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Original analysis of public records: inspection results, payroll data, pesticide use reports and complaint logs, with the method shown.

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Row of identical unmarked white service vans parked in a depot yard at dawnOriginal data

Who Owns the Pest Control Industry: The Roll-Up Map

Rollins made 26 acquisitions in 2025 and Rentokil kept about 30 North American brands after buying Terminix for $6.7bn. The local name is often not a...

September 23, 2026Aerial view of a flat sprawling sunbelt suburb with palm trees, canals and pale rooftopsOriginal data

The Most Pest-Control-Intensive Metros in America

Punta Gorda has nearly six times the pest control employment its size predicts, and eight of the top ten metros are in Florida. Where density is...

September 23, 2026Facade of an older multi-storey brick apartment building with fire escapes on an overcast dayOriginal data

The Buildings Cited for Pests Year After Year

The 31 per cent of buildings cited in three or more years account for 78.3 per cent of all pest violations, and 3,590 were cited in...

September 23, 2026Basement service corridor of an older apartment building with exposed pipes and a bare bulbOriginal data

How Often a City Inspection Actually Finds Rats

New York ran 144,314 initial rodent inspections in 2025 and found rat activity at 17.8 per cent, down from 23.7 per cent in 2023. Queens fails...

September 23, 2026Rubbish bags and flattened cardboard piled at a city kerb outside brick row houses in early morningRats and mice

Does Trash Predict Rats? New York Complaints by Zip Code

Trash and rat complaints correlate at 0.73 across 153 zip codes, but total complaint volume correlates more. Strip that out and the trash effect falls to...

September 23, 2026City pavement beside a kerb with a storm drain grate and wet fallen leaves after rainOriginal data

How Fast Does a City Respond to a Rat Complaint?

Chicago takes a median 3.7 days. New York appears to close same-day, but that records a referral rather than a visit, and 38.8 per cent are...

September 23, 2026Wide flat farmland horizon under warm hazy light in late autumn with bare trees along a field edgeOriginal data

The Pest Season Is Getting Longer: State Warming Since 1990

All 48 contiguous states are warmer than in the 1990s. Winter warmed most in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, the states with the shortest pest season.

September 23, 2026Pest control technician loading equipment into an unmarked service van on a suburban street at first lightOriginal data

Where Pest Control Pays Above the Local Average Wage

Pest control pays 75.5 per cent of the average private-sector wage. Only Utah and Mississippi match their local market, and the highest-paying states compete worst.

September 23, 2026Plain white pickup truck with an equipment canopy parked outside a suburban home in early lightOriginal data

What Pest Control Franchisors Disclose, and What It Leaves Out

Averages flatter every brand: Mosquito Squad's median territory grosses a third less than its average. What Item 19 and Item 20 actually show.

September 21, 2026Pest control technician wearing a respirator kneeling at a crawl space hatch beside a house foundationOriginal data

How Dangerous Is Pest Control Work? The Federal Data

Vehicle crashes injure pest control workers at 9.6 times the average rate and caused four of the seven deaths in 2024. The truck, not the chemicals.

September 21, 2026Small older apartment kitchen with worn cabinets, a radiator and a window onto a fire escapeCockroaches

Roaches and Mice in New York Apartments: The Violation Data

New York housing inspectors issued 35,278 roach and 27,273 mouse violations in 2025, nearly all immediately hazardous, with the Bronx far ahead.

September 21, 2026Empty commercial restaurant kitchen with stainless steel surfaces at the end of serviceOriginal data

Nearly Half of Inspected NYC Restaurants Had a Pest Violation

Of 26,983 New York food establishments inspected since 2024, 12,608 were cited for pests. The top violation is conditions, not any animal.

September 21, 2026