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Pest & Wildlife Control in Port Moody

The Wild Pest serves every Port Moody neighbourhood from Newport Village to Heritage Mountain — technicians on-site within 90 minutes, with our 60-day pest guarantee and 3-year wildlife exclusion warranty.

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On-site fast

On-site in Port Moody within 90 minutes, 7 days a week, 7am–10pm. Moody Centre and Newport Village typically closer to 75 minutes; Heritage Mountain, Heritage Woods, and Ioco Road closer to 90 to 105.

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60-day pest return · 3-year wildlife exclusion warranty · Same-day response or service is free.

Based near Port Moody

The Wild Pest technicians are dispatched from Metro Vancouver daily. Covering every corner of Port Moody, BC.

What makes pest pressure in Port Moody unique

Port Moody wraps the eastern tip of Burrard Inlet, climbing from the waterfront at Rocky Point and Newport Village up onto Heritage Mountain and the Ioco / Anmore foothills. That combination — saltwater shoreline, continuous Bert Flinn Park and Buntzen Lake forest, and steep residential hillsides — creates a wildlife profile closer to North Vancouver than to the rest of the Tri-Cities. Black bears, deer, raccoons, skunks, eastern grey squirrels, and occasional cougar sightings all use the forested Port Moody hinterland. Homes on the Heritage Mountain slope and along the Ioco Road corridor sit directly against continuous mature forest.

Housing stock is more uniform than the other Tri-Cities: predominantly 1990s–2010s detached on the Heritage Mountain and Heritage Woods slopes, townhouse and mid-rise around Newport Village and Suter Brook, and older 1960s–80s detached through Moody Centre and College Park. The waterfront adds persistent gull, pigeon, and rodent pressure along the inlet. Port Moody Bylaw §2932 places rodent control on property owners. The city's compact size means our SLA is relatively consistent — most Port Moody addresses are within 90 minutes of dispatch.

Most common in Port Moody

The pests we see most often here.

Raccoons

Bert Flinn Park, Buntzen Lake, and Heritage Mountain forest corridors push Procyon lotor into residential attics nightly. Humane one-way door exclusion with galvanized hardware-cloth sealing — single-point 12-month or full-home 3-year warranty.

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Squirrels

Eastern grey squirrels move through Port Moody's mature canopy into gable vents, roof returns, and fascia gaps. Hillside stock with complex roof designs is particularly vulnerable. One-way door exclusion with permanent hardware-cloth sealing stops the re-entry cycle.

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Rodents

Waterfront, inlet-adjacent, and forest-edge blocks keep Rattus norvegicus pressure continuous across Port Moody. Full audit, entry-point mapping, and permanent sealing with galvanized hardware cloth — not bait-only. We do not use second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.

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Wasps & hornets

Forest-edge Heritage Mountain and Heritage Woods lots generate significant yellowjacket, paper wasp, and bald-faced hornet pressure. Same-day removal with direct entry-point treatment; exterior preventive application; season guarantee.

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Skunks

Mephitis mephitis dens under Port Moody decks and sheds throughout Moody Centre, College Park, and forest-edge hillside neighbourhoods. One-way door exclusion plus trenched L-footer barrier — no trapping, no spray.

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Full-home exclusion

Hillside Port Moody homes with forested adjacency and complex multi-gable roof designs have more potential entry points than flat-lot suburban stock. Full-home exclusion finds every active and potential entry and seals all of them with industrial hardware cloth — 3-year warranty, the longest in BC.

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Serving across Port Moody

Moody Centre · Newport Village · Suter Brook · Heritage Mountain · Heritage Woods · College Park · Rocky Point · Ioco / Anmore boundary

FAQ

Questions from Port Moody customers.

How fast can you reach my Port Moody address?+
Most Port Moody bookings see a technician on site within 90 minutes during our 7am–10pm window. Moody Centre, Newport Village, and Suter Brook typically run closer to 75 minutes. Heritage Mountain, Heritage Woods, College Park, and the Ioco Road corridor run closer to 90 to 105 minutes depending on traffic. We give you a realistic window on the booking call.
Why do Heritage Mountain homes have so much wildlife?+
Continuous forested habitat adjacency. Bert Flinn Park, Buntzen Lake Park, and the broader unprotected forested hinterland sit directly against Heritage Mountain and Heritage Woods residential lots. That means uninterrupted habitat for Procyon lotor, eastern grey squirrels, Mephitis mephitis, deer, and occasionally black bears immediately against property lines. Full-home exclusion with 3-year warranty is almost always the right long-term approach for Heritage Mountain addresses given the continuous pressure.
What about bears in Port Moody?+
Black bears are present in Port Moody, particularly along the Heritage Mountain-Anmore boundary and the Buntzen Lake area. We do not handle bears — bear management is handled by the BC Conservation Officer Service (call 1-877-952-7277). What we can do is help homeowners reduce bear attractants: sealing garbage rooms and garages, monitoring compost, excluding rodents whose food sources also attract bears, and advising on bear-aware landscaping. Prevention is the best strategy, and Port Moody's city-wide bear-smart program provides additional guidance.
Is your raccoon work legal under the BC Wildlife Act?+
Yes. Urban wildlife relocation more than one kilometre is typically prohibited. Our Port Moody Procyon lotor protocol is one-way door exclusion: the raccoon leaves to forage, cannot re-enter, we seal the entry permanently. We check for dependent young during kit season (March through early June) and hold exclusion until the family has naturally relocated together.
Do you handle bats in Port Moody?+
Yes. Little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) and Yuma bats are protected under the BC Wildlife Act and both are present in the Port Moody area, particularly around Buntzen Lake and the forested hinterland. We never exclude during maternity season (roughly May through mid-August). Our Port Moody bat work uses one-way valves installed in the legal window (late August through October, or early spring), followed by full roost sealing and professional HEPA decontamination of any guano under IPMR-BC standards.
Do older Moody Centre homes have different pest issues?+
Yes. Moody Centre's older 1960s–80s detached stock has the entry-point vulnerabilities typical of that era — aged soffit and fascia, original vent covers, utility penetrations sealed to earlier standards. Combined with waterfront proximity and the Moody Centre SkyTrain construction impacts, rodent and raccoon pressure runs noticeably higher than on the newer hillside stock. Full-home exclusion is often the right call on Moody Centre homes with pest history.
Are your treatments safe for kids and pets?+
Yes. Interior products are applied in cracks and voids where only pests can access. Most interior treatments are pet- and kid-safe once dry, typically within an hour. Rodent bait stations are tamper-resistant. We do not use glue traps. We do not use second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.
Do you work with Port Moody stratas?+
Yes. Growing mid-rise and townhouse clusters around Newport Village, Suter Brook, and the Evergreen Line corridor drive steady strata business. We operate under confidential single-unit and building-wide protocols. Common work includes rodent monitoring in shared garages, wasp and hornet removal on building perimeters, and bed bug thermal treatment in single units. Photo-documented reports satisfy strata recordkeeping and insurance requirements.
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Every The Wild Pest service, available in Port Moody.

Quarterly Plan
$139 / quarter
Rodents
From $395
Bed Bugs
From $1,200
Ants
From $295
Wasps
From $195
Raccoons
From $495
Squirrels
From $395
Full Exclusion
From $2,500
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