Pest Control
Quarterly or one-time pest control for east-side Indianapolis homes, from Irvington basements to Cumberland subdivisions.
Irvington, Woodruff Place, Beech Grove, Lawrence and Cumberland
East-side Indianapolis pest control, built around old houses
Mice behind the cellar stairs, termite wings on a spring windowsill, boxelder bugs crowding the south wall: call (855) 974-4733 day or night. A nearby technician comes out, the cost is agreed before treatment, and you get a written report to keep.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Old-house sealing and mice
- Price approved before treatment
- Written report every visit
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23Neighborhoods and towns we serve
4Counties: Marion, Hancock, Hamilton, Johnson
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Indianapolis & Marion County
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Indianapolis Pest Control at a glance
Indianapolis Pest Control picks up pest calls around the clock for Irvington and the rest of east-side Indianapolis, plus downtown, Lawrence, Beech Grove and nearby towns in Hancock, Hamilton and Johnson counties. Older homes here mostly fight mice, eastern subterranean termites and fall invaders. A nearby technician inspects, you okay the cost first, and every visit ends with a written report.
Irvington was laid out in 1870 as one of Indianapolis's first planned suburbs, and many of its houses still rest on their original brick or limestone foundations. Old mortar crumbles and sills settle. Mice slip through those gaps every fall, eastern subterranean termites tunnel up from the soil each spring, and boxelder bugs and lady beetles crowd into attics once the nights turn cold.
Farther from the historic district, the trouble changes shape. Mid-century ranches in Warren Park and Lawrence sit on crawlspaces and slabs, and newer subdivisions toward Cumberland and Franklin Township back onto fields that send mice indoors by October. Begin with mouse and rat control, read the fall mouse guide, or open the month-by-month pest calendar to see what is coming up.
- Service area
- Irvington and 22 Indianapolis neighborhoods and nearby towns within 25 km (Marion, Hancock, Hamilton and Johnson counties)
- Address
- Indianapolis, IN 46219
- Hours
- Phones answered 24/7
- Pricing
- Upfront; you approve the price before treatment
- Pests treated
- Termites, mice, rats, boxelder bugs, stink bugs, Asian lady beetles, carpenter ants, roaches, bed bugs, spiders, wasps, mosquitoes, ticks, fleas
Services
Pest services for old houses, new subdivisions and storefronts
Pick a service for symptoms, process and typical cost, or call and describe what you hear and see.
Termite Control
Liquid and bait termite treatment for east-side Indianapolis homes, matched to your foundation and the colony's activity.
Termite Inspection
Termite inspections and wood-destroying insect reports for east-side Indianapolis homes, home sales and closings.
Rodent Control
Trapping and exclusion for house mice and Norway rats in east-side Indianapolis houses, garages and carriage houses.
Cockroach Control
German cockroach cleanouts and basement roach control for east-side Indianapolis homes, apartments and kitchens.
Bed Bug Treatment
Conventional and heat bed bug treatment for Indianapolis homes and apartments, starting with an inspection that confirms bugs.
Why homeowners call us
Why Indianapolis Pest Control
Picked up at 2 a.m., too
A person answers 24/7, holidays included. Most calls are scheduled the same day when a technician is available, and if the first opening is tomorrow morning, you hear that plainly.
Old houses are routine work
Stone cellars, porch crawlspaces, deep eaves, plaster walls and carriage houses are everyday jobs on the east side. They get looked at before anyone names a price.
Cost settled up front
The technician says what turned up and what fixing it costs. Nothing is applied until you agree, and any added work gets its own number first.
Findings on paper
After each visit you receive a service report naming what was found, which products went down and where. It helps with a home sale, a landlord or next October's mouse season.
A short drive away
Visits go to the closest technician who is free, so a call from Irvington, Beech Grove or Cumberland usually means minutes on I-70 or Washington Street, not a trip across the county.
Careful with historic fronts
Sealing in a protected district is planned around the house's character. If a fix would alter something visible from the street, you're told to check with the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission first.
How it works
From phone call to fixed, in four steps
Ring any hour
Say what you've noticed, which floor or room, and for how long. Droppings behind the range or wings on a basement sill is plenty for a rough range on the phone.
Your technician confirms
The nearest free technician calls to agree on a time. If you'd like the license number before anyone arrives, that call is a fine moment to ask.
Walk-through and a firm number
On site, the foundation, basement or crawlspace, attic and yard get checked. You hear what is going on and a firm price, and treatment waits for your yes.
