All-Natural & Green Pest Control in Virginia Beach & Hampton Roads
Botanical, plant-based pest control across Hampton Roads — included in our quarterly plan at no upcharge. Free inspection. Call (757) 502-0200.
- Free inspection & upfront pricing
- Treatment tailored to your home
- Pet- & family-friendly products
- Local, licensed technicians
Expert All-Natural & Green Pest Control in Hampton Roads
Green pest control means treating your home with plant-derived botanical actives — rosemary, peppermint, thyme, wintergreen and similar oils — placed as targeted perimeter bands and crack-and-crevice applications instead of broad synthetic sprays. It is a different product class, not a lighter version of the same visit: the same inspection, the same entry points, the same technician.
At Universal Pest & Termite the green line is part of standard quarterly pricing. There is no upgrade fee for asking for it, and you do not have to decide before you book — tell your technician at the appointment and they will build the treatment around it.
The question comes up constantly across Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Chesapeake — households with a fenced yard, a dog that patrols the drip line, or kids who play in the mulch beds want to know what is going down around the foundation before anyone applies it. The botanical line is our answer for those homes, and your technician can walk you through the label for anything being used at your house.
How Our Green Service Works
The botanical line is a different product class with a different trade-off, and the visit is built around that difference rather than around the spray alone.
Plant-derived active ingredients
Instead of the synthetic residuals used in conventional service, these products are built on botanical oils — rosemary, peppermint, thyme, wintergreen and similar. Every product we apply is used at the rates and in the places its label allows, and your technician can show you that label at your home.
Shorter residual, more visits
Plant oils break down faster in sunlight, heat and rain than conventional residuals. Green service is therefore built around scheduled quarterly visits and unlimited free returns in between rather than around one long-lasting barrier.
Exclusion does the heavy lifting
Because the chemistry is short-lived, the physical work matters more: sealing gaps at pipe penetrations and door sweeps, clearing harborage against the foundation, and correcting the crawl space moisture that draws pests in to begin with.
Green does not cover everything
We do not use the botanical line on subterranean termites, an active bed bug infestation, or an entrenched German roach population. Termites are treated with a registered liquid termiticide or an in-ground bait system; bed bugs and heavy roach populations take conventional products and follow-up visits. We will tell you plainly when green is the wrong tool rather than sell you a treatment that will not hold.
Pests We Treat With the Green Line
The botanical products cover the common household invaders most Hampton Roads homes call about:
Ants
Odorous house ants, pavement ants and the sugar-seeking trails that show up on kitchen counters each spring.
Cockroaches
American roaches — the palmetto bugs that come up out of crawl spaces and sewer lines — plus Oriental and wood roaches.
Spiders
Wolf spiders, common house spiders and cellar spiders, with web knock-down and treatment of the eaves and foundation line.
Mice & Rats
Handled mechanically wherever possible: snap trapping, exclusion of quarter-inch gaps, and the natural repellent applied around the foundation on every regular visit.
Occasional Invaders
Centipedes, millipedes, earwigs, silverfish and pillbugs — the damp-loving crawlers that migrate indoors after a wet stretch.
Not sure what you have?
Bring us a photo. Identification decides the product, the placement and whether the green line is the right call for your home.
Our Proven 3-Step Process
Inspect & Identify
We walk the perimeter, the crawl space access and the interior hot spots to find where pests are actually getting in — botanical products reward accuracy, so the inspection is what makes them work.
Treat With the Green Line
Botanical perimeter bands, crack-and-crevice placements, and mechanical trapping for rodents, concentrated where the pressure is instead of sprayed across the whole yard.
Return Between Visits
Plant oils break down faster in sun and rain than conventional residuals, so the plan is built around quarterly service plus free return visits whenever something shows up in between.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Universal Guarantee
Green service carries the same guarantee as our conventional plans: if pests covered by your plan turn up between scheduled quarterly visits, we come back and re-treat at no additional charge. Termites, bed bugs and wood-destroying insects are quoted, treated and warrantied separately.
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What a Universal Membership Includes
A single treatment solves today. A membership subscription keeps the problem from coming back — from $34/month, with no long-term contract. Here is what is included, and how general pest service is commonly sold elsewhere.
| Membership feature | Most exterminators | Universal membership |
|---|---|---|
| All-natural product options | Most exterminators Green product lines, where they are offered, commonly carry an upcharge. | Universal membership Botanical, pet- and kid-conscious options at no extra charge — just ask your technician. |
| Regularly scheduled quarterly service | Most exterminators Service frequency varies. One-time treatments and call-us-when-you-see-something service are both common. | Universal membership Included every three months, scheduled for you — seasonal coverage timed to when Hampton Roads pests actually move. |
| Free emergency return visits | Most exterminators Retreatment between visits is commonly billed as its own service call, and what counts as covered differs from contract to contract. | Universal membership Unlimited between scheduled visits, at no additional charge. Pests come back, so do we. |
| Rodent repellent treatment | Most exterminators Rodent work is usually quoted separately from a general pest plan. | Universal membership Applied around your foundation with every regular service — $75 per application on its own, included with a membership. |
| Contract requirement | Most exterminators Annual agreements are the norm, often 12 to 24 months, sometimes with a fee for cancelling early. | Universal membership No long-term contract. Cancel anytime, without a termination fee. |
SmartPay financing available on larger projects — $0 down and 0% APR options for qualified homeowners.
Membership features describe our subscription plans as offered at the time of publication and may vary by home, plan tier, and the pests being treated; your written quote and service agreement govern what is included. The “Most exterminators” column describes common industry practice in general terms and is not a statement about any particular company — some providers may offer similar terms, so ask yours what their plan, warranty, fees, and cancellation terms include before you sign. Prices shown are starting prices. Financing on approved credit.
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