In some areas pest control is just part of the cost of living where you do.
As with anything I think it varies from area to area. Best to call around and ask for a few estimates.
I do know from experience that brown recluse spider bite can cause LOTS of medical problems, the drug to cure it can cause almost as many problems as the actual bite. They aren't something to fool around with and neither are the black widows.

We live in the south -- love the low housing costs, but have to put up with the pest control costs because it's just part of living in the south. The prices you quote in your above post don't seem out of line with what we pay. You could always call around to other pest control companies and see what their charges are.

Those costs sound reasonable. We live in Florida and pay $120/year for a termite warranty plus $62 every other month for general pest control which is a must here (unless you like creepy crawlies)

When we lived in a mountain area in CA, we had a monthly pest control. The company that did it was well know and well established but used herbal products. That is we only had to watch the animals for about a hour after he sprayed. He did inside and out and around the banks and if I found anything unusual, he would recheck free. He also gave us ant traps to put away from the animals. It really made a difference, especially during spring, summer and fall.

We are surrounded by woods and Mother Nature. We have a pest control company - nationally known - treat for carpenter ants and mice on a regular basis. It's part of living in the country. We live in western Connecticut. Your price seems in line with what we pay per year.

Enjoy the journey.

eal51 in western CT

Well, I must be lucky or something. I've never had a termite inspection, until the other day, when I hired a local company for a "look see", before I plan to put house on market soon, and put down a vapor barrier. He found nothing going on.

Regular service not an issue; never had a reason to call one out here. Have only had the usual, an occasional bug here and there. No infestions of any kind. Have gone under the house a good many times for different reasons and did not see anything. Although I realize you can't always see termites.

I've lived here 13 years, and the house was 20 years old when I bought it, it had nothing going then.

We just bought a new house, (to us, 12 yrs. old) and it will be covered for a year for termites, and we will renew after that though. But as far as regular pest control, unless we get infested with something else, no.

Thanks for the info. I feel a little better that I'm not getting ripped off. I will call around for rates , though.