Over 50 Years of Trusted Pest Control in Atlanta

In 2008, Joseph (Joey) Edwards acquired the company after consulting for North Fulton Pest Solutions for an extended period of time. Edwards, past Executive Vice President with a large national pest control company, has over 40 years of experience in the pest control industry. As the current CEO of J. Edwards Services, Inc. (an acquisitions and growth strategies firm for the pest control industry) he is nationally acclaimed and well-respected as a consultant for the pest control industry.

In 2010, Edwards’s son, Blake Edwards, joined North Fulton Pest Solutions, ensuring the legacy of family ownership and operation through future generations, formally acquiring North Fulton Pest Solutions from his father in 2021.

Prior to joining the family business, Blake served as a Senior Consultant with FTI Consulting in New York. He also held two professional internships during his undergraduate studies including a role in the Sentricon division of Dow AgroSciences, performing Product Stewardship Reviews across the Southeast, developing a time-motion study to increase technician productivity, and assisting in research conducted by Dr. Daniel Suiter and the University of Georgia.

Edwards graduated Summa Cum Laude with Highest Honors as a First Honor Graduate from The University of Georgia, Terry College of Business. He holds a BBA in Management and a Certificate in Personal and Organizational Leadership. Blake is also certified as an Associate Entomologist as well as the nation’s second and the state of Georgia’s first Public Health Entomology Certificate Holder by the Entomological Society of America Certification Corporation.

To achieve Associate Certified Entomologist (ACE) status, a pest-control operator must possess a minimum of seven years of verifiable pest management experience, the knowledge and ability to pass a rigorous exam testing one’s understanding of entomology and structural pest control, a current U.S. pesticide applicator’s license, and a willingness to adhere to the ACE Code of Ethics.

Earners of the Public Health Entomology (PHE) Certificate have passed a rigorous exam covering insects and the diseases they vector as well as principles of Integrated Pest Management. They possess a minimum of five years of verifiable pest management / vector control experience and represent a dedicated subset of pest management and vector control professionals. In addition to the exam, certificate holders commit to adhere to the PHE Code of Ethics.

Blake, his wife, Amy, and their two children, Finn and Rhys, are active members of the historic Crabapple community located in Milton, Georgia where he and his family reside and are committed to giving back to the community by supporting schools, churches, and various civic organizations. The Edwards family has adopted the same simple philosophies as the original owners: treat folks how you want to be treated, and provide a level of service that’s second to none.