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Tradesman carrying toolboxes up the driveway of a Californian stucco houseOriginal data

Pest Control per Home Varies Sevenfold Across California Counties

California counties ranged from 2.77 structural pest control applications per housing unit (Fresno) to 0.40 (San Francisco) in 2023. Growth since 2016.

October 5, 2026Warehouse aisles of racking stacked with pallets of boxes, a worker walking between themOriginal data

Three Companies Supply Nearly Half of California’s Pest Control Products

BASF led California structural pest control applications in 2023 (18.5%); Control Solutions rose from 4.9% to 14.1% on bifenthrin. Data 2016-2023.

October 5, 2026Landscaper in a high-visibility vest mowing a commercial lawn beside an office buildingOriginal data

What Landscape Crews Spray: Glyphosate Leads California’s Totals

California landscape crews made 1.8M pesticide applications in 2023. Glyphosate was 31% of pounds; rodent baits about 1 in 5 applications.

October 5, 2026Inspector examining stacked pallets in a warehouse aisleFor pros

Of 13,085 EPA Pesticide Cases, 39 Hit Pest Control Firms

EPA recorded 13,085 FIFRA cases from FY2010 to 2026; 39 were against pest control businesses ($806,935). 3,036 involved imports.

October 5, 2026Clean laboratory glassware on a stainless steel bench under even daylightOriginal data

Eight Years of Pest Control Chemistry: Organophosphates Nearly Gone

Eight years of California pest control data: neonicotinoid applications up 168%, growth regulators up 268%, organophosphates down 96%.

October 2, 2026Organised service vehicle interior with unmarked containers and a sprayer in a shelving rackOriginal data

The 15 Products Behind Half of California’s Pest Control, Ranked by 18 Million Applications

15 of 1,723 products made half of California's 18.3 million pest control applications in 2022. Bifen I/T leads at 7.9%. Top 100 ranked.

October 2, 2026Technician's sprayer and hand tools laid out on the open tailgate of a service truckOriginal data

Pest Control’s August Peak: A Year of California Treatment Reports, Month by Month

California pest control files 30% more treatment reports in August than January while payroll rises 4-7%. Rodent work stays flat all year.

October 2, 2026Agricultural equipment yard with parked sprayers and bare soil fields beyond in dry California lightOriginal data

Who Actually Does the Work: A Concentration Census of California Pest Control Licences

4,737 California pest control licences: the top 10% made 79.2% of 18.3 million structural applications in 2022. Fumigators and route operators barely overlap.

October 2, 2026Rows of seedling trays in a bright research greenhouseFor pros

Biological Pest Control: What Is Actually Registered

The EPA has registered 457 biopesticide active ingredients by our count of its own list. Three of them matter indoors, and classical biological control barely exists.

October 1, 2026Galvanised steel hardware cloth mesh and sheet metal offcuts on a workbenchRats and mice

Steel Wool, Copper Mesh and What Actually Stops a Rodent

A quarter inch is the working standard for mice and juvenile rats alike. Steel wool rusts and fails at the edges, and no gnaw-resistance test data...

October 1, 2026Stainless steel commercial kitchen floor drain and wet tiled floor under overhead lightingOriginal data

Flies Outnumber Rats Four to One in Restaurant Inspections

Flies were cited at 24.7 per cent of 27,050 inspected New York food businesses, against 6.5 per cent for rats, and the seasonal swing is bigger...

October 1, 2026Fleet of plain white service trucks parked in neat rows on asphalt seen from aboveOriginal data

Ten Years of Audited Pest Control Economics: What SEC Filings Show

The largest US public pest control company grew revenue 10.17% a year, expanded operating margin to 19.3%, and spent $2.27bn on acquisitions since 2008.

September 27, 2026