Story Termite & Pest

Story Termite & Pest is a pest control company in Atascadero, California. The family-owned business serves the Central Coast from Santa Ynez to San Miguel and has done so for more than 25 years. Its work covers termite inspections, fumigations, and customized general pest management, along with inspection for and repair of wood destroying organisms, rodent management, and treatment for ants, spiders, wasps, and other pests. Treatment schedules are built around the customer, whether monthly, quarterly, or bi-annual. The company holds a 4.50 rating from the customers who have reviewed it.

Owner Dave Story founded the company in 2000 with the goal of putting people first, and brought more than 35 years of pest control experience to the work. He relocated the business to Atascadero in 2002. He is a certified Structural Pest Inspector and serves on the Pest Control Operators of California Board. The technicians are certified by the Structural Pest Control Board and licensed as Qualified Applicators, with training in Structural Pest Control Application. The team includes lead pest technicians Kevin Petty and Brian Woodard, repair technician Alberto Orrielles, and pest technician Tim McNamee. Dave supports Atascadero High School, Atascadero FFA, the Kiwanis Club of Atascadero, and Elks Lodge #2773.

The business sits on El Camino Real, about a tenth of a mile from The UPS Store and roughly the same distance from the El Camino Real corridor. CA 41 is about three tenths of a mile away, and Mercedes Avenue about the same.

Customers describe prompt, courteous, and informative service, and the company has handled large jobs including tenting, woodwork repair, and rebuilding an arbor. Its technicians are trained to mitigate pests in a manner consistent with industry standards, and the company works to identify and address the health and structural risks that rodents, birds, and wood destroying organisms create.