Palus Property Defense started in 2026, working pest control jobs across Mandeville and the north shore. We handle termites, bed bugs, rodents, mosquitoes, and ants — the five pests that cause most of the calls we get in this parish. Termite treatment protects the frame of your house, the part that's expensive to fix once it's been chewed through. Bed bug work means treating mattresses, box springs, baseboards, and the cracks they hide in, not just spraying a room and calling it done. Rodent control starts outside, closing up the gaps mice and rats use to get in before we ever set a trap indoors. Mosquito treatment is seasonal, aimed at standing water and shade around the yard — gutters, plant saucers, low spots that never quite dry out. Ant control depends on which ant you've got; fire ants and carpenter ants aren't treated the same way, and we tell you which one you have before we treat for it.
We go through the house inside and out, looking for the pest itself and for how it's getting in. You come with us if you want to see what we're seeing.
We tell you what we found, what it'll take to deal with it, and how long it should run. No two of these jobs look exactly alike.
Bait, spray, trap, or seal — whatever fits the pest and the house. Termite work and bed bug work don't use the same methods, so this step looks different every time.
We come back out to see what's working and what needs adjusting. Rodent and ant jobs especially tend to need a second look before they're really finished.
Mandeville was founded in 1834 and incorporated in 1840, on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, facing New Orleans across the water. That lakefront position is the reason pest pressure here looks the way it does. Being this close to a large body of water means moisture is part of daily life, not an occasional problem, and it's why mosquito and termite calls make up so much of the work on the north shore. Mandeville is also part of the New Orleans-Metairie metro area, sitting right across the lake from the city itself, which puts a lot of houses within reach of the same wet ground and the same lake air. A town built this close to water has always had this kind of work to do, and that hasn't changed since 1840.
Mandeville sits on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, directly across from New Orleans. That puts us in wet ground and thick air almost every month of the year — the humidity here doesn't let up for winter, so damp and the pests that follow it don't either. Mosquitoes breed in anything that holds water for more than a few days, and on the north shore that means yards near the lake as much as anywhere else. Termites are a bigger issue on raised houses than people expect. A house up on piers has open space underneath, which sounds like it would keep termites out, but it gives them a shaded, damp way into the sills and joists that a slab house doesn't have in quite the same way. You'll find both kinds of house on the same street in Mandeville, sometimes right next door to each other, and we treat them differently.
Tell us what is happening at the property and we will tell you what it takes to deal with it.
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Providing professional pest control services across Mandeville and neighboring communities.
Common questions about our pest control services in Mandeville.
Termite Treatment, Bed Bug Removal, Rodent Control, Mosquito Treatment, Ant Control — all of it in Mandeville.
Mandeville, plus Baker, Madisonville, Abita Springs.
Mon-Fri 8AM-6PM. Calls to (985) 214-3014 reach the team directly during those hours.
No — estimates are free and carry no obligation.
Often. Same-day visits are available in Mandeville when the route allows, rather than promised; call (985) 214-3014 and we will say either way.
Yes — Palus Property Defense is licensed and insured for pest control work in Mandeville.
All major cards are accepted, alongside the usual alternatives.