Treatment, then the report
Each product goes on as its label directs, and you're told how long to keep kids and pets clear. A written report records the findings, the products and every spot treated.
Which pests trouble east-side Indianapolis homes most?
Mice, termites and the overwintering bugs top the list. House mice push indoors from September through November, eastern subterranean termites swarm from March into May, and boxelder bugs, Asian lady beetles and stink bugs crowd onto sunny walls in early fall. Carpenter ants, cellar spiders, mosquitoes and German cockroaches round out the year.
The house sets the order. A Queen Anne in Irvington with a stone cellar and a big maple out front draws different visitors than a Fountain Square double beside a row of restaurants. Here is how the regulars usually announce themselves:
- House mice: droppings in kitchen drawers and along basement stairs once the nights cool, coming through mortar cracks, pipe gaps and loose porch skirting. See mouse and rat control.
- Eastern subterranean termites: mud tubes on a foundation wall or a burst of swarmers at a spring window. A termite inspection checks sills, joists and porch framing.
- Fall invaders: boxelder bugs, Asian lady beetles and brown marmorated stink bugs massing on south and west walls, then squeezing into attics and window frames.
- Carpenter ants: large black ants near rotting porch posts, leaky gutters and old shade trees whose limbs touch the roof.
- German cockroaches: apartments, doubles and commercial kitchens around Mass Ave, Fountain Square and downtown.
- Mosquitoes and ticks: along Pleasant Run, in clogged gutters and in the woods around Fort Harrison State Park in Lawrence.
When are pests busiest in central Indiana?
It follows the seasons. Termite swarmers appear on warm spring days, often just after rain; mosquitoes are worst from May through September; wasps peak in late summer; and mice plus overwintering bugs move inside once fall nights get cold. A mild winter or a soggy June can push any of that earlier or later by weeks.
Indianapolis averages about 43.6 inches of precipitation a year, with May and June the wettest months, and roughly 25.5 inches of snow, most of it in January (National Weather Service 1991–2020 normals). Treat the table as a rough sketch; the Indianapolis pest calendar breaks it down month by month.
| Season | Usually active | Where to look |
|---|---|---|
| Spring (Mar–May) | Termite swarmers, carpenter ants, odorous house ants, the first ticks | Basement window sills for shed wings; damp porch posts and steps |
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | Mosquitoes, wasps and yellowjackets, pavement ants, fleas | Gutters, birdbaths, eaves, sheds and the edge of the lawn |
| Fall (Sep–Nov) | House mice, boxelder bugs, Asian lady beetles, stink bugs | Foundation cracks, utility openings, sunny south and west walls, attic vents |
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | Mice indoors, German cockroaches, lady beetles stirring on warm days | Kitchen drawers, behind appliances, upstairs and attic windows |
How do you check a pest control license in Indiana?
Ask for the license number, then look it up with the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC), the state pesticide regulator at Purdue University. Any business applying pesticides to other people's property for hire needs an OISC Pesticide Business License and at least one certified applicator for each category of work it does.
It's a fair question for any company, this one included, and a good one answers on the spot. General pest work in and around buildings is category 7a; termites and other wood-destroying organisms are 7b. Staff who aren't certified may apply products as Registered Technicians, supervised by a certified applicator from the same business.
- Get the business license number before treatment starts.
- Confirm with OISC that the license is current.
- For termite treatment or a sale inspection, ask whether the applicator holds category 7b.
- Keep your written service report, which shows what was applied and where.
What does pest control cost in Indianapolis?
A one-time general pest treatment in Indianapolis is estimated at $150–$285, and a quarterly plan at $95–$155 a visit after a $125–$235 first service. Mouse control runs about $200–$425 and liquid termite treatment $1,200–$3,200. Every figure is an estimate for 2026, confirmed with you and approved before treatment.
Older houses tend to sit near the top of each range. Full basements, stone foundations, big Victorian floor plans and detached garages or carriage houses all add ground to cover. The price table and the Indianapolis cost guide explain what moves each number.
Service areas
Serving Indianapolis and all of Marion County
Irvington
ZIP 46219
Warren Park
ZIP 46219
Woodruff Place
ZIP 46201
Beech Grove
ZIP 46107
Cottage Home
ZIP 46202
Fountain Square
ZIP 46203
Lockerbie Square
ZIP 46202
Garfield Park
ZIP 46203
Indianapolis, IN 46219 · 25 km service radiusCall (855) 974-4733
Not on the list?
