I use this service for weed prevention. They also offer pest service. Fast and courteous service. Reasonable prices. An excellent company that I recommend to my clients and friends. read more

They are seriously the best. Short turn around time when you call. They don't push for extra upgrades and services. They get the job done.

They came out and never even went into the attic where rat the problem is. Instead they set a trap, just like we could have done, came back the following week - no rat. Took the trap and charged us $250. We finally got someone to go into the attic, diagnose the problem and get rid of the rats. read more

Honest and dependable family business. They come out to our house each Fall to help us control the ant population. Can't say enough good things about the service and the humans! Quick response, effective solutions, and fair pricing, what more can you ask for? read more

I never had a reason for an exterminating service, until my wife and dog were stung, after my dog ran through an underground yellow jacket hive. I called Adam and he sent out Kevin. Kevin was through, professional, and very knowledgeable. He took care of the hive in minutes, and now my dog has full run of his backyard. The fee was 20% of the Vet bill I had to pay, since my dog is allergic to bees! Thank you Adam and Kevin. CES is my go to company now when the need arises. read more

they always do the job right. I have had them taking care of my pest issues for 20 years.

I thought living in a place that backs up to open space would be relaxing....I'd stare out my office window at rolling hills, breathe in the beauty of nature and all that jazz. But instead, it's been a bit of a rude awakening to what nature really brings: BUGS, RODENTS and ANIMALS I NEVER KNEW EXISTED. Besides my run-in with that nasty Jerusalem Cricket, I recently saw a white flash dart along the floor into the bathroom. I peeked my head in and there he was, Mickey's adorable and tiny cousin. He looked at me, I looked at him and we both screamed. Since he was so cute, I did not grab 2 shoes, a hangar and the vacuum cleaner but rather a brown paper bag so we could take that tiny baby to a field far, far away. He was a quick one though and managed to evade our capture, sliding (I kid you not) UNDER a closed door. At any rate, after much chase and wringing my hands, the little thing crawled into my dog's kong toy. Needless to say, the kong and it's new resident now lives in a field way up the street. I called California Exterminating Service because they offer detective services of sorts (they can usually tell how these animals are getting in the house). Kevin sent one of his guys over pretty quickly and they discovered a hole in a screen near the roof that DIRECT TV had cut in order to drop cable into the upstairs. With a very tall ladder, some glue-like substance and a smile, California Exterminating Service fixed the hole and I have not seen any new tiny creatures as of late (knock on wood). For a company that goes way above and beyond at a reasonable price and with quick turn-arounds when you really need it, Who-hoo, this is as good as it gets! #Yelp 100 Challenge: Review #13/100 read more

Been meaning to write a review for them and a job well done. Learned a lot during our recent bout with rodents. What was important about CES was this. Phone calls were returned promptly. Appointments were kept. Everyone who worked for them from the owner to his son to their employees was courteous and thorough. Getting rid of the critters is a process. It took time and perseverance until they found the entry point and sealed it off killing several along the way. Problem solved. Thank you. read more

unprofessional the man came to my door and said what's going on I told him I seen a mouse he said oh I'm scared of mice so I asked why so this job he replied I have bills. when he came in he looked around only my living room area never looked behind my couches just glanced at my living room area he was in my home maybe 3 mins he put a Nate box in my garage and my down closet he told me he wold be back in 1 week came 3 weeks later no one let me no they were coming I took my da to school and came back 15 mins later there was a card on my door as if they came I called and they advised me to leave a message I would not refer this company to anyone I had to end up calling Orkin very good service read more

Fast, prompt, and very friendly service! Would recommend to any of my friends (real and on yelp!). My wife can sleep easy now!

A nice, family owned business with excellent service! They offer reasonable prices compared to the others. I highly recommend!

We had started getting bitten by what we thought were fleas last Monday. Put out water traps, sprinkles diatomaceous earth, vacuumed, etc. No sign of fleas. Thursday, my poor son got over a dozen bites overnight. Frantically called several exterminators. All wanted a free evaluation visit Monday. Way too long to wait when we were being eaten alive! Finally got a call from Kevin, and he instantly diagnosed the problem over the phone: rat mites. Most importantly, we got a next day appointment for immediate treatment! (we confirmed the mites after swiffering and finding two crawling pieces of what looked like dust). Kevin is such an amazing character! Friendly and informative. I enjoyed chatting with him after he rat proofed our roof, put out traps in the attic, and fogged the attic with nontoxic stuff to kill the mites. Friday and Saturday night we heard a large trapped rodent scurrying around. Sunday, it finally stopped. I called Kevin Monday and he was able to immediately have someone come that day to collect the dead rodent and fog the attic again. What amazing service! P.S. His company also was the only one who correctly diagnosed our cockroaches in the house as friendly three striped cockroaches, not German cockroaches. No other exterminators we called even heard of these cockroaches! read more

