Richard is the best in the biz! He knows his stuff and uses that knowledge to help get rid of all types of critters and creepy crawlies! I had field mice getting into my house. Richard helped stop them from coming inside. Haven't had a problem ever since! read more

Rick did a great job helping us get rid of a bee invasion inside our house. Not only was he very professional, was the ONLY service provider to say he could help but he is also very personable and is great to share stories with! read more

Great Service! Richard is professional, thorough, and friendly. Everything I needed was done well.

Rick is absolutely the best, and he always shows up on time and the creepy critters are always gone. Once he leaves, thanks again Rick you guys are the best buddy:) Joey read more

Richard does a terrific job every time he visits our house. Earlier in the year, we had a lot of ant issues and one visit from Richard took care of it and they haven't come back since. Now it is the spiders turn and Richard showed up on time as promised, and as he always does, and took care of that and some rodent problems we are dealing with from time to time. Richard provides a piece of mind because you can always count on him to show up when he says he will be there and get the job done quickly and efficiently. And he charges significantly less than the competition. I highly recommend Richard's services. read more

I was connected to Rick via an after hours number and he went above and beyond to help me in a bind. It was a weekend and he still came to help our family out and was able to catch the rodent within 20 minutes of arriving. It was my first time dealing with this situation and I appreciated his response and confidence in dealing with the situation! Thank you for your help! read more

Richard is very good at what he does. Living on the edge of an open space means we have rat problems every few years and he does an amazing job of getting rid of them. He also does not oversell and try to add on to the job, just takes care of what is needed. And a great guy to chat with! read more

I just witnessed a horrible act of road rage on the part of one of their work trucks. Luckily I wasn't involved but was positioned on the opposite side of their work truck and was able to get a clear view of everything. A car was merging onto the freeway and the verikill driver very purposely sped up right as the other driver was already merging in front of them. They proceeded to try to run the other car off the road by increasing their speed and swerving into them! It was ridiculous and I had palpitations just seeing it...the driver also started laughing throughout like he got some kind of joy from it. Extremely reckless and unnecessary. Moments like this definitely impact and reflect the quality of the service/company and this was just so disappointing to witness. I wouldn't recommend this company by any means read more

After calling around for a couple days I decided to go with Verikill Pest control. Rick was very knowledgeable, personable, great Customer service. Plus was on time which I truly appreciated. Will definitely be a repeat customer.. read more

Just wow. I came home to a nightmare of fleas hopping around my apartment and all over me 2 days ago. I tried a gas bomb I got off of Amazon yesterday and it didn't even thin out the fleas. My cat had brought home fleas a few weeks earlier and I thought I had it under control and boy I was wrong. On the verge of tears I called 5 pest controls to get quotes. Richard wasn't the least expensive, he was average and fairly priced, but he was so personable and really gave me the confidence that he was the expert in this matter and gave me great advice along the way that I decided to go with him instead of other guys. Best decision! Richard was super communicative and professional and answered my 500 questions even when the job was done. He was so nice, friendly and knowledgeable the whole time and squeezed me into his very busy day. I could not be happier with Richard and Verikill. Thanks Richard for making a nightmare situation a lot better!! read more

We had a little bit of an ant problem after the thunderstorms from a few weeks ago so we gave Verikill a call. Richard was able to get us quickly scheduled within a few days. When he arrived we did a quick walk around the perimeter and he recommended he do some spraying outside and inside. The job was completed in less than an hour and Richard said give it 10 days for you to see the full effects. We are now 20 days in and our problem has been alleviated. There are membership type like options to get spraying quarterly. If our house requires intermittent spraying, I will definitely give him a call again! read more

Great work and communication! Monthly service is on time and reasonably priced. We've been with them for years.

