Pest control in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor's police animal control, working with the Humane Society of Huron Valley at 734-662-5585, says it does not remove skunks or bats and tells residents to find a private pest control service. For a bat, though, the order matters. If there was contact, or one was in a room with someone asleep, call the county health office first, because DNR treats that as a potential rabies exposure. The city's IPM page covers lawn and garden practices, not houses.
Washtenaw County's health topics include pages for mosquitoes, Lyme and ticks, bed bugs and a Fight the Bite page, though we cannot say what most of those pages tell you, so ask the county health department. MDHHS's October 16, 2026 summary lists Washtenaw County among those with West Nile-positive mosquito pools and one Jamestown Canyon-positive pool. Ann Arbor has 121,179 residents, 64.3 percent of homes built before 1980 and a median home value of $435,100 (Census ACS 2023).
At that value, read the seller disclosure's question about termite and carpenter ant history closely. Applicators are licensed by MDARD under MCL 324.8328, not by the city. Ypsilanti, 6.0 miles away, shares the county.
What pest control costs near Ann Arbor
We have collected no quotes for Ann Arbor, so there is no price for the city itself. The statewide estimates are on each service page, and the Michigan page lists them with what pest control workers are paid (the Michigan median in BLS data for May 2025 is $21.38 an hour, which is pay, not price) and the state fees companies pay to be licensed. How we estimate costs.
Licensing and rules for pest control in Ann Arbor
Pest control has no city permit. MDARD licenses the company and its applicators statewide, and under MCL 324.8328 a city cannot add its own applicator license, though it may still regulate posting and notification. Ask any company for its MDARD business license number and the applicator's name, and call MDARD at 800-292-3939 with questions or complaints.
Pest control jobs in Ann Arbor
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Sources for Ann Arbor
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates (tables B01003, B25034, B25077) Read Oct 19, 2026.
- City of Ann Arbor: Animal Control Read Oct 19, 2026.
- Washtenaw County: Health Topics Read Oct 19, 2026. One caveat: we have confirmed this source only secondhand, so check the details with the source before you rely on them.
- MDHHS: Arbovirus Weekly Summary, Michigan 2026 (updated Oct 16, 2026) Read Oct 19, 2026. Confirm with the source before you rely on it.
- DNR Information Circular IC2004-3: Wildlife Damage and Nuisance Control Permits (rev. 7/1/2024), Bats section Read Oct 19, 2026.
- MCL 324.8328 (Michigan Legislature) Read Oct 19, 2026.