Call for pest control in Champaign, IL

A one-time general pest visit for a 1,500 square foot home runs about $300 to $550 in Angi's national cost guide. Angi puts termite treatment at $70 to $1,725, depending on how much of the house needs it. Bed bug work costs the most, at $350 to $6,150 in HomeAdvisor's data. Home size, how far the pest has spread and the number of return visits move the price. The technician writes the price down after the inspection.

Eastern subterranean termites usually swarm in spring, often on a warm day after rain between March and May. Swarmers look like small black ants with long wings of equal length. Wings piled on a basement sill mean a colony is close to the house. The swarmers do not eat wood, but the colony in the soil does. A termite inspection shows whether it has reached the framing.

Mice move indoors as nights turn cold in October and November, and harvest in the fields around town pushes more of them toward houses. A house mouse can squeeze through a gap about the width of a pencil. Sealing those gaps with steel wool, copper mesh or metal flashing, then trapping the mice already inside, works better than bait alone.

Most indoor treatments use gels, baits or sprays placed in cracks rather than broad spraying across rooms. The technician will say how long to keep kids and pets out of treated areas, which is often until a spray has dried. Mention fish tanks, birds and anyone with asthma before the visit. The product label sets the rules, and the technician has to follow it.