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Author: Kalicia Bateman

LAST UPDATED: April 18th, 2022

Founded in 2019, Pestie is one of the first subscription based, do-it-yourself pest control solutions on the market. The company delivers safe, regionally based pest control solutions across the country via a mail-based, easy-to-use sprayer kit. Applications take as little as five minutes and cost as little as $24 — a marked improvement from the sometimes hundreds of dollars charged by traditional pest control companies.

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The Good

  • Cost-Effective, DIY Pest Control
  • Comprehensive Pest Solutions
  • Eco-Friendly Pesticides
  • Satisfaction Guarantee

Cost-Effective, DIY Pest Control

Pestie pest control is seeking to disrupt the pest control industry by putting the power into the hands of the homeowner through its mail-based, DIY pest control solutions. That means nobody knocking at your door and no questionable sales tactics. The Pestie analysis process is simple:

  1. Pestie delivers a professional-grade pest control kit directly to the customer’s door.
  2. Homeowners spray the pest control product on the area surrounding their homes.
  3. Pestie sends another kit when it’s time to reapply.

What’s in the box?

In addition to a location-based pesticide concentrate, Pestie also provides customers with an ergonomic electronic sprayer, mixing bag, protective gloves, and step-by-step instructions. The application is designed to not only provide a powerful first punch for any insect infestation, but also a long-term release that will keep unwanted pests away from months at a time.

How do I apply it?

Pestie’s products are easy to use: Simply combine water and the pest control concentrate into the application mixing bag and spray around the foundation, windows, door frames, garage doors, and window wells. Customers can additionally spray around porches, under decks, inside garages, and in any other cracks or crevices surrounding the home’s exterior.

How much does it cost?

Pestie is one of the few pest control companies with completely transparent pricing. Customers have three subscription options, all with free, one-day to two-day shipping:

  • One-time purchase — $39 for a single application
  • Pay as you go — $29 per application; pay when each application ships, get one kit every season
  • Yearly subscription —  $96 today; $24 per application with four kits shipped throughout the year

Pestie also has a flexible cancellation policy; customers can cancel their subscription at any time without fee or penalty.

Comprehensive Pest Solutions

Pestie provides tailored pest control solutions for every state in the country to coincide with the specific pests, climate, and regulations of each state. As a result, the company boasts an extensive portfolio of covered pests:

American house spiders Carpet beetles Fleas Long-bodied cellar spiders Scorpions
Anobiid or deathwatch Cellar spiders Flesh flies Lyctid or powder post Seed bugs
Ants (all common varieties) Centipedes Flies Mealybugs Silverfish
Aphids Chiggers Forest tent caterpillars Midges Sod webworms
Argentine ants Chinch bugs Fruit flies Millipedes Sow bugs
Armyworms Cigarette beetles Fungus gnats Mites
Spider mites (twospotted, spruce)
Asian needle ants Clothes moths Gnats Mole crickets (nymphs and young adults)
Spiders (all common varieties)
Azalea caterpillars Clover mites Grasshoppers Mosquito control Spittlebugs
Bagworms Cluster flies Ground beetles Moths Springtails
Bark beetles Confused flour beetles Grubs (suppression) Multicolored Asian lady beetle Stable flies
Bed bugs Crazy ants Gypsy moth larvae Nuisance ants Stink bugs
Bees Crickets Hide beetles Old house borers Striped beetles
Beetles Cutworms Hobo spiders Oleander moth larvae
Striped oakworms
Black turfgrass ataenius Daddy long-leg spiders Hornets Phorid flies Sugar ants
Black vine weevils Dark rover ants Hyperodes weevils Pill bugs
Termite control (above ground only)
Black widow spiders Darkling beetles Japanese beetles Pillbugs Thrips
Blue or green bottle flies Dermestids Jumping spiders Pine sawflies Ticks
Bluegrass billbugs Earwigs June beetles Pine shoot beetles Tip moths
Boxelder bugs Eastern tent caterpillars Kudzu stink bug Pineneedlescales (crawlers) Wasps
Broadmites Elm leaf beetles Lace bugs Pinetip moths Western conifer
Brown marmorated stink bugs Elm seed bugs Lady beetles Plant bugs Wharf borers
Brown recluse European fire ants Leaf rollers Red flour beetles Whiteflies
Brown softscales European sawflies Leaf skeletonizers Rice weevils Wolf spiders
Budworms Fall webworms Leaf-feeding caterpillars Roach control
Wood-destroying beetles and borers
California oakworms False powderpost Leafhoppers Root weevils Yellowjackets
California redscales (crawlers) Field ants Leafminers
Saw-toothed grain beetles
 
Cankerworms Fire ants Leather beetles Sawflies  

Pestie has a solution for nearly any pest problem.

