Specialties
Since 1932, Presto-X has been protecting homes and businesses in St. Louis with customized pest control solutions. The district covers the St. Louis area and stretches northwest to Hannibal and southwest to Cuba. The moderate springs and hot and humid summers in the midwestern United States cause high activity in ants, mosquitoes, and ticks. Our specialists are local, and know all of the variables that contribute to local pest activity. Our knowledge of the area can help diagnose any pest problem bugging you. Using an integrated approach, we address your entire property, focusing on pest prevention, removal and exclusion--all backed by our customer satisfaction guarantee! Our certified and licensed specialists effectively eliminate common pests, such as ticks, mosquitoes, bed bugs, ants, cockroaches, mice, rats, spiders, wasps, hornets, yellow-jackets, fleas, flies and more. We also offer eco-friendly solutions to give you peace of mind that your family, pets and home are protected. No matter what your pest problem may be, Presto-X has the solution. Let us help you today!
History
Established in 1932.
In 1932, Ward Combs was working at a local drug store, intending to pursue a university degree in pharmacy when his father was stricken ill and unable to return to work. Ward was forced to find full-time employment in order to support his mother and family. The family doctor encouraged Ward to try selling "Presto-Pax" - a red squill formulation used to induce vomiting in humans or as rat bait. This marked the humble beginnings of what would be become Presto-X. The first Presto-X workplace was in the office of the same family doctor that had encouraged Ward to find full-time employment. Ward mixed his baits and "insecticide dust" in the doctor's x-ray room, carrying his secret formulations around in a big black bag to his various clients. By the early '50s, Presto-X-Company had outgrown the doctor's office and moved into its first official headquarters in Omaha, NE. Today Presto-X provides regional service to NE, IA, CO, OK, WY, MO, AR, TN, MS, IL and TX.