Free Pest Inspections

& Frequently Asked Questions

Ann Arbor • Ypsilanti • Plymouth • Canton • Dexter • Chelsea • Saline • Northville • Whitmore Lake

Which Types of Inspections are always free?

If you live in a single-family home or own a business, Community offers free inspections for most pests. This includes:

Rodents & Wildlife: Mice, Raccoons, Squirrels, Bats, Birds, Groundhogs, Skunks

Insects & Other Pests: Ants, Bees / Wasps / Hornets, Spiders, Stink Bugs, Termites

The inspections that come with fees are usually tied to more complex, high-risk, or specialized issues (bed bugs, rats, cockroaches, fleas, unknown smells, unknown burrows, etc.). Apartments, mobile homes, and other rental properties also require an inspection fee. See more on these exceptions below.

Which Inspections always REQUIRE a $195 Fee?

Which Pest Inspections are Free with Community Pest Solutions?

*** Indicates that the inspection fee will be waived for current maintenance plan clients

Landlord / Tenant / Rental Properties / Apartments ***
Real estate transactions (if you request an inspection ahead of buying or selling a property) ***
Outdoor Trapping ***

Live Trapping
Vole Reduction Program (rarely needs an inspection, avoid if possible)
Chipmunk Reduction Program (rarely needs an inspection, avoid if possible)
Inspections for burrows/ holes along foundation/ in yard/ near their home (rarely needs an inspection, avoid if possible)