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Precision Pest Control serves Richardson, a compact city of about 29 square miles that straddles Dallas and Collin counties, with service for houses near Breckenridge, apartment communities, and the offices and labs of the Telecom Corridor. We handle roaches, termites, fire ants, rodents and mosquitoes, and pre-sale inspections look for termite and pest activity.
What Precision Pest Control offers
A Richardson apartment, a house near UT Dallas and a Telecom Corridor office each present different risks. Our free estimate comes first, eco-friendly products are the default and pest control plans open at $57 for residents and companies alike.
Service for Richardson houses, townhomes and apartments: roach baiting and gap sealing for units that share walls, termite checks at foundations and porches, fire ant lawn work and attic entry repair.
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Programs for Richardson offices, labs, restaurants and light industrial buildings, with attention to break rooms, drains, loading areas and landscaping beside entrances.
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When a Richardson property is for sale, our termite and pest inspection checks wood, foundation lines and the attic so buyers, sellers and agents get findings they can all rely on.
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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
Roaches, Termites and Squirrels in Richardson Houses and Apartments
German cockroaches in shared buildings
AgriLife lists the German cockroach among the most widespread public health pests in urban homes, apartments and restaurants, where it spreads germs and is tied to allergies and asthma. Once established, roaches can travel from one apartment to the next, and they often arrive in grocery bags or boxes. Sticky cards help monitor but do not clear an infestation. Gel bait placed one to two feet from hiding places does.
Subterranean termites
Termites eat the wood in house frames, decks and trim, and Texas A&M says a house without protection will very likely see some termite damage over 25 years. Their signs are swarmers near lights, wings caught in webs and mud tubes climbing foundations. In Richardson's older houses, the extension's checklist is practical: grade soil away from the walls, mend plumbing leaks and keep irrigation off the foundation.
Red imported fire ants
Fire ants are an outdoor menace across North Texas lawns, parks and school fields, and the state fire ant project explains that colonies remain active through hot weather by foraging at night. After soaking rain, workers seek dry shelter and may show up inside. The recommended routine is a broadcast bait once or twice a year plus treating mounds near patios, play areas and entrances.
Squirrels and rats in attics
Texas A&M's urban entomologists report that squirrels need a gap of only half an inch to reach an attic and can tear open soffits and fascia. Roof rats need only a hole the size of a quarter. Both chew wires. Scratching above ceilings, droppings and a dead-animal smell are the warning signs, and extension advice is to seal the gaps with metal wool or cement after the animals are removed.
Mosquitoes
The Dallas County health department names the southern house mosquito as the West Nile carrier, and calls it very active locally. The county's tips are to drain standing water around the home, wear long, loose, light-colored clothing and use DEET, and to limit outdoor time at dusk and dawn. Gutters, bird baths, storm drains and low landscape spots all hold water long enough for larvae.
Spotted something?
AgriLife places subterranean termite swarms in early spring, so late winter and early spring are the time to inspect sills, window tracks and garage doors for wings, before the first swarmers appear indoors. Spring storms also leave damp soil beside slabs, which helps colonies.
Hot, dry weather drives fire ants indoors in search of food and water and keeps them foraging after dark. Apartment kitchens and dumpster enclosures stay busy with roaches while the heat holds, and Dallas County mosquito season is in full swing.
Late August through October is the ideal fall window for fire ant bait. As cold weather arrives, squirrels and rats look for warm attic space, so now is the time to repair soffits, vents and roof flashing before nests are built.
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 Richardson? Call (512) 561-7451 or request a free estimate.
Start with sanitation: clean counters and floors and fix leaks so roaches have to search farther. Then place gel bait in small dabs near hiding spots and caulk gaps around sinks and pipes. AgriLife warns that roaches move between units, so tell your property manager and arrange treatment for the building.
Subterranean termites occur in all parts of Texas, according to Texas A&M, and cause about $500 million in damage a year statewide. Richardson's older homes near the original railroad town deserve regular inspection. Mud tubes, swarmer wings and tunneled wood are the main signs.
Do not seal them in. Texas A&M's urban entomologists note that squirrels may have young inside, which complicates removal, and that they chew wires. Remove them first, then close the gaps in soffits and fascia. We handle the removal-and-exclusion sequence for attic wildlife and rodents.
Dallas County says the mosquito that transmits West Nile virus is very active there. Use repellent, wear long loose clothing, drain standing water and check that screens fit tightly on every window and door. Part of Richardson is in Collin County, so check that county's notices as well.
Plans begin at $57, and your quote depends on the property and the pest. A free estimate comes first, so you can compare options before work starts. File an online request or dial (512) 561-7451, then name the problem you are seeing.
Yes. We serve Richardson offices, labs, restaurants and light industrial sites, with extra attention to break rooms, drains, loading areas and landscaping beside doors. Eco-friendly products are used. Send an online estimate request that names the building and the pest.
Yes. We inspect wood, foundation lines and attic spaces and is meant for real estate sales. Findings are clear enough for buyers, sellers and agents to use at the table. You can schedule it online.
The state fire ant project at Texas A&M reports that flooding sends colonies into any dark, dry space, and new mounds are expected after the next rain. In dry stretches they move toward moisture instead. Bait the whole yard in fall, then treat mounds near entrances. We can set up both steps.
Richardson is a tightly built railroad-era city where single-family blocks, apartment complexes and corporate campuses sit side by side. Shared walls, older siding and mature trees give indoor and outdoor pests easy routes between buildings.
Richardson counted 119,469 residents in the 2020 census. About two-thirds of the city lies in Dallas County and the northern third in Collin County, and its elevation of roughly 633 feet is higher than most of Dallas. Settlers from Kentucky and Tennessee arrived in the 1840s, the Houston and Texas Central Railway built a depot in 1873, and the town took its name from the railroad's secretary, Alfred S. Richardson.
The city later became known as the Telecom Corridor, and the University of Texas at Dallas occupies a campus of about 445 acres. Lake Highlands, North Dallas and Plano surround it on every side, so a pest that gets established in one neighborhood rarely stays inside a boundary line.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a Richardson property
Unique to Richardson
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the Richardson details that shape every plan we write here.
In multi-unit buildings, your neighbor's habits affect you. Texas A&M notes that roaches pass between apartments once they are established, so sealing around sinks, pipes and electrical outlets with good-quality caulk matters as much as bait. Floor drains also need water in their traps to keep sewer insects out.
For houses, trim tree limbs that reach the roof, since squirrels and roof rats cross them, and screen roof vents. We note what we find on the first visit, handle active pests with eco-friendly products and explain which small repairs will make the next season easier.
Richardson homeowners, property managers and business owners can request a free Precision Pest Control estimate online or call (512) 561-7451 to ask about plans from $57.
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