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Precision Pest Control

Broward County, Florida

Pest Control in Lauderhill, Florida

Precision Pest Control handles apartment and condominium buildings, single-family streets and commercial properties around Inverrary and Central Broward Park, bringing pest control to Lauderhill where walls and plumbing are shared. We treat German and American cockroaches, ghost ants, Asian subterranean termites and mosquitoes, and inspect units and houses when they change hands.

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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.

  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 Lauderhill

Roach, Ant and Termite Treatment for Lauderhill's Multi-Unit Housing

German cockroaches

German Cockroach Control in Lauderhill

UF/IFAS describes the German cockroach as the species that typically plagues multifamily dwellings. Adults are small, roughly half an inch, marked by a pair of dark stripes running down the shield behind the head. They cannot survive away from people, and a UF entomologist notes they are always brought into a building by someone, in boxes, backpacks or purses. An egg case carries 30 to 40 eggs, and UF puts the full life cycle at roughly 100 days, which explains how fast a small problem grows. Sanitation, sealed cracks and sticky traps for monitoring do more than spraying alone.

American cockroaches

American Cockroach Control in Lauderhill

The large roach that appears around floor drains, trash rooms and plumbing is the American cockroach, often called a palmetto bug. It averages 1.5 inches, lives in sewers and septic systems, and according to UF gets into buildings through unscreened drains and along the pipes. Outdoors it shelters in hollow trees, woodpiles, mulch and around garbage facilities. Drain screens and sealed pipe gaps take away its way in.

Ghost ants

Ant Control in Lauderhill

Ghost ants are tiny. Workers measure 1.3 to 1.5 millimeters, and the dark head paired with a milky white abdomen and legs makes them hard to see on a countertop. They are a kitchen and bathroom ant: foragers trail across sinks, counters and floors toward sugar, cakes and syrups. Colonies keep many queens and start new nests by budding, so one treated trail is rarely the end of it.

Asian subterranean termites

Subterranean Termite Control in Lauderhill

The Asian subterranean termite (Coptotermes gestroi) is a truly tropical species, first found in Florida in 1996 and now established in Broward County. UF specialists consider it a greater threat to tropical and subtropical Florida than the better-known Formosan termite, and they note its damage can become severe in a relatively short time. Swarms happen at dusk or at night, with winged termites flying to lights on porches and indoors. Baits and soil treatments are the tools used against it.

Yellow fever mosquitoes

Mosquito Control in Lauderhill

Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, is a city mosquito. UF calls it common in urban southern Florida, where females feed mostly on people and lay eggs in unused flowerpots, spare tires, untreated swimming pools and any other object that holds water. It bites in the daytime and indoors as readily as outside. The Florida Department of Health asks residents to drain standing water, clean birdbaths and pet bowls at least once or twice a week, and repair torn screens on windows, doors, porches and patios.

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  • German Cockroach Control
  • American Cockroach Control
  • Ant Control
  • Subterranean Termite Control
  • Mosquito Control
Pest control treatment in Lauderhill, FL

Seasonal Pest Control in Lauderhill

  1. Late winter and spring, termite flights

    Asian subterranean termites are the early swarmers, recorded flying in Florida between February and April, and UF's Fort Lauderdale lab describes large flights in March around sunset on warm days. Report wings on sills or in light fixtures to your building manager as well as to us, so the whole building can be checked.

  2. Rainy season, summer

    Requests to Broward County Mosquito Control climb during the rainy season and warmer summer months. After storms, empty buckets, toys, coolers and pool covers. The county's advice for a neglected pool next door is to report it to your city's code enforcement and submit a service request for your own property.

  3. Fall and the drier months

    Lauderhill's tropical monsoon climate stays warm through winter, and German cockroaches breed continuously indoors, with overlapping generations present at any one time. The quieter months suit building-wide work: sealing around pipes, fixing leaks under sinks and setting monitors in kitchens and laundry rooms.

Not sure what you are dealing with in Lauderhill?

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

(512) 561-7451

7 questions answered

Lauderhill Pest Control FAQ

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

Why do I have roaches in my Lauderhill apartment even though I keep it clean?

