Our story
Budget Pest Control is a full-service San Jose pest company run by its licensed operator, Michael Hernandez. Operating under California Structural Pest Control Board registration #5209 since 2007, we have built the business on three things customers keep repeating in their reviews: the owner answers the phone, explains what he finds, and does honest work at a fair price.
We treat homes and businesses for rodents, termites, ants, cockroaches, spiders, bed bugs and stinging insects, with green and pest-specific options whenever they fit the job — following the City of San José’s integrated pest management approach of targeted products over broad-spectrum sprays. Reviews on our work go back to 2015, including landlords who use us across their rentals and realtors who rely on us for fast inspections.
Licensed, insured and verifiable
Every credential we show can be checked. We would rather you verify than take our word for it.
- California SPCB Company Registration #5209 (Fumigation & Pest Control) — verify at pestboard.ca.gov
- SPCB Operator License #11136 (Michael Hernandez)
- 4.8-star rating from 20 Google reviews
What we believe
Pest control should be explained, not mystified. On every visit we inspect, tell you what we found, and give a written estimate before any product is applied. We seal the entry points that let pests in, not just treat what you can see, because the cheapest pest problem is the one that does not come back.
What you get on every visit
We work the same way on a one-time ant call and a whole-house termite job. A licensed technician inspects first — the attic, crawlspace, foundation, kitchen and yard as the problem calls for — identifies the pest from the physical signs, and explains what we found before any product is applied. You get a written estimate up front, pest-specific treatment rather than broad-spectrum spraying, and a plan for sealing the entry points that let the pest in. For problems that need it, we schedule the follow-up so the fix actually holds.
Where we work
Budget Pest Control dispatches from San Jose across the greater Bay Area and Monterey Bay — Santa Clara, Alameda, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito and San Joaquin counties. We know the local pest pressure: roof rats working the Coyote Creek and Guadalupe River corridors, subterranean termites in the valley’s irrigated clay soils, and Argentine ants that push indoors when the weather swings. See the full list on our service areas page.
Green and pet-conscious
We use green and lower-toxicity options whenever they fit the job, following the City of San José’s integrated pest management approach of pest-specific products over broad-spectrum sprays, with ventilation per the product label. Tell us about pets, young children, pollinator gardens or sensitivities and we build the plan around them.
Meet the owner
Michael Hernandez
Licensed Operator & Owner
Michael — "Mike" to the customers who have used him for years — is the licensed operator behind Budget Pest Control. He answers the phone himself, inspects the job, explains what he finds and often does the treatment, which is why reviews going back to 2015 mention him by name. He holds California Structural Pest Control Board Operator License #11136 and runs the company under SPCB registration #5209.