Serving Homewood Since 1963 · Family-Owned
Pest Control in Homewood, AL
Homewood is one of Birmingham's oldest suburbs, and the housing stock shows it. Basements, crawl spaces, and mature tree canopy sit right on top of the Shades Creek floodplain. That combination puts termite, moisture, and rodent pressure well above what newer suburbs deal with.
- Covering Edgewood, Hollywood, Rosedale, Mayfair, and West Homewood
- Free inspection with written findings before any treatment
- Experience with pre-war construction, basements, and crawl spaces
- Homes, rentals near Samford, and Oxmoor Road businesses
Who provides pest control in Homewood, AL?
Alabama Termite & Pest Services provides pest control and termite protection in Homewood, AL 35209, working from our Bessemer office at 2998 Phillips Rd. We treat homes and businesses across Edgewood, Hollywood, Rosedale, Mayfair, and West Homewood, along the Oxmoor Road, Lakeshore Drive, and Green Springs Highway corridors, and in the neighborhoods around Samford University. The company is family-owned and has served Jefferson County since 1963. Call 205-425-7378 to schedule a free inspection.
What Drives Pest Activity in Homewood
Homewood's pest profile is an old-neighborhood profile. The pressure here comes from age, water, and canopy — not from new construction the way it does out on 280.
The Shades Creek Floodplain
Shades Creek runs the length of Homewood, and the Greenway that follows it sits in an active floodplain that does flood after heavy rain. Standing water in low yards and along the creek corridor produces mosquitoes in about a week, and it keeps soil moisture high against nearby foundations year-round.
Pre-War Housing Stock
Edgewood and Hollywood are full of homes built long before modern moisture barriers and pest-resistant framing. Basements, unsealed crawl spaces, original plumbing penetrations, and settled foundations are where we find most termite and rodent activity in this city.
Mature Tree Canopy
The tree-lined streets are the reason people move here, and they're also the reason spiders, carpenter ants, and stinging insects have so much to work with. Limbs touching a roofline are a bridge. Leaf litter against a foundation holds moisture through the summer.
Basements and Below-Grade Space
Homewood has more basements than most Birmingham suburbs because of how it's built into Shades Mountain. Below-grade space collects moisture, and moisture brings roaches, silverfish, camel crickets, and the occasional rodent that finds a foundation gap.
Rental and Student Turnover
The neighborhoods around Samford University and along 18th Street South carry a lot of rental and duplex property. Frequent turnover, shared walls, and gaps between tenants let German roach and rodent problems build before anyone reports them.
Restaurant and Retail Density
18th Street South, Oxmoor Road, and the Lakeshore and Green Springs corridors pack a lot of food service into a small footprint. Shared dumpster enclosures and back-of-house grease generate rodent and cockroach pressure that spreads into the residential blocks behind them.
Pest Control Services for Homewood Homes and Businesses
Every service starts with an inspection of your specific property. We look at your foundation, your basement or crawl space, and your yard before we recommend anything.
Termite Control
Inspection, liquid treatment, and monitored bait stations for older foundations and crawl spaces.
Mosquito Control
Barrier treatment plus breeding-site reduction for yards near Shades Creek and shaded low spots.
Rodent Control
Entry-point sealing at older foundations, basement and attic inspection, and monitored trapping.
Cockroach Control
German roach work in kitchens and rentals, plus exterior treatment for the large outdoor species.
Ant Control
Carpenter ants in older framing, odorous house ants indoors, and fire ant mounds in the yard.
Spider Control
Web removal and perimeter treatment, with extra attention to basements, garages, and storage.
Flea Control
Indoor and yard treatment timed with your vet's schedule, useful on shaded lots and after tenant turnover.
Stinging Insects
Wasp, hornet, and yellow jacket nest removal at eaves, porches, sheds, and detached garages.
Buying or selling in Homewood? Start with a wood-destroying organism inspection rather than a general service call.
What a Homewood Inspection Involves
Older homes need a longer look than new construction. We walk the property, show you what we found, and separate what needs treatment now from what should just be monitored. Price comes after that, not before.
Book My Free InspectionExterior and Grade
On sloped Homewood lots we check where water actually goes — downspout discharge, retaining walls, mulch against siding, and wood-to-soil contact at porches and steps.
Basement or Crawl Space
Moisture readings, vapor barrier condition where one exists, sill and joist wood, mud tubes on piers or block, and any rodent runs. This is the highest-yield part of the visit on pre-war construction.
Utility Penetrations and Entry Points
Older homes have decades of added plumbing, gas, and electrical entries. Each one is a gap unless someone sealed it. We check them along with door sweeps and garage seals.
Interior Where You've Seen It
Kitchens, baths, laundry, attic access, and any spot you've reported. We follow what you tell us rather than running a fixed checklist.
Findings, Plan, and Price
Written summary of what's active, what's feeding it, and what we recommend. Prevention steps you can handle yourself are included at no charge, because they make treatment last longer.
Termites and Older Homewood Homes
Central Alabama carries heavy subterranean termite pressure, and Homewood's building age raises the stakes. A home built in the 1920s or 1930s has decades of settling, added utility runs, and structural wood that has been in contact with damp soil far longer than anything in a newer suburb. Homeowner policies almost never cover termite damage.
