Celebrating their 50th year, Eagle Exterminating has built its reputation the old-fashioned way through customer relationships, word-of-mouth referrals and treating customers like family.

The company founded in Mount Dora by Ed Robinette, Sr. and Danny Holderfield has continued growing throughout Lake County while maintaining its small-town approach to customer service. Today, owner Kenny Driggers oversees the pest control side of the business after purchasing it in 2019.

Kenny first joined Eagle Exterminating in 1981 at age 19 after his father, who was friends with Robinette, spotted a want ad in the newspaper.

“At first it was just a job,” Kenny says. “Then I realized I liked meeting different people every day and not being in one place all the time.”

More than 40 years later, Kenny says the company’s biggest strength remains its relationships with longtime customers in Lake County and The Villages.

“Our customers are family,” Kenny says. “They’re not just a number.”

Many customers have stayed with the company for decades, with some relationships now spanning multiple generations.

“There are customers I service now whose parents I took care of years ago,” Kenny says. “Now I’m taking care of their homes.”

Despite growing competition from large corporate pest control companies, Kenny says Eagle Exterminating has stayed successful by maintaining a hometown feel and focusing on personal connections.

“A lot of people want to support a smaller local business,” Kenny says. “They want that connection.”

Today, Eagle Exterminating continues serving Lake County homes with the same family-oriented approach that helped establish the company more than 50 years ago. The company was a runner-up for Pest Control in Style’s 2026 Best of the Best readers’ poll.