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    Critter Control vs Dakota Bedbug Detection

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Critter Control2025 FDDDakota Bedbug Detection2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Critter Control

    $93,850 – $250,275

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    $37,080

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Critter Control

    Not available

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    $20,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    Critter Control

    Not available

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    $10

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Before you compare

    • Critter Control figures come from its 2025 FDD and Dakota Bedbug Detection figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Critter Control: 2, Dakota Bedbug Detection: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Critter Control

    $93,850 – $250,275
    Total Initial Investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    $37,080
    Total estimated initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Critter Control

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    $20,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Critter Control

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    $10
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Critter Control

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    $1.00
    Marketing Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Critter Control

    124
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    2
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Critter Control

    +1
    Calculated: 123 at end of 2022 → 124 at end of 2024

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    +0
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2023 → 2 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Critter Control

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Critter Control

    1987
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Critter Control

    1987
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Dakota Bedbug Detection

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Critter Control
    Franchised (63 locations) — revenue
    $743,988
    mean Annual Net Revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $560,517
    mean Annual Net Revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    Dakota Bedbug Detection
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $86,114
    other Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 34

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Critter Control vs Dakota Bedbug Detection: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Critter Control or Dakota Bedbug Detection?
    Critter Control: $93,850 – $250,275 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24); Dakota Bedbug Detection: $37,080 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Dakota Bedbug Detection. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Critter Control or Dakota Bedbug Detection?
    Critter Control: 124 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59); Dakota Bedbug Detection: 2 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Critter Control and Dakota Bedbug Detection disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Critter Control has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Dakota Bedbug Detection has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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