{
  "title": "Who owns Chattanooga's pest control companies?",
  "url": "https://chattanoogapestcontrol.com/",
  "summary": "As of October 21, 2026, we found 21 pest control companies serving Chattanooga whose ownership we could confirm from public sources. Of those, five are owned by publicly traded companies, four by private equity firms, three are franchises of national brands, six are owned by families based elsewhere, and three are locally owned.",
  "maintainer": {
    "name": "Pest Tech Chattanooga LLC",
    "url": "https://pesttechchattanooga.com",
    "note": "Pest Tech Chattanooga is a locally owned pest control company, and it is listed in this directory."
  },
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "lastVerified": "2026-10-21",
  "corrections": "corrections@chattanoogapestcontrol.com",
  "ownershipTypes": [
    {
      "id": "public",
      "label": "Publicly traded",
      "definition": "Owned by a company whose shares trade on a stock exchange."
    },
    {
      "id": "private-equity",
      "label": "Private equity-backed",
      "definition": "Owned, in whole or in part, by a private investment firm that buys companies with money from its investors."
    },
    {
      "id": "franchise",
      "label": "Franchise",
      "definition": "A local owner runs the location under a national brand. The brand and its rules belong to the franchisor, which has owners of its own."
    },
    {
      "id": "family",
      "label": "Family-owned, based elsewhere",
      "definition": "Owned by a family, and run from headquarters outside the Chattanooga area."
    },
    {
      "id": "local",
      "label": "Locally owned",
      "definition": "Owned by people in the Chattanooga area."
    }
  ],
  "companies": [
    {
      "name": "Critter Control",
      "ownership": "public",
      "ownershipLabel": "Publicly traded",
      "owner": "Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL)",
      "details": "Wildlife control. Rollins has owned the brand since 2015 and also franchises it; the Chattanooga office's page doesn't say which kind of office it is.",
      "since": "2015-03",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rollins, 2016",
          "url": "https://www.rollins.com/investors/press-releases/detail/125/rollins-inc-acquires-two-critter-control-franchises",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Critter Control Chattanooga",
          "url": "https://www.crittercontrol.com/office-finder/tennessee/chattanooga/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Northwest Exterminating",
      "ownership": "public",
      "ownershipLabel": "Publicly traded",
      "owner": "Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL)",
      "details": "Service centers in Hixson, Ooltewah and Ringgold, Ga. Bought Jody Millard Pest Control of Hixson in 2012 and Enviroguard Pest Solutions in 2024.",
      "since": "2017",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rollins filing, 2017",
          "url": "https://www.rollins.com/investors/financial-information/sec-filings/content/0001171200-17-000335/i17363_ex99-1.htm",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Northwest locations",
          "url": "https://www.callnorthwest.com/locations/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Northwest, 2012",
          "url": "https://www.callnorthwest.com/2012/08/northwest-exterminating-acquires-jody-millard-pest-control-of-hixon-tn/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2024",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/northwest-exterminating-acquires-enviroguard-pest-solutions/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Orkin",
      "ownership": "public",
      "ownershipLabel": "Publicly traded",
      "owner": "Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL)",
      "details": "Chattanooga branch on Shallowford Road.",
      "since": "1964",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rollins history",
          "url": "https://www.rollins.com/about-us/history",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Rollins, 2026",
          "url": "https://www.rollins.com/investors/press-releases/detail/433/rollins-to-host-2026-investor-and-analyst-conference-on-may-14th",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Orkin Chattanooga",
          "url": "https://www.orkin.com/locations/tennessee-tn/chattanooga-pest-control",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Terminix",
      "ownership": "public",
      "ownershipLabel": "Publicly traded",
      "owner": "Rentokil Initial plc, a British company traded in London and New York",
      "details": "Chattanooga branch on Hamilton Park Drive.",
      "since": "2022-10",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Professional Pest Manager, 2022",
          "url": "https://professionalpestmanager.com/professional-pest-manager-magazine/rentokil-completes-its-acquisition-of-terminix/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Rentokil investors",
          "url": "https://www.rentokil-initial.com/investors",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Terminix Chattanooga",
          "url": "https://www.terminix.com/exterminators/tn/chattanooga-2445/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Volunteer Rid-A-Pest",
      "ownership": "public",
      "ownershipLabel": "Publicly traded",
      "owner": "Rollins, Inc. (NYSE: ROL), through Northwest Exterminating",
      "details": "Based in Cleveland, Tenn.; serves Chattanooga and Ooltewah. Kept its name after the sale.",
      "since": "2026-01",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2026",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/northwest-exterminating-expands-tennessee-footprint-with-latest-acquisition/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Volunteer Chattanooga page",
          "url": "https://volpest.com/pest-control-services-chattanooga-tn/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Aptive Pest Control",
      "ownership": "private-equity",
      "ownershipLabel": "Private equity-backed",
      "owner": "Citation Capital of Dallas, majority owner",
