Longview, Washington · Served from our Kelso office
Longview Pest Control & Exterminator Services
An ant trail across the kitchen floor every spring, wasps around the deck by August, scratching in the walls on a summer night. You want to stop wondering what’s next. Our Kelso office is a few minutes from Longview, and our technicians treat the pests Longview homes get on a year-round schedule, coming back as part of your plan if they return between visits.
- Plans from $39/mo plus a one-time setup fee
- Longview visits from our Kelso office, minutes away
- Re-services included as needed between scheduled visits
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What Longview homeowners call us about
Pick the pest to see what it looks like, why it shows up in Longview homes and how our team handles it.
Ants
Odorous house ants along floors and counters, carpenter ants in damp wood and old stumps.
On 45% of first visitsAnt guide →Rats & mice
Rats under houses and in garages, busiest July through September.
Busiest: summerLongview rodent control →Wasps & yellow jackets
Ground nests in lawns and planting beds, paper nests under eaves.
Peak calls: AugustWasp guide →Spiders
Webs across porches and windows in late summer, house spiders indoors in the fall.
Peak calls: AugustSpider guide →Older homes on low, wet ground
The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey puts the median year built for Longview homes at 1965, and 76% were built before 1980, compared with 44% across Washington. The City of Longview says the flat mill site the city was built on had a high water table and needed a large dike around it.
Flat ground and a high water table mean damp crawl spaces, and damp crawl spaces are where we find rodents, moisture ants and the wet wood that draws carpenter ants. Older neighborhoods from the 1920s add more gaps around foundations, vents and sills.
It is a lot to keep up with on your own: bait cups for the ants in April, a spray can for the wasps in August, and a trap in the garage that you hope is doing something.
A plan puts all of that on one schedule. Your technician treats ahead of each pest’s season, and if something gets through between visits, one call brings us back, included in your plan.
Common Longview pest problems and what we do about them
Each one starts with an inspection, because the right fix depends on what is actually there.
When ants trail across the floor every spring
Ants were on 45% of first visits for new customers with Longview billing addresses over the last five years in Interstate Pest Management records, more than any other pest. March through May brought 45% of the year’s new ant calls. Small dark ants after a warm spell are usually odorous house ants; big black ants and sawdust mean carpenter ants. We identify the ant before we treat.
Ant guide →When something is in the walls on a summer night
Longview’s rodent calls are a summer problem. In our Longview records, July through September brought 33% of the year’s new rodent calls, with August the busiest month. WSU says Norway rats nest under buildings, low shrubs and wood piles and roof rats climb into attics and walls.
Longview rodent control →When yellow jackets take over the deck in August
August brought 30% of the year’s new wasp and yellow jacket calls in our Longview records, and August and September together brought 52%. The PNW Insect Management Handbook says nests can hold thousands of workers by late summer and are most troublesome in August and September.
Wasp guide →When moisture ants show up near a damp spot
WSU says moisture ants nest in damp rotting wood or in the soil and never in dry, sound wood, and calls them an indicator of a prior problem such as wood touching soil. A leaking pipe in the crawl space or a deck post in wet ground is where we look. Fixing the moisture is most of the fix.
Ant guide →
How Longview service works
- 1
Tell us what you see
Book online or call 360-515-3882. A photo of the ant, the droppings or the nest helps us send the right technician to your Longview address.
- 2
Inspect and treat
Your technician checks the crawl space, garage, eaves and foundation, finds where pests get in and what draws them, treats them and walks you through what was done.
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Stay a season ahead
Visits land before the March ants, the summer rodent rise and the August wasps. If something gets through between visits, one call brings us back, included in your plan.
Wet ground most of the year
NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Longview put rain at 48.12 inches a year, with November, December and January the wettest months and July and August the driest.
That means wet ground most of the year. Crawl spaces with standing water, wood touching soil and leaky downspouts are the conditions moisture ants and rodents look for, so our Longview inspections start underneath the house.