This owner-operated service always delivers. The owner, Richard Vail, communicates personally and is a great guy. I highly recommend this perfect service read more

To kill and remove a wasp nest. Richard was here on time and was skilled and well schooled on what needed to be done. He left the deck so clean I couldn't tell he'd ever been there. Yes, I would definitely have him again. He was very pleasant and great to do business with. I felt his quoted price was very reasonable and he honored it. read more

Rick has been helping with a bed bug infestation. He is a dedicated professional and a kind man. I will recommend Verikill to anyone requiring these services. read more

We use Verikill with our property management business, we have heard from our owners & tenants about how good & fast Verikill is with their services. They come through and we appreciate it! Thanks, Rick! - Sunset Property Management Team read more

Just not what I was expecting regarding the professional level of communication I received or lack thereof. It is what it is. Just wanted to communicate my experience. Lots of option out there so do your research to find the best. read more

Richard does great work, listens/adjusts to my pet control needs, and uses puppy safe products. Most importantly, he is fast and professional in his work (when I don't ask him too many questions) at a fair price. He might also be one of the most unlikely 'most interesting men in the world' and our conversations over the years have included topics as diverse as meditation and stock picks. Richard, you keep doing you!! Everyone else, please consider hiring him. read more

I generally like to use small businesses for services and I used Richard for a few months and the initial spray was a quality job. After that I experienced a problem the next month with getting billed and then not receiving service until 3 weeks later. Then today his truck pulls up at 2:15 leaves at 2:22 according to my cameras. I have a very hard time believing my house was treated properly, an invoice written, service electronically checked off in 7 minutes. I reviewed my cameras and he really didn't treat whole walls of the house. I've cancelled my agreement... Edit in reply to Richard: Richard, I did in fact still have issues with spiders and other bugs in the house. I'm not going to argue efficiency with you, but when I first called you about it you offered no solution to my complaint and merely became argumentive and defensive. At the end of the day I'm the customer and you are the service provider. Remember customers pay your bills and if you don't effectively handle complaints then you will lose business. I gave you an opportunity to fix it before cancellation or leaving a review. Instead of fixing it you just blew my phone up for an hour about how wrong I am. read more

I highly recommend Verikill. Richard was prompt, courteous, and very knowledgeable about termites, bugs, and rodents. I'm confident we won't have anymore unwanted visitors thanks to Verikill. read more

I had mice coming in after having a large deck built on the back of the house (on top of canyon) the year before. Apparently they began to reside under the deck and found a way into the kitchen from the exterior of the house. Since I hadn't been using my oven all summer, a little "family" apparently set up house underneath the oven! (Which of course was conveniently only 4 feet away from the dog's dishes...) Of course Rick figured it out and got rid of them, and is great at following up with the steps enacting solutions so the problem doesn't continue! He is honest, & is obviously knowledgeable on many things from the short conversations during follow up visits. Thank you Rick V for your expertise and great service! read more

I called Rick to inquire about his service. He picked up right away and was cheerful and answered all my questions. After listening to my concern ( ant problem on my beach house), he suggested the most effective plan and I took on his offer right away. Unlike other companies, Rick doesnt try and sell you a plan! His price is reasonable and was honest. He came to my house and spent a great deal of time spraying everywhere. I'm confident my ant related problems will be less of an issue with this company. I highly recommend. read more

I have used Verikill for my personal home and I recommended him to the property management company that I work for. If you see a bug, CALL VERIKILL, you won't see them again...or mice, etc. Seriously great guy to work with personally and professionally. Thank you, Rick! read more

Always so kind, courteous and professional! Flexible with dates/times and service with a smile and a story!

Had a serious rat problem in the wind n sea area of La Jolla. Easily, 30 rats hiding in the kind of ivy that sticks on to a fence. We have 3 fences around the house with a lot of ivy. The rats even went into the attic and garage in order to enjoy their rat way of life trying to kick the humans out. Called Richard! He was on the scene like ghost busters in 2 hours Within 1 day a few rat carcasses were laying out in the garage and around the the house. Day 2 a few more. Day 3, a total rat blood bath. Richard has almost a pied piper personality. He know where the rats live and he knows how to rid the vermin problem. Richard is also very fairly priced and very honest. I have a 6 month contract with Richard It's the best money I have ever spent since moving to La Jolla. This is an absolutely true story and I recommend Richard 110%. The 10 % is free of charge :-) read more

Top notch professional service at reasonable cost! Very happy with job well done. Highly recommend them.

