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Pest Control Company in Tallahassee, FL

Beneath the canopy roads, from Midtown and Betton Hills to Killearn and SouthWood, Tallahassee homes and businesses count on Precision Pest Control for subterranean termite work, wasp and yellowjacket removal, and mosquito, cockroach, fire ant and carpenter ant treatment. Termite and pest inspections for home sales are part of that pest control, and the first estimate is free. Plans start at $57.

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What Precision Pest Control offers

Our Pest Control Services in Tallahassee

Overhanging limbs, hillside drainage and storm cleanup all shape pest control in Tallahassee, along with the red clay underfoot. We price from $57 a plan, offer a free estimate first and work with eco-friendly products.

Residential Pest Control in Tallahassee, FL

Residential Pest Control

Home service for Tallahassee houses: termite checks where soil and drainage meet the foundation, ant and cockroach work along limbs and gutters, and wasp removal around eaves, shrubs and yard nests.

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Commercial Pest Control in Tallahassee, FL

Commercial Pest Control

Plans for Tallahassee offices, restaurants, shops and rental properties, including those near the campuses, covering cockroaches, ants, wasps and mosquitoes around entrances and landscaping.

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Termite and Pest Inspections in Tallahassee, FL

Termite and Pest Inspections

Selling or buying near the canopy roads? We check wood-to-ground contact, mulch and plant clearance, and how gutters and air conditioner lines drain, then report the same findings to both sides.

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Get a Free Pest Control Estimate for Your Tallahassee Property

Tell us what you are seeing and where. We will recommend a plan for your home or business, with service plans from $57.

Get My Free EstimateCall (512) 561-7451
  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 Tallahassee

Pest Protection for Tallahassee's Red Hills and Canopy Roads

Eastern subterranean termites

Subterranean Termite Control in Tallahassee

The University of Florida's termite collection map shows roughly a hundred eastern subterranean termite records in and around Tallahassee, more than for any other species here, plus Formosan finds that begin in 2000. UF/IFAS Extension Leon County recommends ending wood-to-ground contact, holding mulch a foot off the foundation and plants two feet back, and aiming downspouts, sprinklers and the AC drain away from the house.

Yellowjackets and paper wasps

Wasp and Yellowjacket Removal in Tallahassee

Leon County's Extension office warns that wasps are especially active in September, when gardeners cut back summer growth. Southern yellowjackets dig colonies that can hold over 2,000 insects, with one entrance or several. Paper and red wasps hang their nests beneath eaves or deep inside shrubs. Poke thick vegetation with a stick before trimming, and leave any ground nest beside a walkway to a professional.

Asian tiger mosquitoes

Mosquito Control in Tallahassee

Leon County Mosquito Control counts 49 mosquito species and names the Asian tiger mosquito as the most common one in urban areas. It lays eggs on the inner walls of containers and feeds in daylight. The county also keeps sentinel chicken flocks at seven locations, testing them weekly from May to December for West Nile, St. Louis and Eastern equine encephalitis viruses.

Smokybrown, American and Florida woods cockroaches

Cockroach Control in Tallahassee

UF/IFAS lists the smokybrown, American and Florida woods cockroach among the kinds found most often around Florida homes, where they occupy leaf litter, mulch and tree holes. The Florida woods cockroach, also called a palmetto bug or stinkroach, is wingless and slow, sprays a foul-smelling fluid when disturbed and usually gets indoors by riding in on firewood or other stored items.

Red imported fire ants

Fire Ant Control in Tallahassee

A disturbed fire ant mound empties fast, and the stings raise white pustules within a day. UF/IFAS notes that fire ants build more sizable mounds in clay-based soils than in Florida's usual sand, and Tallahassee sits on Red Hills clay. Colonies also nest beneath sidewalk edges, patio slabs and electrical boxes. Baits that workers carry to the queen beat drenching single mounds.

Carpenter ants

Carpenter Ant Control in Tallahassee

Florida carpenter ants forage at night and nest in existing voids or in wood already softened by moisture; they do not eat it. The Panhandle also has the black carpenter ant, which UF describes as wood-damaging. Limbs that touch the house act as bridges, so trim them back. Winged ants indoors from April to June are often mistaken for termites.

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Need Subterranean Termite Control in Tallahassee?

  • Subterranean Termite Control
  • Wasp and Yellowjacket Removal
  • Mosquito Control
  • Cockroach Control
  • Fire Ant Control
  • Carpenter Ant Control
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Pest control treatment in Tallahassee, FL

Seasonal Pest Control in Tallahassee

  1. Freeze season, late November to mid-March

    Tallahassee averages about 35 nights at or below freezing, with the usual window running from November 22 to March 16; readings below 15 degrees are very rare. Florida woods cockroaches ride indoors on firewood, and eastern subterranean termites begin flying on warm afternoons after January rain.

  2. Spring, April to June

    Formosan termites swarm after sunset in these months. Fir tussock moth caterpillars leave the oaks in early April to spin cocoons under soffits, and handling them can cause an itchy rash. Yellow flies, fierce biters of shaded woods near water, peak now.

