Section A / Register summary
Licensed termite and pest control operators in Virginia
Virginia contributes 715 licensed operators to this register of 8,599 across 4 states, taken from the VDACS Virginia Licensed Pesticide Businesses Report (report generated on request 27 Aug 2026). 547 (77%) hold the termite category as the regulator records it. 702 operators have a full file page; 660 geocoded to the rooftop, 50 to a ZIP centroid and 5 could not be placed. 167 are headquartered outside Virginia.
Records
715
VDACS
Termite category
547
77% of records
Operator files
702
13 listed as rows
Area pages
16
14 metro/micro + roll-ups
Phone on file
713
100%
Section B / Metro areas
Where Virginia's licensed operators are
| Area | Operators | Termite |
|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 195 | 146 (75%) |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 146 | 123 (84%) |
| Richmond, VA | 104 | 75 (72%) |
| Roanoke, VA | 24 | 17 (71%) |
| Charlottesville, VA | 18 | 11 (61%) |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 17 | 16 (94%) |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 11 | 9 (82%) |
| Lynchburg, VA | 10 | 7 (70%) |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 9 | 7 (78%) |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 9 | 8 (89%) |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 5 | 5 (100%) |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 6 | 5 (83%) |
| Danville, VA | 6 | 6 (100%) |
| Martinsville, VA | 3 | 3 (100%) |
Roll-ups / outside the larger metro areas
| Area | Operators | Termite |
|---|---|---|
| Smaller markets and rural counties | 51 | 42 (82%) |
| Out-of-state headquarters | 101 | 67 (66%) |
Metro pages exist for core-based statistical areas that span Virginia and hold at least three records. Everything else is grouped here: in-state operators in smaller markets and rural counties, and out-of-state headquarters licensed to work in Virginia.
Cost context / Virginia
What treatment costs in Virginia
Liquid
$1,000 to $2,400
Bait
$1,500 to $3,500
Tent
$2,200 to $4,800
Tent: rare in Virginia; drywood termites essentially absent.
- Statewide range: $1,000 to $4,800; bond $175 to $500 a year
- Inspection form: NPMA-33 Wood Destroying Insect Report (mandatory for VA loans, standard at sale)
- Both the business (Pesticide Business Licence) and the technician (Commercial Pesticide Applicator certification) must be licensed by VDACS.
Categories on the VA register
- General pest control (industrial, institutional, structural, health-related)670
- Wood-destroying pest control (termite / WDO)547
- VDACS category 7-D68
- Fumigation41
- VDACS category 7-E3
VDACS category codes on the business licence. 7-A general pest, 7-B wood-destroying pest control (termite), 7-C fumigation; other 7-x codes are shown as recorded. Businesses holding only non-structural codes (lawn, turf, right-of-way, public health) are not on this register.
Section C / Reading a VA licence record
What the VDACS record does and does not tell you
Every record on this page comes from the VDACS Virginia Licensed Pesticide Businesses Report, report generated on request 27 Aug 2026. The regulator is the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), Office of Pesticide Services. The status shown is the one on that file; a licence can lapse or be renewed between snapshots. All 715 Virginia licences on the file share the 31 March 2027 expiry, which is the annual cycle.
547 of the 715 records (77%) carry the termite category as VDACS records it. The rest hold general pest, fumigation or other structural categories only; they can inspect and treat other pests but the register does not license them for wood-destroying organism work.
702 records met the data floor for a full operator file (licence number, categories, status and snapshot, address, county, metro, nearest alternatives, plus a phone number where the regulator publishes one). 660 geocoded to the rooftop, 50 to a ZIP centroid, and 5 could not be placed and are listed as rows only. 167 operators (23%) are headquartered outside Virginia.
Section D / Provenance
Provenance / Virginia
- Source
- VDACS Virginia Licensed Pesticide Businesses Report
- Regulator
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), Office of Pesticide Services
- Snapshot
- 27 Aug 2026 (report generated on request 27 Aug 2026)
- Basis
- Public record (Virginia Freedom of Information Act); regulator-published report, no reuse restriction stated
- Verify
- VDACS public licence search
Status is shown exactly as the regulator reported it on the snapshot date and is not a statement about today. Registers change with every renewal cycle; the regulator's own search is the only current source. Business records only: individual applicators, technicians and field representatives are never listed here.
Open file
Virginia treatment cost
Liquid, bait and tent bands by region, bond pricing and the VA inspection form.
Open file
How to get quotes
What to ask a licensed operator and how to compare three written quotes.
Open file
Termite bond ROI
Annual bond pricing and the clauses that matter in a treatment warranty.
Open file
All states
Coverage table, per-state category rules and the states still pending records requests.
This register extract is an independent consumer guide, not a referral service and not an endorsement of any operator. We are not a pest control company and receive nothing from the businesses listed. Verify licence status with the regulator before signing a contract or paying a deposit. Listed businesses can request a correction or removal at [email protected].