No muss, no fuss, and Richard knows his stuff. As an aside, he's an intelligent and interesting guy who was a pleasure to meet.

Great service ! Rick is very experienced in his field and gets the job done. A pleasure to work with. read more

I just moved here recently and realized I needed a pest control company ASAP. We had way too many crickets and ants and it was starting to infiltrate in to our house and I absolutely hate being bugged (pun intended)! Needless to say Richard was very helpful setting up the appointment was on time and explained the process. I am certain that among all the pest control companies you will be reassured to have Richard do your service! read more

This is my 2nd review of Verikill. It is with regard to a different property with an entirely different pest and set of circumstances. I will always always always (did I mention always?) use Verikill from now on. The technician/owner is sooooo good. We have various kinds of exotic pets both indoors and outdoors and I was super worried about how poisons might impact them, particularly inside the house so I delayed calling anyone and tried SO MANY natural remedies to kill CRICKETS. Electrical, powder, all the way to disgusting and morbid glue traps. None solved the problem AT ALL. Crickets in the garage is bad enough (probably for about 2 years) but after finding them in all 3 of the bathrooms (last month) I began sleeping on the couch and was about ready to move out of my house altogether. I'm not being humorous I'm being factual. (I do not want to hear about 'Jimminy Cricket' or 'good luck'... to me they are jumping cockroaches) Rick, after listening to me rattle off a list of various species of exotic pets, and how some are often permitted to roam inside the house... he said reptiles in particular have sensitive respiratory systems and he would not be comfortable doing the job until he researched and if he was able to figure out what was going to kill crickets but be safe for reptiles... He called back about 1 1/2 hours later with a lot of specific research under his belt and said he imagined I would like to get some sleep tonight... I asked him how long he had been spying on me...! He came that SAME evening after his other jobs were done. Fast forward to about 9 hours after I called him and ALL of the crickets that have been holding me hostage for at least 2 years all of a sudden were 100% GONE! I mean like POOF...!! Total magic. Completely gone... No dead or dying bodies to cope with... I mean simply no longer in existance... It's been over a week with zero traces and not even one has even come into the garage from outside the house. And all of our exotics are absolutely fine. I had used Rick about 2 weeks before to get rid of cockroaches and rats at a rental property and he floored me then too. (I'm sure my YELP review of that encounter is near this review.) read more

We had a rodent issue in our back yard due to them being attracted to our dogs food. Verikill took care of the issue in the time frame we were quoted. We would definitely recommend them. read more

Hands down the best of the best. I called Rick for a mouse problem and within 5 minutes of inspecting my place he could tell me I had a mouse,rat, and cockroach problem. He planted poison for the mice to find and I was starting to doubt him when I heard the mouse run around this morning but sure enough by the afternoon this mouse was dead on the floor. Rick is amazing and great to talk to. I highly recommended him to anyone. read more

Verikill Pest Control - Pest Control Near Me - San Diego, California

Rick is the best in the business. My wife and I had been struggling to rid our yard of fleas for the past 6 months. We tried diatomaceous earth, cedar spray, cedar chips, peppermint oil, and two different flea/tick specific yard treatments. None of them put a dent in the fleas. Our dog has been scratching and suffering from fleas routinely. Rick came to do an estimate, explained the procedure and had a lovely conversation. It took about 20 minutes for him to complete his work and our puppy and us couldn't be happier! We are flea free for the first time in ages. Rick is an all around gentleman and expert in his field. You will not be disappointed. 100% recommend. read more

We have been using Verikill for a couple of years now and we couldn't be happier. Rick comes out couple of times a year and we don't have any bugs problems after that. We trust him and I couldn't recommend him more!! read more

