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Precision Pest Control treats Pasadena homes, shops and commercial properties between the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay, and buyers and sellers can request a pre-sale inspection. Plans center on Formosan and native subterranean termites, crazy ants, American cockroaches, mosquitoes and rats, from Golden Acres and Red Bluff Terrace to Village Grove and the wetland edges near Armand Bayou.
What Precision Pest Control offers
Pasadena pest control starts with a free estimate, and plans begin at $57. Eco-friendly products go to work across Old Downtown, Deepwater, Burke Meadows, Bayport and the streets near the ship channel and the bay, for houses, shops and other businesses.
Home service for Pasadena neighborhoods, with treatment for termites, crazy ants, roaches, mosquitoes and rats, and a close look at drains, timber near the foundation and damp ground.
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Plans for Pasadena businesses, including those near the ship channel, where cargo, trash and damp ground help crazy ants, roaches and rats take hold.
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Formosan termites were first found in Texas right here, so a pre-sale inspection for termites and other pests means a lot to Pasadena buyers, sellers and agents.
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Pasadena, Texas: Formosan Termites, Crazy Ants and Sewer Roaches
Formosan subterranean termites
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension records that the state's first Formosan termite infestations were discovered in 1956 near the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena, most likely carried from the Far East in wooden shoring timbers. A young colony can pass one million termites within five years, and the species hollows out living trees as well as framing. It still travels in recycled railroad ties, cargo pallets, mulch and sod.
Tawny crazy ants
The tawny crazy ant turned up in Harris County in 2002 and spreads mostly with human help, riding in trash, yard debris, potted plants and hay. AgriLife measured colonies in industrial areas creeping outward about 30 meters a month, faster than on residential streets. Huge numbers gather inside electrical equipment, short-circuit it and jam switches. The colonies stay outdoors under damp objects, which is why spraying indoors alone accomplishes little.
American cockroaches
Also called the waterbug or palmetto bug, the American cockroach is reddish brown, reaches 1.5 to 2 inches, and both sexes can fly. It is long lived: AgriLife puts the climb to adulthood at about 600 days, followed by another one to two years as an adult. It is among the roaches most often found in sewer systems, and floor drains are a common way in. Outdoors it shelters in sewer manholes, water meter boxes, woodpiles and mulch.
Salt marsh and southern house mosquitoes
Pasadena touches both Galveston Bay and brackish Clear Lake, and salty or brackish water is where the salt marsh mosquito breeds. AgriLife describes it as a vicious daytime biter that can fly 40 to 50 miles in search of a blood meal. The southern house mosquito is the evening and night biter; it prefers polluted water and slips indoors through unscreened windows. County health staff test local mosquitoes for West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses.
Norway rats and roof rats
AgriLife's Wildlife Services describes the Norway rat as large, gray and robust, with a tail shorter than its body, and the roof rat as sleek and grayish black, with a tail longer than its body. Norway rats do not tolerate crowding, so 40 is a heavy population, while 100 or more roof rats can share one building. A nest found underground almost always belongs to a Norway rat.
Spotted something?
From the start of May to the end of June, Formosan termites swarm at night and head for lights, so winged insects around a porch lamp or on a windowsill deserve a close look. Native subterranean termites swarm earlier in the year and in daylight. Save a few insects or shed wings for identification.
Summers are hot and humid, and tawny crazy ant colonies reach their greatest numbers in July and August. After Hurricane Harvey, AgriLife entomologists reported billions of large floodwater mosquitoes hatching across coastal prairie and marsh, with salt marsh mosquitoes more noticeable during recovery. Fire ant colonies float on floodwater and end up in debris piles.
Winters are mild to cool. Crazy ant numbers stay high into November, then few workers forage until spring. Roof rat litters are heaviest in winter and spring and Norway rat litters in spring and fall, so fresh droppings, gnaw marks or greasy smears along a wall are worth acting on.
