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You stop finding droppings in the kitchen. You stop waking up to bites you can’t explain. You stop spending money on products that buy you a week of relief before the problem comes back. That’s what a real fix looks like — and it’s more straightforward to get there than most people expect.
Corunna sits in a specific kind of pest pressure zone. The Shiawassee River runs right through the city, and the Corunna Dam creates a 17-acre stretch of slow-moving water that mosquitoes treat like a breeding ground from May through September. If your backyard feels unusable half the summer, that’s not bad luck — that’s geography. Our targeted mosquito program addresses the source, not just the symptoms, and it includes flea and tick treatment at no extra charge.
Then there’s what happens every fall. Caledonia Township surrounds Corunna on all sides with active farmland, and when the harvest wraps up and temperatures drop, field mice don’t stay in the fields. They move toward warmth, and the nearest warmth is your home. Many of Corunna’s older homes — some dating back generations — have exactly the kind of aging foundations and utility gaps that make that migration easy. Getting ahead of it before October is the difference between a minor inconvenience and a full-blown infestation.
We founded First Choice Pest Control on May 31, 2005 — which means 2025 marks 20 years of protecting homes and businesses across central Michigan, including right here in Corunna and throughout Shiawassee County. That kind of track record doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because the work gets done right and customers come back.
Roger leads the company with 26 years of hands-on experience, and our team reflects that same standard. Every technician at First Choice is a career pest control professional — no seasonal hires, no part-time college students filling a schedule. When you book a service, you get someone who does this for a living, and you’ll see that same person again next time. In a city of 3,000 people where neighbors notice who’s coming and going, that consistency means something.
We hold MDARD Pesticide Application Business License #250081, have earned recognition from Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor, and are trained in Integrated Pest Management — meaning treatments are targeted and appropriate, not just a blanket chemical application. If you have kids, pets, or seniors in the home, that approach matters.
It starts with understanding what you’re actually dealing with. Before any treatment happens, your technician does a thorough inspection of the property — inside and out. They’re looking at entry points, activity patterns, and the specific conditions of your home. In Corunna, that often means checking crawlspaces and foundation gaps in older construction, inspecting areas near the river corridor for moisture-driven pest activity, and identifying where fall rodent pressure is most likely to hit first.
From there, we build a program around your specific situation — not a one-size-fits-all package pulled off a shelf. If you have a mosquito problem near the water, that gets addressed differently than a carpenter ant issue in a 1940s wood-frame home on the north side of town. The treatment is precise, and you’ll know exactly what’s being applied and why before anything starts.
After the initial service, follow-up visits are scheduled based on what your home actually needs. Because we assign the same technician to your property year after year, they already know your home by the second visit. No re-explaining your history. No starting from scratch. Just a professional who knows your property and checks in before the problem has a chance to come back.
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We handle the full range of pest problems Corunna residents face — rodents, ants, mosquitoes, wasps, bed bugs, spiders, stink bugs, and more. We serve both residential and commercial properties, which matters in a county-seat city where government buildings, local restaurants along Shiawassee Street, and public-facing businesses can’t afford a visible pest problem.
Our mosquito program deserves a specific mention because of where Corunna sits. The Shiawassee River impoundment and the low-lying areas around McCurdy Park create real seasonal pressure, and the program is built to address it — with flea and tick treatment included at no extra charge. That’s not a promotional add-on. It’s just a smarter way to protect your yard when all three pests are active at the same time.
For bed bugs specifically, we’re one of fewer than 100 companies in the entire United States offering certified canine detection. Trained dogs locate infestations with 95 to 98 percent accuracy — finding single bugs and eggs in wall voids and electrical outlets that a standard visual inspection would miss entirely. If you’re dealing with bed bugs or just want certainty before you buy or sell a home, this is the most accurate detection available anywhere in the country. We also offer price matching on reasonable competitor rates, flat-rate pricing with no surprise fees, and discounts for seniors, veterans, and first responders — because those groups make up a meaningful part of this community and they’ve earned it.
