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Precision Pest Control looks after Lincoln and Lancaster County properties, from houses to storefronts, plus termite and pest inspections for sales. Work spans older neighborhoods such as Near South, Havelock and College View, downtown Haymarket and growing edges toward Waverly and Hickman. Plans address carpenter ants, brown recluse spiders, boxelder bugs, fall invaders and mosquitoes, starting with a free estimate, plans from $57 and eco-friendly products.
What Precision Pest Control offers
Pest control in Lincoln spans historic houses near the capitol, apartments, shops and new subdivisions on the prairie edge. Precision Pest Control serves them with eco-friendly products. We start with a free estimate, and plan pricing begins at $57.
Home service for Lincoln houses: a search for damp wood where carpenter ants settle, spider monitoring in basements, and sealing advice against crickets, centipedes and bugs that crowd in each fall.
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Service for Lincoln businesses, from Haymarket restaurants and offices to warehouses and storefronts, with attention to doors, lights, storage rooms and leaf litter along foundations.
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Termite and pest inspections for Lincoln sales cover wood, moisture and entry points, giving buyers and sellers a written record before the closing table.
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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
Carpenter Ants, Spiders and Fall Invaders Along Salt Creek
Carpenter ants
According to a Nebraska Extension guide, carpenter ants do not eat wood; they hollow it out for nests, and they prefer moist wood in places like under windows, eaves, decks and porches. A parent colony is often outdoors, with satellite colonies indoors that never contain a queen. Smooth galleries differ from termite damage, which has mud packed in. Trim branches off the house and repair moisture problems.
Brown recluse spiders
Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County lists the brown recluse among the state's medically important spiders, and its office offers free diagnostic help for suspected specimens. UNL says the spider prefers dark, undisturbed places, and suggests decluttering, sealing cracks at windows, doors and foundations, and using sticky traps to monitor. Perimeter sprays do not work well on spiders that stay in their webs.
Boxelder bugs
The Lancaster County Extension office says pest populations generally peak in late summer, and homes become attractive shelter as the weather changes. Boxelder bugs fly in, so sprays at the foundation do not stop them, and they are highly attracted to porch lights. Sealing cracks and keeping outdoor lights off when not in use are the main steps it recommends.
Crickets, centipedes and other ground invaders
Nebraska Extension groups crickets, centipedes, millipedes, ground beetles, spiders and ants as ground-dwelling invaders that gather in leaf litter and debris near foundations, then move through cracks. For these, it describes a perimeter spray 3 to 4 feet up the walls and 3 to 5 feet outward, using only products labeled for outdoor use. Sticky traps help remove those already indoors.
Culex mosquitoes
Lincoln sits in a state where Culex mosquitoes spread West Nile virus, according to the health department, after the insects feed on infected birds. Infections peak between summer and autumn. About one in five infected people gets a mild illness, and under 1 percent become severely ill. Repellent, long sleeves and long pants are the state's advice.
Spotted something?
Black carpenter ant swarms appear most often from March to June, and swarmers inside the house are a prompt to look for moisture. Damp wood under eaves, decks and window frames is where Extension says to look.
Humid evenings and standing water bring Culex mosquitoes. Dead-bird reports are collected statewide from June 1 to September 30, which shows that West Nile can circulate through the entire warm season in Nebraska, so a regular check of buckets and gutters is worthwhile.
Boxelder bugs fly to warm walls and lights, while crickets, centipedes and spiders gather in leaf litter and move in through foundation cracks. Raking debris away from the house and sealing gaps now pays off through winter.
With January averaging about 25 degrees, spiders settle into quiet storage areas of basements, closets and garages. Brown recluses like undisturbed corners, so replace cardboard clutter with sealed bins and leave sticky traps along the walls.
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 Lincoln? Call (512) 561-7451 or request a free estimate.
Begin with the moisture. Nebraska Extension says carpenter ants nest in damp wood and push out coarse sawdust, and indoor satellite colonies depend on a parent colony, often outside. Fix leaks, trim branches off the house and request an inspection to find the nests.
Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County names the brown recluse among the state's medically important spiders. It settles in dark, quiet spots in basements, closets and garages. Declutter, seal cracks, set sticky traps, and bring a suspect spider to the Extension office for identification.
They fly to warm houses as the weather changes, and porch lights attract them. Lancaster County Extension says foundation sprays do not stop them. Seal cracks and switch off unneeded outdoor lights, and call us if the numbers keep climbing.
They are insects and spiders that move indoors as temperatures drop, including crickets, centipedes, millipedes, ground beetles and ants. Extension says they gather in leaf litter and debris by the foundation. Rake it back, caulk gaps, and use sticky traps for those already indoors.
Pricing opens at $57 a plan, and estimating is free. Ants in a house are a different job from a restaurant's pests, so the cost follows the building. Send a few details with the online form, or phone the number on this page and explain what you see.
Yes. The commercial service handles restaurants, offices, warehouses, shops and apartment buildings, paying attention to doors, lights, dumpsters, drains and storage rooms. Share the address in the online estimate form, or ring to discuss the site.
No law makes it universal, but a pre-sale inspection pays off. It checks wood, moisture and entry gaps, and everyone in the transaction reads the same written findings. Request one online at no charge for the estimate.
Nebraska's health department says Culex mosquitoes spread it statewide, with human cases tracking the mosquitoes through the warm months. Most infected people have no symptoms. Use repellent, put on long sleeves and pants, and empty standing water.
Lincoln was laid out among flat salt marshes beside Salt Creek, at about 1,201 feet, and winters bring roughly 26 inches of snow. Basements, older wood and open prairie edges all feed the pest list.
Lincoln, the seat of Lancaster County, is Nebraska's second-largest city, with 291,082 residents in 2020. It was platted among saline wetlands near Salt Creek, and the Nebraska State Capitol, finished in 1932, is the second-tallest state capitol in the country. The University of Nebraska, founded here in 1869, enrolls 23,954 students and ranks as the city's third-largest employer. Haymarket, Near South, Havelock, Belmont and College View give the city a mix of building ages.
The weather is humid continental, with a January mean near 25 degrees, a July mean near 78 and about 29 inches of precipitation a year. Cold snaps send spiders and insects into basements, garages and wall voids, while summer humidity and standing water favor mosquitoes. Neighborhoods such as Bethany, College View and Havelock joined the city between 1922 and 1930.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a Lincoln property
Unique to Lincoln
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Lincoln details that shape every plan we write here.
Older houses, like many in Havelock and College View, often have wood trim, porches and basements that stay damp. Look for soft wood, stains below windows, coarse sawdust and winged ants. Extension recommends sealing exposed wood before it gets wet and replacing anything rotted or in contact with soil.
Before the first frost, rake leaves from the foundation, caulk cracks around doors and windows, and put sticky traps in basements. Wear gloves when moving old boxes, and check shoes before putting them on. If you find spiders, take one to a Nebraska Extension office for identification, then ask us for an estimate.
Get a free estimate online, set up service, or phone (512) 561-7451; Lincoln plans open at $57.
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