<prompt> Human: Being the young and pround new owner of a home, I am totally perplexed by the sale of pest control on homes. The house is 5 years of age and has not to my knowledge had any issues with pests. I was approached by a salesman at my door who can do it for 103 a quarter and 49.00 for the first time fee. Im also a guy that will maintain a yard on my own, but I have never accomplished such a feat. My questions are:Should I purchase pest control?Should I purchase my own equipment and repellent or is that not possible? Am I capable of doing what the pest companies do  <response>: Like every business especially door to door sales they are looking to make a profit. Ive owned my house for a year, never had pest problems. Sure I have spiders everywhere I am in Pacific Northwest and some little frogs in the yard. My mom has a problem with rats. She has a pest company that comes out once a quarter to go under the house, remove the dead rats, set up new traps. She thinks they charge way too much money but she likes it I grew up in that house and have many stories of finding big fat rats in my bed, in my dirty laundry bin, ect. Being a home owner, try to do everything yourself until you reach a breaking point with a project. Then call a pro. 