activity, so agent, buyer and seller read the same report.
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Tell us what you are seeing and where. We will recommend a plan for your home or business, with service plans from $57.
What we treat
Mice, Yellowjackets and Bed Bugs Between the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet
House mice
University of Alaska Fairbanks Extension says homes offer mice water, shelter and food all year, and a pair can leave thousands of droppings in six months. Mice gnaw insulation, wiring and wall studs. The guide says to plug every gap wider than about a quarter inch, packing in steel wool mixed with caulk, to store food in mouse-proof containers and to take trash out nightly. Voles seldom come indoors.
Yellowjackets
A University of Alaska Fairbanks entomologist identifies yellowjackets as the papery-nest wasps that sting people in Alaska. UAF Extension says they nest above or below ground, with overwintering queens starting a small nest in spring and new queens produced in fall. Some species become nuisances when they scavenge near people. A nest in a wall void or soffit is a job for professionals.
Bed bugs
UAF Extension reports that Alaska has not been spared the rise in bed bugs. Adults are about a quarter inch long, reddish brown and oval, and they hitchhike on luggage, clothing and furniture. Check mattress seams at night with a flashlight. The guide says items held below 0 degrees for at least four days die, though a mattress cools too slowly for that to work.
Wolf spiders
UAF Extension lists wolf spiders as hunters of yards and gardens that are sometimes found even in homes. They do not spin capture webs, run fast and see well, and they hide in silk-lined retreats and burrows. Permanent plantings, edging, wooden walkways and mulch near the foundation offer them shelter, so keep those a few feet from the house.
Local advice
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game considers Anchorage one of the few rat-free major ports, with scattered sightings but no confirmed breeding population. Norway rats arrive as stowaways on ships. Muskrats, native voles and mice are often mistaken for rats. If you see what could be a rat, photograph it with a ruler and report it to the state invasive species hotline instead of handling it.
Spotted something?
As snow leaves the ground, overwintering yellowjacket queens come out to start small nests. Walk the exterior and look under eaves, around vents and near the base of walls, because a nest started now becomes a much larger colony by August.
June brings about 19 hours of daylight, and July highs average near 66 degrees. Workers expand the yellowjacket nest and scavenge at picnics and trash cans, while wolf spiders hunt around gardens, mulch and walkways.
Yellowjacket colonies produce new queens, then the rest of the nest dies. Mice start testing foundations and garage doors as nights cool. This is the right time to fill gaps of a quarter inch or more and move firewood away from the walls.
With about 78 inches of snow a year and January lows near 11 degrees, pests that stay active live indoors. Mice use heated rooms, and bed bugs spread on luggage and clothing. Inspect mattress seams and keep food in sealed containers.
Describe it on the phone and we will tell you what it likely is and how we would treat it. Estimates are free.
8 questions answered
Looking for pest control near you in Anchorage? Call (512) 561-7451 or request a free estimate.
Termites are not among the household pests UAF Extension describes for Alaska, so Anchorage plans focus on mice, yellowjackets, bed bugs and spiders. If you find wood damage, book an inspection and we will look for the real cause, such as moisture.
UAF Extension says to fill every gap wider than about a quarter inch, packing in steel wool mixed with caulk, and to seal foundation cracks and check door sweeps and garage seals. Store food in mouse-proof containers and take out trash nightly. Ask us for an estimate if droppings or gnawing continue.
Not an established one. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says no breeding rat population has been confirmed in Anchorage, though the port requires vigilance. Mice, voles and muskrats are often mistaken for rats. Photograph anything suspicious and report it to the state invasive species hotline.
Yellowjackets nest above or below ground, and workers scavenge near people in summer. A UAF entomologist notes the state does not track their numbers, so a crowded year may simply be a nest near you. Request an estimate if you spot one.
Every plan carries a $57 starting price, and our quote is free. Cost climbs with square footage and the seriousness of the problem, so a rental unit with mouse activity and a restaurant with daily deliveries land in different places. Our phone line, (512) 561-7451, is open for questions, or you can message us from the site.
Yes. Our commercial plans cover offices, restaurants, hotels, warehouses and apartment buildings, and landlords can book home plans for single units. Food storage, trash areas and delivery doors get the strongest attention. Include the street address in your message.
Yes. Ahead of a sale we can look over wood, moisture, rodent entry points and signs of insects. The written findings can go to the buyer, seller and agent alike. Book it online before closing day and plan repairs around the results.
UAF Extension says clues include waking with a rash, dark droppings on bedding and small specks of blood, but only finding the bugs confirms them. Check mattress edges and furniture seams at night with a flashlight. Avoid foggers, which can push bugs into other rooms.
Anchorage lies at the head of Cook Inlet on a peninsula between Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm, with the Chugach Mountains to the east. A subarctic winter sends mice and other pests indoors, and a short, bright summer wakes the yellowjackets.
Anchorage is Alaska's largest city; the 2020 census counted 291,247 people there. It is a consolidated city and borough, the Municipality of Anchorage, formed in 1975. The city spreads across a peninsula at 102 feet above sea level, and the municipal limits take in most of Chugach State Park. Neighborhoods include Turnagain, Spenard and Midtown, while Eagle River, Chugiak and Girdwood joined the municipality as outlying communities.
Winter here is long. January highs average near 22.7 degrees and lows near 11, snowfall runs about 78 inches a year, and daylight shrinks to about seven hours before stretching to 19 in June. That cycle shapes the pest list: mice stay close to heated buildings all winter, while the short summer lets yellowjacket colonies grow from a single queen to a full nest.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a Anchorage property
Unique to Anchorage
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Anchorage details that shape every plan we write here.
Mice need only a quarter inch, so walk the foundation in late summer and plug gaps around pipes, vents and garage doors, the way UAF recommends. Store pet food and birdseed in sealed bins, empty the kitchen trash nightly and clear boxes and paper that make nest material.
After any trip, unpack luggage away from the bedroom and wash clothes on hot, since bed bugs ride in bags. Check yellowjacket activity around siding and eaves in July, and keep mulch and wood piles away from the foundation. We record the findings on every estimate.
Tell us about your Anchorage property and get a no-cost quote; plans begin at $57.
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