Adcocks Trapping Service

Animal Removal, Roofing, Chimney Caps,

About us

Founded by John Adcock Sr. (The Original Trapper John) who started out over 50 years ago primarily helping out farmers and landowners controlling animals from preying on livestock or crops. His reputation for honesty, fairness, common sense and respect for wildlife allowed for our companies steady growth to the point where we are now into our 3rd generation family owned and operated. Having almost 20 people with close to 200 years combined experience. Allowing us to combine prompt response and unequaled expertise to provide the most complete service available. Many new companies and some older exterminators (Bug Guys) have begun trying to provide animal services. Do not be fooled by amateurs and imitators. Trust your family and your home only to the professionals at Adcock’s Trapping Service as over 100,000 local customers have for over 40 years. Adcock’s Trapping Service is committed to complete customer satisfaction. With over 50 years of local experience, we have the largest, most experienced staff in the area. Call us today! If it runs, climbs, slithers or flies, we’ll catch it and keep it out, guaranteed! Additional phones - (410) 280-3300, (703) 352-7750. Award winning.

Business highlights

55 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Trapping and removal of urban wildlife including squirrels, groundhogs, flying squirrels, snakes, birds, raccoons, opossums, pigeons, bats, skunks, beavers, foxes, rats, rodents & mice.

Services we don't offer

please inquire

Amenities

Warranties
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.8377 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
86%
4
7%
3
3%
2
2%
1
2%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.8
value
4.5
professionalism
4.8
responsiveness
4.8
punctuality
4.8

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Showing 276-300 of 377 reviews

Suzanne N.
09/2020
5.0
pest control, roofing, animal removal
  + 1 more
squirrel removal and roof repair
Description of Work: Fantastic. Adcock knows their stuff and are efficient
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Arlene S.
06/2020
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
It went very well
Description of Work: I needed groundhogs removed

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$325

kumar K.
07/2017
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
Very professional
Description of Work: Walk around and inside house to find pest entrances

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$99

Dorothy S.
03/2017
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: .
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Response from Adcocks Trapping Service
Thank You for your positive feedback. Best Regards

Ryan G.
03/2017
4.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
Worked well.
Description of Work: This is a following up review on my first review in March. The owner contacted me and offered an solution to my issue.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Cynthia W.
10/2016
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: .
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Charles F.
09/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: .
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Eben P.
09/2016
5.0
pest control, animal removal
  + 0 more
Very well.
Description of Work: Check for squirrels in the crawlspace; patch hole.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$175

Carl Z.
08/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: ..
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

VALERIE K.
07/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

John P.
07/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$75

Joseph U.
06/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Arrived on time. Worked quickly and thoroughly.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Response from Adcocks Trapping Service
Thanks for the review!!!!

Gwendolyn T.
06/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$400

Response from Adcocks Trapping Service
Thanks for your response. We really like to make every customer experience exemplary from start to finish. Please let us know if we can be of any help in the future.

Nathan G.
06/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
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Description of Work: They seem very knowledgeable and professional. I had a rat problem in my crawl space. Adcock's said the perimeter wall of the house was sound and that the likely source was sewage pipes. (This was the $99 Angie's list special). They said the next step would be a smoke test to identify any leaks in the sewage pipes, as to rodent entry points. During this period I trapped 11 rats in my laundry room. I finally decided to go ahead with the smoke test. One pipe was temporarily sealed. The more significant pipe was unreachable except by a plumber. I have not contacted the plumber. They put down some traps I could reach (caught two). And at this time, I stopped getting nibbles on traps in laundry room. As far as I know, I'm rat free for the time being, but this might change in winter. If you use the traditional wooden traps, but sure to put them down with bait (e.g., peanut butter) for a couple of nights without setting the traps, then alternate.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$699

Fred B.
06/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: We heard noises in our attic, so we contacted Adcock's Trapping Service. When the first trapper pulled-up to our house, he told us that we had a raccoon in our attic, and showed us how it entered and left. It turned out that a female raccoon had babies in the attic. Adcock personnel checked for the raccoons' presence over a 15-day period until they were certain no raccoons were in the attic; they then installed heavy gauge screening to prevent any more raccoons visiting our attic. | In a few days, Adcock personnel will return and remove the attic insulation where the raccoons had nested and clean up anything they might have left behind. They will then add new insulation to replace what they had to remove. | Everything the Adcock employees did was done very professionally. We will certainly use them again if another critter decides to move in with us.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,150

Response from Adcocks Trapping Service
Thank you for your review. Here at Adcock's we like to see "A's" on our reviews. Please let us know if we can be of any help in the future.

Tony H.
06/2016
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Set up cages to catch and remove squirrels that had burrowed into roof attic.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$425

Response from Adcocks Trapping Service
Thank you for your "A" rating. Please contact us in the near future for any of your wildlife needs.

