IFAS Extension
Homeowner's Guide to Selecting a Pest Control Service
Faith Oi, James Davis, John Diaz, , Randall Cantrell, Nelly Nelson, Judy Corbus, andJohnalyn Gordon
Release Date: 4/28/2026
Agriculture
Abstract
About this Publication
This document is ENY-2043, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2019. Revised December 2022 and March 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
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Authors
Extension professor, urban entomology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology
Extension agent III, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Bushnell, FL
associate professor and Extension specialist, program development and evaluation, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Plant City, FL
former Extension agent II, M.S., family and consumer sciences, UF/IFAS Extension Citrus County
associate professor, housing and community, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
Extension agent II, family and consumer sciences, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, Palmetto, FL
multi-county Extension agent IV, family and consumer sciences, UF/IFAS Extension Washington and Holmes Counties, Chipley, FL
assistant professor, urban entomology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL
Publication #ENY-2043
