Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2024), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Unaudited 2025 data for 62 franchisees operating 120 territories full season. Excludes holiday lighting except Table A.6. Quartile customer counts, regional pricing, treatment quantities, recurring customer values disclosed.
What a Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $80,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 10% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 15% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $117,570 – $139,743 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
$80,500 initial fees ($50K license + $7.5K training + $20K marketing + $3K equipment); 10% royalty on net revenues; 5% centrally managed media ($30-45K annually).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 145 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 5 |
| Transferred to new owners | 15 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
5 terminations in 2025; 15 transfers suggest ownership changes; 6 company outlets sold to franchisees.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2024. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 15% of sales | steeper than 90% of home & trade services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $117,570 | about average (median $119,850) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 79% of home & trade services franchises |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 2.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting
The franchisor's framing: Unaudited 2025 data for 62 franchisees operating 120 territories full season. Excludes hol… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $117,570–$139,743, including a $80,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise owners make?
- Unaudited 2025 data for 62 franchisees operating 120 territories full season. Excludes holiday lighting except Table A.6. Quartile customer counts, regional pricing, treatment quantities, recurring customer values disclosed. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise fees?
- Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting's FDD discloses a $80,500 initial franchise fee, a 10% royalty on gross sales, a 5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 15% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. $80,500 initial fees ($50K license + $7.5K training + $20K marketing + $3K equipment); 10% royalty on net revenues; 5% centrally managed media ($30-45K annually).
- What is the Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise profit margin?
- Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Unaudited 2025 data for 62 franchisees operating 120 territories full season. Excludes holiday lighting except Table A.6. Quartile customer counts, regional pricing, treatment quantities, recurring customer values disclosed. Recurring fees alone take about 15% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise failure rate?
- 5 terminations in 2025; 15 transfers suggest ownership changes; 6 company outlets sold to franchisees.
- How many Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting locations are there?
- Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting's FDD reports 145 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 15 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting have complaints or lawsuits?
- Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 15% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2024). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.