This is one of the most common calls we get from Corunna homeowners, and the answer is geographic. Caledonia Charter Township surrounds Corunna on all sides with active agricultural land. When harvest season ends — typically September into October — field mice lose their cover and their food source at the same time. They move toward warmth, and the nearest structures are homes and businesses on the edges of the city.
Older homes in Corunna are especially vulnerable because aging foundations, settled crawlspaces, and gaps around utility entries give rodents easy access. The fix isn’t just trapping what’s already inside — it’s identifying and closing the entry points before the next migration starts. A professional inspection in late summer or early fall is the most effective window to get ahead of this. Waiting until you find droppings usually means the problem is already further along than it looks.
Pricing depends on the type of pest, the size of your property, and whether you need a one-time treatment or an ongoing program. For most residential customers in Corunna, a standard pest control visit falls somewhere in the range of $100 to $300 depending on scope. Mosquito programs and more specialized services like bed bug detection are priced separately based on what’s involved.
What we do differently is offer flat-rate pricing — so what you’re quoted is what you pay, no surprise line items at the end. We also match reasonable competitor rates, which means you don’t have to choose between the most affordable option and the most qualified one. For seniors, veterans, and first responders, discounts are available. If cost is a concern, just ask upfront — the conversation is straightforward and there’s no pressure involved.
This is the right question to ask, and any licensed exterminator should be able to answer it clearly before they start work. Our technicians are trained in Integrated Pest Management, which is a science-based approach that uses the least-toxic effective treatment for each specific situation. That means treatments are targeted — applied where the pest activity is, in the concentrations needed — not a blanket chemical application throughout the home.
For families in Corunna with young children or pets, your technician will walk you through exactly what’s being used, where it’s being applied, and any re-entry timing you should follow after the service. In most cases, standard precautions are minimal. If you have specific sensitivities or concerns — allergies, a pet with health conditions, a newborn in the home — bring that up before the inspection starts so the program can account for it. A good technician will adjust the approach accordingly, not push back on the question.
The Corunna Dam creates a 17-acre impoundment on the Shiawassee River right within city limits. That’s a large stretch of slow-moving, shallow water that sits adjacent to residential neighborhoods — and standing or slow-moving water is exactly where mosquitoes lay eggs. Properties near West Corunna Avenue, McCurdy Park, and the river corridor consistently see heavier mosquito activity than homes further from the water, and it’s not random.
Effective mosquito control in this part of Corunna requires treating the breeding environment, not just knocking down adult mosquitoes in your yard. Our mosquito program is built around that reality — targeting the conditions that produce the problem, not just the visible result. The program also includes flea and tick treatment at no additional cost, which matters when your kids or pets are using outdoor spaces near the park or river trail from late spring through early fall.
Bed bugs are genuinely difficult to confirm without professional detection, and that’s not an exaggeration. The bites alone aren’t diagnostic — spider bites, flea bites, and allergic reactions can look nearly identical. Most homeowners who suspect bed bugs have already spent time pulling apart furniture and finding nothing, which doesn’t mean the bugs aren’t there. It often means they’re in the wall void, behind an outlet cover, or in a seam that a visual inspection would miss.
We’re one of fewer than 100 companies in the United States with certified canine bed bug detection. The dogs are trained to locate infestations with 95 to 98 percent accuracy — including single bugs and eggs in locations that human inspectors routinely overlook. If you’re unsure whether what you’re dealing with is bed bugs or something else, a canine inspection gives you a definitive answer instead of a guess. That matters especially if you’re preparing to sell a home, moving into a new property, or dealing with a recurring bite problem you haven’t been able to explain.
Yes — we offer discounts for seniors, veterans, and first responders. In Corunna, where roughly one in five residents is 65 or older and where a significant portion of the community has served in the military or in public service roles, these discounts reflect a straightforward acknowledgment of who lives here and what they’ve contributed.
For senior homeowners especially, pest control is often a recurring need — older homes require more attention, and the peace of mind that comes with a trusted, consistent technician is genuinely valuable on a fixed income. The discount makes that relationship more accessible. If you’re a veteran, active service member, or first responder and you’re not sure whether you qualify, just mention it when you call. The process is simple and there’s no documentation burden involved.
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