If you’re getting pest control quotes in Venice or Sarasota, two local names come up fast: Good News Pest Solutions and Waves Pest Control. Both are family-built Southwest Florida companies, both know exactly what a Gulf Coast summer does to a lanai, and both have earned loyal customers. So instead of pretending the choice is obvious, this is an honest side-by-side from people who compete with them every week — including the situations where Good News might genuinely be the better fit for you.
Key Takeaways
- Good News Pest Solutions is a North Venice company founded in 1989 (originally Macy’s Termite & Pest Control), best known for botanically based, “green” pest control and its Term-Assure 365 termite program.
- Waves Pest Control is a family-owned SWFL company covering pest, lawn, mosquito, termite, and rodent work from staffed offices in Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, Parrish, and Lakewood Ranch.
- The biggest structural difference: Waves bundles lawn care with pest control (one truck, one plan, one bill); lawn fertilization and weed programs aren’t part of the Good News service list.
- The biggest philosophical difference: Good News leads with botanical, reduced-risk products; Waves leads with integrated pest management and transparent, see-it-yourself pricing.
- Good News publishes starting setup prices for its core programs, with full quotes by consultation; Waves publishes its complete pricing logic in an online estimate calculator that computes your actual number in two minutes.
- Both are licensed Florida operators with decades of combined local experience — you’re choosing between two legitimate local companies, not a good one and a bad one.
Who Is Good News Pest Solutions?
Good News Pest Solutions started in April 1989, when John Macy — who already had years in the industry — founded Macy’s Termite & Pest Control. Dean Burnside joined as a partner in the 1990s, and in late 2011 the company rebranded as Good News Pest Solutions (per their own company history). The name reflects the company’s openly faith-based, mission-driven identity, and the team operates out of North Venice, serving Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, Nokomis, and communities across Southwest Florida.
Their calling card is green pest control: botanically based, reduced-risk products positioned as a family- and pet-conscious alternative to conventional treatments. Their core offerings include:
- Perimeter Plus — their flagship green pest control program for general household pests
- Term-Assure 365 — pest control plus subterranean termite monitoring with a retreatment warranty; the step-up Term-Assure 365 Plus adds always-active bait stations and a $1 million subterranean damage repair warranty (both tiers cover subterranean termites only; they address drywood termites through separate services)
- Mosquito protection program
- Rodent control, bed bug work, bees and wasps, fleas, ticks, and cockroach service
- WDO inspections for real estate transactions
- TAP pest control insulation and pre-construction treatments
- Commercial pest control
That’s a serious, well-rounded residential lineup from a company that’s been refining it for over 35 years.
Who Is Waves Pest Control?
Waves Pest Control is a family-owned and family-operated company serving the same stretch of the Gulf Coast — with staffed offices in Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, Parrish, and Lakewood Ranch. Our crews handle pest control in Venice and across Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties: general household pests, rodents, mosquitoes, termites (including drywood fumigation coordination), WDO inspections, and — the part most pest companies don’t do — full lawn care programs with fertilization, weed control, and turf pest treatment.
Two things define how we operate:
- Integrated pest management first. Treatment plans start with inspection, identification, and exclusion — sealing the entry points and fixing the conditions — rather than defaulting to maximum product everywhere.
- Pricing you can see before you ever talk to us. Our pest control calculator shows you the same pricing logic our office uses, based on your home and service type. No mystery quote, no pressure visit.
Side-by-Side: Good News Pest Solutions vs. Waves
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What Good News Genuinely Does Well
It would be easy to write a hit piece here. It would also be dishonest. Good News Pest Solutions has earned its reputation, and three things stand out.
The green specialization is real, not a marketing sticker. They’ve been building their botanically based, reduced-risk product approach for years and lead with it in everything they do — and to their credit, they’re honest that “green” means reduced-risk, not chemical-free. If a green-led program is the thing you’re optimizing for, they built their service model around exactly that customer.
The Term-Assure programs are smart design. Bundling general pest control with subterranean termite monitoring in one program is a genuinely good idea in a region where termites are not an “if” question. Know the tiers, though: base Term-Assure 365 carries a retreatment warranty, while the damage repair warranty ($1 million, subterranean only) belongs to the pricier Term-Assure 365 Plus. Both tiers cover subterranean termites; drywood termites — a real SWFL problem — are handled through their separate drywood services. Any homeowner comparing companies should ask both about termite coverage in writing — including us.
Thirty-five-plus years of continuity. The company that treats your home this year will recognize the file next year. In an industry full of private-equity roll-ups quietly absorbing local brands, both Good News and Waves are still locally run — and that’s worth something no matter which of us you pick.
