System and method for providing pest control services

A method of providing pest control service to a customer comprising:

• determining a need for pest control service at a pest monitoring site based on data generated by one or more pest sensors;
• alerting a pest control technician that pest control service is needed, wherein the alert is automatically generated upon determining a need for pest control service based on the data generated by the one or more pest sensors;
• notifying the customer of the need for pest control service;
• and
• creating an appointment for the pest control technician to provide pest control service at the pest monitoring site.

A method of providing pest control service to a customer comprising:

• monitoring a pest monitoring site using one or more pest sensors;
• determining a need for pest control service at a pest monitoring site based on data generated by the one or more pest sensors;
• creating a pest control job in a pest control portal, wherein the nature of the pest control job is determined by data generated by the one or more pest sensors, and wherein the pest control job is created without intervention by the customer;
• allowing registered pest control technicians to bid on the pest control job by indicating a price for which they will provide the necessary pest control service;
• and
• creating an appointment for the pest control technician that wins the bid for the pest control job to provide pest control service at the pest monitoring site.

A pest control service system comprising:

• a pest sensor, wherein said pest sensor is configured to generate pest data related to pests in a pest monitoring site;
• a remote computing device including a pest control portal, wherein said remote computing device is in electronic communication with said pest sensor, and wherein said remote computing device is configured to receive pest data from said pest sensor;
• wherein a pest control job is created in said pest control portal when pest data generated by said pest sensor indicates that there is a pest infestation in said pest monitoring site;
• and
• wherein the remote computer device is electronically accessible by a personal computing device, and wherein said pest control job is viewable by said personal computing device.