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Exterminator in El Dorado Hills, CA

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What El Dorado Hills's homes mean for your pest control

El Dorado Hills has newer housing: the median home was built in 2002, and 57% of homes date from 2000 or later. Newer doesn't mean pest-proof. UC IPM notes that ants often move indoors during hot, dry weather or after flooding rains, and that leaky sprinkler heads and mulch near the foundation attract them. Keeping a strip next to the foundation clear of mulch and plants is one of the cheapest fixes, along with caulking where pipes and cables enter.

About El Dorado Hills

El Dorado Hills' community services district administers neighborhood CC&Rs through a Design Review Committee, and EID delivers recycled water made from wastewater collected in the El Dorado Hills area for landscape irrigation.

El Dorado Hills at a glance
Population51,026 (Census ACS 2020–2024)
Median year homes were built2002 (about 24 years old)
Homes built before 198012%
Homes built in 2000 or later57%
Owner-occupied homes88%
CountyEl Dorado County (unincorporated)
Mosquito and vector controlEl Dorado County Environmental Management (vector control)
Sewer agencyEl Dorado Irrigation District (EID) wastewater
Water supplierEl Dorado Irrigation District (EID)
Building permitsEl Dorado County Planning and Building
Main highwaysU.S. Route 50
ZIP codes95762

Local rules, utilities and conditions in El Dorado Hills

El Dorado County's Vector Control District serves the Lake Tahoe basin, so west-slope communities like El Dorado Hills don't fall inside that district's mosquito service area. Call El Dorado County Environmental Management in Placerville at (530) 621-5300 to ask what's available, and report dead birds to the West Nile virus hotline at 1-877-968-2473. UC IPM notes that some foothill areas have no organized mosquito control, which makes dumping standing water at home even more important.

Buying or selling in El Dorado Hills? The termite report is a Wood Destroying Pests and Organisms Inspection Report, and only a Branch 3 licensee working for a registered company can prepare it. The company must deliver it within 10 business days of starting the inspection. Section 1 lists active infestation or damage; Section 2 lists conditions likely to lead to it, like earth-to-wood contact or moisture. You can search the Structural Pest Control Board's database to see whether a property was inspected in the last two years.

Most pest control visits in El Dorado Hills involve traps, baits, sealing small gaps and pesticide treatments rather than construction. Permits come up when termite or dry-rot damage means replacing structural wood; UC IPM notes that load-bearing repairs may call for an engineer or contractor and building permits. If a termite report recommends structural repairs, check with El Dorado County Planning and Building before the work starts.

If rats or cockroaches seem to come up through drains in El Dorado Hills, check the sewer side. UC IPM says rats can swim through sewers and enter through toilets or broken drains, and oriental cockroaches live in drains and water meter boxes. A exterminator can check cleanout caps and drain gaps; problems in public sewer mains go to El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) wastewater.

Foothill homes in El Dorado Hills share space with wildlife. Not every rat is a roof rat: UC IPM notes that native pack rats, or woodrats, have furry tails and also turn up around homes, and that plague circulates in wild ground squirrels and chipmunks in California, so never handle wild rodents. Western blacklegged ticks, which can carry Lyme disease, are common in grassy and brushy areas of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Under state law, crews that only trap or exclude animals like raccoons, skunks, squirrels and bats without pesticides don't need an SPCB license, but rat and mouse work does.

Wildfire notes for El Dorado Hills

CAL FIRE's FHSZ maps put roughly 21% of El Dorado Hills in a Very High zone, 33% in High and 30% in Moderate; the county's Building Division says it is updating its fire-zone data to match recent CAL FIRE updates.

El Dorado Hills has homes in or near wildfire hazard areas, and some fire-safety steps also make a yard less inviting to pests. The UC ANR Fire Network's defensible space checklist says to keep woodpiles 30 feet or more from the home and remove tree branches within 10 feet of the roof. UC IPM lists firewood stacks as common rat nests and black widow hiding places, and says overhanging limbs and climbing vines give roof rats a path to the attic, so the same cleanup helps on both fronts.