- Mud tubes on foundation walls, basement block, or crawl space piers
- Discarded wings near windowsills and light fixtures in spring
- Wood that sounds hollow when tapped, or blistered paint on trim
- Doors and windows sticking in a spot that never stuck before
- Soft or springy flooring above a crawl space or basement
Found early, this is usually a targeted treatment. Found after floors move, it's treatment plus carpentry — and in a historic home, carpentry costs more. That gap is why we push inspection rather than urgency.
Commercial Pest Control in Homewood
Homewood packs a lot of business into a small city — the restaurant row on 18th Street South, the shops and offices along Oxmoor Road, and the office and retail properties on Lakeshore Drive and Green Springs Highway. In a walkable city this size, a pest sighting travels fast.
- Restaurants and cafes: German roach programs with documented service logs
- Retail and mixed-use: shared dumpster enclosure work and exterior rodent stations
- Offices and medical: low-odor options and scheduling outside business hours
- Rentals and multi-family: unit-level tracking and tenant communication
Frequency and documentation get built around your operation and your health inspection requirements.
Where We Work in Homewood
Homewood is small enough to cross in ten minutes and varied enough that pest pressure changes block to block. Here's what each area tends to deal with.
Edgewood
Older homes on established lots near Edgewood Elementary and the Oxmoor Road shops. Crawl space moisture and termite activity lead here, with mosquito pressure on the lots closest to the creek corridor.
Book an InspectionHollywood
Historic homes with basements, original framing, and decades of added utility penetrations. This is where we do the most rodent exclusion and termite work in the city.
Request ServiceRosedale
Shaded, densely built lots close to the commercial core. Fleas, ants, and roaches move easily between adjacent properties here, so treating a single house without checking the perimeter rarely holds.
Get a Free QuoteMayfair & West Homewood
Family neighborhoods with yards, mature trees, and a mix of older and updated homes. Mosquitoes, spiders, and stinging insects around eaves and play areas are the common calls.
Schedule a VisitSamford Area & 18th Street South
Rentals, duplexes, and student housing alongside the restaurant district. Turnover-timed service and coordinated multi-unit treatment work better here than single-visit calls.
Rental Property ServiceLakeshore & Green Springs Corridor
Offices, retail, and medical properties along the Shades Creek floodplain. Exterior rodent programs and documented commercial service are the bulk of the work on this side.
Commercial ServiceNearby: pest control in Birmingham, Hoover, and the 280 corridor. Or see every Alabama area we cover.
What Does Pest Control Cost in Homewood?
It depends on the property. A 1,200 sq ft bungalow with a crawl space and a renovated four-bedroom with a full basement are different jobs, and older homes usually take longer to inspect. We quote after we look, and the inspection is free.
Plan tiers and what each one includes are listed on our main residential page.
Compare Residential PlansHomewood Pest Control Questions
Straight answers to what Homewood homeowners and business owners ask before booking.
Do you service all of Homewood, AL?
Yes. Almost all of Homewood sits in the 35209 ZIP code, with small portions along the southern edge falling into 35216 and 35226. We cover all of it, including Edgewood, Hollywood, Rosedale, Mayfair, and West Homewood. Service runs from our Bessemer office at 2998 Phillips Rd. Call 205-425-7378 to confirm your address.
How much does pest control cost in Homewood?
Price depends on the size of the home, the foundation type, the pest, and how long activity has been going. Older Homewood homes with basements or crawl spaces usually take a longer inspection than a slab house of the same size. We inspect at no charge and give you a written price before treatment. Plan tiers are on our residential plans page.
Why do older Homewood homes have more termite problems?
Age and construction method. Homes built before modern moisture barriers and treated framing have had decades of settling, added plumbing and electrical penetrations, and structural wood sitting near damp soil. Add crawl space or basement construction and you get conditions colonies use. An annual inspection is the practical answer. See our termite protection page for how treatment works.
What should I do about mosquitoes near Shades Creek?
Start service in early April, before populations build, and expect to run through October. The Shades Creek floodplain holds water after heavy rain, so source reduction matters as much as treatment — clear gutters, empty containers and plant saucers, and fix low spots that stay wet. Details on our mosquito control page.
Do you handle rental and student housing near Samford?
Yes. We work with owners and property managers on turnover-timed service, respond to tenant reports, and provide documentation the owner can keep on file. For duplexes and multi-unit buildings, treating adjacent units at the same time works considerably better than treating one at a time.
Can I handle a pest problem myself, or do I need a professional?
Some of it, yes. Sealing gaps around utility lines, pulling mulch back from siding, trimming limbs off the roofline, storing firewood away from the house, and fixing standing water all reduce pressure on their own. Store-bought products knock down what you can see. Where DIY stops is anything with a hidden colony — termites, German roaches, established rodent populations — because surface treatment doesn't reach the source and can scatter it instead.
How quickly can you get out to my Homewood property?
Call 205-425-7378 and the office will give you the next available window for your address rather than a stock answer. Termite swarms indoors, stinging insect nests near an entryway, and rodents inside a living space get moved up the schedule.
Are treatments safe around children and pets?
We use EPA-registered products applied by licensed Alabama technicians, placed where people and pets don't have routine contact — crack and crevice, exterior perimeter, and monitored stations. Your technician will tell you what was applied, where, and how long to stay off a treated area. If anyone in the home is pregnant, immunocompromised, or has a respiratory condition, say so when you schedule and the plan will account for it.
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Tell us what you're seeing and where. We inspect the property, show you what's actually going on, and give you a written price. No pressure, no contract at the door.
Bessemer / Birmingham Office
2998 Phillips Rd., Bessemer, AL 35022
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