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Pest Control Company in Clearwater, FL

Clearwater's barrier island and mainland bluff each get their own plan from Precision Pest Control: pest control for homes, rentals and commercial properties, plus termite and pest inspections when a home sells. Service reaches Clearwater Beach, Sand Key, Harbor Oaks and Countryside, with plans for no-see-ums, mosquitoes, drywood and subterranean termites and bed bugs. Estimates cost nothing.

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What Precision Pest Control offers

Our Pest Control Services in Clearwater

Pest control in Clearwater changes with the side of the Intracoastal Waterway you live on. The island gets shoreline insects and visitors' luggage, and the mainland's older streets get termites, ants and rats. We plan for either. A first estimate costs nothing, plans run from $57 and every product is eco-friendly.

Residential Pest Control in Clearwater, FL

Residential Pest Control

Island houses get no-see-um and mosquito service and mainland homes get termite and ant checks, with bluff-top streets inspected for roof-touching limbs and unscreened soffit vents.

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Commercial Pest Control in Clearwater, FL

Commercial Pest Control

Service for Clearwater Beach hotels, rentals and restaurants and for mainland offices and shops, including bed bug treatment, mosquito work and routine checks at guest turnover.

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Termite and Pest Inspections in Clearwater, FL

Termite and Pest Inspections

A Clearwater sale gets a check for West Indian drywood, eastern subterranean and Formosan termites, and the results go to every party in the deal.

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Get a Free Pest Control Estimate for Your Clearwater Property

Tell us what you are seeing and where. We will recommend a plan for your home or business, with service plans from $57.

Get My Free EstimateCall (512) 561-7451
  1. 1Request your free estimateOnline or by phone, for a home, rental or business.
  2. 2We inspect and explainYou see where pests get in and what the plan covers.
  3. 3Service plans from $57Eco-friendly products, built around your property.

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Exterminator Services We Offer in Clearwater

Clearwater Pest Guide: Barrier Island Sand to the Harbor Bluff

No-see-ums

No-See-Um Control in Clearwater

Biting midges average about 1.5 millimeters long, small enough to walk through standard window screen. UF/IFAS describes several species as coastal pests whose larvae live in marsh, swamp and mangrove mud, and says that near the coast many will bite in broad daylight. That places Clearwater Beach, Island Estates and Sand Key within reach. The county does not treat for them, so relief depends on DEET repellent, finer mesh on porches and lanais, and barrier treatment around the home.

Salt marsh and container mosquitoes

Mosquito Control in Clearwater

Pinellas County Mosquito Control watches 58 trap sites and eight sentinel chicken coops and larvicides hard-to-reach breeding habitat by helicopter. At homes, though, its technicians mostly find container breeders: day-biting ankle biters raised in plant saucers, buckets and bromeliads that stay within roughly three houses of where they hatched. Truck fogging barely touches them. Empty water weekly and use Bti on what cannot be dumped.

West Indian drywood termites

Drywood Termite Control in Clearwater

A UF/IFAS entomologist notes that this termite occurs throughout Florida but more commonly near the coasts, and the university's map logs repeated finds in Clearwater. Colonies need neither soil nor a water source, so they turn up in attic framing, door and window casings and wooden furniture. Mating flights run from April to June. Most owners first notice a sprinkle of sand-like pellets lying under an exit hole barely a millimeter or two wide.

Subterranean termites

Subterranean Termite Control in Clearwater

The same map records native eastern subterranean termites across the Clearwater area, and Formosan subterranean termites have been collected here too. Both travel up from the ground inside mud tubes built over slabs, stem walls and porch posts. Native colonies swarm on sunny afternoons from January to April, while Formosan colonies wait for warm evenings later in spring. Keep mulch and soil from covering the slab edge.

Bed bugs

Bed Bug Treatment in Clearwater

Bed bugs move in luggage, clothing and secondhand furniture, so a beach town with constant visitor turnover has to stay watchful. UF/IFAS points out that upscale hotels and private homes have both reported them, meaning cleanliness alone is no shield. Inspect mattress seams and headboards for dark specks and cast skins. The bites itch but are not known to transmit disease.

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Need No-See-Um Control in Clearwater?

  • No-See-Um Control
  • Mosquito Control
  • Drywood Termite Control
  • Subterranean Termite Control
  • Bed Bug Treatment
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Pest control treatment in Clearwater, FL

Seasonal Pest Control in Clearwater

  1. Dry season, October through May

    Days are sunny and dry with little change in the weather from one to the next. Native subterranean termites begin swarming in January, and by April drywood termites are flying as well, often noticed first as loose wings on a windowsill. Bed bugs ignore the calendar, so check guest rooms at every turnover.

  2. Late spring evenings, April to June

    Formosan termites swarm shortly after sunset and are drawn to lights, with May the peak month. Florida carpenter ants send winged reproductives indoors during the same weeks; people find them along window ledges and sliding glass doors. Ants have elbowed antennae; termite swarmers do not.

