Precision Pest Control works with property managers and tenants across Reno's apartment corridors, from complexes near the University of Nevada to newer buildings that went up as warehouse jobs pulled workers into the area. Shared walls and shared laundry rooms mean one unit's pest problem rarely stays contained to that unit. We document what we find so managers have something to act on, not just a spray and a bill.


In multifamily buildings we see cockroaches and silverfish move along shared plumbing lines and through gaps around outlets between units, which means one apartment's infestation is rarely just that apartment's problem. Ants and earwigs work in from landscaping and irrigation around building perimeters, especially where mulch sits against foundation walls. Scorpions turn up more in properties near the edges of town, close to open desert, and can ride inside on firewood or boxes brought up from storage. Hornets nest under eaves and balcony overhangs, and ticks show up on pets that spend time in shared courtyard grass.
Rental housing in Reno comes with a pest problem that single family homes don't have, which is that a unit doesn't exist on its own. Cockroaches and silverfish move through shared plumbing chases and electrical penetrations between apartments, so treating one unit while the one next door stays untreated just buys a few weeks before the problem comes back. Buildings near the University of Nevada and around Midtown, many of them older and converted from other uses, have exactly the kind of shared wall construction that lets this happen. Newer complexes built out toward the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center have fewer of these older wall penetrations, but turnover is high enough that a unit can sit vacant with a problem building for weeks before anyone notices.
Working with a property manager instead of a single tenant changes the approach. We look at the whole building or at least the shared wall, not just the unit that called in, and we put findings in writing so a manager has documentation for a lease file or a vendor record. Turnover between tenants is often the best chance to treat a unit without disrupting someone living there. Reno's dry climate keeps some pests down compared to more humid cities, but it pushes scorpions and ants toward buildings looking for water, usually the kitchen or bathroom lines shared between units.


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