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Bed bugs don’t care how clean your home is. They hitchhike in on luggage, secondhand furniture, and clothing — and once they’re in, they hide in places a flashlight and a set of human eyes simply won’t reach. The bites, the anxiety, the obsessive checking every morning — that’s what this is really about. And that’s exactly what stops when the problem is handled correctly.
Corunna’s housing stock is older — apartment buildings in the area average around 40 years old, with none built since 2000. That means more cracks, more crevices, more places for bed bugs to disappear into baseboards, wall voids, and aging wood furniture joints. A standard visual inspection misses the majority of what’s actually there. That’s not an opinion — human inspection alone is only 17 to 40 percent accurate. Our certified canine detection team finds live bugs and viable eggs with 90 to 98 percent accuracy, reaching the places a human inspector physically can’t.
For Corunna residents who commute regularly along M-71 toward Flint or Lansing — or who travel for work and stay in hotels — the risk of bringing bed bugs home is ongoing, not a one-time event. Getting it right the first time isn’t just about comfort. It’s about not going through this again six months from now.
We’ve been serving families across Genesee and Shiawassee Counties since May 31, 2005 — which makes 2025 our 20th year in business. Roger Chinault founded First Choice Pest Control, leads it, and brings 26 years of hands-on pest control experience to every job. This isn’t a franchise. There’s no rotating crew of strangers showing up at your door.
One of the things that sets us apart in a community like Corunna is our same-technician model. You get the same trained, experienced professional assigned to your property year after year — someone who knows your home and your history. No part-time college students. No guesswork. Just consistent, accountable service from a team that’s been recognized by Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor for doing the work right.
Corunna is a small city. People talk. That kind of accountability matters here more than it does anywhere else — and it’s exactly why we’ve been earning repeat business across Shiawassee County for two decades.
It starts with a conversation — not a sales pitch. When you call, you’ll talk through what you’re seeing, where you’re seeing it, and how long it’s been going on. From there, we schedule an inspection using our certified K-9 detection team. The dog doesn’t just check the obvious spots. It works through the room systematically, alerting on live bugs and viable eggs hidden behind walls, inside electrical outlets, under carpet edges, and inside furniture joints — the exact hiding spots that are most common in the kind of older construction found throughout Corunna and the surrounding Caledonia Township area.
Once we know exactly what we’re dealing with and where, we build a treatment plan specific to your home. Not a package pulled off a shelf — an actual plan based on what the inspection found. Treatment typically involves a combination of targeted application and follow-up visits to catch any eggs that hatch after the initial service. We’ll walk you through what to do before we arrive and what to expect after, so there are no surprises.
If you’re a renter in Corunna dealing with a landlord who isn’t moving fast enough, we can help you understand your options there too. Michigan law requires rental properties to be maintained in habitable condition — and that includes addressing pest infestations. You don’t have to wait indefinitely while the problem gets worse.
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We offer both residential and commercial bed bug control services in Corunna, MI and throughout Shiawassee County. That includes single-family homes, rental units, small businesses, and county offices — the kind of mix you’d expect from a county seat community where government buildings, retail shops, and residential neighborhoods sit close together along Shiawassee Street and Corunna Avenue.
Every service we provide starts with certified K-9 detection — one of fewer than 100 programs of its kind in the entire United States. That detection accuracy is what separates a treatment that works from one that just moves the problem around. After inspection, treatment is built around Integrated Pest Management principles, which means targeted application where it’s needed rather than blanket chemical use throughout your home. That matters especially if you have children, pets, or elderly family members in the house.
We don’t use binding contracts. If a competitor in the area has given you a quote, bring it — we’ll match any reasonable rate. Seniors, veterans, and first responders in Corunna receive a discount, because a community with nearly one in five residents over the age of 65 and a significant number of people who’ve served deserves straightforward pricing without having to negotiate for it. The goal is simple: get it done right, treat you fairly, and make sure you don’t have to call about this again.
The most common signs are small, itchy bites that appear in a line or cluster — usually on your arms, neck, or legs — along with tiny rust-colored stains on your sheets or mattress seams. You might also notice small dark specks (bed bug excrement) on your mattress, headboard, or nearby baseboards, or shed skins left behind as the bugs grow. In the early stages, a lot of people aren’t sure what they’re dealing with and assume it’s mosquitoes or a skin reaction.
