Find a licensed exterminator in Melrose, Bronx
8 licensed exterminators in Melrose, Bronx for pest control, bed bugs and mice and rats. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Exterminators in Melrose with an active license, for pest control, bed bugs, mice and rats, roaches, rodent control and termites. Every listing comes from public license records, so you can check it before you hire.
Which licensed exterminators work in Melrose?
Melrose exterminators based in the neighborhood are listed first, then licensed ones based next door. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Navason Inc.
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15016
Licensed exterminators based near Melrose
Empire Exterminating LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #14949Red CAP Exterminating Co. Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #12417DT Pest Control LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18685Preferred Pest Solutions Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17246Rentokil North America Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #10552Bug ME Exterminating LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18049Hilevel Pest Services Corporation
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #14972
Every Melrose exterminator record, A to Z
What should you know about pest control work in Melrose?
Melrose has about 18,261 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1960. About 29% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 53% are in elevator buildings.
HPD wrote 1,372 pest violations for mice, roaches, rats and bed bugs in Melrose rental buildings in the past 12 months (14th of 35 in Bronx).
City health inspectors made 207 rat inspections in Melrose over the same period and found active rat signs 48% of the time — high enough that sealing gaps and fixing trash storage matters as much as bait.
How does Melrose compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 18,261 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1960 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 29% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD pest violations (12 months) | 1,372 (HPD) |
| Rat inspections with active signs | 48% of 207 (NYC DOHMH) |
Do exterminators need a license in New York City?
Pest control businesses in New York are registered with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and anyone applying pesticides for hire must be a DEC-certified applicator or technician. In NYC rentals, landlords must fix pest conditions, and they file a bed bug report with HPD every year.
How can you check the license yourself?
Ask for the company's DEC business registration number and the technician's certification ID. Our listings come from DEC's list of currently registered pesticide businesses.
Where can you check a pro or report a problem in NYC?
- NYC 311: report a housing, pest or noise problem
- HPD Online: building violations and complaints
- DOB NOW Public Portal: permits and licenses
- DCWP license search
- DCWP: file a consumer complaint
- NYS DEC: pesticide businesses and applicators
- NYC Health: rats and rat prevention
- HPD: bed bugs and landlord duties
- DOB: gas piping inspections (Local Law 152)
- NYC Open Data (the records behind these pages)
What can an exterminator in Melrose help with?
- Mice and rat control
- Roach treatments
- Bed bug inspection and heat or chemical treatment
- Termite inspection and treatment
- Ant, wasp and hornet removal
- Exclusion: sealing entry points
- Building pest management contracts
- Wildlife and bird control
Questions people ask
How many licensed exterminators are based in Melrose?
1 are based in Melrose and 7 more in nearby Bronx neighborhoods, according to NYS DEC records. Every one holds an active license or registration.
Who pays for an exterminator in a Melrose rental?
In NYC the landlord must fix mice, roach, rat and bed bug conditions in apartments. Tell the landlord in writing; if nothing happens, call 311 so HPD can inspect. HPD wrote 1,372 pest violations in Melrose in the past year.
How do I check an exterminator's license in Melrose?
Ask for the company's DEC business registration number and the technician's certification ID. Our listings come from DEC's list of currently registered pesticide businesses.
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Sources: NYS DEC currently registered pesticide businesses (structural and rodent category); NYC HPD housing violations; NYC DOHMH rat inspections; NYC PLUTO. Counts cover the 12 or 24 months before November 4, 2026.