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Roof rat and pack rat control

Roof rat, pack rat and mice control for Mesa, Gilbert and the East Valley. Trapping, bait stations and sealing that ends it. Call 480-454-7750.

Rodent Control by NEARPEST
No contracts
No contracts

Month-to-month, so we have to earn every visit.

Published pricing

Starting prices published before you commit.

Free re-service

If covered pests return, so do we.

Local response

Based in San Tan Valley and answered by the owners.

Roof rats, pack rats and house mice, trapped, removed and sealed out across Mesa, Gilbert and the East Valley. Contact us to schedule.

From $49/mo, no contract, free re-service

Full inspection

Attic, roofline, foundation, garage, we map every entry point and every sign of activity before setting a single trap.

Trapping + bait stations

Snap traps inside, where results are fast and verifiable. Locked, tamper-resistant bait stations outside.

Rodent entry patterns differ across the route: San Tan Valley pack-rat control often starts at open desert and garages, while Scottsdale rodent service puts more emphasis on roof rats, tile roofs, and mature landscaping.

Exclusion sealing

Quarter-sized gaps for rats, dime-sized for mice, we close them all with materials rodents can't chew through.

Attic sanitation

Droppings, urine and nest material removed, so the smell stops advertising your attic to the next family.

Inspection: finding the front door

Roof rats almost never enter at ground level. They run power lines and tree branches, then drop onto the roof. If your citrus touches the house or oleanders reach the eaves, that's the highway. We trace the route before anything gets trapped or baited, otherwise you're guessing.

Trapping and bait stations

Outside is where bait stations earn their keep: locked, tamper-resistant boxes anchored along fence lines and travel routes, monitored on a schedule. They intercept neighborhood pressure before it reaches your roofline. On our monthly pest protection plan, rodent station monitoring is part of regular service.

Exclusion and cleanup: the permanent fix

Then we make the attic uninviting. Rodent droppings and urine carry scent markers that tell the next rodents the route works. Our attic sanitation removes droppings and contaminated nest material so a sealed home stops advertising itself.

Finish the job in the yard: trim branches off the roofline, thin the oleanders, pick up fallen citrus. Sealed, clean and trimmed is a home rats stop trying, and that's the whole point.

Plans & pricing

Covered on a plan, priced in public

Quarterly Pest Plan

Every 3 calendar months

From $ 49 /mo

Billed monthly

Straightforward seasonal protection for maintained homes with lower pest activity.

Basic Pest Plan

Every 2 calendar months

From $ 59 /mo

Our recommended plan for consistent Arizona home protection.

Monthly Pest Plan

Every calendar month

From $ 99 /mo

High-frequency protection for active pest activity or customers who want monthly inspections and treatment.

Your first service payment includes the one-time Initial Defense fee ($129 small, $149 standard, or $179 large) plus your first monthly payment. Monthly billing continues afterward, separately from your visit schedule. Homes over 3,500 sq. ft., acreage, and specialty infestations require a written quote.

Related

Common questions

What's scratching in my attic at night?

In the East Valley, the odds-on answer is roof rats, they're nocturnal, so the noise starts just after dusk and sits above your ceiling. Light, fast skittering can be mice; heavier movement points to rats. An attic inspection settles it quickly, and droppings tell us the species on sight.

Why are roof rats so bad in Mesa and Gilbert?

Citrus. The old citrus-belt neighborhoods give roof rats everything: fruit for food, dense canopy for cover and branch highways straight to the roofline. They established in the Phoenix area in the early 2000s and the East Valley's mature landscaping has kept them fed ever since.

Will poison make rats die inside my walls?

It can, which is exactly why we don't use bait indoors. Inside the structure we run snap traps: fast, verifiable, nothing decomposing in a wall void. Bait goes outside only, in locked tamper-resistant stations along the routes rats travel.

How are rodents getting into my house?

Through gaps you'd walk right past: a quarter-sized opening admits a rat, a dime-sized one admits a mouse. The usual doors are roofline-to-fascia gaps, unscreened vents, AC line penetrations and garage door corners, and roof rats reach them by running trees and power lines. Our inspection maps every one, and exclusion closes them.

Is rodent control included in my pest plan?

Our monthly pest protection plan ($99–$119/month) includes ongoing rodent station monitoring as a preventive layer. An active infestation, trapping, exclusion sealing and attic sanitation, is its own project, quoted after inspection, because every house has a different set of entry points. We'll tell you exactly what yours needs and what it costs before any work starts.

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