Slo Pest & Termite -

Ben Langton

My wife and I have just endured over a year of stress and aggravation dealing with SLO Pest & Termite, including two court cases. We would never recommend this company to anyone.

In July 2023, we purchased our home. SLO Pest & Termite had been contracted to perform a pest inspection and remediate the outside stairs. Our agents later discovered that the remediation work was poorly executed and incomplete. Photos taken about four months after the inspection show untreated rot and fungus, as well as substandard workmanship.

When confronted with this, the owner of the company, Mr. John Vergeldt, agreed to a partial refund in exchange for a partial release. We sought additional compensation for other damage we believed was outside the scope of the release, but we couldn't reach an agreement with him. Unable to resolve the issue amicably, we took the matter to small claims court and won. He appealed the judgment, leading to a second court appearance, which we also won. Mr. Vergeldt subsequently made the court-ordered payment, which we'll put towards fixing the stairs.

This whole ordeal has been incredibly stressful and time-consuming. I don't like leaving negative reviews, but I feel it's important to share our experience with SLO Pest & Termite so that others can make an informed decision about doing business with this company.

Emily Chapman

John came out today after calling him yesterday. We have had some bugs in our commercial space that we never used to have. After a thorough walk around he noticed the building next door has a leaky hose bib and we all have sump pumps on the exterior in the front of the building under a trap door.Theirs was the source of the problem.
Upon alerting the occupants, we were told that they have a local pest and termite company in the family from the area and they had recently come out to service the interior, but never bothered to check outside?
Yikes, why bother to call them back? John had the integrity not to charge us for a service call since he didn't think it would solve the problem long term. I won't call anyone but SLO Pest and Termite if we ever have an another issue here or if something comes up at home. He is obviously very knowledgable, amazingly responsive and professional.

Jacqueline Plumey

SLO pest and termite control came and inspected my shell beach dwelling when I had a tenant complain of bedbugs. They answered my call right away and came the next day. He did a thorough and detailed inspection and found no active infestation; no bedbugs. They gave a free estimate and a report that I can show my tenant. These are honest people and very knowledgeable. He took the time to explain what an infestation would look like if I had one. Great company! Thank you. JP

Christen A

SLO Pest and Termite was used to do a termite inspection during the purchase of our home. Some dry rot was indicated on the garage door, which the owner replaced. Everything else was noted clear of termites on the report. We went forward with the purchase in July. Early January i noticed a small hole in the wall with wood remains on the floor underneath. We’ve had to professionally done termite inspections by two different companies, and both indicate we have a termite infestation and an infestation this significant was present well before we purchased the home- possibly even during the time the home was built in 2008. Myself and our realtor have tried to find a fair resolution with John “Colorado” to make things right and give him the chance to inspect. He came into my home unprofessionally, rude and upset. He refused to inspect the findings because I did not provide a tall ladder for him. He walked out and never bothered to make things right. It’s been recommended we fumigate our home costing around $5k +.

Carrie White

We have used another pest company for quarterly service for a few years and we switched and found we had been cheating ourselves. SLO Pest did a phenomenal job and I would recommend their services to anyone.

Josh Rocha

Seems a little unfair to leave a one star rating just because they didn't return your call right away. This is someone's livelihood. Sheesh

Shelley LaMasa

This company is difficult to work with. They don't answer their phone and their voice mailbox is full... leaving customers unaware of the status of their home.

Gary Erlinger

Love this company. Very professional, extremely effective, reasonable prices Highly recommend.