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I was actually referred to these guys by Dan The Bug Man -- he was booked way out and we needed someone to deal with this ant problem ASAP. Great referral -- these guys got the job done, fast & friendly. Kevin asked a couple questions on the phone to zero in on what we were dealing with, told us what he was going to do and how much it'd cost, and we got it scheduled. He showed up on time, sprayed around the house and in the crawl space, and within a day or so the ants were nowhere to be seen. read more

I can't believe I never wrote a review before. We've been using this company for over 10 years. Kevin and his team are thorough and knowledgeable. I first called them when I was getting bit by some unseen bugs for months and Kevin helped us figure out that we had rats in the attic that had mites! He helped us get rid of the rats which solved the mite issue. It was such a relief. Over the years I have had to call him for various things...more rats, fleas from raccoons. We live in the flats of Oakland but you'd think we live in the woods with all these random animals roaming around. Kevin and is team have been very helpful through each of these situations and have helped me even if it meant coming out multiple times. I've never been charged up front for a service so not sure some of the reviewers are talking about. He modernized his payment system so now you can also pay via credit card. Just note that when you call the number, you are speaking to a call center - leave a message and Kevin or someone else from the company usually will call you right back. read more

It depends on whom you get. Kevin the owner is professional and punctual, as you would expect from the owner. On the other hand, we got Dino yesterday. He spent plenty of time telling us what he CAN'T do as opposed to what he CAN, however he did suggest a trick for checking for rats: cut an apple in half, screw it to a board, place it where you think the rats are coming from, and check it in a few days. Dino clearly doesn't care to be there, so see if you can set something up with Kevin. Too bad I left my pet snake in Albuquerque for good with a friend. Natural pest control. read more

Visit 1: Said they would place 4 bait boxes. They placed 3 Visit 2: Charged for a visit. No one called and no one showed up. Is this business scamming people? read more

We have used CES in the past two times with no issues. Then, we got what I thought were either drain flies or fruit flies.... Kevin sent over Bobby to drop off a canister of repellent; he who never went in to verify the type of pests, but said I could go online to Youtube to understand how to use the repellent. That canister and brief conversation was $65.00. I was told to spray it in the kitchen sink where the pests seemed to be coming from. We endured a terrible infestation, so I called back. Kevin told me in a frustrated manner that I needed to put the treatment into all of the sink drains of our house, and to call him back at the end of the week, but not in the afternoon! He was terse with me on the phone and I couldn't get any more questions in. The canister got clogged up, so I had to buy more (this time from the Internet). I administered it down all the drains for a week to give it a chance thinking I did it wrong the first time around. No change, flying insects everywhere in our kitchen: all over the window, in the sinks, on our refrigerator, inside of it, ugh. So, I called back last Thursday and left a message for Kevin through their answering service. Neither Kevin nor anyone from the company called me back. I ended up calling Orkin who came in the next day, diagnosed the issue as gnats, not fruit flies or drain flies, and began the treatments. It was clear this was the proper way to kill the buggers! Very disappointed in CES as I prefer to remain loyal to local companies and not the franchises. read more

First the company charges you up front for services. Then they tell you it's for 4 visits when in reality it's only 3 fillings and the 4th they pick it up. And they won't go under your house. Max was great though. read more

i offer huge thanks to Kevin for quickly diagnosing and recommending a fix for a very unusual rat problem. Well done!

They would be better if they would keep in contact with their customers...verdict is still out on their ability to control the rat problem.

We have them back every year to deal with the new ants who move in. Always quick and easy, and the ants disappear!

I really appreciated the prompt response to my call, and Kevin's willingness to answer my questions regarding the rodent problem I was having. He also was able to come to my home the next morning, looked everything over, and was able to identify the entry point for these little buggers! Pricing was very reasonable too! I will certainly call CA Exterminating Service should any further problems arise in the future. read more

I'm so happy with the service that Kevin provided to us! We had issues with ants in our condo that had even gotten in the walls. Kevin was personable and wanted to know all about my life in a genuine way. But most importantly he showed up and sprayed so that we don't have ants anymore! He was so efficient when he was here that I was doubting that it would be successful- but trust his process he knows what he is doing. I highly recommend using him! read more

Can't rave about this company enough! We're first time parents and Kevin answered all of our questions. Michael came out and explained to us even more about the process. We were under attack by ants. User this service!! read more

Kevin has been helping us for many years now with everything from gophers and moles to roof rats! They always respond quickly, are very reasonably priced and do an outstanding job. I also appreciate all of the do-it-yourself tips that they offer because it helps us to save money. Very honest company. read more

