County
Pest control across Salt Lake County, UT
From the Avenues to Herriman, the valley's pest calendar is the same: spiders and boxelder bugs in fall, mice at the freeze, wasps and mosquitoes all summer. Our Redwood Road office sits in the middle of it.
Quick answer
Pest control in Salt Lake County covers everything from century-old homes in Salt Lake City to new subdivisions on the valley's west and south sides. The most common calls are spiders in window wells, mice as nights cool, wasp nests in late summer and mosquitoes near the Jordan River. Calls run out of our Salt Lake City office on Redwood Road.
Salt Lake County at a glance
- Served from
- Our Redwood Road service office in Salt Lake City
- Most common calls
- Spiders, mice, wasps, mosquitoes, boxelder bugs
- Busiest season
- Late summer into the first freeze
- ZIP codes
- 84101, 84104, 84106, 84115, 84116, 84119, 84120
Local knowledge
One valley, many kinds of homes
Salt Lake County takes in the whole valley between the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountains. On the east bench and in Salt Lake City's older neighborhoods, homes have basements, window wells and aging foundations that let spiders, earwigs and mice in. On the west and south sides, newer subdivisions back onto open land where voles, gophers and field mice live.
The Jordan River runs north through the middle of the county, and with it comes mosquito pressure along its whole length. Apartment buildings downtown and along the TRAX lines bring their own problems: German cockroaches and bed bugs that move between units.
We plan visits around those differences. An older home in Sugar House gets a close look at window wells and the foundation; a new build in the southwest valley gets attention on lawn rodents and the edges where yard meets field.
Local conditions
West Nile, rodents and the valley's season
In 2026 the Salt Lake County Health Department reported 709 West Nile positive mosquito samples statewide, about six times the 108 found by the same point in 2025, with 35 percent of one weekly Salt Lake City sample positive. The county has three mosquito abatement districts, Magna, Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake Valley, and the season runs until the first hard freeze. Rodents bring a separate risk: one of Utah's two 2012 hantavirus deaths was in Salt Lake County.
That mix is why a Salt Lake County plan covers yard mosquitoes in summer and rodent exclusion in fall.
Sources: kutv.com, saltlakecounty.gov, fox13now.com
Common calls
What Salt Lake County homes call about most
Coverage
Towns and neighborhoods we cover
We serve the entire Salt Lake Valley, including:
- Salt Lake City
- West Valley City
- West Jordan
- Sandy
- South Jordan
- Murray
- Taylorsville
- Millcreek
- Holladay
- Draper
- Riverton
- Herriman
- Magna and Kearns
- Cottonwood Heights
Through the year
A year of pest calls in Salt Lake County
Spring
Snowmelt uncovers vole runways on west and south side lawns, termite swarmers appear in older neighborhoods and the first ant trails reach kitchens.
Summer
Paper wasps and yellowjackets build near doors and decks, and mosquitoes along the Jordan River corridor peak in the evenings.
Fall
Hobo spiders wander into basements, boxelder bugs pile onto south walls and mice start testing garage doors ahead of the freeze.
Winter
Mice and rats settle into wall voids and garages, and apartment buildings see the most roach and bed bug calls.
FAQ
Salt Lake County pest control questions
Still unsure? (801) 516-0135 is answered around the clock.
Yes, from Salt Lake City and Magna to Draper, Herriman and Bluffdale.
Our service office on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City.
Mosquito season runs until the first hard freeze, and West Nile activity has been high in 2026.
Yes, with building-wide programs for roaches and bed bugs.
The phone is answered 24/7 and we give you a realistic time when you call.
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