      "details": "Its Chattanooga page says it serves the area from Nashville.",
      "since": "2024-08",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Aptive, 2024",
          "url": "https://aptivepestcontrol.com/news/citation-capital-partners-with-aptive-environmental-to-propel-innovation-and-expansion/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Aptive Chattanooga page",
          "url": "https://aptivepestcontrol.com/locations/tennessee-tn/chattanooga-pest-control/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "ClearDefense Pest Control",
      "ownership": "private-equity",
      "ownershipLabel": "Private equity-backed",
      "owner": "Coalesce Capital, through a growth investment; the size of its stake isn't stated",
      "details": "Chattanooga office on Volunteer Drive.",
      "since": "2026",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Latham & Watkins, 2026",
          "url": "https://www.lw.com/en/news/2026/10/latham-watkins-advises-coalesce-capital-on-growth-investment-in-cleardefense",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "ClearDefense locations",
          "url": "https://www.cleardefensepest.com/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lookout Pest Control",
      "ownership": "private-equity",
      "ownershipLabel": "Private equity-backed",
      "owner": "Percheron Capital",
      "details": "Based in Rossville, Ga.; founded in 1983. Bought Lady Bug Exterminating of Chattanooga in 2024.",
      "since": "2023-06",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PE Hub, 2023",
          "url": "https://www.pehub.com/percheron-capital-acquires-two-pest-control-providers-lookout-pest-control-and-any-pest/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Lookout About page",
          "url": "https://www.lookoutpestcontrol.com/about/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "PitchBook",
          "url": "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/719996-41",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Waynes Pest Control",
      "ownership": "private-equity",
      "ownershipLabel": "Private equity-backed",
      "owner": "Anticimex of Stockholm, controlled by EQT since 2021",
      "details": "Based in the Birmingham, Ala., area.",
      "since": "2019-08",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2019",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/anticimex-acquires-waynes-pest-control/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "EQT",
          "url": "https://eqtgroup.com/en/thinq/case-study/how-eqt-took-anticimex-from-nordic-player-to-global-pest-control-giant",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Waynes Chattanooga page",
          "url": "https://callwaynes.com/tennessee/chattanooga-pest-control/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mosquito Authority of Chattanooga",
      "ownership": "franchise",
      "ownershipLabel": "Franchise",
      "owner": "Local franchise; the franchisor, Main Line Brands, is backed by Susquehanna Private Capital",
      "details": "Locally owned and operated.",
      "since": "2020-10",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Main Line Brands About page",
          "url": "https://www.mainlinebrands.com/about-us/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Mosquito Authority of Chattanooga",
          "url": "https://www.mosquito-authority.com/chattanooga-tn/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mosquito Joe of Chattanooga",
      "ownership": "franchise",
      "ownershipLabel": "Franchise",
      "owner": "Local franchise; the franchisor, Neighborly, is owned by KKR",
      "details": "Locally owned and operated.",
      "since": "2021",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2021",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/neighborly-sold-to-global-investment-firm/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Mosquito Joe of Chattanooga",
          "url": "https://mosquitojoe.com/locations/chattanooga/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mosquito Squad of Chattanooga & NW Georgia",
      "ownership": "franchise",
      "ownershipLabel": "Franchise",
      "owner": "Local franchise; the franchisor, Authority Brands, is majority-owned by Apax Partners funds",
      "details": "Based in McDonald, Tenn. Authority Brands bought Mosquito Squad in 2018, and BCI took a minority stake in Authority Brands in 2022.",
      "since": "2018",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Simpson Thacher, 2018",
          "url": "https://www.stblaw.com/about-us/news/view/2018/12/13/authority-brands-acquires-mosquito-squad",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "BCI, 2022",
          "url": "https://www.bci.ca/bci-leads-significant-investment-in-authority-brands/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Mosquito Squad Chattanooga",
          "url": "https://www.mosquitosquad.com/chattanooga-nwgeorgia/about-us/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Arrow Exterminators",
      "ownership": "family",
      "ownershipLabel": "Family-owned, based elsewhere",
      "owner": "Family-owned, based in Atlanta",
      "details": "Chattanooga service center on Amnicola Highway, plus a commercial service center that opened in 2019.",
      "since": "1964",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Arrow",
          "url": "https://www.arrowexterminators.com/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Arrow Chattanooga",
          "url": "https://www.arrowexterminators.com/tennessee/chattanooga-service-center",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Arrow, 2019",
          "url": "https://www.arrowexterminators.com/why-arrow/news/arrow-exterminators-opens-new-commercial-service-center-in-chattanooga-tennessee",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bug Busters",
      "ownership": "family",
      "ownershipLabel": "Family-owned, based elsewhere",
      "owner": "Family-owned, based in the Atlanta area",
      "details": "Has had a Chattanooga branch since 2022, when it bought All Pest Extermination of Signal Mountain.",