Well I found myself in a wtf situation today and Rick came to the rescue! Long story short, a possum was chillin beneath my car but I didn't notice anything until I drove off and a thumping started coming from the upper right side of my car. I park at the nearest plaza and found a possum lodged behind my tire :( Let me tell you I called everyone and anyone. First few pest control companies didn't answer and when one did he said they don't do that kind of service. Even the county said the same thing. I was contemplating removing the possum myself but I'm very squeamish and that sucker was really stuck in there. When I got a call back from Rick, I explained the situation and he agreed to meet me to do the damn thing! He came in about an hour during rush hour traffic and the possum removal took no more than 15 minutes. He might be the only one in SD to do this service but he charged me a very reasonable price. Thanks Rick, and RIP possum! read more

Rick is great! He responded to my request quickly and provided his inspection date and follow up schedule clearly! He text you the reminder as well! Everything was super organized. His service was thorough and detailed. His price was also reasonable! I used other pets control companies in the past, Rick is the best and I won't use anyone else in the future! I highly recommend Rick! read more

Amazing, thorough service. Dedicated to getting rid of every pest, even if it takes multiple attempts (as was the case with the gopher family in our yard). read more

I can't say enough positive things about Verikill. Our family home was invaded by German cockroaches. We have lived here with children and pets for close to 10 years, have regular house cleaners and gotten quarterly service by Joshua's and never had roaches. And yet this summer we were overrun by roaches very quickly with adults actually visible during the daytime and babies. It's unsanitary, disgusting and embarrassing -- roaches carry disease, breed quickly and are hard to kill. We had a serious problem that we knew we needed professional help to fix. We first called Joshua's, our existing pest control company. They seemed unhelpful, could not fit us in for several days and then the tech they sent performed a different service than what I was told on the phone (he sprayed only and did not bait). Since I had done research in German cockroaches while I waiting, I understood that they needed to be treat the infestation in multiple ways (spraying was not enough - soray does not affect eggs and will miss hidden roaches. You need to use bait and powder among other methods). Cockroaches reproduce very quickly and time was essential. I had very little confidence that the treatment would work. When I called Joshua's to express my concerns, they basically told me that until we removed our custom built refrigerator they could do nothing. This was not a helpful answer because removing the refrigerator would have required reconstruction of our kitchen cabinets and hiring an appliance removal service. In desperation, I searched Yelp and came across many positive reviews for Verikill. I called Rick and he spoke to me at some length, reassuring me that he could treat the problem, regularly dealt with restaurants and facilities where industrial size refrigerator could not be removed, He came promptly the next day and treated the problem. Over the next two weeks, Rick visited our house twice more to do additional treatments, answered multiple phone calls and texts from me and was incredibly patient and helpful. He explained as much as I wanted to know about cockroaches and then answered every question in detail. After two weeks, we were finally able to move back into our kitchen. So far so good -- our life in our home has resumed with no more roaches in sight. I have decided I will ask Verikill and Rick to return quarterly to do preventative maintenance. I trust him to take care of this problem. Given how large a city San Diego is, I am surprisee how few reviews on yelp that specifically mention cockroaches. After this happened to us I talked to two friends who said something similar also happened to them. Roaches are here in San Dieto and homeowners need to know which pest control companies are up to the task. Pest control companies will tell you that they know how to handle them but then their techs come out and they are out of their league. Rick is a highly trained business owner with many years of experience who understands entomology and cockroaches specifically. I can't recommend him highly enough. If you have roaches, call Verikill. read more

I highly recommend Verikill for knowledgable, professional and environmentally-friendly services. Rick efficiently and economically addresses pest concerns so you have peace of mind. He treats my home routinely to keep the hungry rat population at bay, and I will continue to utilize his services. read more

My ADU was framed but no doors yet when the termites swarmed on September 26, 2021. I called a few pest control companies to see if there wwas anything I could do. Rick came right over to confirm my worst fears that I was powerless to stop the infestation, so I scheduled a date to tent before solar installation and Verikill did an outstanding job of killing the termites before anyone moved in. I would highly recommend Verikill! read more