Rob H.
09/2007
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
The service was very good. We had no problems with them whatsoever. They were able to come in an emergency situation and get the job done quickly. They answered all of our questions and guaranteed their work. They are very reasonable in price as well.
Description of Work: We had birds flying in the house and they trapped the ones flying in the house and plugged the hole where they were coming in.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

Mary J.
08/2007
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
I called Adcock's around 10 am and described the problem. They said they'd page a few people and call me back. When they did, they said someone would be here between 11:30 and 1:00. Although they didn't arrive until about 1:20, it took them all of about 15 minutes to do the job. Great service and they were very friendly; they even remembered to ask me if I was sure I didn't want to keep the possum as a pet, perhaps. ;-) Mr. Nash also told me how to remove the outside vent cover and clean out any accumulated lint occasionally. Also, I'd been quoted $250 for the service, but they only charged me $225, which was nice.
Description of Work: A critter got into my dryer duct from the vent outside. Judging by the smell, I thought it was a raccoon; I was too chicken to try to get it out myself. Mr. Nash and his assistant took the duct apart and removed a rather scared but still kicking possum. They cleaned out the duct, reassembled it, and put a new screen/cover on the exterior vent to prevent another critter from exploring a little too far. I discovered the duct was a little crooked after they put it back together (I noticed it after they left), but it was minor so I fixed it myself, not a problem.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$225

Amira M.
01/2007
3.0
pest control
  + -1 more
I was under the understanding that interior entry holes would be discovered and plugged by Adcocks. The rep that came only laid four traps (accidentally setting off a fifth) and picked up four traps I had already set (two rat traps and two mouse traps). The rep did advise me on the proper way to set traps, but I felt overall that I could have received much more service for $225.
Description of Work: Laid traps, investigated exterior for openings through which rodents could enter.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
1.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$225

KIMBERLY B.
08/2006
1.0
pest control
  + -1 more
The company was incredibly rude and unprofessional in their work. They created incredible mess and disregarded our instructions and our thoughts. Life is too short to be treated this way.
Description of Work: The company was called in to find a possible opening in the house where a rat came in. They strongly suggested that we incur 3 expensive spoke tests which we later found out would never work in our small basement area. They were also incredibly sloppy and disregarded our instructions for where they could make holes in the walls. They left an incredible mess. Most importantly, they were particularly rude to my wife.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$1,200

JEAN W.
07/2006
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
The company representative arrived on time and was very informative regarding the procedure he would follow. We discussed the potential reasons for the trim board coming loose and the birds entering. He also drew my attention to the lack of exterior screening on the side gable vents. When I called the company regarding the loose trim board, I was advised that the base fee for coming to the house was $250. In fact, I was charged $225 for all work performed.
Description of Work: The company representative removed accessible nesting material and debris from side of house where birds were entering through a loose piece of trim and the side gable vents. The trim board was resecured and the two gable end vents were screened on the exterior with 1/4'' hardware cloth.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$225

Sara C.
07/2006
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
They came when they said they would, they were reassuring and polite, and they resolved the issue completely.
Description of Work: Trapped and removed squirrels that had made their home in my attic, checked for additional infestation, then sealed all entry points from the roof.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$850

LISA A.
06/2006
5.0
pest control
  + -1 more
I called at 8:05am and explained we had a small creature that sounded mouse-like in our air duct and was told someone would come between 12:00-3:00 and I would get a call 30 minutes prior. I received a call at 3:10 and they showed up at 3:30. However, I was pleased to have someone come the day I called. Upon arrival, the rep said the call was for a raccoon in the wall and I explained that was not the case, and that it was a small animal. Pleased that they did not try to sell me on repairs that I did not need. Charged me the basic inspection fee and gave me the option of having them come back to check the traps in the attic for additional money. Overall, pleased.
Description of Work: We heard what sounded like a mouse in our air duct. The company rep explained they would do an exterior check to look for holes/gaps. After walking around on the ground and on the roof they saw no real signs of an entry point and explained a mouse could enter through the garage. They went to the attic and set four traps.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$95

JOYCE C L.
04/2006
5.0
pest control, gutter repair
  + 0 more
Two workers were on time and cleaned up after themselves. I would use them again if other pest problems surfaced.
Description of Work: Installed a fascia board to eliminate pigeons/birds relocating under my roof. Work was done professionally, and I was very pleased. Birds weren't happy when they returned to a sealed home.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$653

SARAH W.
10/2005
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
FABULOUS. KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. TOLD US ABOUT ANIMALS THAT WERE GETTING IN THAT WE DIDN'T REALIZE. WORK BEAUTIFULLY DONE, AND REASONABLE. VERY RESPONSIVE.
Description of Work: PREVENT SQUIRREL ENTRANCE INTO HOME. CLOSED UP ALL OPENINGS IN HOME. SHEET METAL, AND SCREENING WORK INSTALLED, ONE WAY TRAP ON INSIDE, AND TRAPPING THOSE THAT WERE IN IT.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

Contact information

9215 51st Ave Ste 1, College Park, MD 20740

www.adcockstrapping.com

Service hours

Sunday:
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Licensing

Insured

Licensed*

Trade License Number
Listed
Trade License Locale
DC
Trade License Authority
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment
State Contractor License Requirements

All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves. To find more licensing information for your state, visit our State Contractor License Requirements page.

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Service Categories

Animal Removal,
Roofing,
Chimney Caps,
Gutters,
Chimney Repair

FAQ

Adcocks Trapping Service is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.

Sunday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: 12:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Adcocks Trapping Service accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, Adcocks Trapping Service does not offer free project estimates.
No, Adcocks Trapping Service does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Adcocks Trapping Service does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Adcocks Trapping Service offers emergency services.
Yes, Adcocks Trapping Service offers warranties.
Adcocks Trapping Service offers the following services: Trapping and removal of urban wildlife including squirrels, groundhogs, flying squirrels, snakes, birds, raccoons, opossums, pigeons, bats, skunks, beavers, foxes, rats, rodents & mice.
please inquire

Contact information

9215 51st Ave Ste 1, College Park, MD 20740

www.adcockstrapping.com

Service hours

Sunday:
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Monday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
12:00 AM - 12:00 PM