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Locally owned and family operated, R&D Pest Services has been finding least-invasive solutions to our customers’ pest problems since 1988. Founders Rick Ellis and Dave Fox, with UC degrees and research experience in Chemistry and Entomology, are uniquely qualified to synthesize and distill leading-edge technology into wonderfully effective, ultra low-impact programs for homes and offices. Friendly and highly trained technicians strive to solve every challenge while leaving behind the smallest footprint possible. From ant control to beehive removal, from Upland to San Diego, R&D is your expert source for green pest control programs that work!
Ant control — exclusive «Outdoor Only» approach
Wasp/bee control
Rodent control
Spiders control
Wasp/Bee control
History
Established in 1988.
R&D Pest Services, Inc. has been on the leading edge in delivering low-impact, highly effective solutions to pest problems in homes and businesses. We pioneered the «outside only» approach to solving ant invasions in structures, and our penchant for innovation has kept us on the forefront in ant control, gopher control, and general insect and rodent control. How do we stay ahead of the rest?
Co-founders Rick Ellis and Dave Fox bring an expertise rarely found in a pest control company of any size. Both are former university researchers and have worked as technical trainers in integrated pest management. Each has over 25 years of hands-on experience in the Southern California pest control industry. Combine this experience with degrees in chemistry and entomology (study of insects) and it’s no wonder R&D produces the finest, most highly trained field specialists using the most effective techniques in pest control.
Meet the Business Owner
Dave F.
Business Owner
Rick Ellis earned his BA in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Mr. Ellis has been working in the pest control industry in many capacities for the past 20 years, starting as a sales and service representative for a pest control company. After that, he worked as a representative for a chemical and equipment distributor, providing training and information updates on the latest technology available to pest control companies. It was here that Rick met Dave, and together they founded R&D Pest Services in 1988.
Dave Fox earned his BS in Entomology from the University of California, Riverside (UCR). Mr. Fox first served as the technical director for a pest control company in Los Angeles for several years. He then met Rick while in an equivalent capacity for the same chemical distributor. Both are licensed as operators by the State of California Structural Pest Control Board, and as Pest Control Advisors by the Department of Pesticide Regulation.