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Home and Business Pest Control in Tamarac

Tamarac Lakes, the Mainlands and the Woodlands are the neighborhoods where Precision Pest Control delivers pest control for homes, villas and businesses. Plans cover drywood and subterranean termites, chinch bugs and ghost ants, and our termite and pest inspections help anyone buying or selling a home built since the 1960s, using eco-friendly products. Start with a free estimate; plans run from $57.

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What Precision Pest Control offers

Our Pest Control Services in Tamarac

Established neighborhoods, many with houses from the 1960s and 1970s, are the core of pest control in Tamarac. The first estimate costs nothing, we use eco-friendly products, and prices start at $57. Visits are kept simple for residents.

Residential Pest Control in Tamarac, FL

Residential Pest Control

Home service for Tamarac: attic and slab checks for termites in older houses, chinch bug help for St. Augustine lawns, and ghost ant treatment found by following trails back to each nest site.

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Commercial Pest Control in Tamarac, FL

Commercial Pest Control

Service for Tamarac shops, offices and multi-unit properties, with termite inspections, ant treatment and lawn pest care around buildings, hedges and landscaped common areas.

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Termite and Pest Inspections in Tamarac, FL

Termite and Pest Inspections

Preparing a 1960s or 1970s Tamarac house for sale? We check attics, window frames and slab lines and explain the findings in plain language for buyer and seller alike.

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Get a Free Pest Control Estimate for Your Tamarac Property

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

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  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 Tamarac

Termite, Lawn and Ant Care for Tamarac's Established Neighborhoods

West Indian drywood termites

Drywood Termite Control in Tamarac

Homes from Tamarac's first decades are the kind of building the West Indian drywood termite favors. UF finds this species exclusively in structures, with its biggest populations in older southern Florida buildings. Colonies live inside dry wood and never touch soil, so structural lumber and furniture are equally at risk. A UF entomologist estimates that 98% of the 60,000 to 70,000 fumigations performed in Florida each year are for drywood termites.

Asian and Formosan subterranean termites

Subterranean Termite Control in Tamarac

Subterranean termites come up from the soil, and in Broward County that includes the invasive Asian and Formosan species. UF calls mud tubes the most reliable sign of them. Protection comes two ways: a liquid termiticide barrier in the soil, which UF says lasts anywhere from 2 to more than 15 years, or bait stations, a colony elimination method that UF says can protect from several years to indefinitely. Either way, the university recommends a renewal inspection every year.

Southern chinch bugs

Chinch Bug Control in Tamarac

Yellow to brown patches spreading across a St. Augustinegrass lawn, starting in full sun or along a dry edge, usually point to southern chinch bugs. The insects rarely exceed a quarter inch. In southern Florida they stay active through winter, sheltered around the roots and base of the grass, and UF warns that some populations now resist insecticides and have even adapted to Floratam, a once-resistant variety. Mow at 3 to 4 inches, irrigate only when the grass begins to wilt and keep thatch in check.

Ghost ants

Ant Control in Tamarac

The ghost ant is common in southern Florida and easy to overlook: workers are about 1.5 millimeters long, deep brown at the front and milky white behind. Outdoors they nest under loose bark and at the bases of palm fronds. Indoors they settle in wall voids and potted plants and forage on kitchen and bathroom counters. A colony is broken into subunits that occupy different nest sites, so we follow the trails back and treat each site we find.

Local advice

Ficus whitefly in Tamarac

Where a Ficus benjamina hedge provides the privacy, the ficus whitefly (Singhiella simplex) is the pest to know. UF/IFAS Extension in Miami-Dade County identified it on that plant in 2007, a first record for the continental United States, after privacy hedges began losing their leaves. The small winged insects feed on the undersides of leaves, causing wilting, yellowing, stunting and leaf drop. Natural enemies and systemic insecticides, mainly from the neonicotinoid group, have been the chief management tools.

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  • Drywood Termite Control
  • Subterranean Termite Control
  • Chinch Bug Control
  • Ant Control
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Pest control treatment in Tamarac, FL

Seasonal Pest Control in Tamarac

  1. Spring flights, March to June

    Drywood termites swarm from March through June in South Florida, and the subterranean species join them, Asian termites in March and Formosan termites from late April. UF termite specialists call this the most visible stretch of the year and a sensible time for a checkup.

  2. Summer rains

    Chinch bug infestations peak in early July, during the warm, damp summer months. Heavy rain also fills anything left outdoors. Empty flowerpots, buckets and birdbaths at least weekly, and dial 311 if you would like Broward County Mosquito Control to evaluate your property.

  3. The cooler, drier months

    Tamarac has a tropical monsoon climate, so winter is warm, not cold. Southern chinch bugs keep feeding, and any corner the sprinklers miss becomes the water-stressed turf they attack first. Check irrigation coverage, and look over ficus hedges for yellowing or thinning leaves before spring growth begins.