Because German cockroaches usually start somewhere other than your unit. UF/IFAS ties them to multifamily housing: they are carried indoors in boxes and bags and cannot live away from people. Cleanliness still helps, since removing food, water and clutter has a significant impact, but lasting control normally means treating neighboring units and shared areas at the same time as yours.

Are those tiny pale ants on my Lauderhill counters ghost ants?

In South Florida they often are. The workers are under 2 millimeters long. Head and thorax are dark, abdomen and legs pale, and they trail to sweets on sinks and counters. They nest in wall voids, behind cabinets and in potted plants. Wipe up spills, keep sweets sealed, and have the nests treated and not only the trail you can see.

Can mosquitoes in Lauderhill carry dengue?

They can. Dengue's main carrier is Aedes aegypti, with Aedes albopictus a secondary one, and Florida has both, according to the state health department. It counts several cases in Florida each year, usually in people arriving from the Caribbean, Central and South America or Asia. Its precautions: drain containers, keep screens in repair and use an EPA-registered repellent such as DEET or picaridin.

What do pest plans cost in Lauderhill?

Because many buildings share walls and pipes, the price reflects the unit, the building and the pest, and we may recommend checking neighboring units too. Lauderhill plans open at $57, and every estimate is free. Tell us where you live through the website or by phone.

Can a whole Lauderhill condo or apartment building be treated at once?

Yes. Treating one apartment rarely settles a shared problem, so we prefer to inspect the units above, below and beside a complaint, along with laundry rooms, trash areas and utility closets, and to coordinate with the association or property manager.

Is a termite inspection a smart step for Lauderhill buyers?

Yes. Nearly half of the city's housing was built in the 1970s, so buildings are decades old and sit only about 7 feet above sea level. Our inspection looks at moisture, wood-to-ground contact and signs of activity and shares the same record with buyer, seller and agents.

Is eco-friendly treatment suitable indoors in a Lauderhill apartment?

We use eco-friendly products indoors and favor baits and targeted placement near cracks, drains and plumbing gaps over broad spraying. We also explain what to clean or put away before treatment. Tell us which rooms are affected when you ask for an estimate.

Lauderhill, Florida

Why Lauderhill Is a Hotspot for Pests

Lauderhill fits 74,482 people onto about 8.5 square miles of land, and census survey data show roughly six in ten of its homes are in multi-unit buildings. Neighbors who share walls and pipes end up sharing pests as well.

Lauderhill was incorporated on June 20, 1959, in north-central Broward County. New York developer Herbert Sadkin started it with off-the-shelf house designs by Andrew Geller that had been sold to the public through Macy's. The Inverrary Country Club followed in 1970, and the Inverrary neighborhood became a second home for snowbirds.

The city has deep Caribbean roots today: in the 2000 census it had the highest share of residents of Jamaican ancestry in the United States, and Central Broward Park hosts international cricket. The 2020 census counted 30,304 housing units, and survey data show nearly half of Lauderhill's housing was built in the 1970s. Buildings of that age, about 7 feet above sea level, call for pest work planned around the whole structure.

Homes in Lauderhill, FL

Local field notes

What our technicians check first on a Lauderhill property

Unique to Lauderhill

What Makes Lauderhill Different for Pest Control

Why Lauderhill buildings need a whole-building plan

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

  1. In a multi-unit building, treating one apartment rarely settles a shared problem. We prefer to inspect the units above, below and beside a complaint, along with laundry rooms, trash areas and utility closets, and to coordinate with the association or property manager. Our commercial service covers apartment and condo communities, and real estate inspections are available when a unit changes hands.

  2. Single-family streets have their own list. UF's termite guidance is to fix leaks promptly, make sure water runs away from the structure and not toward it, and end wood-to-ground contact wherever it exists. We add door sweeps, drain screens and screen repairs, and we use eco-friendly products indoors.

Areas We Serve Around Lauderhill

  • Inverrary
  • Central Broward Park area
  • Lauderdale Lakes
  • Tamarac
  • Sunrise
  • Plantation
  • Fort Lauderdale

Lauderhill residents and managers, start here

For a free estimate, describe your home or building on our website; to book, schedule there; to talk first, dial (512) 561-7451.