Neighborhoods in El Dorado Hills

Calls are connected with providers who serve all of El Dorado Hills, including:

  • Serrano
  • El Dorado Hills Town Center
  • Lake Forest Village
  • Ridgeview Village
  • Saint Andrews Village
  • Governors Village

Exterminator services in El Dorado Hills

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El Dorado Hills questions

How much does an exterminator cost in El Dorado Hills?
There's no published price list for El Dorado Hills, but national guides give a sense of range. Fixr's 2025 guide lists $158 to $288 for a one-time general pest visit and $500 to $750 for rat extermination that includes traps and sealing entry points. Termite fumigation and whole-home bed bug heat cost much more. Get a written quote after an inspection.
Who handles mosquitoes in El Dorado Hills?
El Dorado County Environmental Management (vector control) is the public agency to contact about mosquitoes in El Dorado Hills, so reach out to it before paying a private company to spray. At home, UC IPM recommends emptying anything that holds water, changing birdbath and pet water every week, and keeping pools treated. Call (916) 712-7030 for other pests such as rats, ants, termites and wasps in walls.
Are roof rats common in El Dorado Hills?
Roof rats and Norway rats live in almost all California cities, according to UC IPM. Roof rats nest in trees, ivy and attics and eat backyard fruit and nuts. Signs include droppings, hollowed-out citrus, noises in the attic at night and rats running along fences or utility lines. Sealing openings larger than 1/4 inch is the longest-lasting fix.
Does my landlord in El Dorado Hills have to pay for pest control?
Usually, yes. Civil Code §1941.1 requires landlords to keep rentals free of rodents and vermin, and the California Attorney General lists pest control as a landlord duty. The exception is when a tenant's failure to keep the unit clean or dispose of garbage substantially caused the problem (§1941.2). Report pests in writing and keep copies.
Does Sacramento Exterminator Line do the pest control work in El Dorado Hills?
No. Sacramento Exterminator Line is a free call line, not a pest control company. When you call (916) 712-7030, you're connected with an independent local exterminator who serves El Dorado Hills. You discuss the inspection, price and treatment directly with that company and decide whether to hire them.

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Seeing droppings, mud tubes, ant trails or wasps around your El Dorado Hills home? Call (916) 712-7030. The call is free, and you'll be connected with an independent local exterminator who can inspect and quote. You agree on the price and the work directly with them.

Sources

  1. American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates (tables B01003, B25003, B25024, B25034, B25035) — U.S. Census Bureau
  2. Search For A License — California Structural Pest Control Board
  3. Pest Notes: Ants (Publication 7411) — UC Statewide IPM Program
  4. Environmental Management: Vector Control District — County of El Dorado
  5. West Nile Virus — County of El Dorado, Environmental Management
  6. Pest Notes: Mosquitoes (Publication 7451) — UC Statewide IPM Program
  7. Termites: Questions and Answers (publication 19_087, rev. 03/2019) — California Structural Pest Control Board
  8. How do I become a Structural Pest Control Board licensee? (The Three Branches of Structural Pest Control) — California Structural Pest Control Board
  9. Structural Pest Control Act and Rules and Regulations (Bus. & Prof. Code §§8505, 8516, 8538, 8550, 8555; 16 CCR §§1984, 1990), updated January 2026 — California Structural Pest Control Board
  10. Search for Termite Inspection Information (WDO property search) — California Structural Pest Control Board
  11. Pest Notes: Subterranean and Other Termites (Publication 7415) — UC Statewide IPM Program
  12. Pest Notes: Drywood Termites (Publication 7440) — UC Statewide IPM Program
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  14. Pest Notes: Cockroaches (Publication 7467, updated 12/2019) — UC Statewide IPM Program
  15. Pest Notes: Ticks and Lyme Disease in California (Publication 7485) — UC Statewide IPM Program
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  27. State Water Board - County of El Dorado Vector Control Pesticide Application Plan (4/29/2016)
  28. El Dorado Hills Community Services District (CC&Rs, Design Review Committee)
  29. El Dorado Irrigation District - FAQs (recycled water from El Dorado Hills wastewater; sewer backups)
  30. El Dorado Irrigation District news release, 6/2/2021 (Pioneer Community Energy membership; EID water/wastewater service areas)
  31. El Dorado Irrigation District - Where Your Water Comes From (El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Placerville)
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