We are a small local Berkeley company that has been locally owned since 1917. We pride ourselves on being able to provide service within 24 - 48 hours of your phone call and sometimes can even offer "same day" service.
Business highlights
108 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
We offer pest control services for your home and yard. We treat your home for most household pests such as ants, cockroaches, fleas, rats and mice, etc. We can also treat your yard for garden pests in your landscaping and trees such as aphis, scale, borers, etc. And we also treat for yellowjackets, wasps, etc in your yard.
Services we don't offer
We no longer offer termite inspections. We do not treat for bedbugs.
Description of Work: They came out to do inspections for me.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Kate G.
02/2014
4.0
pest control
+ -1 more
They want to satisfy the customer. Juan went out of his way to tell us what he was doing. Had to come back a second time, because moles are hard to get rid of. He applied the application again the second time. I was satisfied. The woman in the office was also very helpful.
Description of Work: They took care of a mole problem.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$185
S R.
12/2013
5.0
pest control
+ -1 more
It went very well. I had put out bait for a rat that had invaded our house just before Thanksgiving. The rat took the bait and died, but before dying it crawled into a semi-accessible spot in our basement under a bath tub. We discovered his approximate location after the critter began to smell badly. Jose from Gring Pest Control came out the day after I called, right at the scheduled time, located the varmint and removed it quickly and efficiently. He also provided an effective ingredient for removing the smell, provided good suggestions for dealing with any future problems, and did a quick tour of our house to look for areas where rats could potentially enter our house in the future. I thought the fee was very reasonable for the service provided. I would call them again.
Description of Work: We hired Gring Pest Control to find and remove a rat that had died in a somewhat hard to access place in our basement.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$95
Response from Gring Pest Control Service, Inc
Thank you for the wonderful review. A few of the things we pride ourselves on are 1. being courteous to the customer, 2. being on time as much as possible, and 3. being as helpful as possible. If we can't provide service to help then we will also attempt to refer you to someone who can.
Anne O.
10/2013
5.0
pest control
+ -1 more
I was very pleased with the services provided. Jose was scheduled to show up at 1:00 pm but arrived around 12:30 pm. This was great. He talked my son and I through everything that he was doing so we understood what to expect and why he was doing things. Very personable.
Description of Work: Inspected my yard for gopher damage and treated the gopher tunnels with bait to poison the gophers. Jose was very thorough and told us everything that he was doing. He gave us good information on the damage that gophers can cause and why it is important to control them.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$185
Su B.
08/2013
4.0
pest control
+ -1 more
I have nothing but praise for those in the office of Gring Pest Control Service. The person I spoke to on several occasions was friendly, professional, experienced, and helpful. I cannot say the same for the person who came to the house. I won't speculate as to the cause, but his behavior was, to put it mildly, bizarre. I don't want to criticize those who may suffer with personality or emotional problems, but will simply not have this person on our property again. It's a pity because I believe Gring Pest Control Service is a very reputable company, and this employee darkens what would have been a glowing review.
Description of Work: Rat baits were put out around the perimeter of the house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
3.0
$350
Response from Gring Pest Control Service, Inc
Thank you for the honest report as to our service. Gring values it's relationship with all of our customers. We would like to call the office to discuss the situation.
Nadine O.
12/2012
3.0
pest control
+ -1 more
I hired a handyman to tighten up the house and close up the holes and areas of possible entry. We also put out trays of poison pellets in other areas. To my dismay, something ate up the pellets but never touched the Gring bait squares (!). No more mice/rats but not due to Gring.
Description of Work: The woman who answered the phone was very calming and reassuring. She mentioned that someone would come out, do an inspection, and lay traps if needed. They would then come back and follow-up to see if the rodent problem persisted. The technician came out and was very nice and prompt, agreeing to wearing booties upon request. He walked around the first and second stories of my house and acknowledged that he saw droppings, mostly mouse droppings on the second floor but also found what might have been indications of rat droppings. He vacillated between...it's a mild problem to it's kinda bad when he saw the few rat droppings in the garage. We went into the basement and he pointed out areas of concern and possible entry. ...and that was it. He was ready to call the job complete (?!?) I asked if he was going to lay traps and do anything and he said, that he had been throwing poison and bait squares in different areas as we were walking around. I asked him to go back and show me where the poison was so I could inform my family. He claimed that if there was a rodent, it would definitely be attracted to the bait and it would eat it, and then go off and die. I wanted to know if the company would help with closing up any of the holes or points of entry and it was, of course, to be another charge. He mentioned something about coming back again to see if the bait was working but there was no mention of how or when to follow-up.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$100
Todd A.
07/2012
5.0
pest control
+ -1 more
They are awesome. They are very respectful of our property and our animals. Their animal friendly chemicals have an abundant effect on ridding the gophers that were in our yard.
Description of Work: I hired them for pest control. We have monthly service with them.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$110
Jane T.
06/2012
5.0
pest control
+ -1 more
I called Gring because they are located in Berkeley. I was told that I might be able to have the work done today. The dispatcher called me back and said the service person could come between 1PM and 2PM (I called around 10-10:30 AM). Jose arrived between 1:15 and 1:30. He was responding to my call regarding a yellow jacket nest adjacent to the entry walk for our condo complex. He was able to clear out the nest in very short time, efficiently, professionally, and with a pleasant manner. He repeated several times that the work carried a 30 day warranty. I would use them again.
Description of Work: We became aware late in the day on Tues, 6/26/12, that a nest of yellow jackets had installed itself along the entry sidewalk for our condo complex. The service man, Jose, arrived, asked for an electrical outlet, received an extension cord from a condo resident and began to spray the nest with chemicals by a pressure sprayer (after completely covering himself in bee-resistant garments). He sprayed the nest approximately 3 times and requested that we contact him if we continue to have problems.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
Kyle B.
05/2012
5.0
pest control
+ -1 more
They have a tree follow up service where if you have them fix the problem, they will keep coming back for thirty or sixty days.
Description of Work: They treat rental property once a year for me.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
jonathan W.
04/2012
5.0
pest control
+ -1 more
They are reliable. They come out and do what they say they are going to do. I have been using them for years.
Description of Work: I use them for pest control services.
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Service Categories
Pest Control,
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FAQ
Gring Pest Control Service, Inc is currently rated 4.6 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Gring Pest Control Service, Inc accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, Gring Pest Control Service, Inc does not offer free project estimates.
No, Gring Pest Control Service, Inc does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Gring Pest Control Service, Inc does not offer a senior discount.
No, Gring Pest Control Service, Inc does not offer emergency services.
Yes, Gring Pest Control Service, Inc offers warranties.
Gring Pest Control Service, Inc offers the following services: We offer pest control services for your home and yard. We treat your home for most household pests such as ants, cockroaches, fleas, rats and mice, etc. We can also treat your yard for garden pests in your landscaping and trees such as aphis, scale, borers, etc. And we also treat for yellowjackets, wasps, etc in your yard.
We no longer offer termite inspections. We do not treat for bedbugs.