  3. Thunderstorm season, June to September

    Brief, intense storms build along the afternoon sea breeze from the Gulf. Water collects in leaf-packed gutters and in anything left outdoors, which is all a container mosquito needs, and low spots such as Franklin Boulevard can flood in extreme rain.

  4. Fall and storm cleanup

    Hurricane Hermine cut power to about 80 percent of the city in 2016, and Michael followed in 2018. Panhandle Extension agents note that such storms wreck wasp nests just as populations hit their yearly high, leaving survivors defensive around debris and freshly cut trees.

Not sure what you are dealing with in Tallahassee?

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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7 questions answered

Tallahassee Pest Control FAQ

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

Does Tallahassee have Formosan termites?

Yes. UF's statewide termite map has Formosan subterranean termite collections from Tallahassee beginning in 2000, though native eastern subterranean termites are recorded far more often. Timing helps tell them apart: natives swarm in daylight from January to April, while Formosan termites fly after dark from April through June and crowd around lights.

What mosquitoes bite during the day in Tallahassee?

The likely culprit is the Asian tiger mosquito, a daytime biter that Leon County Mosquito Control identifies as the most common species in urban areas. It breeds in small containers, so emptying saucers, buckets, toys and birdbaths every week removes much of it. The county offers inspections, larviciding and truck spraying; a yard treatment targets the shrubs where adults rest.

Why are wasps so aggressive in fall in Tallahassee?

Colonies are at their largest late in the year, and yellowjackets and hornets release an alarm pheromone that sends nestmates out to defend the colony. UF/IFAS Extension in Leon County suggests managing only the nests in high-traffic spots such as doorways, play areas and mower paths; the rest help by eating caterpillars.

How much do Tallahassee pest plans cost?

Plans start at $57. A hillside house under oaks and a flat lot with a new slab need different attention, so a free estimate comes first. Describe what you are seeing when you phone (512) 561-7451, or put the details in a website request.

Is a termite inspection worth booking before I buy in Tallahassee?

Yes. We check wood-to-ground contact, mulch depth, plant clearance and how gutters, sprinklers and the air conditioner drain move water. Eastern subterranean termites are the main local species, so these checks matter, and everyone in the sale sees the same report. Use the online scheduler to book.

Fire ants love Tallahassee's red clay. How do I get ahead of them?

Use baits that workers carry to the queen, which UF/IFAS says beats drenching single mounds. Colonies build larger mounds in clay-based soils than in sandy ones, and they also nest under sidewalk edges, patio slabs and electrical boxes. Our fire ant service is built on that bait approach. A free estimate for the yard is a website request away.

Do you serve Tallahassee businesses and rental properties?

Yes. We handle offices, restaurants, shops and rentals, including those close to the three college campuses. We watch entrances, gutters, landscaping and trash areas where roaches, ants, wasps and mosquitoes settle. Tell us about the building and its grounds on the estimate form.

Tallahassee, Florida

Why Tallahassee Is a Hotspot for Pests

Tallahassee sits on rolling red clay at the southern end of the Red Hills, shaded by live oaks and nine designated canopy roads. Trees that close to the roof, and about 35 freezing nights a year, set the local pest calendar.

Tallahassee has been Florida's capital since 1824 and is the only incorporated municipality in Leon County, with 196,169 residents counted in 2020. The ground climbs from near sea level to just over 200 feet. Two large lake basins, Lake Jackson and Lake Lafayette, lie inside the city, which also borders the northern end of the Apalachicola National Forest.

It is a college town as well: more than 70,000 students attend Florida State University, Florida A&M University and Tallahassee State College. Pines, magnolias, hickories and oaks dominate the landscape, so pests arrive from the branches as often as from the soil. We handle residential, commercial and real estate work, starting every visit outside.

Homes in Tallahassee, FL

Local field notes

What our technicians check first on a Tallahassee property

Unique to Tallahassee

What Makes Tallahassee Different for Pest Control

Shade, slopes and red clay: what we check at Tallahassee homes

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

  1. The canopy is the first thing we read. UF/IFAS points out that American cockroaches move into houses from trees and shrubs whose branches overhang the roof, and that carpenter ants trail along limbs and utility cables into attics. Cutting branches back, clearing gutters and screening attic vents closes those routes before any treatment.

  2. Then the ground. On a hillside lot, confirm that rain, gutter discharge and the air conditioner drain all run away from the foundation, because damp soil against a wall is exactly what subterranean termites need. We treat with eco-friendly products, plans begin at $57, and the estimate costs nothing.

Areas We Serve Around Tallahassee

  • Midtown
  • Frenchtown
  • Betton Hills
  • Killearn Estates
  • Killearn Lakes Plantation
  • SouthWood
  • Indian Head Acres
  • Myers Park
  • Lafayette Park
  • Levy Park
  • Los Robles
  • Woodland Drives

Book a Tallahassee inspection before the next swarm

From Killearn to SouthWood, a free estimate begins with an online request, appointments are set by scheduling service online, and (512) 561-7451 reaches us for anything else.

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