Exterminator in Woodland, CA

Local rules, utilities and conditions in Woodland

Woodland is served by the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District, which covers all of Sacramento and Yolo counties. It offers free mosquito home inspections and free mosquitofish when there's a need, and it may treat yellowjacket nests in the ground, trees or walls. It can't treat nests that have gone into a building's structure or upper floors of multi-story buildings; those need a private pest control company. Call 1-800-429-1022, and report dead birds to 1-877-968-2473. The district says invasive Aedes mosquitoes were first found in Sacramento County in Citrus Heights in 2019.

Woodland is in Placer County, where the Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District provides mosquito, tick and yellowjacket control. It responds to reports of heavy yellowjacket activity and notes that most yellowjacket nests in Placer County are underground. For rats, the district offers advice and may inspect severe cases, but it says it does not bait or trap, so rodent work goes to a private exterminator. Reach the district at (916) 380-5444 or toll-free at (888) 768-2343.

Buying or selling in Woodland? 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 Woodland 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 City of Woodland Community Development Department before the work starts.

If rats or cockroaches seem to come up through drains in Woodland, 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 City of Woodland Public Works - Sewer Utility.

Woodland sits on the valley floor, where hot, dry stretches push Argentine ants indoors looking for water, according to UC IPM. Their colonies link into huge supercolonies, so spraying the trail inside won't stop them; outdoor baits that workers carry home work better. Mature street and yard trees also give roof rats a route to rooftops. UC IPM says roof rats routinely travel 300 feet or more for food and are often seen running along fences and utility lines at night.

Flood notes for Woodland

The City says Cache Creek has overtopped its banks and levees more than 20 times since 1900 (most recently Feb 2019) and that roughly 1,000 Woodland properties (779 residential addresses as of Dec 2023) are mapped in the Cache Creek 100-year floodplain.

Neighborhoods in Woodland

Calls are connected with providers who serve all of Woodland, including:

• Downtown Woodland (Main Street)
• Spring Lake
• Woodland Research and Technology Park area

Exterminator services in Woodland

• Rodent Control in Sacramento: Roof Rats, Norway Rats and Mice
• Termite Inspection and Treatment
• Ant Control
• Bed Bug Treatment
• Wasp and Yellowjacket Removal
• Cost guide

Woodland questions

Nearby cities

• Davis
• West Sacramento
• Rio Linda
• Sacramento

Seeing droppings, mud tubes, ant trails or wasps around your Woodland 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.