Skip to content
Check Pest Control

Commercial

Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Pest Control on Your Booking Schedule

Fast, discreet service between guest stays that keeps rentals review-ready.

For a short-term rental, a pest complaint isn’t just unpleasant — it’s a one-star review, a refund, and a hit to your Superhost status, often from a guest who books for a single night. Check Pest Control works around your calendar to inspect and treat between stays, with fast turnarounds and discreet service. Bed bugs are the number-one STR risk because every guest is a new introduction, so we prioritize monitoring and rapid heat treatment that returns the unit to bookable status the same day.

Guest-introduced bed bugs Ants and spiders in seasonal units Rodents in cottages and lakeside rentals Wasps on decks and patios

Seasonal note

Cottage-country and lakeside rentals see heavy summer demand alongside wasp and ant pressure, while bed bug introductions track with peak travel seasons.

Technician inspecting a tidy short-term rental bedroom between guest stays

What’s Included

  • Service scheduled around your booking calendar and turnovers
  • Bed bug monitoring and same-day heat treatment options
  • Discreet, fast turnarounds between guest stays
  • Preventive treatment for ants, spiders, and rodents
  • Guidance for cleaners on early pest detection
  • Documentation to support platform dispute resolution

Our Process

  1. 1

    Plan around bookings

    We map your turnover windows so treatment never collides with a check-in or costs you a night.

  2. 2

    Monitor

    Bed bug monitors and a quick between-stay inspection catch introductions before a guest does.

  3. 3

    Treat fast

    Same-day heat treatment for bed bugs and targeted treatment for other pests returns the unit to bookable status quickly.

  4. 4

    Document

    You get records that help with platform disputes and show due diligence if a guest raises an issue.

Pricing: Per-visit or monitoring plan · custom quote.

Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Pest Control — FAQs

Why are bed bugs the biggest risk for short-term rentals?
Because every guest is a potential introduction — bed bugs hitchhike in on luggage, and a single overnight stay can seed an infestation that the next several guests discover. Unlike a private home, an STR has constant turnover, so monitoring matters more and speed of response is everything. We focus on between-stay monitoring and same-day heat treatment so a unit isn’t off the market for long.
Can you treat between guest check-out and check-in?
Yes, and it’s how we prefer to work for rentals. We schedule around your calendar to use the turnover window, and for bed bugs a heat treatment can clear the unit in a single day so you don’t have to block multiple nights. Tell us your booking gaps and we build the visit around them to protect your occupancy.
How do I protect my Superhost status from pest complaints?
Prevention and documentation. A monitoring program catches issues before guests do, your cleaning team gets a simple checklist for spotting early signs, and every visit is documented so you can demonstrate due diligence if a guest raises a complaint through the platform. Being able to show a professional pest program and a fast response is often decisive in dispute resolution.
What if a guest reports pests during their stay?
We offer fast, discreet response so the situation is contained quickly — important when a bad night can become a public review. Depending on the pest we’ll arrange the soonest possible visit, treat the unit (heat for bed bugs to minimize downtime), and provide documentation. For active hosts, our 24-hour emergency response keeps a single complaint from snowballing across upcoming bookings.

Book Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Pest Control with the Zero Pest Guarantee

Talk to a licensed technician today. Free estimates, same-week scheduling for most homes, and 24-hour emergency response for businesses.

Open 24 hours · Licensed & insured · Serving Simcoe County