Find a licensed exterminator in Ridgewood, Queens
11 licensed exterminators in Ridgewood, Queens for pest control, bed bugs and mice and rats. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Exterminators in Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood?
Ridgewood 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.
First Class Pest Control Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15750Creepers Pest Control LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17135Metro Pest Control Inc.
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #4911Quintessential Pest Control Corporation
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #1878Bushwick Pest Control LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18785Advanced Pest Management Services Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #13986W&j Pest Control Services LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #19192
Licensed exterminators based near Ridgewood
Critter Crushers Inc.
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18960DDS Pest Control Service LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #15761Edy's Pest Control Inc.
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #1672824 Hour Vermin Exterminating Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18074
Every Ridgewood exterminator record, A to Z
What should you know about pest control work in Ridgewood?
Ridgewood has about 25,382 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1925. 91% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 62% are in walk-up apartment buildings.
HPD wrote 1,660 pest violations for mice, roaches, rats and bed bugs in Ridgewood rental buildings in the past 12 months, the 2nd highest rate of 55 Queens neighborhoods.
City health inspectors made 2,656 rat inspections in Ridgewood over the same period and found active rat signs 18% of the time.
How does Ridgewood compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 25,382 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1925 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 91% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD pest violations (12 months) | 1,660 (HPD) |
| Rat inspections with active signs | 18% of 2,656 (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 Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood?
7 are based in Ridgewood and 4 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 Ridgewood 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 1,660 pest violations in Ridgewood in the past year.
How do I check an exterminator's license in Ridgewood?
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.