  3. Wet season, June through September

    Thundershowers build almost daily from strong summer heating. Containers refill between storms and mosquitoes follow; in September 2026 Pinellas County was under a Florida Department of Health alert after dengue spread locally in the Tampa Bay area. Empty saucers, buckets and bromeliad cups after each storm.

Not sure what you are dealing with in Clearwater?

Describe it on the phone and we will tell you what it likely is and how we would treat it. Estimates are free.

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7 questions answered

Clearwater Pest Control FAQ

Looking for pest control near you in Clearwater? Call (512) 561-7451 or request a free estimate.

What is biting me at Clearwater Beach when I cannot see any bugs?

The likely answer is a no-see-um, a biting midge whose larvae grow in the mud of mangrove shores and salt marsh. UF/IFAS says their bites cause a sharp burning feeling and red welts that can itch for two or three days in sensitive people. DEET repellent is the main defense.

Can I ask Pinellas County to fog my Clearwater street for mosquitoes?

You can request a service visit, but not fogging. Pinellas County Mosquito Control says fogging is never done by request or on a schedule. A technician counts and identifies the mosquitoes present, and the decision rests on trap data, sentinel chickens and health department reports. When trucks do fog, it happens in the early morning hours. For container mosquitoes, removing standing water works better.

Are termites a problem in Clearwater?

Yes, three kinds. University of Florida collection records for the Clearwater area include West Indian drywood termites, native eastern subterranean termites and invasive Formosan subterranean termites. Each needs a different treatment: fumigation or spot treatment for drywood colonies, soil termiticide or bait for subterranean ones. UF/IFAS stresses identifying the species first and recommends a yearly inspection by a trained inspector.

What does it cost to have a Clearwater property treated?

Plans start at $57. The quote reflects the property: an island rental and a mainland house with large trees are different jobs. Tell us which side of the Intracoastal you are on when you phone (512) 561-7451, and we will outline the plan before you book anything.

Do you service vacation rentals and hotels in Clearwater?

Yes. We treat rentals, hotels and other commercial properties, including bed bug treatment and mosquito and no-see-um work, and we recommend checking mattress seams and headboards at every turnover. Our products are eco-friendly, and owners can ask for a free estimate by describing the property.

What does a pre-sale inspection check in Clearwater?

We look for signs of the three termites recorded in the Clearwater area: drywood pellets and exit holes, mud tubes over slabs and stem walls, and Formosan activity. We also check the attic and exterior and put the results into plain terms. Any party to the sale can request one.

How do I begin service in Clearwater?

Tell us what you are seeing, by phone or in an online estimate request, and we recommend a plan starting at $57. After that, book a visit online. Whether you are on the beach or the bluff, the products are eco-friendly and the findings are explained.

Clearwater, Florida

Why Clearwater Is a Hotspot for Pests

Clearwater is two places in one city: a barrier island facing the Gulf of Mexico and a mainland that climbs to a bluff above Clearwater Harbor. No-see-ums, mosquitoes and termites behave differently on each side of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Clearwater, the Pinellas County seat, was home to 117,292 people when the 2020 census was taken. The Intracoastal Waterway separates the mainland from Clearwater Beach, which runs 2.5 miles along the Gulf and connects by a short bridge to Sand Key. The first settlement grew on a bluff where the Army built Fort Harrison around 1835; that ground later became Harbor Oaks, an early 1900s subdivision that is now a National Register historic district.

Freshwater springs along the bluff are thought to have given Clear Water Harbor its name, and water still decides which pests arrive. Most rain falls from June through September, and the dry season runs from October through May. The densely built island gets shoreline insects and whatever travelers carry in; the mainland's older streets get termites, ants and rats.

Homes in Clearwater, FL

Local field notes

What our technicians check first on a Clearwater property

Unique to Clearwater

What Makes Clearwater Different for Pest Control

Island rentals and bluff-top houses: what to check in Clearwater

Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Clearwater details that shape every plan we write here.

  1. On the island side, look at screens and at the ground. Bigheaded ants, confirmed in Pinellas County by UF/IFAS, leave small piles of loose sand along pavers, walkways and door thresholds; they do not sting, but their colonies run from lot to lot. Rental units deserve a mattress and headboard check at each turnover, and porch screening should be fine enough to stop midges.

  2. On the mainland, look up. Limbs that touch the roof carry carpenter ants, roof rats and even termites past a treated foundation, and unscreened soffit vents let drywood swarmers into the attic. University of Florida guidance also calls for shrubs planted two feet from the wall and sprinklers aimed away from it. We handle the inspection, use eco-friendly products and put the findings in plain language.

Areas We Serve Around Clearwater

  • Clearwater Beach
  • Sand Key
  • Island Estates
  • Harbor Oaks
  • Downtown Clearwater
  • Countryside
  • North Greenwood
  • Belleair
  • Dunedin
  • Largo

Beach side or bluff side, Clearwater pests have an answer

Describe the problem to Precision Pest Control by phone at (512) 561-7451, or send a Clearwater estimate request online.

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