Portland Pest Control & Exterminator Services

Q: Why do Portland homes get so many rats?

Portland has two kinds. Roof rats climb in through the attic from trees and power lines. Norway rats dig into crawlspaces and under foundations. Rivers, rail lines and older homes give both plenty of cover. We find where they’re getting in, seal it and trap what’s already inside.

Q: How much does pest control cost in Portland?

Plans start at $49 a month for bugs and $69 a month for bugs plus rats and mice. Your exact price depends on your home’s size and the pests you have. See every plan on our pricing page.

Q: How soon can you get to my Portland home?

Often the same day. It depends on where you live and how full the day’s routes are. Call or text 541-636-0146 and we’ll give you the first opening.

Q: Is your pest control safe for kids and pets?

Our treatments are pet-friendly, and we use professional, EPA-registered products. Most of our work is outside, around the foundation, eaves and entry points. For inside treatments like bed bugs or cockroaches, your technician tells you before starting if people and pets need to stay out of a room, and for how long.

Q: What if pests come back after my treatment?

We come back too, at no extra cost. Every plan includes our 1-year Pest-Free Promise, with unlimited re-treatments for the pests your plan covers.

Q: Do I need to be home?

For the first visit, yes. Your technician walks the property with you and answers your questions. After that, most outside visits happen while you’re away, and you get a service report after each visit.

Q: Do you treat termites?

No, we don’t treat termites. A lot of Portland “termite” calls turn out to be carpenter ants, and those we do treat. We find the nest and treat it at the source.

Get back to pest-free living in Portland.

We love Portland. The rain, the old houses, the big trees on every street. Unfortunately, pests love it too. Rats work the rivers and rail lines, ants march in after every heavy rain, and bed bugs move between apartments. We help Portland families get pest-free and stay that way.

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Oregon families served

What Portland families want

A place of diversity, culture, food — and a lot of pests.

Pests don’t just bug you. They get in your food, chew your wiring and keep you up at night listening to the ceiling.

We cover the whole metro, from St. Johns to Sellwood and out to Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham, Tigard, Milwaukie, Clackamas, Lake Oswego, Oregon City, Tualatin, Sherwood and Wilsonville. Same real technicians, same pet-friendly service, whatever side of the river you’re on.

What you get with Bug Zapper

The problem we solve

Pests finding food, water and a way in.
Bugs that come right back after the store-bought spray wears off.
Homes that need the problem fixed now and kept from coming back.
A 1-year guarantee with unlimited re-treatments. If they come back, so do we.

Cities we serve

Portland-area cities we serve

Every suburb has its own pest pattern, so every suburb has its own page. Pick yours for the pests we see most there, the neighborhoods we cover and what families there say about us.

Beaverton

Big suburb, lots of shared walls. Ants, rats and spiders around the Tualatin Hills.

Hillsboro

Tech campuses to farm edges. Rodents, carpenter ants and wasps.

Gresham

Older homes and creek lots. Rats, ants and yellowjackets.

Tigard

Bull Mountain to the creek. Ants, mice, rats and spiders.

Tualatin

Rats along the river, moles in wet lawns, carpenter ants off the greenways.

Lake Oswego

Lakeside and wooded lots. Rodents, carpenter ants and spiders.

Oregon City

Hillside homes and river bluffs. Rats, ants and wasps.

Clackamas

Newer neighborhoods and greenbelts. Ants, rodents and moles.

Milwaukie

Close-in homes near the river. Rats, ants and spiders.

Sherwood

New builds and Old Town. Mice, rats, carpenter ants and spiders.

Wilsonville

River lots and fields. Rodents, ants and moles.

Common local pests

The pests Portland families deal with most

Rats keep us busier in Portland than anything else. Roof rats climb into attics from the trees and power lines, and Norway rats dig into crawlspaces. Add eight wet months, old homes and a lot of shared walls, and ants, bed bugs and roaches have it easy too.

Ants

Odorous house ants march in after every heavy rain. Spray the trail and they just split up.

Moles & gophers

Your yard shouldn’t look like Swiss cheese. Wet Portland lawns are mole heaven.

Spiders

Giant house spiders show up every September. We keep them outside.

Wasps

By August the yellowjackets get bold. Let us do the part that involves getting stung.

Cockroaches

German roaches travel between apartments through walls and pipes. It’s never just one.

Fleas

They ride in on pets, raccoons and possums living under the house.

Bed bugs

Mattress seams, couches and baseboards. Every room they’ve reached gets treated.

Rodents

Portland’s biggest pest problem. Roof rats in the attic, Norway rats in the crawlspace. We seal them out, not just trap them.

Why Bug Zapper

Good people. Honest work.

No call-center scripts. No surprise upsells. Just licensed technicians who show up when we say we will, tell you what they’re seeing and fix it. Premium products, put exactly where they need to be.

Local technician

Your technician works the Portland metro every day and knows what’s crawling around your neighborhood.

Pest-free promise

The goal is simple: get your home 100% pest-free as fast as possible, then keep it that way.

1-year protection

Unlimited re-treatments for a full year. If they come back, so do we.

Local pest story

Why Portland homes feel like pest magnets

Rain drives pests inside. Old homes give them a way in. Rivers, rail lines and alleys give rats a highway from one block to the next. A few ants on the counter or scratching in the wall can turn into a real problem fast.

So we don’t treat every house the same. We look at moisture, trees, how your home is built and where the pests are getting in. Then we treat the spots that matter, not the whole block.

A rat can squeeze through a hole the size of a quarter.
Roof rats are climbers. They come in through the attic, not the front door.
Crush an odorous house ant and it smells like rotten coconut.
By late summer, one yellowjacket nest can hold thousands of workers.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do Portland homes get so many rats?

Why are there so many bed bugs in Portland?

Lots of apartments, secondhand furniture, buses, trains and motels. Bed bugs hitch a ride and spread between units through shared walls. We treat every room they’ve reached, not just the bedroom.