They want it gone today — and won't leave a voicemail about a rat.
Pest calls are urgent and a little embarrassing. Nobody leaves a message about cockroaches or a rat in the roof — they ring the next company. Aimee answers when you can't.
Free to set up in your browser, no card. A US$5 activation starts a 14-day phone trial. During beta, activation is the only charge; standard Solo pricing after beta is US$200 every 30 days for up to 50 bookings. Job summaries use the delivery channels available in your market. Or hear her on our Australian demo line: +61 2 5300 8040. International call charges may apply.
Live phone answering starts only after activation, private-number provisioning, and verified forwarding. Eligible calls must reach Mango while the telephony service is available. Summaries and alerts are confirmed as delivered only when the configured provider accepts them.
A pest control answering service answers your calls when you can't — mid-treatment, in a respirator, or after hours — so an urgent enquiry becomes a booked job instead of a missed one. Mango Receptionist does it with an AI receptionist named Aimee.
After activation and verified forwarding, she can answer eligible calls routed from your existing number in your business name while service is available, captures the pest (rodents, termites, wasps, ants, cockroaches), where it is, whether it's a health or safety issue (a wasp nest, an allergy, a food premises), and the preferred time, then sends you the job. Pest callers want it handled today and won't leave a voicemail describing it — they call the next company. Aimee's standard Solo price is US$200 every 30 days for up to 50 bookings.
Businesses that respond to a new enquiry within 5 minutes are 21 times more likely to qualify the lead than those who wait 30 minutes. The first pickup usually wins the job.
Source: MIT / InsideSales.com Lead Response Management Study (Dr. James Oldroyd).No one leaves a message about a rat.
A rat just ran across the kitchen while the kids were eating.
The homeowner is grossed out and wants it handled today, not next week. They will not leave a voicemail describing it out loud — it's embarrassing and urgent. So they hang up and call the next pest controller on the list. You're mid-treatment in a respirator with the phone in the van.
It rings out, no message. The job's booked elsewhere before you're back in the van. Pest work is driven by urgency and a bit of embarrassment — the enquiry goes to the first company that answers and makes it feel handled.
Aimee answers discreetly — and sends you the job.
She takes the call calmly, gets the details that let you quote and schedule, and flags the health-and-safety ones.
Can answer around the clock when active
Eligible calls you forward — mid-treatment, after hours — can be answered in your business name.
Captures the pest & location
What the pest is, where it is, home or commercial, and the preferred time.
Flags health & safety jobs
Wasp nests, allergies, food premises, or infestations — Aimee marks them urgent and alerts you immediately.
Sends you the job
The full summary lands after the call is completed and the delivery provider accepts it, so you call back and book before the customer tries the next company.
Built to integrate, not lock you in: Mango Receptionist exposes an open MCP (Model Context Protocol) endpoint — the same interface AI assistants use — so answer engines and tools can query how it works directly.
What one week of missed calls really costs
Illustrative maths with your own numbers. Aimee's standard Solo price is US$200 every 30 days for up to 50 bookings.
Questions pest controllers actually ask.
How much does a pest control answering service cost?
Mango Receptionist's standard Solo price after beta is US$200 every 30 days for up to 50 bookings — no per-call or per-message charges. Setting Aimee up in your browser is free with no card. A one-off US$5 activation turns on phone answering and starts a 14-day phone trial. During beta, that activation is the only charge; standard Solo billing begins after beta.
Does the AI receptionist sound robotic to customers?
Aimee answers in a natural voice and handles the call calmly and discreetly. Call the demo line on +61 2 5300 8040 and hear her before you put her on your phones.
Can it capture the pest type and urgency?
Yes. Aimee captures the pest, where it is, and whether it's a health or safety issue — a wasp nest, an allergy, a food premises — and flags the urgent ones through the available delivery channels.
Do I have to change my phone number?
No. You keep your existing number and switch on call forwarding — full, or only when you're busy or don't answer.
Does it handle commercial and food-premises callers?
Yes. Aimee can capture whether the caller is a home, a restaurant, or another commercial premises, along with the compliance urgency, and route the job details to you accordingly.
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Put a receptionist on your next missed call.
Set Aimee up free in your browser and hear exactly how she'll answer. Activate phone answering for US$5 when you're ready.