Pest control in Kentwood
Kentwood has 54,114 residents, 44.8 percent of homes built before 1980 and a median home value of $249,000 (Census ACS 2023), a newer profile than Grand Rapids' 75.3 percent. Neither figure tells you if a pest is present. That is what Michigan's MCL 324.8313(12) expects a company to be able to show before it calls a treatment necessary. The city sits in Kent County, where the health department runs mosquito and tick surveillance from April through September, according to a secondhand description of the county's page, so check the county's page for the details.
Kent County stood at four human West Nile cases and 22 positive mosquito pools in MDHHS's October 16, 2026 summary. A county-wide spraying program did not show up. On ticks, MDHHS says blacklegged ticks are established in the western Lower Peninsula and active whenever it is above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. It adds that five common species are likely to bite people in the state. If you need a pest company, ask for the applicator's name and credential and the company's MDARD business license number, and ask for the pest to be named in writing at each visit. The closest places we cover are East Grand Rapids, 4.3 miles away, Cutlerville, Wyoming, Grand Rapids and Forest Hills.
What pest control costs near Kentwood
We have collected no quotes for Kentwood, 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 Kentwood
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 Kentwood
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Sources for Kentwood
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates (tables B01003, B25034, B25077) Read Oct 19, 2026.
- MCL 324.8313 (Michigan Legislature) Read Oct 19, 2026.
- Kent County: Mosquitos & Ticks (Vector Surveillance); MDHHS arbovirus summary Read Oct 19, 2026. One caveat: treat this entry as a pointer to the source, and confirm the figures and phone numbers with the source itself.
- MDHHS: Arbovirus Weekly Summary, Michigan 2026 Read Oct 19, 2026.
- MDHHS: Emerging and Zoonotic Disease Surveillance Summary 2023 Read Oct 19, 2026.
- MDHHS Emerging Diseases: Lyme Disease Read Oct 19, 2026.
- MDHHS: Michigan's Five Most Common Ticks (MDHHS-PUB-2397, 6-26) Read Oct 19, 2026.
- MDARD: Pesticide Regulations for New Commercial Pesticide Applicator Businesses Read Oct 19, 2026.