Pest control in Modesto
The Tuolumne River separates Modesto's mosquito-service areas: East Side Mosquito Abatement District handles requests north of the river, while Turlock Mosquito Abatement serves the south. Within East Side's service area, you can request mosquitofish for small ponds, water troughs and neglected swimming pools through its home service-request form. East Side's mosquito management combines outreach, surveillance and testing with physical, biological, microbial and chemical control. CDPH's Stanislaus County table, updated Oct. 16, 2026, listed 11 human West Nile virus cases, 1 positive dead bird and 157 positive mosquito samples.
It also recorded 1 positive horse, and the statewide fatality list named 1 Stanislaus death. Those county figures cover a wider area than a neighborhood or an individual district. For south Stanislaus County, Turlock's dashboard dated Oct. 2, 2026, showed 7 human, 1 dead-bird and 131 mosquito-sample positives. The dates differ. Geographic coverage differs too, and the counts don't locate mosquito-breeding sources on your property. East Side answers service questions at (209) 522-4098.
What pest control costs near Modesto
Because no one has sent us a quote from Modesto, there's no price for the city itself. The California page lists the estimates with what pest control workers are paid ($24.21 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price). How we estimate costs.
Licensing and rules for pest control in Modesto
California licenses pest control through the Structural Pest Control Board, not CSLB, and a company has to be registered with the Board. Ask for the company's registration and the license of whoever will do the work, since applicators, field representatives and operators may work only for a registered company and not on their own. County agricultural commissioners enforce pesticide-use rules locally.