Pest control in Sacramento
Mosquito larvae in a Sacramento storm drain are a reason to contact Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District. Its Catch Basin Program sends technicians to inspect and treat reported mosquito-producing drains. Adult mosquitoes flying out of a basin are also something residents should report. The program uses EPA-approved catch-basin products in Sacramento and Yolo counties; a clogged drain or missing grate belongs with the City of Sacramento's online reporting service, which the district links from its program page.
Free home inspections and mosquitofish are available through the district. It can also help with yellowjacket nests, but it can't perform structural pest control. Its biological-control program uses guppies whose mosquito-control performance isn't reduced by low dissolved oxygen. CDPH's county table, updated Oct. 16, 2026, listed 12 human West Nile virus cases, 107 positive dead birds and 122 positive mosquito samples in Sacramento County. The table also recorded 2 positive horses.
Those are county totals, not findings at an individual home. The district's contact for a home inspection or questions about a breeding source is (800) 429-1022, Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
What pest control costs near Sacramento
Because no one has sent us a quote from Sacramento, 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 Sacramento
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.