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Precision Pest Control works across Garland, a suburb of about 57 square miles in northeast Dallas County, serving single-family streets in Firewheel, Eastern Hills and Valley Creek along with the shops, plants and warehouses that grew up beside them. Service centers on fire ants, German cockroaches, subterranean termites, rodents and wasp nests, plus pre-sale termite and pest inspections.
What Precision Pest Control offers
Garland streets range from 1950s ranch houses to newer subdivisions and industrial blocks, so no two jobs are alike. Every plan opens with a no-cost estimate, uses eco-friendly products, and prices begin at $57, with pest control for homes, rentals and businesses.
Service for Garland houses and duplexes: mound and bait work on lawns, cabinet and plumbing checks for kitchen roaches, wood and foundation checks for termites, and removal of wasp nests from eaves.
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Plans for Garland shops, restaurants, offices and manufacturing or warehouse space, with checks of break rooms, drains, dock doors and dumpster pads where roaches and rodents get established.
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Selling or buying a Garland house? Our termite and pest inspection documents the condition of wood, the slab edge and any signs of activity so everyone at the table sees the same findings.
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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
Fire Ants, Kitchen Roaches and Termites Around Garland Neighborhoods
Red imported fire ants
Fire ants build domes of soft soil, usually under 18 inches across, and their stings leave white pustules. Texas A&M's fire ant project says that after heavy rain they crowd into any dark, dry shelter, which can mean a wall cavity or a meter box. Its guidance is to bait the full lawn in late summer or fall, once or twice a year, then treat nuisance mounds one at a time. Bait applied in cool spring weather below 65 degrees tends to fail.
German cockroaches
The German cockroach measures only 1/2 to 5/8 inch and lives indoors beside food and water, so it is a kitchen and bathroom problem. AgriLife describes the tiny droppings as looking like crushed pepper and says a generation can take about 100 days. Check beneath stoves, dishwashers and refrigerators. Gel bait set in many small pea-sized dabs close to hiding spots, plus caulk around sinks and pipes, is the extension's approach.
Subterranean termites
Termites rarely announce themselves. AgriLife points to mud tubes on foundation walls and piers, wings on sills or in spider webs, and wood with mud-lined tunnels along the grain. Texas homes lose about $500 million a year to them. Prevention starts at the foundation: wood kept out of soil contact, stakes and stumps removed, soil sloped away, and wet spots from air conditioner condensers, gutters and roofs fixed.
Rats in attics and walls
The city bugs column from Texas A&M explains that a roof rat gets in through a hole as small as a quarter, then chews on wiring. A dead rat in a wall can bring odor and flies. For trapping it suggests setting about three times as many snap traps as you think you need, pre-baiting for several days and checking daily. Cotton balls make good bait because rats use them as nesting material.
Paper wasps
The Texas Insects field guide says paper wasp queens stop laying in late summer and the colony then slowly shrinks, even though the nest has reached its biggest. Open umbrella-shaped combs under eaves, porch lights and soffits are common around Garland houses. AgriLife's Wizzie Brown suggests spraying around sunrise or sunset and keeping a cautious distance, and she cautions against repeated knockdowns on a large nest.
Spotted something?
May is Garland's wettest month, and soaked ground pushes fire ants toward buildings and keeps soil by foundations damp. Termite swarmers are usually flying in early spring, so wings on windowsills or around porch lights are worth a closer look.
July is the warmest month, and the record high is 111 degrees. In hot, dry stretches the fire ant program says colonies nest deeper and forage at night, then come indoors for water. Wasp colonies keep growing under eaves through these weeks.
Late August through October is the best time to broadcast fire ant bait. The record low is minus 3 degrees, set in 1989, and cold snaps send rats and roaches looking for warmth in attics, garages and wall voids just as heating season begins.
Describe it on the phone and we will tell you what it likely is and how we would treat it. Estimates are free.
8 questions answered
Looking for pest control near you in Garland? Call (512) 561-7451 or request a free estimate.
Texas A&M's fire ant team recommends yard-wide bait once or twice a year, followed by individual treatment of mounds in busy areas. Bait performs best when it is 65 to 95 degrees outside, and the fall window runs from late August to October. Treating only mounds you can see misses colonies that extend further underground.
They are most likely German cockroaches, which stay indoors near water and food and are the most prolific indoor roach, able to produce a generation in about 100 days. Fix leaks, clean counters and floors, and caulk gaps around plumbing. Baits placed near hiding spots work better when food is scarce.
Check foundation walls and piers for mud tubes, look for swarmer wings on windowsills, and wood with mud-lined tunnels. Texas A&M notes damage is almost impossible to date. Break open a tube: live termites inside mean an active colony. A professional inspection can confirm what you find.
Plans start at $57, with the final price set by the size of the property and the pest involved. A free estimate comes first. You can request one on our website or call (512) 561-7451 and describe the problem, whether it is ants, roaches, termites, rodents or wasps.
Be careful. AgriLife advises spraying paper wasp nests only at dawn or dusk, keeping a safe distance, and not relying on repeated knockdowns when a nest is large. Late summer nests are at their biggest. We remove nests from eaves, porch ceilings and soffits and can look for the next likely spot.
Yes. We serve Garland restaurants, shops, offices, manufacturing sites and warehouses. Break rooms, drains, dock doors and dumpster areas get the closest inspection, and eco-friendly products are used in treatments. Request a free estimate online and describe the building and what you are seeing.
Yes. The inspection for termites and other pests covers wood, the slab edge, the attic and the yard, and it works for buyers, sellers and agents. It is useful for postwar houses where cracks and old plumbing give termites easy access. Book online and tell us the closing date.
Fill every opening bigger than a quarter using cement, expanding foam or metal wool, and trim limbs touching the roof. Texas A&M says roof rats can start a fire by chewing wiring. Droppings or footsteps overhead mean they are already inside, so trapping and exclusion go together.
Garland grew from the farm towns of Duck Creek and Embree into a city of nearly a quarter million people. Its postwar ranch houses, creek-side lots and factory districts give ants, roaches and termites plenty of ways in.
Garland is in Dallas County, with small pieces reaching into Collin and Rockwall counties, and the 2020 census counted 246,018 residents. It covers about 57 square miles at an elevation of roughly 551 feet. Embree and Duck Creek merged, the post office moved in 1887 and took the name Garland, and the town was incorporated in 1891. A tornado in 1927 and rapid growth after World War II shaped much of what stands today.
Garland's economy has leaned on manufacturing, from hat making and food processing to electronics and steel work, and the school district is the largest employer. Mixed housing, commercial kitchens and loading docks meet creeks and lawns here, and each of those spots attracts a different pest.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a Garland property
Unique to Garland
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Garland details that shape every plan we write here.
Many Garland houses were built after World War II on concrete slabs, where termites reach wood through cracks, expansion joints and plumbing penetrations. AgriLife advises sealing the openings where utilities enter, removing scrap lumber from near the foundation and being careful with sprinklers that soak the soil beside the wall.
Damp ground near creeks and drainage lines helps roaches, ants and mosquitoes. During the first visit we look for those moisture sources, treat active problems with eco-friendly products and tell you which fixes, like gutter repairs and trimmed branches, will keep pests out afterward.
Garland homes and businesses can request a free estimate online, ask about plans from $57, and reach a person at (512) 561-7451.
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