Not sure what you are dealing with in Tamarac?

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

Tamarac Pest Control FAQ

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

Do older Tamarac homes get drywood termites?

Yes. West Indian drywood termites are most concentrated in older buildings in southern Florida, and a house from Tamarac's 1960s and 1970s building years has been through decades of spring swarm seasons. Signs are small piles of six-sided pellets and shed wings near windows. Widespread infestations are tent fumigated, while limited ones can be handled with drill-and-treat spot applications.

What is killing patches of my St. Augustine lawn in Tamarac?

Southern chinch bugs are the first thing to rule out. Damage begins as discolored patches in sunny or water-stressed spots, often along the lawn's edge, and the grass goes from green to brown-yellow before it dies. UF describes a simple flotation test: sink a metal can into the turf of a suspect patch, keep topping it up with water for five minutes and see whether chinch bugs float to the surface.

How often do Tamarac houses need a termite inspection?

Once a year. UF/IFAS recommends an annual renewal inspection by a trained professional so that an infestation is caught early, whichever kind of treatment the house has. Between visits, keep the air conditioner's drain line discharging well clear of the walls and fix leaks promptly, since reducing moisture in and around the structure is part of UF's prevention advice.

What does a Tamarac plan cost?

Plans begin at $57. What you pay depends on the house, the lawn and what needs treating, so a free estimate comes first. Phone (512) 561-7451 or write to us on the website. Tell us if you would rather not climb ladders or move furniture, and we will plan the visit around that.

Do I need a termite and pest inspection when selling my Tamarac home?

It helps. A house from the 1960s or 1970s has had decades for gaps to open at pipes, wires and vents. Our inspection covers the attic access, slab line and hedges, and the written findings are the same for buyer and seller. Book online or phone (512) 561-7451.

How do I spot ghost ants in my Tamarac kitchen?

Look for extremely small ants with a dark front and a pale, milky rear, trailing along counters in the kitchen and bathroom. Their colonies split into subunits living in wall voids, potted plants and under bark outdoors. We follow the trails back and treat each nest site we find. Request a free estimate online.

My ficus hedge in Tamarac is dropping leaves. Is it a pest problem?

It may be the ficus whitefly, first identified on Ficus benjamina in Miami-Dade County in 2007. Signs are wilting, yellowing, stunting and leaf drop, with small winged insects under the leaves. Natural enemies and systemic products are the usual tools, and a plant specialist or the county Extension office can confirm the cause before anything is applied.

Tamarac, Florida

Why Tamarac Is a Hotspot for Pests

Ken Behring started Tamarac in the 1960s as an active adult community of two-bedroom, maintenance-free homes. Those houses, and the thousands added in the 1970s, are now old enough to need a closer look at the attic, the slab and the lawn.

Tamarac was incorporated on August 15, 1963, after Midwestern developer Ken Behring bought land where he could in Broward County and named his new city for the Tamarac Country Club in nearby Oakland Park. His first development, Tamarac Lakes Sections One and Two, went up east of State Road 7. Tamarac Lakes North and Boulevard followed on a former orange grove, then the Mainlands and the Woodlands.

The 2020 census counted 71,897 residents with a median age of 47.5, and about one in four was 65 or older. The city covers roughly 12 square miles at an elevation of only 3 feet, and census survey data show more than a third of its homes date from the 1970s. Low ground and decades-old roof framing set the agenda for pest work here, along with St. Augustinegrass, which UF calls the most widely planted lawn grass in Florida.

Homes in Tamarac, FL

Local field notes

What our technicians check first on a Tamarac property

Unique to Tamarac

What Makes Tamarac Different for Pest Control

What decades-old Tamarac homes tend to need

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

  1. A house from the 1960s or 1970s has had half a century for small gaps to open where pipes and wires enter, around attic vents and at window frames. UF recommends caulk or fine mesh screening, with holes smaller than a termite swarmer's head, to keep drywood termites from starting new colonies.

  2. We keep visits simple for residents who would prefer not to climb ladders or move furniture. Tell us what you have seen, and we inspect the attic access, the slab line, the hedges and the lawn, then lay out the options in plain language. The estimate costs nothing, we use eco-friendly products, and plans begin at $57.

Areas We Serve Around Tamarac

  • Tamarac Lakes
  • Mainlands of Tamarac Lakes
  • Woodlands
  • North Lauderdale
  • Lauderhill
  • Sunrise
  • Lauderdale Lakes
  • Oakland Park
  • Coral Springs

Tamarac homeowners, ask for a free estimate

Tamarac homeowners can describe the house through the online estimate form, choose a day by scheduling service online, or phone (512) 561-7451.

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