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Fernwell Pest Management · PDX

Portland, Oregon · est. 2014

Pest control for people who don't want a war.

No scare tactics, no mystery sprays, no contract handcuffs. Identify first. Treat least. Put the price in writing before we start.

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  • Licensed ODA operator — every tech, no trainees solo
  • Free re-treats between quarterly visits
  • No long contracts — pause or cancel after visit three
  • Re-entry times published, not mumbled
Technician applying a low-pressure band of treatment along a home's foundation line where the siding meets the ground
fig. 01 — exterior foundation band, applied low and dry within the hour
Founded in Sellwood
2014
Licensed technicians — no trainees solo
4
Typical exterior re-entry time
1–2 hrs
Recheck included on one-time jobs
30 days

the index

Six pests, six honest entries

Every entry covers how we treat it, what we ask you to do first, and what to realistically expect — including the two pests no honest company quotes sight-unseen.

Inspector in a white hard hat tracing a wall with a small flashlight during a close interior inspection
fig. 04 — identification before treatment, every time

the method

Integrated pest management, in the order that actually works

  1. 01

    Identify

    Species first. A third of 'termite' calls are ants; a third of 'bed bug' calls aren't. Nothing gets applied to an unidentified pest.

  2. 02

    Exclude

    Seal the gap, screen the vent, sweep the door. Physical fixes outlast every product we carry, so they come first on the work order.

  3. 03

    Remove the reason

    Moisture, food, harborage. You get a written habitat list with every job — fixing the gutter is often the treatment.

  4. 04

    Treat — least-toxic first

    Baits and growth regulators before broadcast products. Crack-and-crevice before bands. Bands before anything wider — and 'wider' almost never happens.

  5. 05

    Monitor & verify

    Numbered monitors, interceptor cups, follow-up visits. A job is done when the evidence says so, not when the invoice is paid.

Re-entry times, product honesty & our five refusals →

quarterly protection

Three plans, per-visit math included

Quarterly service earns its keep when pest pressure is chronic. When it isn't, we'll tell you to buy the one-time job instead — it's cheaper, and it's the truth.

Foundation

The exterior barrier most Portland homes actually need

Initial visit $169

Then, per visit $69

Year one, all-in $376

What Foundation covers →

field notes · what we won't do

Five refusals we put in writing

  • No blanket interior baseboard spraying on routine visits — it's theatre, and it's the first thing we cut
  • No rodenticide inside living spaces, and no glue boards, period
  • No treating honey bees — swarms get referred to a local beekeeper for relocation
  • No calendar-based termite contracts on homes with no evidence of termites
  • No 'general spray' without an identified target pest — if we can't name it, we don't treat it
The full safety page
A boy sitting on a wooden living-room floor petting a yellow Labrador while his family watches from the kitchen
fig. 06 — re-entry times published for every product class we use

neighbours' notes

Unedited, four-stars included

All ten reviews →

range map

Portland metro, both sides of the river

  • Inner Portland — east 6 areas
  • Inner Portland — west 5 areas
  • East metro 5 areas
  • West metro 5 areas
Every neighbourhood we cover →
Craftsman-style two-storey home with stone pillars, a covered porch and a manicured lawn at dusk
fig. 07 — a typical quarterly-plan home: 2,100 sq ft, four visits a year

next step

Get a number, not a pitch

Six questions, real arithmetic, and a range your technician confirms in writing before any work starts.

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or call (503) 555-0164 — Mon–Fri 7:30 am – 5:30 pm · Sat 8 am – 1 pm

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