      "since": "1984",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2022",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/bug-busters-acquires-all-pest-extermination/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2024",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/bug-busters-celebrates-40th-anniversary/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bulwark Exterminating",
      "ownership": "family",
      "ownershipLabel": "Family-owned, based elsewhere",
      "owner": "Family-owned, with offices in more than a dozen states",
      "details": "Chattanooga office on Talley Road.",
      "since": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Bulwark Chattanooga page",
          "url": "https://bulwarkpestcontrol.com/locations/chattanooga/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Bulwark",
          "url": "https://www.bulwarkpestcontrol.com/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cook's Pest Control",
      "ownership": "family",
      "ownershipLabel": "Family-owned, based elsewhere",
      "owner": "Family-owned, founded in Decatur, Ala.",
      "details": "Chattanooga branch on Bonny Oaks Drive.",
      "since": "1928",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Cook's About page",
          "url": "https://www.cookspest.com/about-us/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Cook's Chattanooga branch",
          "url": "https://cookspest.com/branch/chattanooga/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Massey Services",
      "ownership": "family",
      "ownershipLabel": "Family-owned, based elsewhere",
      "owner": "Family-owned, based in Orlando, Fla.",
      "details": "Bought Mayfield Brothers Pest Control, which had offices in Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tenn., in 2021. Opened a commercial service center in Chattanooga in 2025.",
      "since": "1985",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Massey, 2021",
          "url": "https://www.masseyservices.com/massey-services-acquires-mayfield-brothers-pest-control-of-tennessee/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2021",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/massey-services-acquires-mayfield-brothers-pest-control/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2025",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/massey-services-expands-in-north-carolina-tennessee-texas/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Urbanex Pest Control",
      "ownership": "family",
      "ownershipLabel": "Family-owned, based elsewhere",
      "owner": "Family- and veteran-owned, founded in Nashville",
      "details": "Serves Chattanooga from its Knoxville branch. Sold its Huntsville, Ala., branch to Massey Services in 2026.",
      "since": "2015",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP, 2026",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/massey-services-acquires-urbanex-pest-control/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        },
        {
          "label": "Urbanex Chattanooga page",
          "url": "https://www.urbanexpro.com/chattanooga-tn-pest-control/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "GPM Termite & Pest Solutions",
      "ownership": "local",
      "ownershipLabel": "Locally owned",
      "owner": "Family-owned and operated",
      "details": "In business for more than 20 years.",
      "since": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "GPM About page",
          "url": "https://www.gpmpestcontrol.net/about",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Peak Pest Control",
      "ownership": "local",
      "ownershipLabel": "Locally owned",
      "owner": "Locally owned and operated",
      "details": "Serving the Chattanooga area since 2011.",
      "since": "2011",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Peak",
          "url": "https://www.peakpestservice.com/",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pest Tech Chattanooga",
      "ownership": "local",
      "ownershipLabel": "Locally owned",
      "owner": "Locally owned",
      "details": "Founded in Chattanooga in 2015. Maintains this page.",
      "since": "2015",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Pest Tech About page",
          "url": "https://pesttechchattanooga.com/about",
          "checked": "2026-10-21"
        }
      ],
      "lastVerified": "2026-10-21"
    }
  ],
  "changes": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10",
      "text": "Coalesce Capital makes a growth investment in ClearDefense Pest Control.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Latham & Watkins",
          "url": "https://www.lw.com/en/news/2026/10/latham-watkins-advises-coalesce-capital-on-growth-investment-in-cleardefense"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04",
      "text": "Massey Services buys Urbanex Pest Control's Huntsville, Ala., branch. Urbanex keeps serving Chattanooga from its Knoxville branch.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/massey-services-acquires-urbanex-pest-control/"
        },
        {
          "label": "Urbanex",
          "url": "https://www.urbanexpro.com/chattanooga-tn-pest-control/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01",
      "text": "Northwest Exterminating, part of Rollins, buys Volunteer Rid-A-Pest of Cleveland, Tenn. The Volunteer name continues.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/northwest-exterminating-expands-tennessee-footprint-with-latest-acquisition/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-10",
      "text": "Northwest Exterminating buys Enviroguard Pest Solutions of Ringgold, Ga. Northwest said Enviroguard's customers would move to the Northwest name in 2025.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/northwest-exterminating-acquires-enviroguard-pest-solutions/"
        },
        {
          "label": "PCT",
          "url": "https://www.pctonline.com/news/northwest-exterminating-acquires-enviroguard-pest-solutions/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-08",