Pest Control Pricing in Longview
One monthly price and a one-time setup fee for the first treatment, the same as everywhere our Kelso office serves. If pests come back between scheduled visits, so do we, and the visit is included in your plan.
All Seasons Pest Service
$39/mo
$260 one-time setup fee
Year-round coverage for the insects Longview homes see most, including ants, spiders, wasps and boxelder bugs.
See the Pest planAll Seasons Pest & Rodent Service
$47/mo
$280 one-time setup fee
Everything in the Pest plan plus rats and mice, on one bill.
See the Pest & Rodent planAll Seasons Rodent Service
$39/mo
$280 one-time setup fee
Ongoing rat and mouse control for homes that need rodent coverage only.
See the Rodent planOne-time Rodent Service: no plan, $350 for the first visit, then $60 per follow-up.
Exclusion work is quoted separately and carries a 1-year warranty on materials.
Local Context: Longview, Washington
In Longview, ants come first.
Interstate Pest Management records for new customers with Longview billing addresses over the last five years put ants on 45% of first visits, among the highest shares of any town our Kelso office serves. Rats and mice came next at 33%, then spiders at 16%.
The timing is different for each one. Ant calls start in March, when 17% of the year’s new ant calls came in, and stay high through May. Wasp and yellow jacket calls are packed into late summer, with August alone at 30%. Rodent calls run all year and climb in July, August and September.
That is why your visits are set before each season instead of after it. A treated house in February is ready for the March ants, and a crawl space checked in June is ready for the summer rats.
Share of each pest’s first-time calls by month. Source: Interstate Pest Management service records, first appointments of new customers with Longview billing addresses over the last five years. Each row sums to about 100%.
What our Longview-area customers say
4.96 average from 8,394 Google reviews
“Called for an ant problem. Scott explained what he would do and how it would work. Now, no ants! Thanks, Scott!”
“Austin came by and sprayed for the ants outside. As always, he was punctual, friendly and efficient! Not to mention, no more ants!! 😊”
“Great company. All pest issues (ants and spiders) have virtually gone away since using Interstate Pest Management. Also, the technician is friendly, professional and efficient.”
Longview pest control questions
Still deciding? Our Kelso office answers the phone Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
How much does pest control cost in Longview?
The All Seasons Pest Service is $39/mo with a $260 one-time setup fee. The All Seasons Rodent Service is $39/mo with a $280 setup fee, and the All Seasons Pest & Rodent Service is $47/mo with a $280 setup fee. The One-time Rodent Service is $350 for the first visit, then $60 per follow-up. Exclusion work is quoted separately.
Do you have an office in Longview?
Our office is in Kelso at 1301 Elm Pl, a few minutes from Longview, and our technicians are in Longview every day. Call 360-515-3882 to book.
When is ant season in Longview?
March through May. In Interstate Pest Management records for new Longview customers over the last five years, 45% of new ant calls came in those three months.
What are the tiny ants in my kitchen?
Most are odorous house ants: very small, brown to black, and they smell like rotten coconut when crushed. They come in for sweets and move their nests often, which is why spraying the trail doesn’t hold.
Who do I call about a neighbor’s junk pile?
The City of Longview’s Code Compliance team enforces the property maintenance code.
Where can I get a bug identified?
The WSU Cowlitz County Plant & Insect Clinic at 304 Cowlitz Way in Kelso takes insect samples Monday to Thursday, 9am to 1pm. For anything in or on the house, send us a photo and we’ll tell you what it is.
What if pests come back between visits?
Call us. Re-service between scheduled visits is included on every All Seasons plan.
Call our Kelso office
Interstate Pest Management
1301 Elm Pl
Kelso, WA 98626
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
Washington State Department of Agriculture License #229
Take the fast lane to a pest-free home.
Picture a spring kitchen without an ant trail, an August deck without yellow jackets and a quiet house on summer nights. One call sets up the whole year, with plans from $39/mo plus a one-time setup fee.