FieldRoutes Blog

For Breanna Neerland and Kwik Kill Pest Control, cash flow isn't a spreadsheet problem. It starts with a team willing to ask for money it is owed and continues with hassle-free ways to collect.

A rising reservice rate looks like a nuisance to most operators. Kwik Kill Pest Control treats it as a diagnostic, and the company is keeping its rate well below industry average.

Most pest control companies chase late payments. Adams Exterminators built a system where the software does it for them automatically, at every stage of the billing cycle.

When a pest control technician owns their route and gets paid based on what they complete, the software that makes it possible has to keep up. For Adams Exterminators, it does.

Termite work in Arizona peaks from September to March. For years, DeLane Patterson rode that cycle. A FieldRoutes feature he hadn't tried before is changing the math.

DeLane Patterson had run the same pest control software for years. When it stopped keeping up with his ambitions, he didn't call a salesperson. He opened an AI tool and asked it 50 questions.

DeLane Patterson’s Open Range Pest Control switched to FieldRoutes in March 2026. Just a few months in, the contrast with his old platform isn’t subtle, and it shows up most clearly in the hours he's getting back.

The AI research and the software switch were business decisions. The one that made them possible was something else entirely.

Material costs top the list of 2026 risks, tech investment more than doubled, and AI adoption nearly followed suit. See where pest control operators are placing their bets. And where they're holding back.

Learn what pest control business insurance policies you need, what they cover, and how much they cost. Protect your company today. Read more.

Discover how to price apartment pest control services profitably. Compare models, calculate margins, and win property manager contracts. Learn how.

Learn how pest control PPC campaigns work, from keyword research to budgeting and tracking. Discover proven Google Ads strategies.