So... For whatever reason, the two 30-something-year-old guys living next door who spend most of their at-home time drinking beer, shooting pool & playing loud video games have a half-dozen hummingbird feeders in their back yard. I've got nothing against hummingbird feeders, per se, but a half-dozen in a 64-square foot area seems a bit excessive, and to have been hung there by a couple of beer-swigging, pool-shooting, gaming 35-year-old guys is a bit incongruous. Whatever... Thing is, these hummingbird feeders attract more than just hummingbirds. Turns out that lots of paper wasps & yellow jackets show up to party, too. We hung traps, but they do only part of the job. The wife says yesterday, "There's a whole bunch of wasps hanging out on the wood eave outside the sliding glass door." I look, and they're not just hanging out; they're swarming. It's pretty clear they're building a nest -- quickly. These things can be pretty nasty, and there are a lot of them, so I decide against the do-it-yourself route & look for an expert. I call California Exterminating Service in the early-afternoon and explain the situation to the guy who answers the phone. He says, somewhat brusquely, "OK. Give me your information, and I'll pass along the message." Something about the way he's talking, I ask: "Oh, sorry. Are you in the office, or are you an answering service?" Not that it matters except I may have just wasted a lot of this guy's time explaining things he doesn't need to know. "Answering service," he replies. I give him my information & ask whether California Exterminating Service is open, meaning, "Are they doing business during the coronapocalypse?" Answering Service Guy says they are but admits he doesn't know what hours they keep or when they might return my call. Interesting... Under these circumstances, I get off the phone & decide I can't pin my hopes to California Exterminating Service; so, I call the other guys. Within a few hours, I get three phone calls & two voicemails from someone using a phone with blocked caller ID information. I don't answer calls like that; they're usually scams or pranks or some other bovine spit. Later, I listen to the messages, and they're from a young-sounding guy who talks real fast over a very bad connection; I decipher that he's with California Exterminating Service, and on the second message, he tells me to call the answering service again if I want to have him call me back. I don't, and I won't. Just for the record: I don't know whether or not California Exterminating Service could've done a good job with the wasps, and I'm never going to find out. I get it if you can't answer your phone while you're working on-site with customers or while you're out to lunch or whatever. I don't get it when your answering service acts like they'd rather be doing anything else besides answering the phone or when they don't know whether or not you're doing business or out to lunch or whatever. I can't imagine what benefit you get by calling prospective customers from a phone with a blocked caller ID number so they don't know who you are. To each his own, I guess. Turns out, I was really happy to talk with the other guys. read more

came and did the job. no more ants, but now they came again when i was not home and charged me 90.00. i am trying to get ahold of some one but all 3 numbers i called led me to an automated service which then leads me to a receptionist that doesnt even work with them ! only basically relays the message to the company who never calls me back! if they come again and charge me im taking action. just find a different company in my opinion. i dont like this half ass b.s read more

Kevin is the best! We've used him several times over the years and have always been quite happy with his services!

Terrible - no guarantee for mice problem. Initially had Kevin who put one mesh on a possible exterior entry point. Other than that, workers had no commitment to getting rid of the problem. Usually stayed for five minutes and just dropped off traps, claiming that was all they were there to do. Do yourself a favor, go with another exterminator for mice because this one will just be an expensive way to buy mouse traps. Plain and simple, it is now three months after we initiated services with California Exterminating Service and we're still left with the problem. read more

Really professional and knowledgeable about our flea issue. We were getting eaten alive and apparently so was our neighborhood. They were fast and effective. I highly recommend them read more

I opened the door to greet Kevin on the first visit and he said "wow, you're a baby." Off to a great start. He then walked my house perimeter and pointed out places that they'd seal. I said that we had rodent evidence in a utility closet inside the house and also in the crawlspace but he said that sealing the entry points from outside would take care of the issue. I called to have them come back several times during the 6 month warranty period and they did come back in a timely fashion, but never went in the crawlspace or inside to check the utility closet. We still had as many rodents as before. The company I eventually hired to fix the issue laughed when I said I had paid almost $500 for someone to seal the entry points. They found many, many additional entry points by actually going inside the crawlspace and attic. read more

I called the company in a panic today with an issue outside of their scope of their exterminating services. They went above and beyond to help me solve my problem. I could not be happier with this company who has always stood behind their services. They are the best! Thank you read more

I called 5 companies that I found on Yelp regarding rats. When I called California Exterminating Services, I spoke with a receptionist who said she would forward my info to a tech. About an hour later I received a call from Kevin. I explained my situation, what I had done so far to combat the situation, and my frustration with how I was still losing the battle. Kevin asked where I lived and he said he was very familiar with the area. Since I reside in a townhouse that is located in the middle of other units, Kevin gave me some feedback on what I could do, and if it didn't work to call him back in a week. I appreciated Kevin's professionalism, his quick response, and willingness to help. None of the other companies I reached out to called me back, which means I definitely will reach out to Kevin/California Exterminating Services if I have any issues in the future. read more

