SERVING LESLIEVILLE & SURROUNDING AREAS

Pest Control in Leslieville

Leslieville's oldest streets south of Queen hold late-1800s Ontario Cottages, Second Empire row houses and Victorians, with early-1900s homes to the north. Shared walls, back laneways and the Queen, Dundas and Gerrard restaurant strips give mice and rats food and easy paths between attached homes.

Licensed
Ont. Reg. 63/09
Insured
Fully covered
Same-Day Service
Most of the GTA
Toronto & GTA
Local team
Upfront Scope
Price before work

Property Types

Late-1800s row houses and Victorians, with early-1900s homes north of Queen

Our protocols are adapted to the specific structural challenges of homes in this area.

Risk Factors

Shared walls, back laneways, and the Queen, Dundas and Gerrard restaurant strips.

We proactively address environmental factors contributing to recurring pest issues.

Common Pests

Mice

Rats Raccoons Squirrels Cockroaches

Targeted treatments available for all listed species.

Comprehensive Service List for Leslieville

Durapest offers a complete range of pest control and wildlife removal services to residents and businesses in Leslieville.

Primary service

Wildlife removal in Leslieville

Raccoons, squirrels, skunks and birds removed with one-way doors, then sealed out — same-day where the route allows. Sealing work carries a 5-year warranty.

Bed Bug Heat Treatment

Cockroach Extermination

Ant Control

Crawling Insect Control

Emergency Services

Commercial Services

Also available: 24/7 Emergency Response and Commercial Contracts.

URGENT CALLS

Need someone in Leslieville today?

Our technicians dispatch from East York, so same-day is a realistic outcome in Leslieville most weeks, and the emergency line is answered around the clock when a situation cannot wait for a booking. What we will not do is promise you a window we cannot make — call and you get the real timeline for your address.

Call any hour

A person answers, day or night. Tell us the pest, where it is in the property, and whether anyone has been bitten, scratched, or stung.

We tell you straight

Wasp nest at a door, wildlife loose indoors, a skunk sprayed inside, a possible rabies exposure — those move to the front. If it can safely wait for morning, we say so instead of billing you for the drive.

Firm price before work

A licensed technician inspects, identifies the entry points, and gives you the number before anything starts. Starting at $395 — the scope decides the rest.

How emergency call-outs work

NEIGHBOURHOODS WE COVER

Serving Leslieville & its neighbourhoods

From our Toronto base, Leslieville is just south — roughly 6–9 km — so it's a quick trip within our regular service area, and same-day visits are realistic depending on the day's schedule.

Riverside

Gerrard India Bazaar

Queen East

Greenwood

Riverdale

Why Local Knowledge Matters

Pest behavior varies significantly depending on the environment. A rat infestation in a downtown restaurant requires a completely different strategy than raccoon removal in a suburban attic.

From Riverside, Gerrard India Bazaar, Queen East to the rest of Leslieville, knowing the local housing stock and geography — older homes, ravine corridors, waterfront — lets us find entry points faster and keep pests from coming back.

Local crews covering Leslieville
Technicians familiar with local bylaws
Solutions tailored to Late-1800s row houses and Victorians homes

Serving Leslieville, answered

Straight answers to what Leslieville homeowners ask us most.

Why are mice and rats common in Leslieville's older houses?

Much of Leslieville south of Queen is late-1800s housing — Ontario Cottages, Second Empire row houses and Victorians — and old foundations, shared walls and laneways give rodents easy food and travel routes. Dense older housing like this is exactly where they thrive.

I'm in a row house or semi and share walls with neighbours — does that matter?

It does. In Leslieville's Victorian row houses and semis, mice, rats and cockroaches move through shared walls, wall voids and plumbing runs between attached homes. Lasting control means treating your unit and sealing the gaps pests use to travel between units, so cooperation with neighbours often helps.

We're near the Queen East and Gerrard restaurant strips — does that draw pests?

Yes. Leslieville is built around older commercial strips on Queen, Dundas and the Gerrard India Bazaar, and restaurant density plus food waste give rodents a steady food supply. Homes backing onto those strips and the back laneways tend to see more rodent pressure.

Can you just trap a raccoon and move it out of the neighbourhood?

No. Ontario law requires captured wildlife to be released within 1 km of capture, within 24 hours, and only with the landowner's permission — so relocating it elsewhere isn't legal and doesn't fix the problem. The method that works is a humane one-way door to let the animal out, then sealing the entry points so it can't return.

Protect Your Home in Leslieville Today

Don't let pests settle in. Our local team is ready to provide a comprehensive inspection.