Combat Pest Control

Combat Pest Control, working out of Hanson, gets called for the mouse in the bedroom, the termite swarm on the back porch, and the bee nest nobody wants to go near — and reviewers describe the same person answering the phone: John, named again and again as the owner or co-owner, who shows up himself for inspections rather than just sending a crew. On Google that's added up to 4.9 stars across 355 ratings, and the number isn't thin — the company has logged 297 reviews since 2020 across five different sites, with 54 more in just the last six months and not one of them negative. The specifics explain why. One homeowner who spotted a mouse in the bedroom had John out within two hours; he traced the entry point, set traps, came back the next morning to clear the dead mice, then returned again to seal the opening for good. A customer with a termite scare got a plain read rather than a sales pitch — the inspector judged the damage old and skipped treatment, though he priced it out anyway, at less than half what a competing company had quoted (that company hadn't inspected the house at all). Another, with active termite tunnels, said Combat held off charging until it confirmed the colony was still active, instead of billing upfront the way another pest control company had tried to. Technicians who keep coming up by name — Judy, Chad, Eduardo, Morgan — get credited with walking customers around the property and explaining what they're treating and why; Judy in particular is mentioned taking care around pollinators and checking spots, like an attic, that hadn't been looked at before. Not everyone's first experience has gone smoothly. One customer described an early stretch with Combat that made them second-guess leaving a bigger company for a local one, until John personally reached out to fix it. That kind of complaint looks rare — every one of the last 54 logged reviews has been positive — but it's worth knowing the company's response to a slip is hands-on rather than automatic. For an active rodent, termite, or bee problem, especially if the priority is a straight answer over an upsell, Combat is the kind of company reviewers say they've stuck with for years — some five, some seven. Worth confirming before booking: whether the job calls for a single visit or one of the year-round plans customers mention, and a firm price for the specific pest, since reviews describe both.