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How Much Does Home Guard Pest Prevention Cost & What Does It Cover?

Published: September 30, 2026

If you're noticing spiders, ants, beetles, or other crawling insects around your home, you may be wondering if professional exterior pest prevention is worth it and how much it costs.

At Ziehler Lawn Care, Home Guard Pest Prevention is $82.99 per application or $414.95 for five applications per year. The program is designed to help reduce common crawling pests around your home's exterior through seasonal treatments that create a protective barrier around your home.

Home Guard includes five applications per year, typically scheduled every 4–6 weeks during peak pest season, generally from April through October. Each treatment focuses on areas 3 feet up and 3 feet out around your home, exterior areas around first-floor windows and doors, and the removal of reachable cobwebs.

In this guide, you'll learn how much Home Guard costs, what the service covers, which pests it targets, and how preventative exterior pest control works.

How Much Does Home Guard Pest Prevention Cost?

Ziehler Lawn Care's Home Guard Pest Prevention costs $82.99 per application, with five applications totaling $414.95 per year.

Treatments are typically scheduled every 4–6 weeks during the primary pest season, which usually runs from April through October. This schedule helps maintain a protective barrier around your home's exterior when crawling pests are most active.

 

Home Guard Pest Prevention Cost at a Glance

Cost per application: $82.99

Applications per year: 5

Annual application total: $414.95

Typical treatment frequency: Every 4–6 weeks

Treatment area: 3 feet up and 3 feet out around the exterior of your home

Common pests addressed: Ants, spiders, beetles, and other crawling pests

The annual application total is calculated by multiplying the $82.99 cost per application by five applications.

 

What Does Home Guard Pest Prevention Cover?

Home Guard helps reduce common crawling insects around your home, including:

  • Ants
  • Spiders
  • Beetles
  • Other common crawling and perimeter pests

The service focuses on the areas where pests commonly travel and enter your home. Ziehler treats 3 feet up and 3 feet out around your home, including exterior areas around first-story windows and doors.

Home Guard is designed as a preventative service, helping reduce pest activity before insects become a noticeable problem inside your home.

 

What Does a Home Guard Pest Treatment Include?

Home Guard is more than simply spraying around the foundation. Each visit includes several steps designed to help protect your home's perimeter.

  • Exterior Barrier Treatment - Ziehler applies a specially formulated treatment 3 feet up and 3 feet out around your home to create a protective barrier that helps prevent pests from crossing into protected areas.
  • First-Floor Entry Points - Exterior casements around first-floor windows and doors receive special attention because these areas can provide opportunities for insects to enter your home.
  • Cobweb Removal - Technicians sweep reachable cobwebs from areas such as overhangs and rooflines as part of the service.
  • Multi-Insect Protection - Home Guard is designed to address multiple types of crawling insects rather than focusing on just one pest. This includes ants, spiders, beetles, and other perimeter pests.
  • Seasonal Applications - Home Guard includes five applications per year, typically spaced every 4–6 weeks during peak pest season. Seasonal treatments help maintain the protective barrier around your home.

How Does Home Guard Pest Prevention Work?

Home Guard works by treating the exterior perimeter of your home where crawling insects commonly travel and look for ways inside.

During each service visit, Ziehler Lawn Care technicians treat the exterior of your home, pay attention to potential insect entry points, remove reachable cobwebs, and apply treatments intended to reduce future pest activity.

Do I Need Pest Control If I Don't See Bugs?

You don't have to wait until you have a noticeable pest problem to consider preventative pest control.

Regular Home Guard treatments are designed to help reduce pest activity around your home and address common entry points before insects become a problem inside your living spaces.

Home Guard Preventative pest control can be especially helpful when you want to stay ahead of seasonal pest activity rather than waiting until you are seeing insects throughout your home.

 

Home Guard Pest Prevention Cost at a Glance

Cost per application: $82.99

Applications per year: 5

Annual application total: $414.95

Typical treatment frequency: Every 4–6 weeks

Treatment area: 3 feet up and 3 feet out around the exterior of your home

Common pests addressed: Ants, spiders, beetles, and other crawling pests

 

Frequently Asked Questions About Home Guard Pest Prevention

Q: How much does Home Guard Pest Prevention cost?

A: Home Guard costs $82.99 per application. The program includes five applications per year, for a total of $414.95 across five applications.

Is Home Guard Indoor or Outdoor Pest Control?

Home Guard is an exterior pest prevention service. Treatments focus on creating a protective perimeter around your home, including the foundation, first-floor windows and doors, and other exterior areas where pests may enter.

The service also includes cobweb removal from reachable exterior areas.

What pests does the Home Guard Prevention Program treat?

Home Guard helps reduce common crawling insects including ants, spiders, beetles, and other perimeter pests.

Does Home Guard prevent spiders?

Home Guard is designed to help reduce spider activity around your home's exterior. Treatments focus on creating a protective barrier and include cobweb sweeping from reachable exterior areas.

Does Home Guard prevent ants?

Yes. Home Guard helps reduce ant activity around your home through exterior perimeter treatments.

Do I need Home Guard if I don't currently have bugs?

Home Guard is designed for preventative pest control, so you don't have to wait until you see a pest problem. Regular treatments can help reduce pest activity around your home and address potential entry points before insects become a noticeable issue.

 

Protect Your Home's Perimeter With Home Guard

For $82.99 per application or $414.95 per year, Home Guard provides five seasonal pest prevention treatments designed to help reduce ants, spiders, beetles, and other crawling pests around your home.

Instead of waiting until pests become a problem inside, Home Guard Pest Prevention focuses on prevention by creating a protective barrier around your home's exterior and treating common pest entry points.

Want to spend less time worrying about what's crawling around your home? Call or text Ziehler Lawn Care at 937-709-4333 or visit Home Guard Pest Prevention page to learn more. 

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