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The Woodlands is a planned, heavily wooded township of eight villages, where houses sit close to the trees and the green belts along Spring Creek. Precision Pest Control offers plans for termites, wasps, fire ants, mosquitoes and rodents for homes and offices alike, and anyone selling can arrange a termite and pest inspection.
What Precision Pest Control offers
Trees overhang roofs and damp leaf litter touches foundations across The Woodlands, so pest control here means watching the edges of every lot. The company's plans start at $57, use eco-friendly products and begin with an estimate that costs nothing, in villages and commercial districts alike.
Home service in The Woodlands villages, tuned to wooded lots, with attention to termites at the foundation, wasps in the eaves, fire ants in the lawn and rats in the attic.
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Service for offices, restaurants, medical buildings and shops around the Waterway and the mall, where landscaping and drains bring in ants, roaches and rodents.
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Ahead of a Woodlands closing, the house gets an inspection for termites and pests, and the written results are shared with buyer, seller and both agents.
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What we treat
Termites, Mosquitoes and Wasps in the Villages of The Woodlands
Subterranean termites
Texas A&M AgriLife says termites thrive in moisture, whether from soil, leaky plumbing, roof leaks, condensate from air conditioners or clogged gutters. Dead trees and brush are their natural food, so wooded lots offer plenty, and wood touching soil is an easy way in. A mature native colony holds roughly 250,000 workers. Winged swarmers measure about 3/8 inch and leave the colony in spring and early summer.
Paper wasps
Paper wasps hang a single comb of chewed-wood paper from eaves, and also from attics, garages, sheds and barns. A queen that wintered in a sheltered spot starts the nest in spring, and workers run the colony through summer. Males and new queens are produced in late summer and fall, and AgriLife says defending wasps sting chiefly when something bothers the nest. Pecking at a nest with a broom is a poor idea.
Floodwater and Culex mosquitoes
Creeks, ponds and a wet forest floor suit mosquitoes. AgriLife entomologists say floodwater species hatch soon after rain and bite from dawn to dusk, while Culex prefers stagnant, bacteria-rich water and is the carrier of most concern. Container breeders such as Aedes use buckets, gutters and neglected pools. Walk the property after rain and empty anything holding water.
Red imported fire ants
Fire ants favor open, sunny ground such as lawns, parks and playing fields, and often build near rotting logs, stumps and trees. Mounds can reach 18 inches. Colonies average 100,000 to 500,000 workers, and mating flights usually follow a rainy period. Workers also hunt flea larvae, chinch bugs, cockroach eggs and ticks, a small upside that does not make mounds welcome near a play area.
Roof rats
The roof rat is gray-black with a pale yellow underside, 12 to 18 inches long including a tail longer than its body. It seldom burrows; AgriLife says it nests in double walls and attics, and a nest found high up is usually a roof rat's. Litters of five to eight arrive three or more times a year, mostly in winter and spring. Droppings, greasy smears and gnawing mark its runways.
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Termite swarmers fly in the warming weeks, and wasp queens start building paper nests beneath eaves and in sheds. Fire ant mating flights tend to follow rain. Check tree limbs that overhang the roof, because they give rats and wasps easy access.
Summer highs average about 94 degrees and lows about 72, so heat and humidity keep insects active all day. Mosquitoes breed after every storm, with Culex rising as puddles and drains go stagnant. Wasp colonies are at their largest.
Winter highs average about 60 degrees and lows about 40, mild enough for pests to carry on indoors. Roof rats breed most in winter and spring, so a faint scratching in the attic at night is worth investigating before the nest grows.
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 The Woodlands? Call (512) 561-7451 or request a free estimate.
They are a risk anywhere in Texas. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension says a house with no protection faces roughly 70 percent odds of termite damage inside 25 years, and wooded lots supply dead wood that foraging colonies feed on. Moisture, mulch against siding and wood touching soil raise the odds.
Floodwater mosquitoes hatch soon after rain, and their eggs can wait years for water. Container breeders then use buckets, gutters and pool covers, and Culex follows in stagnant water. Emptying containers and draining low spots after every storm helps most. Water that cannot be drained may need treatment.
Sheltered spots. Paper wasps build under eaves and in attics, garages and sheds, and queens that overwintered start nests in spring. Yellowjackets scavenge around open food and trash. Check eaves each spring, and arrange for removal rather than knocking a nest down yourself.
Plans start at $57. A home near the Waterway and a large wooded lot in Alden Bridge need different work, so each property starts with a free estimate. The quote names the pests that are active and sets the plan, and you choose whether to schedule a visit afterward.
Yes. Precision Pest Control serves commercial properties as well as homes, including offices, restaurants, shops and apartment communities. The estimate looks at the building, the dumpsters and the landscaping around it, since those draw ants, roaches and rodents.
Buyers frequently ask for one. AgriLife notes that termite damage is hard to date, so a written record helps. For a Woodlands sale, our termite and pest inspection reports the findings in writing, and the seller, the buyer and both agents read the same facts before closing.
Precision Pest Control works with eco-friendly products on homes and businesses. If your lot backs onto a creek, pond or greenbelt, mention it when you request the estimate so the plan accounts for the water, and note any pets, children or gardens as well.
Phone (512) 561-7451 if you prefer, or send an estimate request from the website. Give the village or street, the type of building and what you have seen, and a plan will be suggested; plans start at $57, and scheduling is done online.
The Woodlands covers 43.9 square miles of flat, forested land between about 125 and 175 feet above sea level. Trees, creeks and a long Waterway keep moisture close to nearly every home.
The Woodlands is a census-designated place, mainly in Montgomery County with a small part in Harris County, and it had 114,436 residents in 2020. It is run by The Woodlands Township rather than as a city, and voters turned down incorporation in a November 2021 referendum. Oil investor George P. Mitchell conceived the community, and it was dedicated in 1974.
The land is nearly flat at about 160 feet in elevation, and Spring Creek runs through it, with the surrounding stretch protected as the George Mitchell Nature Preserve. The Waterway links the mall to Lake Woodlands, and W. Goodrich Jones State Forest touches the north end. Eight villages, from Alden Bridge to Sterling Ridge, share the forest canopy, which keeps humidity high.
Local field notes
What our technicians check first on a The Woodlands property
Unique to The Woodlands
Local conditions decide where pests live and how they get in. These are the The Woodlands details that shape every plan we write here.
Because trees surround so many homes here, AgriLife's termite advice applies directly: remove stumps, vines and grade stakes that touch the soil, prune shrubs back from walls so mud tubes show, and leave several inches of exposed slab or foundation above the soil.
Roof rats use branches as bridges, so trim limbs away from the roofline and close any gap a rat could use. Store firewood, lumber and boxes at least 18 inches off the ground, empty saucers and buckets after rain, and look under eaves in spring for the first small wasp nest.
Woodlands homes and businesses can get eco-friendly service with plans from $57; request your free estimate here or call (512) 561-7451.
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