San Jose Pest Control
Your Local Pest Control in San Jose, CA
Ants, rodents, termites and roaches, treated across the South Bay by the same technician each visit.
★★★★★ 4.9 on Google 2,725 reviews of the San Jose office
Often same-day. Typically within 24 hours. Estimates are free.
Why Banner in San Jose
One technician who knows the property
The same dedicated technician handles your property every visit, so the person walking your side yard in August already knows what the trail looked like in April. Qume Drive is where Banner started in 2022, and it is still the branch with the most reviews by some distance. Banner is locally owned, now seven offices around the San Francisco Bay, with a US-based team that answers the phone.
- An office in town2380 Qume Dr, off North First. Not a call center somewhere else.
- 2,725 reviews4.9 on Google for this branch alone, which is the largest review base we have anywhere.
- We work the sourceAnts and rodents are coming from somewhere outside. That is where the treatment goes.
- Licensed and labeledA licensed technician, EPA-registered products, applied the way the label requires.
San Jose service
What we treat around San Jose
The valley floor runs hot and dry through the summer, and that drives most of what we see: things come indoors looking for water, not shelter. The housing stock does the rest. Most of San Jose went up as tract housing between the fifties and the seventies, on land that was orchard before that, and a lot of those mature fruit trees are still standing in the back yards. That combination is why this office takes the calls it does.
Ants
Argentine ants are the San Jose call, and there is a reason treating one yard often underperforms. In California these ants do not fight each other between nests the way they do in their native range, so what looks like your ant problem is usually one enormous connected colony running the length of the block. When the ground dries out in summer they follow moisture indoors, along plumbing and irrigation lines. We treat the trail and the point it is coming from rather than just the kitchen counter.
Ant control in San Jose →Rodents
San Jose was orchards, and the fruit trees that remain are roof rat infrastructure: food, cover and a route onto the roof all in one. Roof rats travel high, so the entry point is usually along the roofline or where a branch touches the eave rather than at ground level. California has tightened the rules on rodenticides in recent years, and we lean on trapping and exclusion anyway, because sealing the way in is what stops the next one.
Rodent control →Termites
Subterranean termites come up through soil contact and leave mud tubes on foundation walls and crawlspace piers. A lot of the post-war tract stock here puts stucco close to grade, which gives them a covered route up that you cannot see from the outside. We inspect, identify what you have, and lay out a plan. Where a structure needs fumigation, that goes to a licensed fumigation partner and we coordinate it.
Termite control →Cockroaches
German cockroaches live in a building's voids and forage out from them, which is why a clean unit can show activity a week after treatment. In the denser apartment stock downtown and up in North San Jose the shared plumbing chase usually does the work, so we read the building rather than only the unit that called.
Cockroach control →Bed bugs
Bed bugs travel in on luggage and secondhand furniture, and in shared buildings they move between units along walls and baseboards. We inspect, confirm what you have, and treat on a schedule, since it takes a series of visits to bring an infestation under control. Where a job calls for heat, that work goes to a licensed specialty partner.
Bed bug treatment in San Jose →Spiders
Most spiders here are harmless and they feed on whatever else is getting in, so a sudden increase usually means something else arrived first. We knock down webbing and treat the insects drawing them.
Spider control →Wasps and yellowjackets
Yellowjacket activity peaks in late summer, and nests turn up in eaves, wall voids and the ground along fence lines. We treat wasps, yellowjackets and hornets.
Fleas
Fleas come in with pets and with the wildlife that dens under decks and sheds, then hold in carpet, bedding and shaded yard. Treatment works alongside your vet’s plan and your own vacuuming, and usually needs a follow-up visit as eggs hatch out.
Flea treatment →Areas covered
Where the San Jose crew works
The crew works the whole South Bay out of Qume Drive, from the older blocks in Willow Glen and Cambrian through Berryessa and Evergreen and out to the foothill streets below Alum Rock and Almaden. The difference shows up in the work: a 1960s ranch with forty year old fruit trees and a new infill townhouse downtown have almost nothing in common pest wise.
Banner covers the entire Bay Area, so you do not need to work out which office you belong to. Call and we will get you scheduled.
Seven Banner offices cover the Bay between them, and any one of them can get you booked. If you are closer to one of these, it may just be the sooner visit: Pest control in Walnut Creek, Pest control in Oakland, Pest control in Livermore, Pest control in Santa Cruz, Pest control in Concord or Pest control in San Rafael.
How service works
Three steps, no surprises
Looking costs nothing. You will be told what is actually going on, what we would do, and which bits are not worth paying for.
- Get in touchYou reach a person in our office, not a queue. They take the details and find you a time. Call (650) 300-3178 or send the form.
- We inspect and explainThe technician walks the outside first, because that is usually where it starts, then the inside and the crawlspace if there is one. You hear what you have and what it costs before anyone starts work.
- We treat and follow upTreatment goes in around your household and your pets, you are told when the treated areas are fine again, and we come back on whatever interval the job actually needs rather than a default one.
San Jose reviews
Rated 4.9 by San Jose customers
A few recent reviews from real San Jose customers.
Read the San Jose reviews on GoogleSan Jose pest control questions
What the San Jose office gets asked most. If yours is not covered, call (650) 300-3178 and ask.
It depends on the property, the pest, and whether it is a one time treatment or a recurring plan. We do not publish prices, because quoting a number before anyone has looked at your property would not be honest. Someone comes out, looks, and tells you what the work would be and what it costs. The estimate is free and there is no pressure to book.
The whole South Bay. Out of Qume Drive we cover San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Saratoga and Morgan Hill, and Banner covers the wider Bay Area beyond that. Call (650) 300-3178 and we will get you scheduled.
Often the same day, and typically within 24 hours. If you call in the morning there is a good chance we reach you that afternoon. Ant calls in the first real heat of summer and yellowjacket calls in late summer are the two times the schedule fills fastest, so call early in the day if you can.
Usually because the colony is bigger than the yard. Argentine ants in California do not fight each other between nests the way they do where they came from, so a whole block can effectively be one connected colony. Treat one property in isolation and the pressure from next door simply refills it. That is why we look for the trail and the point it is coming from rather than spraying where you saw them, and why a recurring plan holds better here than a single visit.
Yes. Qume Drive was the first Banner office, and it is still the branch with the most reviews by a wide margin. There are now seven offices around the Bay, and the San Jose crew works the South Bay.
It depends on the product and the area being treated. Your technician will tell you before they start, and will tell you when everyone can return to treated areas. For most exterior work there is nothing you need to do.
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Send a few details and the San Jose office will get back to you. Estimates are free, and we will tell you what we do not think you need. Would rather talk it through? Call (650) 300-3178.
Would rather talk it through? Call (650) 300-3178