Choice Pest Control

Read how great this company was, called. Left a message, man called back, then had to call me back again. When called many questions about my problem and house. When found out I was in NW Pasadena, told me he would call me back! NEVER DID! NEVER USE THIS COMPANY!!!

We have been using them for our home and business for years. They are professional and very good at what they do. If you have unwanted guests, they are ones to call.

Rats. Noisy, annoying, keep-my-wife-up-at-night-so-she’s-cranky-the-next-morning rats. To say I was motivated to get rid of our attic dwellers is an understatement.
On the basis of Jay F.‘s extensive review, I decided on Choice Pest Control, and I’m incredibly pleased that I did. I also got to work with Art Magdaleno, who as advertised, was professional, supportive, courteous, and caring. Art setup traps that very first day, and came back again and again to work on «rat-​proofing» the house, as well as to check the traps. As it so happened, it looks like his «rat-​proofing» locked the rats on the outside, because no traps have so far sprung, and although for a few nights we heard rat frustration trying to get in, they don’t seem to have been able to make it past the defenses. Most importantly, the make-​my-​wife-​cranky scritching has stopped :)
Almost forgot, I also had a bee-​hive problem I’d been ignoring for six months, and Art did a great job of taking care of that too! He even showed us the honey comb after he had removed a mass the size of a volleyball :)
It might be a silly metric, but I gotta say it really impressed me when Art whipped on a couple of booties over his shoes before walking into my house to do his work — we’ve got a no-​shoes policy (based on a lifetime of bare feet growing up in Hawaii), and it was nice to have someone respect that.
Anyway, you got pests? Call Art. He’ll get it done, do it right, and leave you happy :)

Choice Pest Control is really great. They come as scheduled and will seek out your problem and offer solutions when needed. I highly recommend them to anyone who needs regular servicing or who has a pest problem.

Found these guys listed on the Pest Control Operators of California web site. I have been meaning to write this review up for a while now and just now getting to it because they deserve it.
Back in January of 2009 I called Choice Pest Control (out of Sierra Madre) and talked to Art Megdaleno. He was very professional and I told him our situation (rats had gained entry to the crawl space and attic). He was actually able to come out for a look the same day. My husband tried to just put rat poison in the crawl space hoping that would fix the problem, well it just caused more problems as one of the rats died somewhere where it couldn’t be found and the smell was wretched.
He spent about 45 minutes looking in the attic, checking the exterior of the house, talking with me about what we had done right, and what we’d done wrong. He was able to find what pretty clearly looks to be the «entry point,» the vent screen behind the AC which had clearly been gnawed on and pried open (it originally had a small opening in the wire mesh to allow for the pipes to the AC, etc.) He explained rat behavior what they look for what they need, etc. and it really helped to learn this, I’m sure it’ll help us better prepare and protect our home.
He told me they charge a flat rate to set rat traps and to check them twice a week for six weeks. He also quoted a figure to mend/​fix the vent screen in question, but he actually told me exactly how to do it ourselves, knowing I’d probably want my husband to do it the same day, (which he did).
Because it was raining, he agreed to return again and finish looking over the house up on the roof (he saw some possible areas on the roof line where he wanted to get a better look). It was good to have expert eyes looking the house over for these subtle breaches. He came back as agreed and re-​toured the house and showed everything to my husband.
I think it’s safe to say everybody hates dealing with this yucky situation, but it is good to work with professional, friendly, thorough contractors. I liked that they take the time needed to talk with you, educate you and who show up when they say they will! You don’t find many of those.
This is pretty much a taboo subject, doesn’t come up at dinner parties much! I know it’s hard and embarrassing to ask for a recommendation, so I wanted to get the word out here. I have recently dared to talk about this with some trusted friends and it seems EVERYONE I share this with, immediately «confesses» they’ve had to deal with a situation of their own – it’s just not something people talk about.
(I have just called them again to confirm they are listed out of Sierra Madre on the
web site and listed under Pasadena here, but they are the same company. The gentleman I spoke to was not Art, but was just as polite and patient).