Terminix Acquired Nineteen Pest Control Companies in First Six Months of 2008

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Terminix acquired 19 pest management companies across nine states during the first six months of 2008. 

The acquisitions included

• ABC Termite & Pest (Baltimore)
• All About Bugs (Ocala, Fla.
• America’s Bug Busters (Nashville, Tenn.)
• Bugfree Pest Elimination (Corpus Christi, Texas)
• Bug-Goff Exterminating Co. (Pittsburgh)
• Bush Pest Control (Tampa, Fla.)
• Champion Termite and Pest Control (Tulsa, Okla.)
• Excel Pest Control (Buffalo, Mo.)
• Gates and Gates (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
• George’s Termite and Pest Control (Hot Springs, Ark.)
• Lighthouse Pest Control (Tulsa, Okla.)
• Palms Pest Management (Orlando, Fla.)
• Pointe Pest Control (Indianapolis)
• Season’s Termite and Pest Services (Daytona, Fla.)
• Steve-N-Son’s Pest Control Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.)
• Termites Plus (Batesville, Ark.)
• The Bug Pros Exterminating (Nashville, Tenn.)
• Total Control Exterminating (Houston)
• Westbay Services (Tampa, Fla.)

“In spite of the fact that our industry is facing some of the most unfavorable market conditions in recent memory, we’ve been able to continue to attract quality pest management professionals that will be major contributors to our organization’s success for years to come,” said Steve Good, senior vice president of business development.

Terminix has acquired 100 pest control companies since the beginning of 2006.