By now you’ve likely seen a post or two on our Facebook page about Baby Andrew, the now three month old son of the Hagewood family. Baby Andrew was born with an enlarged heart in February, received a life-saving heart transplant in March, but soon his body began to reject his new heart. Recently a [...]

P.E.S.T. Inc is the trusted, family-owned pest control service for both residential and commercial properties across Middle Tennessee. Since 2001 we’ve been effective, professional, and fully committed to do a great job with the highest levels of integrity! Naturally, we want to be there for you when you find yourself with a pest problem, but [...]

P.E.S.T., Inc was thrilled to host an exhibit at the 26th Annual Southern Women’s Show last week! Every Spring ladies from across Middle Tennessee grab their moms, sisters, and girl friends, and head to the Nashville Convention Center for four days of jewelry, handbags, make-up, gourmet treats, fashion shows, cooking tips, and speakers. How does [...]

Spring has fully sprung, and that means pesky insects are coming out of hibernation. As a home owner, you might be wondering what pests to look out for this time of year! Two incredibly common Spring pests are ants and termites. It is best to maintain routine pest control throughout the year, but here are [...]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Health officials plan to meet next week to search for solutions to Nashville’s bed bugs problem. The number of cases has doubled in the area. Business is booming for pest control companies fighting the problem mainly in apartment complexes and extended-stay hotels. Before an exterminator sprays any chemicals, most likely they’ll ask [...]

As many of my friends, family and customers know, in years past I have not been a fan of termite baiting systems. In the 10 years that we have been in business we have installed less than 30 systems and all of those included some type of liquid (conventional) treatment. I had a hard time [...]

The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at Volunteer State Community College has awarded Andy and Julie Yant of P.E.S.T. Inc. in Robertson County with the 2011 Rising Star award. The Rising Star award goes to a small business that has had great success utilizing TSBDC resources. Local TSBDC Director Charles Alexander helped the Yants [...]

Andy Yant, owner of P.E.S.T., Inc., a Middle Tennessee Termite and Pest Control Company, assumed his role as President of the Tennessee Pest Control Association (TPCA) for 2011-2012. As President he will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. Yant had served as the state’s Director of Region 3 and as such was a [...]

In our final post celebrating 10 years in business we wanted to talk about some special cases in which we’ve helped families or businesses with unique pests and/or circumstances.  We try to protect the identity of our customers so specific information will only be given about the type of pest and/or what was unique about the [...]

In our continuing series on celebrating 10 years in business, we wanted to give you some practical tips for maintaining a pest free home.  There are several things that you can do to limit your exposure to bugs but sometimes they creep in no matter how hard you try! In general though, pests are looking [...]