Tumwater, Washington · Served from our Olympia office
Tumwater Pest Control & Exterminator Services
Yellow jackets at the picnic table in August, paper wasps under the eaves, ants on the counter by spring. You want the yard to be yours in the dry months. Our Olympia office serves Tumwater year-round and comes back as part of your plan if pests return between visits.
- Plans from $39/mo plus a one-time setup fee
- Tumwater visits scheduled from our Olympia office
- Re-services included as needed between scheduled visits
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What Tumwater homeowners call us about
Pick the pest to see how our Olympia team handles it, what treatment involves and what it costs.
Rats & mice
Rats and mice look for dry garages, sheds and crawl spaces when the rain returns.
Rats and mice in Olympia →Ants
Odorous house ants come in for sweets in spring and summer, and carpenter ants follow wet wood.
Ants in Olympia →Spiders
Webs fill the eaves and porch lights in late summer, and house spiders come in for the fall.
Spiders in Olympia →Wasps & yellow jackets
Yellow jackets nest in lawns, fence lines and wall voids, and are busiest in July and August.
Wasps and yellow jackets in Olympia →Local Context: Tumwater, Washington
Where the Deschutes meets the Sound
Tumwater is one of the oldest towns in the state. A 1995 Washington Senate resolution honoring the city’s 150th anniversary says the Simmons party came in 1845 to establish the first permanent American settlement north of the Columbia River. A historic structures report on the Olympia Brewery says the Schmidt family brewed at the Lower Falls of the Deschutes River from 1896.
The Department of Ecology says the Deschutes once ran straight into Budd Inlet, until a 1951 dam created Capitol Lake. Today the river, the falls and the wooded slopes along it run right through town. NOAA’s climate normals for nearby Olympia Airport show July and August as the driest months of the year, and that dry stretch is yellow jacket season.
When to expect it
Wasps and yellow jackets are the summer call. In Interstate Pest Management records for new customers in Thurston, Lewis and Mason counties over the last five years, July and August brought 50% of the year’s new wasp and yellow jacket calls. The PNW Insect Management Handbook says nests are most troublesome in August and September.
Share of new first-time calls by month. Source: Interstate Pest Management service records, first appointments of new customers with Thurston, Lewis and Mason County billing addresses over the last five years. Each row sums to about 100%.
Thurston County’s wasp fact sheet suggests checking the eaves in early summer, while nests are small, and calling a professional for nests in the ground or near an attic or crawl space. Mark the spot, keep kids and pets away and give us a call.
How service works in Tumwater
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Tell us what you see
Book online or call 360-526-8004. Tell us where the nest or the activity is so we can send the right technician to your Tumwater address.
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Inspect and treat
Your technician walks the yard, the eaves and the garage, finds nests and entry points, treats them and shows you what was done.
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Stay ahead of each season
Visits are timed ahead of each pest’s busy months, including the July yellow jacket run. If something gets through between visits, one call brings us back, included in your plan.
Pest control pricing for Tumwater homes
Tumwater pays the same as the rest of our Olympia area: one monthly rate, plus a one-time setup fee that covers the first treatment.
All Seasons Pest Service
$39/mo
$260 one-time setup fee
Year-round coverage for the insects South Sound 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.
What our customers say
4.96 average from 8,394 Google reviews
“Charley my technician was very professional and I have had very little problems with bugs ants and mice since interstate has been coming regularly”
“The tech was very workable and listened to my concerns and above all we don’t have any ants and have the mice under control”
“Justin did a great job at checking our crawl space for rodents, cleaning cobwebs and spraying the perimeter of the house.”
Tumwater pest control questions
Still have a question about your Tumwater home? Call our Olympia office, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.
Do you serve all of Tumwater?
Yes. Our Olympia office serves Tumwater and the neighborhoods along the Deschutes River. Call 360-526-8004 and we will confirm your address.
When are yellow jackets worst in Tumwater?
July and August. In Interstate Pest Management records for new customers in Thurston, Lewis and Mason counties over the last five years, those two months brought 50% of new wasp and yellow jacket calls.
Should I knock down a paper wasp nest?
Small open paper wasp combs under eaves are less aggressive than yellow jackets, and the PNW Insect Management Handbook says they can be washed off in fall after activity stops. A ground nest or a nest in a wall is a different job. Give us a call.
How much is pest control in Tumwater?
The All Seasons Pest Service is $39/mo with a $260 one-time setup fee. Rodent coverage is $39/mo with a $280 setup fee, and the All Seasons Pest & Rodent Service is $47/mo with a $280 setup fee. Exclusion work is quoted separately after the inspection.
What if pests come back between visits?
Call us. Re-service between scheduled visits is included on every All Seasons plan.
Call our Olympia office
Interstate Pest Management
1107 Eastside St SE Ste E
Olympia, WA 98501
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
Washington State Department of Agriculture License #229
Take the fast lane to a pest-free home.
Tumwater homes are covered from our Olympia office. Plans start at $39/mo plus a one-time setup fee.