      "text": "Citation Capital takes a majority stake in Aptive Pest Control.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Aptive",
          "url": "https://aptivepestcontrol.com/news/citation-capital-partners-with-aptive-environmental-to-propel-innovation-and-expansion/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2024",
      "text": "Lookout Pest Control buys Lady Bug Exterminating of Chattanooga. Lady Bug's website has forwarded to Lookout's since at least August 2024.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PitchBook",
          "url": "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/719996-41"
        },
        {
          "label": "Wayback Machine, 2024",
          "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20240801230840/http://www.ladybugpco.com/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-06",
      "text": "Percheron Capital buys Lookout Pest Control of Rossville, Ga.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PE Hub",
          "url": "https://www.pehub.com/percheron-capital-acquires-two-pest-control-providers-lookout-pest-control-and-any-pest/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-10",
      "text": "Rentokil completes its purchase of Terminix.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Professional Pest Manager",
          "url": "https://professionalpestmanager.com/professional-pest-manager-magazine/rentokil-completes-its-acquisition-of-terminix/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-09",
      "text": "BCI agrees to buy a minority stake in Authority Brands, Mosquito Squad's franchisor. Apax Partners funds keep the majority.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "BCI",
          "url": "https://www.bci.ca/bci-leads-significant-investment-in-authority-brands/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-07",
      "text": "Bug Busters buys All Pest Extermination of Signal Mountain and opens a Chattanooga branch.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/bug-busters-acquires-all-pest-extermination/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-11",
      "text": "Massey Services buys Mayfield Brothers Pest Control, which had offices in Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tenn.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Massey",
          "url": "https://www.masseyservices.com/massey-services-acquires-mayfield-brothers-pest-control-of-tennessee/"
        },
        {
          "label": "PMP",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/massey-services-acquires-mayfield-brothers-pest-control/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-11",
      "text": "EQT Future takes a controlling stake in Anticimex, which owns Waynes Pest Control.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "EQT",
          "url": "https://eqtgroup.com/en/thinq/case-study/how-eqt-took-anticimex-from-nordic-player-to-global-pest-control-giant"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "date": "2021-07",
      "text": "Harvest Partners sells Neighborly, Mosquito Joe's franchisor, to KKR.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/neighborly-sold-to-global-investment-firm/"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "date": "2020-10",
      "text": "Susquehanna Private Capital invests in Main Line Brands, Mosquito Authority's franchisor.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Main Line Brands",
          "url": "https://www.mainlinebrands.com/about-us/"
        },
        {
          "label": "SFNet",
          "url": "https://www.sfnet.com/home/chapters/canada/news-detail/2020/10/27/lbc-small-cap-supports-susquehanna-private-capital-s-acquisition-of-mosquito-authority"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2019-08",
      "text": "Anticimex buys Waynes Pest Control of Birmingham, Ala.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PMP",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/anticimex-acquires-waynes-pest-control/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-12",
      "text": "Authority Brands, owned by Apax Partners funds since that September, buys Mosquito Squad.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Simpson Thacher",
          "url": "https://www.stblaw.com/about-us/news/view/2018/12/13/authority-brands-acquires-mosquito-squad"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2017",
      "text": "Rollins buys Northwest Exterminating of Marietta, Ga., which keeps its name.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rollins filing",
          "url": "https://www.rollins.com/investors/financial-information/sec-filings/content/0001171200-17-000335/i17363_ex99-1.htm"
        },
        {
          "label": "PMP",
          "url": "https://www.mypmp.net/northwest-exterminating-expands-tennessee-footprint-with-latest-acquisition/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2015-03",
      "text": "Rollins buys Critter Control, Inc., a wildlife control franchisor.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Rollins",
          "url": "https://www.rollins.com/investors/press-releases/detail/125/rollins-inc-acquires-two-critter-control-franchises"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2014-08",
      "text": "Volunteer Rid-A-Pest buys Chattanooga Pest Control Company, founded in 1996.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "PCT",
          "url": "https://www.pctonline.com/news/volunteer-acquires-chattanooga-pest"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2013-03",
      "text": "Volunteer Rid-A-Pest buys E/R Exterminating of Chattanooga.",
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        {
          "label": "PCT",
          "url": "https://www.pctonline.com/news/volunteer-er-acquisition"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "date": "2012-08",
      "text": "Northwest Exterminating buys Jody Millard Pest Control of Hixson.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "label": "Northwest",
          "url": "https://www.callnorthwest.com/2012/08/northwest-exterminating-acquires-jody-millard-pest-control-of-hixon-tn/"
        }
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