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Pest Control Company in Fort Myers, FL

Along the Caloosahatchee, from palm-lined McGregor Boulevard to newer streets near Gateway, Precision Pest Control brings pest control in Fort Myers to houses, rentals and commercial buildings. Crews handle roof rats, palmetto bugs, mosquitoes and both Formosan and drywood termites, and a termite and pest inspection is available before any sale closes.

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What Precision Pest Control offers

Our Pest Control Services in Fort Myers

Pest control in Fort Myers works best when it follows the house. We serve older homes in Dean Park and Edison Park, riverside lots in Whiskey Creek and newer neighborhoods farther out. Nobody pays for the first look, our eco-friendly products go where pests travel, and plans open at $57.

Residential Pest Control in Fort Myers, FL

Residential Pest Control

Treatment for older McGregor-area houses with tall trees and drywood risk, plus newer homes where soil, mulch and sprinkler heads feed termites and ants. Roof rat exclusion and mosquito yard work round out the visit.

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Commercial Pest Control in Fort Myers, FL

Commercial Pest Control

Service for downtown shops, restaurants, offices and rental properties, where drains and loading areas draw American cockroaches and rain-filled containers on the grounds breed mosquitoes.

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Termite and Pest Inspections in Fort Myers, FL

Termite and Pest Inspections

Buying or selling along the river? Our termite and pest inspection checks attic framing, window frames and foundation edges, so everyone at the closing table works from one list of findings.

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Get a Free Pest Control Estimate for Your Fort Myers Property

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

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  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.

What we treat

Exterminator Services We Offer in Fort Myers

Termites, Palmetto Bugs and Roof Rats in Fort Myers

Formosan subterranean termites

Subterranean Termite Control in Fort Myers

The University of Florida's termite map is dense with Formosan subterranean termite records around Fort Myers, among them a long run of collections across the river in North Fort Myers from 2018 through 2026. These colonies live in the soil, number in the millions and attack live trees as well as buildings. Winged swarmers gather at lights after sunset in April, May and June. The map also logs an Asian subterranean termite sample near downtown in 2019, so we identify the species first.

West Indian drywood termites

Drywood Termite Control in Fort Myers

West Indian drywood termites skip the soil entirely. A colony spends its whole life inside the wood it eats, whether house framing, furniture or a boat, and UF reports the largest populations in older buildings across the southern half of Florida, with collections in and near downtown Fort Myers since 2017. The giveaway is a small heap of hard, six-sided pellets under a hole a millimeter or two wide. Control is spot treatment of the wood or fumigation.

Palmetto bugs

Cockroach Control in Fort Myers

In Fort Myers the name palmetto bug usually points to the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, the largest of the common house-invading roaches at about 1.5 inches. UF describes it moving indoors two ways: up from the sewer through the plumbing, or across from a tree or shrub that touches the building. The Florida woods cockroach, Eurycotis floridana, shares the nickname. It cannot fly, keeps to palm bases, stumps and woodpiles, and generally gets inside by accident on firewood or stored items.

Roof rats

Rodent Control in Fort Myers

Roof rats are climbers. UF/IFAS describes them settling in attics, soffits, hollow walls and sheds, raiding fruit trees, and chewing through wiring and plastic water lines once indoors. In a city where Henry Ford named his estate The Mangoes, backyard fruit is part of the appeal. UF/IFAS Extension's rodent advice: no limbs hanging over the roof, rat guards on trunks, ripe fruit picked promptly, and snap traps, never live capture and release.

Mosquitoes

Mosquito Control in Fort Myers

Lee County's 56,000 acres of salt marsh keep salt marsh mosquitoes hatching all year, according to the Lee County Mosquito Control District. In town the bigger nuisance is the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, which UF says is still common in urban South Florida. It breeds in flowerpots, tires and other containers and bites in daylight, indoors and out. The district asks residents to dump buckets, birdbaths, clogged gutters and bromeliads and to trim the grass and shrubs where adults rest.

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  • Rodent Control
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Pest control treatment in Fort Myers, FL

Seasonal Pest Control in Fort Myers

  1. January to March: dry, mild, first swarms

    Monthly rain stays under 3.5 inches from October to May. Native eastern subterranean termites send out winged swarmers on warm, still afternoons between January and April, often the day after a shower. It is a good stretch for an attic and foundation inspection and for cutting tree limbs back from the roof.

  2. April to June: evening termite flights

    Formosan subterranean termites swarm after sunset, with the heaviest flights in May, and West Indian drywood termites fly mainly from April through June. Florida carpenter ants also release winged adults in these months. Insects piling up at a porch light or dropping wings on a windowsill should be collected and identified.