We also cover many smaller communities across Marion County. Check your ZIP.
Job stories
Typical jobs around Marion County
Mice getting into an Irvington Queen Anne through its limestone cellar
- What homeowners notice
- Once the October nights turn cold, a family in a Queen Anne near Pleasant Run Parkway hears scratching inside the kitchen wall after dark. Droppings line the cellar stairs and turn up in the drawer beside the stove, and the old limestone foundation has mortar crumbling at the sill.
- What we do
- The technician follows greasy rub marks along the cellar walls, sets snap traps by the stairs, behind the range and at the attic eaves, then packs steel mesh and sealant into gaps around the gas line, the dryer vent and the sill. Two openings on the street-facing side are marked so the owners can ask the IHPC before changing them.
- What to expect
- Trap catches usually fall off within two or three weeks, and the written report maps every trap and sealed gap for the follow-up visit.
A termite check on the sagging porch of a Woodruff Place Victorian
- What homeowners notice
- A new owner of a late-Victorian frame house on one of Woodruff Place's esplanade streets notices that a front porch board gives underfoot. Pulling up the board shows dark, layered wood and a crust of dried soil along the joist below, and nobody can say when the house last had a termite inspection.
- What we do
- The technician works around the brick foundation inside and out, probing the sill plate, basement joists, porch framing and the back stoop where wood meets soil. Soil-lined galleries in the porch joist and a mud tube on an interior pier confirm eastern subterranean termites, while the rest of the framing sounds solid.
- What to expect
- The owner receives a written report locating the activity and the damaged wood, with liquid and bait treatment options priced for approval before any work begins.
- Beech Grove
- Lady Beetles
Asian lady beetles filling the upstairs windows of a Beech Grove bungalow
- What homeowners notice
- Each fall, orange beetles coat the sunny south wall of an early-1900s bungalow a few blocks off Emerson Avenue. By November hundreds sit in the upstairs dormer windows and ceiling light covers, and sweeping them up leaves yellow spots and a bitter smell.
- What we do
- Ahead of the next cold snap, the technician applies a labeled perimeter treatment to the south and west walls, eaves and window frames, then seals gaps at the gable vents, siding joints and loose window trim. A shop vacuum kept just for beetles is the suggestion for any that already got in.
- What to expect
- Noticeably fewer beetles typically reach the living space that winter, and the report notes the early-fall window to book next year.
One call and it gets handled.
Most pest control calls are scheduled the same day when a technician is free, and you approve the price before any work starts.
Guides
Answers before you call
Indianapolis Pest Control Prices in 2026, Line by Line
A one-time general pest treatment inside and outside an Indianapolis home usually runs $150–$285, and a quarterly plan costs $95–$155 a visit after a $125–$235 first service.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can you seal mice out of a house in the Irvington Historic District?
Yes. Most sealing happens low and out of sight: mortar cracks, pipe and wire openings, dryer vents and gaps under porch steps. If a fix would change something you can see from the street, such as a new vent cover on the front, check with the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission (IHPC) first. The technician will point out which spots those are.
How soon can a technician reach the east side?
Most calls are scheduled the same day when a technician is available. Late evenings and busy October weeks can push a visit to the next morning, and the phone call tells you the realistic time. If it truly can't wait, like yellowjackets streaming out of a wall by the back door, say so and the earliest opening will be found.
Do you work outside Marion County?
Yes, within about 25 km of Irvington. That reaches New Palestine and McCordsville in Hancock County, Fishers and Carmel in Hamilton County, and Greenwood in Johnson County. The same Office of Indiana State Chemist rules apply in each. The service area page lists every community covered.
Are termites really a risk in old Indianapolis houses?
They can be. Eastern subterranean termites live in the soil across central Indiana and reach a house through foundation cracks, filled porches and wood that touches the ground. Old sills and joists in a basement or crawlspace are frequent targets. Only an inspection tells you whether yours has them.
Do you treat doubles and rental houses?
Yes. Doubles, small apartment buildings and rented bungalows make up a lot of near-east-side calls, usually for mice, German cockroaches or bed bugs. Owners receive the written report for their files, and tenants get prep steps ahead of treatment.
Should I clean up mouse droppings before the visit?
Leave a few in place so the technician can read the trail. When you do clean, follow CDC advice: wear gloves, wet the droppings with disinfectant first and wipe them up instead of sweeping or vacuuming them dry. Skip store-bought foggers before the visit, too.