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Precision Pest Control covers Fort Lauderdale from the canal bank inward: waterfront homes, inland neighborhoods and commercial properties, with termite and pest checks ahead of a sale. Our order of work is dock and seawall first, then landscaping, then the house, with pest control plans for Asian, Formosan and drywood termites and American cockroaches. A free estimate shows plans from $57.
What Precision Pest Control offers
Pest control in Fort Lauderdale begins at the water, since 165 miles of waterways put seawalls, docks and boats beside so many homes. Inland streets like Victoria Park and Riverland need a different approach. Products are eco-friendly, plans run from $57 and the opening estimate carries no fee.
Service for waterfront and inland homes covering termite checks at framing and slab lines, trees near the house, and drain and wall-penetration work for American cockroaches.
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Plans for Fort Lauderdale marinas, restaurants, hotels and offices, including dock edges, kitchens, drains and lighting that draws termite swarmers after dark.
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A Fort Lauderdale sale gets a check for Asian, Formosan and drywood termites, plus trees and wood near the structure, with one set of findings for buyer and seller.
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Tell us what you are seeing and where. We will recommend a plan for your home or business, with service plans from $57.
What we treat
Termites, Iguanas and Roaches Along Fort Lauderdale's Canals
Asian subterranean termites
Coptotermes gestroi is a tropical termite that University of Florida entomologists confirmed on land in Fort Lauderdale in early 2005. Within Florida it has turned up in buildings, in ornamental trees beside them and on boats, including a private vessel from Providenciales that was docked here. Winged swarmers fly at dusk or after dark between February and April and gather at porch lights, lamps and video screens.
Formosan subterranean termites
The Formosan subterranean termite takes the next shift. UF puts its Florida flights between early April and the end of June, just after sunset, with May the busiest month. One colony can number several million and will hollow live trees as well as framing. Both species live in Broward County, and hybrid swarmers have been collected in Fort Lauderdale since 2021. Researchers say hybrids are under 1 percent of swarmers and respond to the same professional treatments.
West Indian drywood termites
Drywood termites never touch soil. The whole colony lives inside dry wood, which is why Cryptotermes brevis turns up in door frames, furniture, attic framing and boat cabinetry alike. UF reports the heaviest populations in older buildings across Florida's southern half, and a 1967 report judged this city about 85 percent built out already. The clue is a small heap of six-sided pellets below a pinhole in the wood.
American cockroaches
The big reddish-brown roach that locals call a palmetto bug is most often the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, roughly an inch and a half long. UF describes it as an insect of sewers, drains and commercial kitchens that reaches houses through the plumbing or from branches touching the building, and indoor problems tend to follow heavy rain. Sealing ground-level wall penetrations and raking out rotting leaves come before any treatment.
Local advice
Broward is on the state wildlife commission's list of counties where green iguanas have settled, and the agency describes South Florida's man-made canals as ideal routes for them to spread. Burrowing is the costly part: seawalls, sidewalks and foundations get hollowed out from beneath, while droppings collect on docks, moored boats and pool decks. UF's advice: wrap trees and dock pilings in sheet metal, fill empty burrows by day, never feed them, and avoid planting favorites such as hibiscus and roses.
Spotted something?
Asian subterranean termites are flying. Swarms start around dusk, so switch off dock and porch lights or draw the blinds on warm, still evenings. If winged insects show up indoors, save a few in a jar. Soil termites and drywood termites need different treatments, so the species matters.
Most of the city's roughly 61 inches of yearly rain falls now, often in afternoon thunderstorms. Formosan flights peak, downpours drive big roaches out of the drains, and every bucket, pool cover and bromeliad holds water for mosquitoes. Broward County Mosquito Control asks residents to empty small containers twice a week.
Highs settle between 75 and 83 degrees and the rain eases. Iguanas bask on seawalls, docks and open lawns all year, and a run of dry days is a good stretch to fill vacant burrows and fit guards on pilings. It also suits an attic termite inspection.
Describe it on the phone and we will tell you what it likely is and how we would treat it. Estimates are free.
7 questions answered
Looking for pest control near you in Fort Lauderdale? Call (512) 561-7451 or request a free estimate.
There are two main waves. Asian subterranean termites fly at dusk or at night from February to April. Formosan subterranean termites take over in April and keep flying into late June, with May the peak. A few shed wings on a windowsill deserve a call; hundreds of swarmers indoors usually mean a colony is already inside the building.
Yes. University of Florida researchers have documented Asian subterranean termite colonies aboard private boats in Florida, one of them docked in this city, and they regard shipboard infestations as the likeliest way people spread the species. Drywood termites infest boats as well. Swarmers or pellets aboard mean the vessel and the dock both need a check.
No. Green iguanas are an invasive species, and state anti-cruelty law is the only protection they have. A landowner may have them humanely killed on private property at any time of year, but a captured iguana may not be moved and released somewhere else. The wildlife commission suggests hiring a nuisance wildlife trapper if you cannot remove them safely.
Plans start at $57. Waterfront lots with docks and seawalls call for different work than inland houses, so the first estimate costs nothing. Call (512) 561-7451 and describe the property, and we will outline a plan before any visit is scheduled.
Yes. Our commercial service covers restaurants, hotels, offices and waterfront businesses, including drains, dock edges and outdoor lighting that attracts swarming termites. Kitchens and trash areas get the same attention. Products are eco-friendly, and describing your site is all it takes to get a free estimate.
Three kinds of termites are recorded in the area, and each calls for its own treatment, so identification comes first. Our inspection looks at the structure, nearby trees and the wood that touches the ground. Buyer and seller see identical findings, and the estimate is free.
We use eco-friendly products and take extra care near canals and the Intracoastal. Each step is explained in plain terms before treating. Tell us about your dock, seawall and landscaping in an estimate request, and book a visit when the plan fits.
Fort Lauderdale has 165 miles of inland waterways, so a large share of its homes come with a seawall, a dock and often a boat. Each of those is a place where termites, iguanas or roaches can settle.
Fort Lauderdale is the Broward County seat, a coastal city of 182,760 people at the 2020 census that sits about 7 feet above sea level. Its nickname, the Venice of America, comes from the canals: 165 miles of waterways inside the city limits, along with 7 miles of Atlantic beach, about 100 marinas and more than 50,000 registered yachts.
Water and boats shape the pest picture here more than anything else. University of Florida termite researchers have found Asian subterranean termites living aboard private boats, and winged swarmers fly from vessel to shore. Seawalls give green iguanas a place to bask and dig, and sewers and drains shelter large roaches. So we inspect in that order: dock and seawall, then landscaping, then the house.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a Fort Lauderdale property
Unique to Fort Lauderdale
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Fort Lauderdale details that shape every plan we write here.
On the water, the seawall deserves the same attention as the house. UF warns that iguana burrows beside a seawall lead to erosion and, eventually, collapse, so we point out every hole we find. Boats matter too: termite swarmers go to lights on vessels as readily as lights on buildings, and a colony aboard can seed the shoreline around it.
Inland, in neighborhoods such as Victoria Park and Riverland, trees come first. UF recommends checking the trees around a house for termites, since a hollowed trunk is both an early warning and a hazard in high wind. We narrow the list to what is active, treat with eco-friendly products, and explain the findings in plain terms.
Dockside or inland, plans start at $57: request a free estimate online, schedule a visit online, or call (512) 561-7451.
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