When Good News Might Be the Right Fit
Honest answer: there are customers we’d point toward them.
Where Waves Is the Stronger Fit
You want your lawn and your pest control handled by one company. This is the big one. In Southwest Florida, the line between “lawn problem” and “pest problem” barely exists — chinch bugs, sod webworms, fire ants, and grubs are all both. Waves runs full lawn fertilization, weed control, and turf pest programs alongside home pest control, so the technician treating your house and the program feeding your St. Augustine actually talk to each other. With a pest-only provider, the lawn side means hiring and coordinating a second company.
You want your real price before talking to anyone. Credit where due: Good News publishes starting setup prices for its core programs, which beats the pure quote-by-consultation norm. But a “starting at” anchor still isn’t your number. Our calculator computes the actual price for your home and service type using the same logic our office uses — run it first, and the quote will match what you saw.
You want fast, text-first communication. Booking, reminders, reschedules, and service reports all run by text and through our customer portal, with photos of what the technician found and did. If you prefer a quick text thread over a phone tag cycle, that’s how we’re built.
You want staffed offices across the whole corridor. Waves runs staffed offices in Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, Parrish, and Lakewood Ranch, with routes through Palmetto, North Port, and Port Charlotte. Both companies publish SWFL-wide service areas — so wherever you live, the fair question to ask both of us is who actually has trucks in your neighborhood this week.
What About Reviews?
Both companies maintain strong review profiles, and both have the occasional rough one — no company runs thousands of services without a missed expectation somewhere. Rather than quote scores that will be stale in a month, our advice is simple: read this week’s reviews for both companies on Google, and pay attention to how each company responds to the negative ones. How a company handles a mistake tells you more than the star average does.
The Bottom Line
Good News Pest Solutions is a legitimate, experienced, values-driven local company with a real specialty in green, reduced-risk pest control — if a green-led program or TAP insulation is your priority, they’ve earned the call. Waves is the stronger fit if you want lawn and pest under one roof, transparent pricing you can verify yourself, and text-first service across the full Bradenton-to-Port-Charlotte corridor.
Get a quote from both. Seriously — we win plenty of side-by-side comparisons, and the ones we lose keep us honest.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Good News Pest Solutions the same company as Macy’s Termite & Pest Control?
Yes. The company was founded in April 1989 as Macy’s Termite & Pest Control and rebranded to Good News Pest Solutions in late 2011. Same Venice-area roots, new name.
Does Good News Pest Solutions offer lawn care?
Lawn fertilization and weed-control programs aren’t part of their published service list, which centers on pest control, termites, mosquitoes, rodents, WDO inspections, and pest control insulation. If you want lawn and pest handled together, that’s the main structural difference between them and Waves’ Venice service.
What is Term-Assure 365?
It’s Good News Pest Solutions’ combined program pairing green pest control with subterranean termite monitoring and a retreatment warranty. The damage repair warranty ($1 million, subterranean termites only) is part of the step-up Term-Assure 365 Plus tier; drywood termites are addressed through their separate drywood services. Get the warranty terms in writing and compare them against any other termite proposal — coverage details matter more than program names.
Is green pest control as effective as conventional treatment?
Botanically based products have improved a lot and work well in many residential situations, especially as part of a recurring program. The honest answer is that effectiveness depends less on the product label and more on inspection quality, application precision, and fixing the conditions that invite pests in — which is why both companies pair products with prevention.
Who serves Venice, FL — Good News or Waves?
Both. Good News is headquartered in North Venice and serves Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, and Nokomis. Waves runs a staffed Venice office plus offices in Sarasota, Bradenton, Parrish, and Lakewood Ranch, with routes from Palmetto down through North Port and Port Charlotte.
How do the two companies handle pricing?
Good News publishes starting setup prices for its core programs on its website, with full pricing quoted by consultation. Waves publishes its complete pricing logic in an online calculator that computes your actual number before anyone calls you, and custom quotes follow the same logic.
Does Waves offer a termite damage warranty like Term-Assure 365?
Waves handles drywood and subterranean termite treatment and WDO inspections, with coverage terms depending on the treatment performed. Ask both companies for their warranty terms in writing for your specific house — that’s the only comparison that matters.
About This Comparison
Competitor information in this article is drawn from Good News Pest Solutions’ published website and public records as of June 2026. Offerings, programs, and terms change — verify current details directly with any company you’re evaluating. We compete with Good News Pest Solutions in the same market, and we’ve tried to be fair; if you spot something outdated, tell us and we’ll fix it.