Eco-Friendly Pesticides

When used as directed, Pestie's products are both kid-safe and pet-safe. Products are plant-based and designed to mimic the pest suppressing properties of the chrysanthemum flower. The company’s pest control concentrate uses a micro-encapsulated formula meant to eradicate bugs from the inside, while also withstanding both rain and sunshine for a longer-lasting solution than traditional, non-encapsulated pest control formulas.

Pestie's products are also safe to spray on plants, trees, bushes, and grass — but they should not be applied to vegetables or fruit.

Satisfaction Guarantee

Like many pest control companies, Pestie offers customers a satisfaction guarantee. In the events Pestie customers are not 100 percent satisfied with the results of their treatment, Pestie will do whatever it takes to make things right — and that includes a full refund of all purchased products.

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The Bad

  • No Additional Services
  • Not NPMA-Affiliated

No Additional Services

As Pestie is a DIY pest control company, it does not provide additional services, such as wildlife control or rodent removal, attic or crawl space inspection and treatment, or lawn and garden care. The company does not offer additional safeguards or repair services in the event of termite damage either.

Not NPMA-Affiliated

Pestie does not appear to be affiliated with the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), a nonprofit that promotes best practices in the pest control industry. While this is not an indictment of the company’s products or policies, certifications from the NPMA — including QualityPro and GreenPro — indicate to customers that the company has implemented the latest standards of both professionalism and the use of truly eco-friendly products respectively.

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The Bottom Line

Pestle’s products are cost-effective, tailormade to each region in the nation, and are easy to apply. If you’re looking for pest control solutions, but don’t want to deal with pushy, door-to-door salesmen, or pay for services you didn’t ask for, then Pestie is the right company for you. While Pestie lacks several of the qualities of traditional pest management providers (professional inspections, additional services, etc.), it also lacks many of their drawbacks. 

 

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Stephen Sprague Danville, IL

The first application was very good. Helped out with the pests around the house. However I received the second dose and the treatment bottle that was supposed to be added to water was only half full. Seems like a lot of money for a mini bottle of bug spray. I would think a full bottle would instill more confidence in the effectiveness of the product. Let’s see how the application works…

5 years ago

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Thanks for leaving us a review, Stephen! We are so happy to hear the prodcut is working for you. Did you know we alternate between different solutions to prevent pesticide resistance? It sounds like the second bottle you received was our smaller (but still very powerful) solution. We know the amounts differ but that is because it's a different solution and the smaller one is more concentrated. Feel free to reach out to our customer care team at hello@pestie.com if you have any questions :)

Jul. 29th, 2021

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Andrew Cork Woodway, TX

Customer service is excellent. The chemicals keep bugs away. The only negative is that the last two sprayers have not sprayed consistently. One required an occasional hard knock on the handle to get the applicator to spray at all and the most recent applicator would flow steady for about a minute before the spray rate noticably decreased. This is a little frustrating and ultimately makes application time much longer than it needs to be. I've considered buying my own sprayer to speed up the application process.

5 years ago

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Jenny Marietta, GA

I just want to make sure that they are moving towards less single use items and specifically letting us reuse our sprayers so we're not having to throw them away every time because it seems very wasteful and not environmental.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thank you for the honest feedback Jenny. We recently redesigned our sprayer and it's now more reliable, twice as powerful, and reusable! You will receive our new sprayer in your spring shipment! We would love to know what you think of the new reusable sprayer. Please reach out to our support team at hello@pestie.com and let us know what you think!

Apr. 15th, 2021

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Chris S. Wilmington, MA

The product was easy to use and shipped fast. It seemed to work for the most part. I have completed 1 application. The only reason why I cannot give 5 stars is that, this did not help with the ants that still find their way into the house. Since the application, I have seen way too many ants inside the home. Let's hope after my second application in a couple of months, that starts to go away. Other than that, the value is great and there has been a small reduction in other flying bugs. Not elimination but, a small reduction. I have not worked with customer service and cannot attest to trustworthiness as of yet so I gave 3 stars there. I did not want to just leave 1 and wanted to at least give benefit of the doubt.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Hi Chris! Thanks for leaving us a review! We would love the opportunity to get your home ant-free! Our customer care team is going to reach out and talk with you about your last treatment along with some solutions we have. We stand by our bug-free guarantee and think we help solve your ant issue :)

Thanks again for taking the time to leave us a review. We can't wait to speak with you!

Jun. 11th, 2021

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Jenna Chico, CA

The spray is very weak. I did have a bat and a huge tan spider on my porch ceiling. But overall it's good. There are still mosquitos on our patio too but a lot less

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thanks for leaving us a review Jenna. We are so sorry you received a faulty sprayer. Please reach out to our customer care team so we can send you a new sprayer with your next order! We want to make sure you get to use a powerful sprayer with your next application!

Jul. 21st, 2021

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Safder Richmond, TX

Great price, but requires effort too. Like the idea of a diy pest service because it’s cheaper but the sprayer is slow and it takes a while to use.

