Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting
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.
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 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.
- 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.