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OUR STORY
Since 1949 our mission has remained the same, to provide excellent service with a strong attention to detail and integrity. From the smallest job to the most strenuous, we make sure that we’re not finished until the satisfaction of our customers is met.
With over half a century worth of tested experience in the business, let our family protect your family and home from unwanted pests.
OUR HISTORY
Medlin’s SEMO Pest Control, originally SEMO Termite And Roach Control, was founded in 1949 by Lester L. Medlin (1904-1980). Lester was a journeyman carpenter by trade, who worked in the St.Louis area. He would often come home to the Bernie, MO area on weekends. Lester was doing repairs on some farm labor homes in the Vinson farming area northeast of Bernie for a farmer. The farmer thought the floors in the houses were rotting, but Lester determined the cause of the weakened floors was subterranean termite damage. The farmer asked Lester to kill the termites, but Lester informed him that he did not know how to get rid of them. Lester agreed to take care of the problem if the farmer would find the information on how to do so. The farmer wrote to the U.S.D.A. and was sent a manual on termite control. After reading the manual, Lester did the treatment on the farm labor houses. Before he completed the termite treatments, he had several people in the area that wanted their homes treated too. This was the beginning of SEMO Termite and Roach Control.
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Lester attended courses at the University of Missouri in Columbia to learn all he could about exterminating pests. He later started a branch of pest control in the St. Charles area in which his daughter and son-in-law operated. The business is still in existence today but with new owners and no longer affiliated with our company.
In 1971, Lester’s nephew Robert Medlin started working in the business on a trial basis to determine whether or not he would want a career in pest control. Robert, who had previously worked in the insurance business after serving in the military, worked for Lester for a month and decided he did indeed want a career in the business.
In 1979 Lester chose to retire. At that time Robert purchased the business from him and he changed the business name to Medlin’s SEMO Pest Control. Robert’s wife, Maxine helped him working in the office for over twenty years. Robert’s son, Larry began working in the business in 1981 after graduating from high school. Robert eventually semi-retired and In 1999 and Larry took over the family business.
Currently Larry is still the owner of the business, his wife and sons works Larry’s family has joined forces with him. His wife, Kim began working in the business in 2005 and manages the office. His two sons later joined the business. Derek, the oldest son, began working in 2007 and Larry’s youngest son, Justin who was previously a manager of a restaurant, began working in the business in 2021.
This is a brief history of our company and we are excited to see what is in store for our future.