--- title: "Google Business Profile for pest control companies" description: "Pest control companies should choose Pest control service as their primary category on Google Business Profile. Google's list has few pest-specific." canonical: https://damex.digital/industries/pest-control/google-business-profile/ last_updated: 2026-11-01 type: industries publisher: Damex Digital context_version: 2026-11-06 --- > Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency that gets businesses named and cited when customers ask AI assistants who to hire. This is the Markdown version of https://damex.digital/industries/pest-control/google-business-profile/ # Google Business Profile for pest control companies: categories, services and posts > Pest control companies should choose Pest control service as their primary category on Google Business Profile. Google's list has few pest-specific categories, so add secondaries like Bird control service only where you truly do that work, and describe each pest in your services list instead. Show your licence, set service areas, and post seasonal pest tips with your own photos. Published Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 1, 2026. By Shakhawat Ullah Badhon, Founder, Damex Digital. Category names checked against public copies of Google's list on Nov 1, 2026. Google doesn't publish the list openly, so confirm each one in your profile's category picker. ## Primary category **Pest control service.** It's the one core pest category in Google's list, and it's in both public copies we checked. ## Secondary categories | Category | Use it when | Avoid it when | |---|---|---| | Bird control service | You install netting, spikes or other bird deterrents. | | | Animal control service | You remove wildlife such as raccoons or squirrels. | customers might read it as the municipal service. Explain the work in your description. | | Bee relocation service | You relocate honeybee colonies rather than treating them. | | ## Services to add - **Insects:** Ant control, Roach treatment, Bed bug treatment, Wasp nest removal, Mosquito treatment - **Rodents and wildlife:** Mouse control, Rat control, Rodent exclusion, Wildlife removal - **Inspections:** Termite inspection, Real estate termite inspection, Commercial pest inspection ## Attributes - **Owner identity:** Google offers attributes such as Veteran-owned, Women-owned and Black-owned. Add only those that are true; they help customers who look for them. - **Small business:** Google defines a small business as one making less than $10 million a year, and franchises can't use it. ## Photos to upload first 1. A technician inspecting a crawl space, with safety gear 2. Rodent exclusion work: sealed gaps, before and after 3. Your branded vehicle at a job, with no house number in view 4. The team in uniform 5. A termite inspection in progress 6. Bird netting or spikes you installed 7. Your applicator licence on the wall or truck 8. Your office exterior with signage, if customers can visit ## A year of posts (examples) | Month | Topic | Example post | |---|---|---| | January | Winter rodents | Scratching in the attic? Mice move indoors when it's cold. The gaps we seal most often. | | February | Termite season ahead | Swarming season is coming. What a termite swarm looks like and who to call. | | March | Spring ants | Ant trails in the kitchen? Why spraying the trail rarely solves it. | | April | Termite swarms | Winged insects near windows? They could be termites. Save one in a bag and call for an inspection. | | May | Mosquitoes | Empty standing water around the yard each week. It's where mosquitoes breed. | | June | Wasps | Found a nest near a door? Keep people and pets away and let a professional remove it. | | July | Real job | Rodent exclusion finished in [neighbourhood] this week: 14 entry points sealed around the foundation. | | August | Back-to-school bed bugs | Back from travel or camp? How to check luggage for bed bugs before it comes inside. | | September | Fall invaders | Stink bugs and spiders head indoors in fall. Simple ways to keep them out. | | October | Pets and treatments | How we keep pets safe during a treatment, following the EPA's advice for households. | | November | Holiday kitchens | Crumbs and boxes bring roaches. A quick checklist before the holiday baking starts. | | December | Year-round plans | What a quarterly service covers through the winter months, and why it continues. | ## What gets profiles suspended - Adding keywords, towns or taglines to your business name. Google says it can lead to suspension. ([Google's guideline](https://support.google.com/business/answer/3038177)) - Using a P.O. box or a virtual office you don't work from as your address. ([Google's guideline](https://support.google.com/business/answer/13762416)) - Showing your home address instead of hiding it and setting service areas. ([Google's guideline](https://support.google.com/business/answer/3038177)) - Making safety claims, such as 'completely safe for pets', that you can't back up. ([Google's guideline](https://support.google.com/business/answer/7400114)) - Creating a new profile for the same business, including after a suspension. Appeal instead; Google allows one appeal. ([Google's guideline](https://support.google.com/business/answer/4569145)) ## FAQs ### Is there a Termite control category? Not in the public copies of Google's list we checked. Use Pest control service and add termite services to your services list. ### Should I use Animal control service? Only if you remove wildlife, and explain it in your description, since customers may read it as the municipal service. ### Where should my licence show? On your website and listings that have a licence field. Customers are told to check pest control licences with the state. ## Sources 1. [Google: Guidelines for representing your business](https://support.google.com/business/answer/3038177), checked Oct 31, 2026 2. [Google Business Profile Help: Edit your Business Profile](https://support.google.com/business/answer/3039617), checked Oct 31, 2026 3. [Google Business Profile Help: Tips for business-specific photos](https://support.google.com/business/answer/6123536), checked Oct 31, 2026 4. [Google Business Profile Help: Create and manage posts](https://support.google.com/business/answer/7342169), checked Oct 31, 2026 --- ## About Damex Digital Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency. 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