Pest Control in Philadelphia, PA
Our Philadelphia office is on I Street in the 19134 ZIP code, in the River Wards. Call (267) 209-7977 for rodent, cockroach, bed bug and termite work across the city.
Pest Control in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is a city and a county at once, so a Philadelphia address sits in Philadelphia County whichever neighborhood it is in. Our office is at 3525 I St, Philadelphia, PA 19134. The 19134 ZIP code covers most of Port Richmond, the River Wards neighborhood bounded by Frankford Creek, Lehigh Avenue and the Delaware River and long known as the Little Poland of Philadelphia. Harrowgate, founded in 1784 around a mineral-spring spa and named after the English spa town of Harrogate, lies to the northwest along Kensington Avenue, with Juniata to the north and Kensington to the south.
Much of this part of the city is rowhomes, and when two homes share a party wall, mice and insects can move between them through gaps around pipes and joists. That changes how a treatment is planned: a German cockroach or mouse problem in one house often starts next door, and German cockroaches breed fast and hide in warm, tight spaces near food and water. A mouse fits through a hole about the size of a dime, so exclusion work uses copper mesh, hardware cloth, silicone sealant and door sweeps at the gaps a technician actually finds.
Eastern subterranean termites are present throughout Pennsylvania, and their swarms usually emerge between February and June. Philadelphia County is inside the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture spotted lanternfly quarantine, and in the fall lanternflies lay egg masses that hold 30 to 50 eggs each. Call the Philadelphia office on (267) 209-7977, tell us what you are seeing and where, and the technician who attends will identify it before recommending any treatment.
What we offer in Philadelphia
- Termite Control
- Bed Bug Control
- Rodent Control
- Mosquito Control
- Ant Control
- Cockroach Control
- Spider Control
- Tick Control
- Bee and Wasp Control
- Cricket Control
- Pigeon Control
- Spotted Lanternfly Control
- Scorpion Sealing
PJ Mac Pest Control Philadelphia
3525 I St
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Call the office, or send the request form on this page. Tell us what you are seeing and we will book an inspection.
Pest Control Services
Termite Control
Homeowners who have found mud tubes, discarded wings, or timber that sounds hollow when tapped..
Bed Bug Control
Anyone finding bites in a line or cluster, small dark spots along a mattress seam, or live insects in a bed frame joint..
Rodent Control
Anyone hearing movement in a wall or ceiling, finding droppings in a cabinet, or seeing gnawed packaging..
Mosquito Control
Households who cannot use their own garden in the evening from late spring onwards..
Other PJ Mac offices near Philadelphia
Request pest control in Philadelphia
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Book an inspection in Philadelphia
Call the Philadelphia office on (267) 209-7977. We will tell you what the treatment involves and when we can be there.
Questions, answered
I live in a rowhome. Will treating only my house work?
It can, but the shared walls are the reason it sometimes does not. When two homes share a party wall, mice and insects can move between them through gaps around pipes and joists, so a technician looks at where the activity enters your house rather than only where you see it. Sealing those gaps with copper mesh, hardware cloth and sealant is what stops a neighbor's problem from becoming yours again. If the people next door are dealing with the same thing, treating both homes at the same time is the most reliable fix.
Why do I keep seeing cockroaches even though the kitchen is clean?
German cockroaches are the species that causes most indoor problems, and the reason they are difficult is reproduction rate combined with hiding behavior. They are secretive and largely nocturnal, so a cockroach visible in the open often indicates an established harborage nearby rather than a single stray. In a rowhome that harborage can be behind appliances, inside cabinets or in a wall void shared with the next house. We find where they are living and treat that, rather than spraying where you saw one.
Which neighborhoods does the Philadelphia office cover?
The office is at 3525 I St in the 19134 ZIP code, the ZIP that covers most of Port Richmond. Harrowgate, Juniata and Kensington are immediate neighbors, and we take calls from across Philadelphia. Call (267) 209-7977 with your address and we will tell you when a technician can be there.
Are termites a risk in a Philadelphia brick house?
Yes. Brick walls do not stop termites from reaching the wood inside a house, such as joists, sills, framing and trim. Penn State Extension notes that eastern subterranean termites are present throughout Pennsylvania and that their swarms usually emerge between February and June. Winged termites indoors in spring, or mud tubes on a basement wall, are worth an inspection. Termite treatment builds a treated soil barrier by trenching, hollow-rod injection and slab drilling, depending on how the house is built.