Whether you're in a walk-up, a brownstone, a high-rise or a single-family home, your space faces a specific mix of pest pressures — roaches and mice in the kitchen, bed bugs from shared walls, ants and spiders by the windows, water bugs from the drains.
We assess your home, treat the active problem and seal the entry points pests use, then offer a recurring maintenance option so issues are intercepted before they start. Treatment is safe for families and pets when used as directed, and we explain exactly what we're doing and why.
For renters we provide documentation you can share with your landlord; for owners we treat with the whole building in mind so problems don't simply move next door.
Residential pest control in NYC: what the law and the research say
Under NYC's Asthma-Free Housing Act (Local Law 55 of 2018), owners of buildings with three or more apartments must keep units free of pests — including mice, rats and cockroaches — inspect at least once a year, and use Integrated Pest Management to fix the conditions that let pests in. Renters can hold a landlord to this standard, and a licensed treatment record helps document the request. (NYC HPD — Indoor Allergen Hazards (Mold and Pests), Local Law 55 of 2018)
Cockroaches and mice are common household asthma triggers; the CDC advises controlling them by removing food and crumbs and cleaning often, and specifically warns to "avoid using sprays and foggers as these can cause asthma attacks" — a key reason we favour targeted baiting over broadcast spraying in occupied homes. (CDC — Controlling Asthma)
The US EPA describes Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as "an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management" that uses methods posing "the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment" — prevention, exclusion and monitoring first, with targeted treatment only where it is actually needed. (US EPA — Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Principles)
A controlled trial in New York City apartments found units receiving IPM had significantly lower cockroach counts at 3 months, and roughly 60% lower cockroach-allergen (Bla g 2) levels in beds at 6 months, than untreated units — direct evidence that the prevention-first approach works in real NYC housing. (Environmental Health Perspectives (2009) — IPM in NYC public housing)
Targeted (IPM) vs spray-only pest control in an occupied home
| Targeted / IPM | Spray-only | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Find and seal entry points + sources, treat where needed | Broadcast pesticide across surfaces |
| Pesticide in the home | Minimised — baits + targeted application | Higher and repeated |
| Asthma / allergen risk | Lower — foggers and sprays avoided indoors | Foggers and sprays can trigger attacks (CDC) |
| How long it lasts | Longer — the way pests got in is closed off | Pests return once the spray breaks down |
Signs you have a home pest control problem
- Recurring pests in the kitchen or bathroom
- Pests appearing seasonally (ants and spiders in warm months, mice in fall)
- Issues that come back after store-bought treatments
- A new apartment you want protected before problems start
Why Park Slope sees this
Apartment pest problems are usually shared-building problems — we treat with that in mind and document everything for landlord conversations.
Pre-war buildings have specific vulnerabilities (deep baseboards, shared voids, old plumbing) we know how to address.