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Vance Murfreesboro, TN

I still see some bugs and then also the sprayer wasn't very good. It kind of it quit working before I was done. I ended up having to use my sprayer anyway.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Hey Vance, we are sorry you received a faulty sprayer. We recently redesigned our sprayer and it's now more reliable, twice as powerful, and reusable! Our customer support team would love to talk more with you about the bugs you are still seeing. We have a bug-free guarantee and want to make sure you are 100% satisfied. If would you like additional support, please contact them at hello@pestie.com.

Apr. 15th, 2021

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Manjeet Savannah, GA

It works really good but may be just for a 15-20 days. They need to increase the frequency every month rather than once every 4months.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thanks for the feedback Manjeet! Do you know about our bug-free guarantee? Our customer care team is going to reach out and talk with you about your summer booster application and the bugs you are seeing and how we can get your home bug-free!

Jul. 21st, 2021

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Travis Russell McCully Granbury, TX

Like the price and applicator, don't like that in seeing quite a bit more spiders than I was with other treatments before Pestie.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review Travis! Did you know about our bug-free guarantee? Our customer care team is going to reach out and talk with you about your last application and how we can honor our guarantee!

Jul. 21st, 2021

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Jay Wasack Franklin, TN

Had a bit of trouble with the handle not operating properly. Customer support re-sent a new set with an updated handle and it worked great.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thank you for leaving us a review and also getting in touch with us and letting us make it right! We are so happy to hear the application went better the second time around. I am sure you know, but we recently redesigned our sprayer and they are more powerful and reusable!

Apr. 23rd, 2021

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Madisen Cluff Los Angeles, CA

College apartments aren't exactly the most sanitary or safe when it comes to bugs. My sophomore year of college, the apartment me and my friends lived in developed a bit of a cockroach problem. We tried everything from bug spray to peppermint oils but it didn't improve. We ended up buying Pestie's bug control solution Which did a great job removing or problem. My only complaint is how long it took for the stuff to be delivered.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thanks for trying Pestie! We are happy you were able to help get your college apartment roach-free with Pestie! We do wish you hadn't experienced a shipping delay. We usually get packages sent out the same or next bussess day, but sometimes slowdowns happen en route on the way to you.

Thanks for leaving us a review Madison!

Jul. 22nd, 2021

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Fred Sevierville, TN

Easy instructions, nice battery operated sprayer and no bugs, not a 5 cashes it’s hot out there!

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Stacy Winterville, NC

I wish the instructions were clearer and then there was some inside spray as well. I still occasionally see bugs.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thanks for the honest review Stacy. We stand by our bug-free guarantee. If you are not 100% satisfied with the results, please reach out to our customer care team. We would love to make it right.

Apr. 15th, 2021

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Joy Jacksonville, FL

It was an affordable option. it works well it just takes a little bit of time for the product to work.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thank you for being patient Joy. With some bugs, you will see an instant result, but with others, it can take up to two weeks to see the full effect. If you have any specific questions please reach out to our customer care team at hello@pestie.com. We want to make sure you are 100% satisfied.

Apr. 15th, 2021

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roberto arcia Columbia, MO

Having a pest problem can be really embarrassing. I contact Pestie as soon as I could to get rid of the issue. They came in and were both fast and respectful of my embarrassment. I would recommend Pestie to anyone having a pest problem and who wants a reliable tool to get rid of the issue.

4 years ago

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Nicholas Woltring Rio, WI

Easy enough to mix and spray, still saw ants in the house, not sure where they're getting in

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review Nicholas! Our customer care team is going to be in touch and talk with you about the ants that are still making their way into your home. We have a few solutions we believe will help with the lingering ants :)

Aug. 13th, 2021

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Gregg West Palm Beach, FL

very responsive customer service, quarterly application is too infrequent for FL

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Andries Canton, GA

It's good value for me. I've had one encounter with customer service and it was fine.

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Kylie McElwain Dixon, CA

I like the ease but there are still gaps of coverage in between the quarters.

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. It looks like your summer booster application is on its way! Our customer care team is going to reach out and talk with you about our bug-free guarantee and this next application. We want to make your home bug-free this summer!

Jul. 21st, 2021

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Sean Maricopa, AZ

Good so far. I’ve only had one application and it seemed to go well

5 years ago

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We are happy you are enjoying our product! Let us know how your spring shipment goes :)

Apr. 23rd, 2021

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Chanise Taylor Birmingham, AL

Pretty good. Ive had wasp come into the home & seen spider webs.

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CF Port Chester, NY

Easy to use doesn’t smell, good price I will keep using this product

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Doug Rataczak Branson, MO

The sprayer did not work with my last application!

5 years ago

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Reply from Pestie

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review Doug. We are so sorry you experienced a sprayer that did not work. Recently, we hit the drawing board and re-designed the sprayer from the bottom up. Our new sprayer is more reliable and powerful than ever! Our customer care team is going to reach out to your shortly and get a replacement kit sent out if you would like.

Apr. 23rd, 2021