Lansing particulars
The county health department's phone is 517-887-4311 and county animal control is 517-676-8370. Both numbers come from the county's online directory, so check them before you rely on them. MDHHS's October 16, 2026 summary lists a human West Nile case from Ingham County, and we can cite no mosquito-control program for Lansing or the county. Lansing has 112,546 residents, a median home value of $119,400 and 80.3 percent of homes built before 1980 (Census ACS 2023).
The city straddles Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties, so the county health office that covers you depends on your street. Older houses are where a careful inspection earns its price. Ask the company for the evidence behind any pest it names, since Michigan's MCL 324.8313(12) bars calling a treatment necessary for a pest that is not present or likely to occur. Lansing adds no pest-control license of its own. MDARD licenses applicators and businesses, and MCL 324.8328 keeps local rules from duplicating it. The places on this site nearest to Lansing are Waverly, 4.1 miles, East Lansing, Holt, Okemos and Haslett.
Rodents in Lansing: what to know
Census figures for Lansing (ACS 2023) show 112,546 people, 80.3 percent of homes built before 1980 and a median home value of $119,400. No Lansing rodent ordinance is one we can cite, so the sourced advice is the EPA's: signs are droppings near food, nesting material and chewed holes, and the lasting steps are removing food, water and shelter and sealing holes.
A quote that is only bait leaves the holes. Get a written list of entry points, who seals them and with what, and the number of check visits. DNR's advice on small wild rodents, a general guide, suggests metal flashing or hardware cloth for durable seals. MCL 324.8313(12) bars calling a treatment necessary for a pest that is not present or likely.
Permits for rodents in Lansing
MDARD's category 7D covers using pesticides against vertebrate pests such as birds, rats and mice, and 7A covers pests in and around dwellings.
Many cities run their own building department, so start by asking the City of Lansing building department who issues pest control permits.
Rodents: urgent or not
- Droppings or chewed packaging in a space where you prepare or store food: clean up, seal the food, and book the same week.
- A single mouse sighting with no droppings in food areas.
- Noises in a wall or ceiling that stop in daylight.
What to try before you call
Try this first: walk the house with the technician and have each hole it found shown to you.
- Put food in sealed containers and clean up spills and standing water.
- Find holes by looking along the walls and floors for droppings and chewing.
- Seal what you can reach with steel wool or a patch.
- Note where you see the signs and photograph them.
- Ask the company to show you every entry point it found.
What rodents cost
The estimate below is the Michigan-wide one, adjusted for Michigan wages and not for Lansing in particular. The same table is on the rodents page. How we estimate costs. Prices as of Oct 19, 2026.
| Item | Figure | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated range, not a quote | $125 to $680 per job | Built from one national published range, adjusted by the Michigan pest control worker median wage ratio (0.98). No Michigan pest control company price is shown, because none of the companies we looked at published a regular price. |
| Pest control worker wage, Michigan median | $21.38 an hour | What pest control workers are paid (O*NET republishing BLS, May 2025), not what you are charged. Percentile data, not re-checked against the BLS table. |
| State fee, certified commercial applicator | $75 | Paid by the person, not added to your bill as a line. Michigan statute and MDARD agree. |
| State fee, pesticide application business license | $100 a year, expires every December 31 | Every company that applies pesticides for hire needs one, in addition to its applicators' credentials. |
How we estimate costs: the Estimated range row is a model, not a quote. It takes one published national range for this job (a cost guide from a third-party site that we have not verified and do not cite) and multiplies it by Michigan's pest control worker median wage ratio to the US (0.98, BLS May 2025 data read through O*NET OnLine). The wage and state fee rows in the table are what pest control workers are paid and what the state charges to license them, and neither is a price. We have not collected quotes, and we found no Michigan pest control company that publishes a regular price. Full method.
Questions about rodents
How do I keep rodents away in Michigan?
Remove food, water and shelter, and seal the holes, using steel wool or a patch, according to the EPA. DNR suggests metal flashing or hardware cloth and a capped, screened chimney for small wild rodents, with the caveat that its page covers wild species.
What qualifies as a rodent infestation?
The EPA does not set a count; it lists signs: droppings near food, nesting material, and chewed holes in walls and floors. If you see those, act on the entry points and ask a company to inspect.
Is it worth getting an exterminator for mice?
It is when you cannot find or reach the entry points, or when you want bait handled by a licensed applicator. Sealing is the part that lasts, so ask the company what it will do about the holes.