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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Yes. According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, the first Formosan subterranean termite infestations in Texas were discovered in 1956 near the Houston Ship Channel in Pasadena. The termites are now known from at least 30 Texas counties, Harris County included. Their soldiers have teardrop-shaped heads and release a sticky white fluid when disturbed.
Start outdoors, because that is where the colonies live. AgriLife Extension advises removing whatever sits on the ground and holds moisture, such as fallen limbs and leaf litter, then cutting back irrigation and repairing leaks. Typical ant baits do not attract tawny crazy ants, and the products that work are not readily sold to consumers, so a licensed professional is usually needed.
American cockroaches live in sewer lines and use floor drains as doorways. AgriLife's advice is to keep P-traps filled with water, which puts a barrier between the sewer and the house. Check the seal under exterior doors and make sure roof soffits are screened. Sticky cards placed near doors and in utility rooms show where the roaches are getting in.
Starting prices for Pasadena houses sit at $57 a plan. The estimate is free, the products are eco-friendly, and the details are easy to share: tell us what you have found around the house, yard or shop, online or at (512) 561-7451.
It is a sensible step here. Formosan termites were first recorded in Texas near the ship channel in Pasadena, and AgriLife warns that reused railroad ties and shoring timbers carry them into landscaping. Buyers, sellers and agents can book an inspection through our real estate service, so the findings are on the table first.
Yes, commercial service is part of what Precision Pest Control offers. AgriLife measured tawny crazy ant colonies in industrial areas spreading faster than on residential streets, and huge numbers can short-circuit electrical equipment. Ask for a free estimate through the website and tell us about the building, yard and any trouble spots.
It depends on the species. The salt marsh mosquito breeds in salty or brackish water near Galveston Bay and Clear Lake, and AgriLife calls it a vicious daytime biter. The southern house mosquito prefers polluted water and slips indoors through unscreened windows. Precision Pest Control can treat mosquitoes around Pasadena yards.
Check the tail and the nest. AgriLife's Wildlife Services describes the Norway rat as large and gray with a tail shorter than its body, and the roof rat as sleek, grayish black, with a tail longer than its body. An underground nest almost always belongs to a Norway rat.
Pasadena lies between the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay at about 30 feet above sea level. Decades of shipping, Gulf humidity and brackish water on two sides gave this city the first Formosan termites recorded in Texas.
Pasadena, Texas had 151,950 residents in the 2020 census, second in Harris County only to Houston. John H. Burnett of Galveston founded the town in 1893 and named it after Pasadena, California. After the 1900 hurricane, Clara Barton of the American Red Cross sent 1.5 million strawberry plants to help growers recover, and by the 1930s the town was calling itself the Strawberry Capital of the World. Refineries appeared between 1917 and 1920.
Today the Houston Ship Channel forms the city's northern border and its far southeastern corner fronts Galveston Bay. In between are neighborhoods such as Golden Acres, Red Bluff Terrace and Village Grove, along with the 2,500-acre Armand Bayou Nature Center, a remnant of coastal tallgrass prairie, bottomland forest and bayou. Cargo, wetlands and houses sit close together, and the pests reflect all three.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a Pasadena property
Unique to Pasadena
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Pasadena details that shape every plan we write here.
Much of the Formosan termite's spread in Texas traces to reused wood. AgriLife warns that shoring timbers and railroad ties taken from docks and railways end up in terraces and planting beds, and that creosote often fails to reach the core of the timber. Leave at least 6 inches of bare foundation showing under siding or stucco so shelter tubes can be seen.
For roaches and rats the routes are plumbing and gaps. Run water now and then in sinks, tubs and floor drains that are seldom used, since a water-filled trap blocks roaches. Wildlife Services recommends covering openings with hardware cloth or steel wool, keeping garbage in tightly covered metal cans, and storing boxes and lumber 18 inches off the ground.
Plans for Pasadena houses, shops and real estate transactions start at $57 with eco-friendly products; Precision Pest Control gives free estimates when you request one online and answers the phone at (512) 561-7451.
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