Here’s the problem with waiting to find out: bed bugs reproduce fast. A single female can lay one to five eggs per day. In an older Corunna home with aging baseboards and wall gaps, they can spread through the structure quickly — and the longer you wait, the more of the home is involved. If you’re seeing any of these signs, even if you’re not 100 percent sure, a professional inspection is the right next step. Our K-9 detection team can confirm or rule it out with a level of accuracy that a DIY check simply can’t match.
Over-the-counter sprays are contact killers — they only work on bugs they physically touch, and they do nothing to eggs. Bed bugs are also increasingly resistant to the active ingredients in most consumer products. What typically happens is that the spray disturbs the population, causes them to scatter deeper into walls and adjacent rooms, and gives you a few days of relief before the infestation is worse than when you started.
Professional treatment works differently. It starts with knowing exactly where the bugs are — which is what K-9 detection provides. From there, treatment is applied in a targeted, methodical way that accounts for the full life cycle, including eggs that won’t hatch for another week or two. That’s why follow-up visits are part of the process. In older homes common throughout Corunna, where bugs can retreat into wall voids and deteriorating baseboards, that depth of approach isn’t optional — it’s the only thing that actually resolves the problem.
The initial treatment typically takes a few hours depending on the size of your home and the extent of the infestation. In most cases, you’ll need to be out of the treated areas for a specific window of time — usually a few hours — before it’s safe to return. Your technician will give you clear, specific instructions before the visit so you know exactly what to expect and how to prepare.
Preparation matters a lot. Before treatment, you’ll typically need to wash and dry bedding and clothing on high heat, clear clutter from around beds and furniture, and vacuum thoroughly. We’ll walk you through the full prep list when you schedule. Getting that preparation right is one of the biggest factors in whether the treatment works the first time — and it’s something we take the time to explain clearly rather than hand you a generic checklist and hope for the best.
Yes — and this is one of the more serious risks in multi-unit housing. Bed bugs can travel through wall voids, along shared plumbing and electrical lines, and through gaps under doors and in flooring. In an apartment building, a single infested unit can spread to neighboring units within weeks if it’s not addressed. Given that Corunna’s rental housing stock averages around 40 years old — with the kind of aging construction that creates more pathways between units — that spread can happen faster than most people expect.
If you’re a renter and you’ve reported the issue to your landlord without a timely response, it’s worth knowing that Michigan law requires landlords to maintain habitable living conditions, which includes pest control. You have options. Whether you’re dealing with a slow-moving landlord or want to handle it independently, we serve renters directly and can work with your specific situation. The longer an infestation goes untreated in a shared building, the harder it becomes to resolve — for you and for every unit around you.
No. This is one of the most common misconceptions about bed bugs in Michigan, and it leads a lot of people to delay treatment through the fall thinking the cold will solve the problem. It won’t. Bed bugs live indoors, in heated spaces, and they are completely unaffected by outdoor temperatures. Your furnace keeps your home warm enough for them to survive and reproduce year-round — whether it’s July or January.
What does change seasonally is your exposure risk. Summer travel is typically when new infestations get introduced — hotel stays, visiting family, attending events like the Fourth of July Celebration at McCurdy Park and then having out-of-town guests stay over. But once bed bugs are in your home, the Michigan winter gives them no reason to slow down. If you’re seeing signs of an infestation in the fall or winter, treat it now. Waiting until spring just gives them more time to establish and spread.
Yes. We offer discounts for seniors, veterans, and first responders — and in a community like Corunna, where nearly one in five residents is 65 or older and where a meaningful portion of the population has served in the military or as first responders, that’s not a throwaway line. It reflects who actually lives here and what fair pricing looks like for people on fixed incomes or tight budgets.
Corunna’s median household income runs well below the Michigan state average, and we understand that a pest control call isn’t a small decision for a lot of families here. The discount is straightforward — just mention it when you call. And if you’ve already gotten a quote from another local provider, bring it. We’ll match any reasonable competitor’s rate. The goal is to make sure cost isn’t the reason someone in Corunna lives with a bed bug problem longer than they have to.
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