Anderson grew up around the auto industry, and most of its homes were built before 1970: bungalows and two-stories near downtown and Anderson University, post-war ranches on the north and east sides, and a lot of them now rentals. Old foundations, crawl spaces, original windows, and shared walls in converted houses and apartment buildings give German cockroaches, mice, Norway rats, termites, and bats everything they need. The White River, Shadyside Park, and the wooded edges near Mounds State Park add raccoons and other wildlife.
Pest Assassin has serviced Anderson and Madison County since 2018. We treat single-family homes, rental units, and entire apartment communities, and we work with property managers on the coordinated treatment that roach and bed bug problems require.
Pests We Treat Most in Anderson
- Roaches German cockroaches in rental units and multi-family buildings, and American roaches coming up from older sewer and drain lines, are the leading call in Anderson.
- Rodents Mice in every older home each fall, and Norway rats around downtown, along the river, and near restaurants and dumpsters.
- Termites Pre-1970 homes with crawl spaces and wood near soil put Anderson at the top of our service area for termite activity.
- Wildlife Bats in the attics and soffits of older two-story homes, raccoons in chimneys and attics, and groundhogs under porches and sheds near the river.
- Ants Carpenter ants in the damp trim and porches of older homes, and odorous house ants everywhere in summer.
- Spiders Brown recluse are common in Anderson's older attics, basements, and garages, along with the usual fall wolf spiders.
Bed bug heat treatment and mosquito barrier service in Anderson are handled by our sister companies. See the bed bug and mosquito pages for how those work.
Plans for Anderson Homes
Every residential plan starts with an inspection by a licensed technician, and none of them require a contract. Pick year-round coverage, seasonal coverage, or a one-time treatment for a specific problem.
- Comprehensive. Quarterly inspection and treatment, rodent control included, free call-outs between visits for covered pests.
- Standard. Spring and summer coverage with service calls included during those seasons.
- Single Session. One targeted treatment with a follow-up inspection, no plan required.
Compare the plans, or see commercial programs for Anderson businesses, apartment communities, and property managers.
How a Anderson visit works
Call or send the form. We quote it, schedule it, and a technician inspects before treating anything. If a covered pest comes back between visits, so do we, at no charge.
About Anderson, Indiana
Anderson is the seat of Madison County, northeast of Indianapolis along Interstate 69 and the White River. It is a city of rich history that has rebuilt itself since the auto plants closed, with Anderson University, the restored Paramount Theatre, the Anderson Center for the Arts, the Gruenewald House and other sites on the National Register of Historic Places, Mounds State Park, and Shadyside Park on the river. Affordable housing and a growing local business scene have brought new residents into a mostly older housing stock, which is where pest control matters most.
We regularly service downtown Anderson, the Anderson University area, the historic West 8th Street district, Shadyside Park, the north side ranches, Edgewood, Chesterfield, and the neighborhoods near Mounds State Park. If you are anywhere in or around Anderson, we cover you.
Anderson Pest Control Questions
Bats are protected under Indiana law because of their role in insect control and their declining populations. Exclusion by a licensed company is allowed, but not during the summer maternity season when flightless pups are in the roost. We inspect and plan any time and schedule the exclusion for the permitted window.
Scratching, scurrying, or gnawing in the attic or walls almost always means rodents or wildlife. Light and fast at dawn and dusk is usually squirrels or mice; heavy and slow at night is usually a raccoon. Either way, get it inspected before the entry point gets bigger or the wiring gets chewed.
Yes. Every plan includes an exterior perimeter treatment, and wildlife, wasp, and rodent work is largely outdoors: foundation, roofline, decks, sheds, and the yard. Mosquito and tick barrier treatment for the yard is available through Mosquito Assassin.
Yes, extensively. Roaches and bed bugs move through shared walls, so we treat connected units together and provide documentation for the property. Bed bug heat treatment is handled by Instant Bed Bug Assassins, our sister company.