Talk to Dr. Pest About Your
Manhattan Beach Property
Don’t let pests interfere with your Manhattan Beach lifestyle. Call us at (562) 488-7455 for a free inspection and a written quote before any work starts. If it is easier, fill out the online form and we will call you back.
Manhattan Beach Neighborhoods We Cover
The Sand Section and the walk streets. Lots here are narrow and houses sit close to the line, which means side yards you can barely get down and shared property lines where a neighbor problem becomes yours. Access is the hard part of a Sand Section job, not the treatment, so we plan the exterior route before we arrive.
The Hill Section. Steeply graded lots, a lot of recent rebuilds, and retaining walls holding soil against the structure. New construction is not immune. A freshly finished house with utility penetrations the trades left open is an easy way in.
The Tree Section and the Poet Section. Older, flatter and heavily landscaped, with mature trees overhanging roofs. Cutting back the limbs that touch the roof does more for a rodent problem than anything we can spray.
El Porto and North Manhattan Beach. Dense, a high share of rentals, and buildings with shared walls and shared trash. As with any multi-unit situation, the unit is rarely the source.
Manhattan Village, Manhattan Heights and Liberty Village. East-side single-family neighborhoods, mostly slab, and a good share of our recurring residential route.
Drywood Termites in Manhattan Beach
Drywood termites are the termite problem most Manhattan Beach homes actually have. They live inside the wood itself — eaves, fascia, window frames, attic framing — with no contact with the soil, and the ocean air does nothing to keep them out. The first sign is usually a small pile of tiny, hard pellets under a window sill or along a baseboard, or winged swarmers at a window in late summer and fall.
The older houses in the Tree Section and the Poet Section, with original wood trim and attic framing, are the most exposed. A Hill Section rebuild is not exempt either: drywood termites travel in infested furniture and lumber as easily as they fly in.
The inspection is free. We tell you whether what you are seeing is termites, which kind, how far it has gone, and whether a local treatment fits or the whole structure needs treating, and we put the findings and the quote in writing. Read our guide to drywood termites in Manhattan Beach and the South Bay, see how our termite control works, or call (562) 488-7455.
Rats and Mice in Manhattan Beach
As the nights cool down in October and November, rats and mice move out of yards, trees and storm drains and into attics, walls and garages, which is why fall is when a lot of Manhattan Beach homeowners first hear them. In the Tree Section and the Poet Section, roof rats cross on limbs that touch the roof. On the walk streets and in the Sand Section, homes sit close enough that the gap is often on the house next door. In the Hill Section, a new roofline built up against an older one leaves junctions that were not there before.
Trapping clears what is inside. Exclusion, meaning sealing the entry points, screening the vents and closing the roofline gaps, is the part that stops the next one. Once we have sealed your home, if rodents get back in within 12 months we come back and fix it at no charge. The inspection is free, and same-day service is available on weekdays. Call (562) 488-7455.
Manhattan Beach Pest Control Questions We Get
We just finished a remodel and now we have ants. Why?
Construction opens penetrations that used to be sealed and disturbs soil that used to be undisturbed. It is one of the most common reasons a house that never had a problem suddenly has one. The fix is sealing what the trades left open, not spraying the kitchen every month.
Our house is on a walk street with no vehicle access. Is that a problem?
No. It changes how we plan the visit, not whether we can do the work. Mention it when you book and we will route accordingly.
We rent the place out in summer. Can you work around tenants?
Yes. Exterior service does not need anyone inside, and we schedule interior work around your turnover dates when you tell us what they are.
