Mike is extremely responsive and accommodating. Highly recommend for any pest control services - he took care of our roach problem and now he's back for another non related item and he makes it so easy to get scheduled. read more

Have had Gavin Pest Control for many years, multiple houses, always reliable and friendly service.

I really can't say enough about the wonderful services I have received from Gavin Pest Control! They have helped me with pests of all sizes - which is why this post is to long! I have found the employees of Gavin Pest Control to be knowledgeable, sympathetic, and thorough in my times of need. While I would love to assume that you'll have no need for pest control, let's be honest. . .you live in CHICAGO! Pests HAPPEN! The following are three of the experiences I've had where Gavin Pest Control has helped me . Living in an old apartment in Chicago, I'd seen the occasional creepy crawly pest. The silverfish (you know. . .those little things that look like eyebrows that sneak up on you in the shower) and water bugs (that LOOK like giant roaches but really aren't) were how it started. TOTALLY normal to find, yet totally gross! Gavin Pest Control came and sprayed along the base boards and put gel in the places the creepy crawlies were likely to hang out. It worked like magic! They started dropping like flies! While I would love to say that my need for pest control ended there, I wasn't so lucky. Let me explain what happened. I thought it was safe to put my garbage outside of my back door (between the door and the screen door) because I was on the third floor. I was wrong. I heard a beer bottle clanking against my door and realized my mistake. I kicked at the door, hoping to chase whatever it was away. When I didn't hear anything, I opened the door and saw the hole in the bag. Seeing no movement and still hearing nothing, I attempted to rebag the garbage so I wouldn't leave a trail down my stairs when I took it down to the dumpsters. As soon as I moved to the part of the bag where the hole was, a GIANT rat jumped out and ran into my living room! Seriously! GIANT! After I recovered from the shock, I contacted Gavin Pest Control. Mike walked me through blocking off the area and then he came and set traps. Not only was Mike thorough, he was kind. He didn't make me feel like an idiot for not only inviting, but bringing a rat in. He gave me some suggestions to prevent rodent pests from coming again (including taking my garbage to the dumpster right away) and things to look out for. MUCH appreciated advice! I stayed with a friend for a couple days and when I returned, the rat was trapped. . .in a squirrel trap! I TOLD you it was big! My third pest was much smaller, but MUCH creepier! I had been on a family vacation in Kentucky and discovered an odd looking bug on my blanket, so I put it in a ziplock bag and contacted Gavin Pest Control. I sent them the picture and they told me that from the looks of it, it was a bed bug. I FREAKED OUT! No one wants to have bed bugs! Gavin Pest Control kept me calm and gave me advice on what to do to make sure I didn't bring the pests home. Following their advice, I treated all of my clothes and items and sealed items I thought might have been compromised and put them in quarantine. The employees at Gavin Pest Control also gave me tips on how to check the places I travel for bed bugs so I could to be proactive. It was later confirmed by the lodge's exterminator that what I found was, indeed, a bed bug. Had I not contacted Gavin Pest Control, who KNOWS how many of my family members would have brought them home! Thanks to their tips and advice (which I followed to a T), no bed bugs came home with me or any of my family members! If they did, I know Gavin Pest Control is the first call I'd make to take care of it! I know this post is long, but I really can't say enough wonderful things about the service I have received from Gavin Pest Control! The employees are kind and considerate and able to get the job done! I recommend them to all my friends in need. No one wants to have pests, but when you do it's nice to have knowledgeable people to turn to that you can trust! read more

I have been using Gavin Pest control for a long time now. They are prompt courteous reasonably priced and get the job done. I highly recommend them read more

Absolutely the best. Very reliable. Tries to come out at your convenience,not theirs.Gets the job done no matter how many visits it takes.

Our condo association has Gavin Pest spray the building a couple times a year for preventative maintenance. We've owned here 3 years, so we've had several positive experiences with Gavin's service, most recently when they were scheduled to visit each unit and we somehow didn't hear their knock so our unit didn't get serviced. Mike from Gavin told our management company he'd be happy to come back for any units that weren't available, and we contacted Mike around 6pm Friday. He called us Saturday morning and immediately fit us into his schedule, showing Gavin's dedication to customer service. We've been very happy with Gavin's service to keep pests out of our building, but we've been even more impressed with their wonderful treatment of their customers--they go above and beyond! read more

My husband and I recently purchased a home in the south suburbs and quickly discovered a problem with both box elder bugs and bees. We contacted the new owners of Gavin Pest Control at the recommendation of a friend, and we were so happy that we did! They were extremely knowledgable about both of our issues, and went above and beyond to accomodate our schedule. Best of all, we haven' t had any pests return! They didn't try and sell us things we didn't need like other companies tried to do, they simply solved our problem for a very reasonable price! I would absolutely use them again in the future! read more

Had Gavin Pest Control come out and not professional at all. I really don't think they are established as a company even though they have a website. They didn't even have basic tools. The impression I got was that they do the minimum and leave right away. I would not use this company or recommend this company to anyone. You get what you pay for. I would spend more money and get a company that is really a company. Buyer beware! read more

These guys know their stuff and were quick to take care of the spiders that took up residence in my kitchen.

Thank you Gavin Pest Control ! I have a toddler at home and had discovered a million ants in her room coming out of the baseboards this summer! We have never had ant problems before, but with a toddler anything is possible. I called Gavin Pest Control and they came out immediately and were friendly and helpful and most importantly, they were able to get rid of the ant colony taking up residence in my daughter's room. Still no ants! Thank you! read more

My condo building is doing a preventative spray for roaches this coming weekend. I have a dog and was concerned about him being exposed to chemicals, so I called Gavin to get more information. The first time I called, the line rang a very long time, then it picked up and I could hear a man and a woman talking. I heard her saying she was talking on the house phone and all I could hear him screaming was something about the "F******* phone" and then she disconnected me. Convinced I dialed the wrong number, I called back. The line rang a very long time, it picked up, again I heard a man and a woman's garbled conversation before a woman just answered "Hello?". Like I am just calling someone's house. I asked her if I had reached Gavin Pest Control. She told me I had. I told her why I was calling and she told me to hold for the owner. I then hear the man SCREAMING to her, "OUR STUFF IS PET SAFE, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT BY NOW!". Then he gets on the phone with me and tells me the same in a more calm tone. Then, I ask if I need to remove my dog for any length of time after they spray. The phone must have cut out or there was bad reception. I don't know what happened, but the next thing I hear is "ANSWER YOUR F****** PHONE!!!" being screamed at me before the man hung up on me. I have never experienced such unprofessional behavior in my life and this man seems to have a seriously scary rage problem. I am telling me condo association they are not coming to my unit, not this time, not ever. WOW. read more