Find a licensed exterminator in Forest Hills, Queens
11 licensed exterminators in Forest Hills, Queens for pest control, bed bugs and mice and rats. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Exterminators in Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills?
Forest Hills 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.
AAV American Pest Control 1 LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #13005Boundary Exterminare Corporation
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18984Catchsenz Pest Management LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18440
Licensed exterminators based near Forest Hills
Fumigador Latino Corp
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17753Minus The Pest LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17734Pathway Pest Control Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15455Gruntz LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18869Robys Pest Management Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17989Swift Pest Control Inc.
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18881Gross Bugs LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #19358Almighty Pest Control LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15932
Every Forest Hills exterminator record, A to Z
What should you know about pest control work in Forest Hills?
Forest Hills has about 43,687 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1939. Only 23% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 67% are in elevator buildings.
HPD wrote 481 pest violations for mice, roaches, rats and bed bugs in Forest Hills rental buildings in the past 12 months (41st of 55 in Queens).
City health inspectors made 240 rat inspections in Forest Hills over the same period and found active rat signs 44% of the time — high enough that sealing gaps and fixing trash storage matters as much as bait.
How does Forest Hills compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 43,687 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1939 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 23% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD pest violations (12 months) | 481 (HPD) |
| Rat inspections with active signs | 44% of 240 (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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills?
3 are based in Forest Hills and 8 more in nearby Queens neighborhoods, according to NYS DEC records. Every one holds an active license or registration.
Who pays for an exterminator in a Forest Hills 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 481 pest violations in Forest Hills in the past year.
How do I check an exterminator's license in Forest Hills?
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.