pestworld

Name

pestworld

Legal name

National Pest Management Association

Website

https://pestworld.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pest Management Information & Education Services

NAICS

Exterminating and Pest Control Services (561710)

akta.pro primary industry

Sanitation, Monitoring & Trap/Station Programs (General) (HSAMAAAH)

Keywords

• Pest control education
• Consumer pest resources
• Exterminator directory services
• Pest identification guides
• Integrated pest management

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PestWorld.org is the official consumer education website of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), a non-profit trade association. It provides free pest identification guides, prevention tips, health and disease information, multimedia educational content, seasonal pest forecasts, and a zip code-based locator that connects consumers with licensed pest control professionals across the United States.

Product overview

PestWorld.org is the official consumer education website of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), a non-profit organization established in 1933. The platform operates as a comprehensive informational resource rather than a commercial software product. Its core offerings include the Pest Guide (a comprehensive pest identification database), the Bug Barometer (seasonal pest forecasting tool), the Find a Pest Pro locator service, Health Hub, and Multimedia Center. Additional products include dedicated microsites such as TickTalk.org (tick education), PestWorldForKids.org (children's education), and PestControlJobs.com (industry career portal). Commercial offerings include bed bug protocols for various business sectors and integrated pest management resources for businesses including food processing, healthcare, schools, hospitality, and retail. The organization also produces public service announcements (PSAs) addressing pest-related health risks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PestWorld.org: Official consumer education website of NPMA providing pest control information, pest guides, and exterminator search functionality.
• PestWorldForKids.org
• TickTalk.org
• Rodents Revealed
• Out of Sight
• Will They Eat It?
• Tiny Termite House
• Do Not Disturb
• Bed Bugs Exposed
• Bug Barometer
• Bugs Without Borders

Products and services

• Pest Guide
• Bug Barometer
• Pest in the House
• Find a Pest Pro
• Health Hub
• Multimedia Center
• PestWorld for Kids
• TickTalk
• PestControlJobs.com
• Bugs Without Borders
• Commercial Pest Control Resources

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of pest control companies treat rodents - rodents account for 14.6% of all pest control calls
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Angi: Angi operates a broad home-services marketplace that matches consumers with local professionals, including pest-control providers, while also publishing consumer guidance. It overlaps strongly with PestWorld's professional-referral function but serves many additional home-service categories.
• Thumbtack: Thumbtack is a local-services marketplace connecting consumers with professionals across home, maintenance, and other service categories, including pest control. Its professional-matching model is directly adjacent to PestWorld's Find a Pest Pro locator, although at much broader scale.
• Orkin: Orkin is an established U.S. pest-control operator serving the same residential and commercial customers targeted by PestWorld's educational and locator content. It is an industry incumbent that can appear in the member network, but it is not a direct competitor to PestWorld's nonprofit information and referral model.
• Terminix: Terminix is an established pest-management provider with consumer education and service-location capabilities across residential and commercial markets. It overlaps with PestWorld's pest focus and end users but provides extermination services directly rather than operating primarily as an association resource.
• Rentokil Initial: Rentokil Initial is a global pest-control and hygiene-services company serving residential and commercial customers. It is an industry incumbent with overlapping public education, pest expertise, and service-provider relevance, but its scale and geographic reach are substantially broader than PestWorld's U.S.-focused model.

Direct peers

• National Association of Landscape Professionals: The National Association of Landscape Professionals is a member-led nonprofit trade association offering consumer education, professional resources, and contractor-discovery tools for lawn and landscape services. It closely mirrors PestWorld's association-backed education and member-directory model in another service category.
• Fixr: Fixr provides home-improvement education, cost information, and contractor discovery for consumers and professionals. Its combination of free educational resources and a service-provider directory is closely comparable to PestWorld's content and referral model, though it spans many home categories.
• HomeGuide: HomeGuide publishes home-improvement guidance and connects consumers with local service professionals. It is comparable through its free educational content plus contractor-referral offering, although it does not specialize in pest management.
• American Mosquito Control Association: The American Mosquito Control Association is a nonprofit professional association focused on mosquito and vector control that combines public education with practitioner engagement. It is comparable in category specialization, educational mission, and professional network, though its pest scope is much narrower.

Others

• Pest Control Technology: Pest Control Technology is a trade media and information resource serving pest-management professionals. It is adjacent to PestWorld's research, education, and association content ecosystem, but it targets industry professionals rather than primarily offering a consumer provider directory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PestWorld
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PestWorld
• Facebookfacebook.com/PestWorld
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-pest-management-association
• Instagraminstagram.com/PestWorldOfficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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