I would give minus stars if I could. Friends of mine contacted Kevin and told him the problem. They have a single story house in northern California. They have a rat problem and probably rat mites and also bird mites and have been going through a horrendous amount of work to combat them. I have gotten terrible bitten as well as several of their friends who stayed at their house. After explaining everything to Kevin--whom I believe sent someone out to investigate--they were given a price of $500 and a 6 month guarantee to do the work. But when he or someone was to come yesterday to do the work, suddenly Kevin decided to double the price! Talk about holding someone hostage! Nevertheless, my friends, both of whom are semi retired and don't have a lot of money, decided to look elsewhere. BEWARE! SHELLEY M read more

Back when i first moved here. They provided exterminating service to the house that I lived in. We had a lot of trees and we had these big juicy spiders that liked to bite my little one. They were great then. At my new home, I started having an ant issue which was unusual after living here for nearly 2 years. I called and Kevin answered. He answered with an irritated Hello?!? Didn't realize that businesses can answer with such an irritating tone when customers call. I should have realized that was a bad sign. Told Kevin my problem and he said he would come by in the morning. Told my neighbor to watch for him. Didn't come nor did he call. I called the next day and told him to give me a time frame. I left a sign on my door to see my neighbor and left my cell phone. Didn't even show up or call again. I ended up going home and using Raid. read more

Professional. Responsive. Cleared up the ant infestation in my apartment two years ago at the beginning of Covid and they have yet to return. read more

I really liked the service from the get go. they were prompt in answering the phone and were able to come out that week to fit in with my work schedule. I was impressed by Kevin when he immediately knew where the rat was coming to the house and how to fix that. He also looked at the crawl space and fortified that as possible entrance. I also told him I had a gopher problem and he said he could fix, that. However, he looked in the yard and stated that right now it didn't seem to be a problem. The rat returned 2 times after that initial visit. I never saw Kevin again, he came and out and another guy, Gerardo out too, when I was not home, even though I specified when I would be home; they would call with the updates on the fixes. I usually interacted with the guys that came to check the traps and they weren't very knowledgeable and were not aware of the upgrades Kevin or Gerardo did. But after 2 months, they finally prevented the rat from coming in. The cost is definitely on the higher end, especially because I was dealing with one rat. $400. But I was willing to accept that for guaranteed service and good service. They guarantee their work for 6 months. However, I was put off off by the gopher issue. When the rain hit us and the gophers came back, we called their service back and he said he would have to charge us additional for that. Considering we had one rat and he had agreed to take care of the gopher before under the flat fee, I was a little unhappy that I would have to fork over even more money. read more

I'd give this rat removal service zero stars, but that's not an option. For $500 they put rat traps in our crawl space and sealed up holes, but admittedly forgot to return to remove the traps. The rats were rotting with maggots when we were forced to remove them ourselves. We couldn't use our guest room over the holidays because the stench from the rotting rats was horrid. It's 11 months later and the rats are still in the ceiling and walls. No one ever comes to add traps or check traps, so I'm not sure what I'm paying for. Whenever I call customer service, they take a message and I rarely get a return call. Don't bother with this service. Use a different exterminator. read more

I cannot believe the service I received from this company. After finding what I thought was a bedbug, I panicked. I called lots of different places, and no one could come on my schedule. Kevin at California Exterminating Service called me back and told me to put the suspected bug in a folded piece of tape, and put it in an envelope on my front door. He called me later that day to tell me he had asked four experts at local extension offices and they had all pretty much agreed that it wasn't a bedbug. But they couldn't agree on what it was. So Kevin told me he was going to send the bug to Sacramento and have state entomologists analyze it. He called me a few days later to tell me that the bug was a book louse and it only ate decaying vegetation like old books. (I must admit I have a lot of those!) The most incredible part of all this is what they charged me. Exactly nothing. Please patronize this phenomenal business. read more

I seriously hope you never need an exterminator, but if you do, look no further. I called California Exterminating on behalf of my parents, who had a rat infestation. Michael came to the house on time and completed all the work in a neat, timely manner. He returned as promised a week later to check traps. A couple of weeks later, I called and spoke to Kevin because there was clearly a dead rat "somewhere". Before I'd called the exterminators, my parents and their caretaker had spread rat poison everywhere and one had died somewhere under the house. Kevin arrived at my parents' house a couple of hours after I called and checked it out for them, handling the situation. He didn't charge at all for the visit, just said it was part of the service. Very appreciated, because my folks are on a tight budget. read more