  3. June to September: the thunderstorm months

    These four months deliver about 67 percent of the year's rain. Standing water in saucers, toys and gutters breeds container mosquitoes within days, fire ants move uphill or indoors when the soil is saturated, and American cockroaches head indoors from the sewers. Dumping standing water every week is the most useful habit.

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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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Fort Myers Pest Control FAQ

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

When do termites swarm in Fort Myers?

It depends on the species. The native eastern subterranean termite swarms in daylight, on warm afternoons between January and April. Formosan subterranean termites fly after sunset from early April to late June, peaking in May, and West Indian drywood termites mostly between April and June. Keep a sample of any swarmers found indoors and ask for an inspection.

What keeps roof rats from getting up into a Fort Myers attic?

Take away the routes and the food. Trim branches that overhang the roof, put guards on fruit and palm trunks, and close gaps around pipes, wires and vents with hardware cloth or steel mesh. Pick fruit as it ripens and keep pet food indoors overnight. Rats already inside are best handled with snap traps.

Does Lee County spray for mosquitoes in Fort Myers?

Yes, when counts justify it. The Lee County Mosquito Control District has no fixed spray schedule; it treats adult mosquitoes only when surveillance shows populations above state thresholds, and it puts prevention and larval control first. That leaves the containers in your own yard to you, and containers are exactly where the day-biting yellow fever mosquito breeds.

What will a Fort Myers pest plan run me?

A Fort Myers plan opens at $57, and the first estimate is on us. Where a job lands above that depends on the pests involved, the size of the property and whether the work is termites, rodents or mosquitoes. Describe the house or building on the website, or phone about your McGregor or downtown address at (512) 561-7451.

Is Fort Myers service only for homes, or can a business sign up?

Businesses can sign up too. Alongside residential plans, Precision Pest Control offers commercial service for restaurants, offices, shops and rental properties in Fort Myers. Downtown buildings often need attention at drains, dumpsters and loading areas, and grounds need checking for standing water. Tell us the building type when you ask for an estimate.

Should a Fort Myers buyer pay for a termite look first?

It is a sensible step. The University of Florida's records show Formosan subterranean, Asian subterranean and West Indian drywood termites in and around the city, and none is obvious from the curb. Our inspection covers attic framing, window frames and foundation edges, then puts one shared list of findings in front of both sides of the sale.

How do eco-friendly products work in a yard near the Caloosahatchee?

We choose eco-friendly products and put them where pests live and travel, such as roofline gaps, drains and the base of walls, instead of coating the whole yard. Near the river and neighborhood waterways that restraint matters. Request an estimate through the website and we will describe what would be applied before any work begins.

Fort Myers, Florida

Why Fort Myers Is a Hotspot for Pests

Fort Myers hears thunder on 89 days a year, more than any other place in the country, and collects about 57 inches of rain. Heat and water on that scale keep termites, roaches and mosquitoes working through every month.

Fort Myers is the Lee County seat, a city of 86,395 people at the 2020 census that grew up beside the Caloosahatchee River. It was incorporated in 1885, the year Thomas Edison bought 13 riverfront acres for a winter home, and the royal palms he had brought in for what is now McGregor Boulevard gave the city its motto, City of Palms. A real estate boom tied to the Edison Bridge added subdivisions beyond downtown, including Dean Park, Edison Park and Seminole Park.

Those older streets matter to us. A house from that era, shaded by tall palms and decades of planting, shelters different insects than a newer one out toward Gateway. Roughly two thirds of the annual rain falls from June through September, so our visits follow the calendar: termites and ants in spring, mosquitoes and roaches once the daily storms begin.

Homes in Fort Myers, FL

Local field notes

What our technicians check first on a Fort Myers property

Unique to Fort Myers

What Makes Fort Myers Different for Pest Control

Old Fort Myers houses, tall palms and the river

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

  1. In Dean Park, Edison Park and the blocks off McGregor Boulevard, the house itself is often the attraction. Decades-old framing, trim and built-in woodwork are what drywood termites look for, and mature trees that touch the roof give carpenter ants and roof rats a bridge. We check attic framing, window and door frames and the eaves, then point out which limbs should come back from the structure.

  2. Closer to the Caloosahatchee and in newer neighborhoods, the ground matters more. UF's termite prevention list is practical: make sure water runs away from the building, aim sprinkler heads and air conditioner drain lines away from the walls, end wood-to-ground contact, and keep six inches of foundation visible above soil or mulch. Bigheaded ants, confirmed in Lee County, announce themselves with loose sandy piles along driveway and walkway edges.

Areas We Serve Around Fort Myers

  • Downtown Fort Myers
  • Dean Park
  • Edison Park
  • Seminole Park
  • Dunbar
  • McGregor
  • Whiskey Creek
  • Villas
  • Tice
  • Gateway
  • Iona
  • North Fort Myers

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