Professional Pest Control in Roanoke Rapids, NC
Looking for pest control Roanoke Rapids homeowners can actually reach? Empire Pest Control Inc. has worked Eastern North Carolina since 1992, and our local Halifax County line puts you through to a real person in our Wilson office. Call 252-537-9778 for termites, bed bugs, rodents and everyday pests.
Roanoke Rapids line 252-537-9778
Pest Control Roanoke Rapids Callers Reach on a Local Line
The 537 number is a Roanoke Rapids exchange, but the phone it rings is on a desk at 2832 Tilghman Rd N in Wilson. Somebody in our office answers, takes your address and what you are seeing, and puts a technician on the I-95 run north. That is how pest control Roanoke Rapids households get from us: one office, one crew base, about an hour up the interstate.
Empire Pest Control Inc. is a family-run Christian business, open since August of 1992. Our general pest control covers the insects and rodents that turn up in Halifax County, with pet-friendly products and a plain price before the work starts.
Termite Inspection for Mill Village Houses on Brick Piers
A lot of Roanoke Rapids was built to house mill workers, and plenty of those frame houses off Roanoke Avenue and over in the old Rosemary side of town still sit on brick piers with a dirt crawl space underneath. Old heart pine holds up well. Old sill plates sitting a few inches off damp ground do not.
A termite inspection from us means a technician in the crawl space with a light and a probe, checking piers for mud tubes, the sill for soft spots and the porch posts where they meet the soil. You hear what we found in plain words, and if there is nothing there we tell you that too.
Termite Treatment Near the Roanoke River and the Canal
Low ground along the river and the old canal stays wet long after a spring rain, and eastern subterranean termites follow the moisture. Swarmers in a window sill in March or April usually mean the colony has been feeding for a while.
Termite treatment starts with a liquid barrier around the foundation, with bait stations where a barrier cannot reach, and a return visit to confirm it worked. Read how our termite work is set up, or see the same termite control approach on our Rocky Mount termite page. People who type termite control near me from a Halifax County address usually get a national chain. We are the local company that also answers the phone.
Bed Bug Treatment for Halifax County Rentals and Interstate Travelers
With I-95 running right past town, Roanoke Rapids sees a steady flow of travelers, and bed bugs ride home in suitcases from one overnight stay. They show up in rental houses and apartments just as often as in single-family homes.
Bed bug treatment from us goes room by room: mattress seams, box spring, headboard, baseboards and any couch the bugs have reached. Our bed bug service explains the full process, and landlords can read the local details on our Roanoke Rapids bed bug control page.
Rodent Control When Cold Weather Pushes In From the Fields
Once the cotton and peanut ground around Halifax County is picked over and the nights turn cold, mice head for the nearest warm wall. Rats follow the feed stores, sheds and garages. Rodent control works only when the way in gets closed.
Mice and rat removal on our visits means finding the gap at the crawl door, the gable vent or the pipe chase, sealing it, setting traps along the runs and coming back to check them. Most houses need two or three visits before the scratching in the ceiling stops.
Ant Control and Cockroach Control in Roanoke Rapids Kitchens
Ant control in spring is mostly odorous house ants on the counters and fire ant mounds in the yard. Cockroach control runs all summer, from big American roaches coming up out of the drain to German roaches carried in with groceries.
We treat where these insects live: under the sink, behind the stove, along the foundation outside. Spider control comes with it, since spiders stay where there is something to eat. This is the everyday pest treatment our technicians do every single week.
Moisture Barriers and Sealed Crawl Spaces for Damp Halifax County Lots
A dirt crawl space breathes water up into the floor framing. Damp joists grow fungus, and soft wood draws termites and wood-boring beetles. That is why we usually quote crawl space work during the same visit as a termite check.
We laid 160 rolls of plastic last year. A moisture barrier, a fully sealed crawl space or automatic foundation vents can each fix the problem, depending on the house. Our termite control program and the crawl space work are priced together so you only pay for one trip.
Commercial Pest Control Along the Highway 158 Corridor
Restaurants, hotels and shops along Highway 158 and near the interstate exits get deliveries every day, and roaches and mice come in with the boxes. Commercial pest control from us is scheduled around your hours and keeps a service log ready for the health inspector.
Offices, churches, warehouses and apartment buildings get the same licensed and insured crew as our residential customers. For business pest control Roanoke Rapids owners can count on, call the local line and ask for a walk-through.
Residential Pest Control and Flea and Tick Treatment for Lake Gaston Homes
Weekend places on Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake sit empty for days at a time. Wasps build under the dock roof, spiders take over the screen porch, and mice move into the cabinets before anybody notices. A quarterly residential pest control plan puts a technician there at each change of season.
Flea and tick treatment covers the yard, the porch and the places your dog likes to lie down. Bee and wasp removal is part of the warm-weather visits when the nest is on the house, the eaves or the dock.
Weldon, Gaston and Other Towns Near Roanoke Rapids
The same truck that handles pest control Roanoke Rapids calls also stops in the towns around it, on both sides of the river and the county line. Farther south we cover Tarboro and Edgecombe County, and everything is run from our Wilson home office.
- Weldon, NC Halifax County, across the river crossing
- Gaston, NC Northampton County, below the Lake Gaston dam
- Halifax, NC Halifax County seat, down US 301
- Littleton, NC West toward Lake Gaston
- Enfield, NC South on I-95 toward Rocky Mount
- Garysburg, NC Northampton County, east of Gaston
Questions From Roanoke Rapids Homeowners
It is a local line, not a separate office. Calls to 252-537-9778 ring through to our Wilson office, where a staff member takes your details and sends a technician north on I-95. You get a real person, not a recording.
Call in the morning and we try to get a truck there the same day. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 to 5. We are not a 24-hour emergency service, so calls on the weekend are handled Monday morning.
No. We check the crawl space, piers, sill plate and any wood touching soil, then tell you what we found and what treatment would cost. If there is no termite activity, you owe nothing.
Yes. We use pet-friendly products and apply them where insects travel rather than spraying through living areas. Tell the technician about birds, fish tanks or anyone in the house with a breathing problem, and we adjust before we start.
No. We are an insect, rodent and termite company, so mosquito control and wildlife removal such as raccoons, snakes or bats are outside what we do. We handle bee and wasp removal when the nest is attached to a building, but we do not relocate honeybee hives.
Yes, as long as we can reach the crawl space and outside of the house. Many owners leave a gate code or a key and we treat on the scheduled date, then call to report what we found.
Roanoke Rapids is on our regular route, so pricing is the same as in the rest of our service area. A search for pest control near me will show plenty of companies with call centers in another state. We are a family business that has been in Eastern North Carolina since 1992.
Ants, roaches, spiders, bed bugs, fleas, ticks, mice and rats, plus moisture barriers, sealed crawl spaces and automatic vents. We work in homes, rentals and commercial buildings across Halifax County and into Northampton County.
Our Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County Coverage Map
Book a free inspection or a pest treatment today. Call Empire Pest Control Inc., NC at 252-537-9778 or send us a message and we will get you on the schedule. Family run out of Wilson since 1992.