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Pest Control Waco, TX

Waco houses and businesses along the Brazos and Bosque rivers get Precision Pest Control service, from Castle Heights and downtown to the Baylor campus area, Woodway and Lake Waco, and before a sale an inspection can check for termites and other pests. Plans are built for striped bark scorpions, subterranean termites, mosquitoes, American cockroaches and fire ants in older pier-and-beam houses, riverside lots and campus rentals.

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What Precision Pest Control offers

Our Pest Control Services in Waco

Waco starts with a free estimate. Expect plans from $57 and eco-friendly products, with Precision Pest Control serving homeowners, landlords and business owners from Cameron Park to Hewitt and Lacy Lakeview.

Residential Pest Control in Waco, TX

Residential Pest Control

Home service for Waco houses, with scorpion, termite, mosquito, roach and fire ant treatment for older neighborhoods, riverside lots and rentals near the Baylor campus.

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Commercial Pest Control in Waco, TX

Commercial Pest Control

Plans for Waco businesses, offices and multi-unit buildings near the rivers and Lake Waco, where drains, damp ground and old plumbing help roaches and mosquitoes settle in.

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Termite and Pest Inspections in Waco, TX

Termite and Pest Inspections

Older houses near downtown and Castle Heights sit on soil that already carries termite colonies, so an inspection for termites and pests before a Waco sale gives everyone something concrete.

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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.

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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.

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Scorpions, Termites and Mosquitoes in Waco Homes on the Brazos

Striped bark scorpions

Scorpion Control in Waco

Texas has 18 scorpion species, but only Centruroides vittatus ranges across the whole state, and it is the sole species in the eastern half. It is a climber that hides under bark, rocks and boards by day and often ends up in attics, moving down into living space when attic heat builds. Stings hurt and swell, but no Texas scorpion is considered deadly. AgriLife's control order is exclusion first: clear debris and firewood from the walls, plug weep holes with copper mesh, then treat the foundation.

Native subterranean termites

Subterranean Termite Control in Waco

In older neighborhoods the soil already carries termite colonies, AgriLife notes, and they reach houses through mud tubes on piers, slab edges and plumbing penetrations. Swarmers with clear wings fly on warm days from February through May and are often mistaken for ants. Unprotected homes face roughly 70 percent odds of damage over 25 years, so pier-and-beam houses with damp crawl spaces deserve a look every spring. Liquid soil treatments usually last five years or more.

Culex mosquitoes and West Nile virus

Mosquito Control in Waco

The southern house mosquito breeds in foul standing water, from storm drains to neglected pools, and feeds at night. It carried the largest West Nile outbreak in Texas history in 2012, when McLennan County logged 44 human cases, 31 of them the neuroinvasive form that attacks the nervous system. Rain along the Brazos and Bosque leaves pools that produce biters within a week, and container water in yards adds day-biting Aedes mosquitoes.

American cockroaches

Cockroach Control in Waco

Called waterbugs or palmetto bugs, American cockroaches are the biggest roach in the state, growing to 2 inches, and among the most common in sewer systems. Older buildings with aging sewer laterals and dry floor drains give them a path into bathrooms and kitchens, where they leave an odor and contaminate food. Nymphs take more than a year to mature, so an infestation reflects a long-standing entry point, usually a drain, soffit or door gap.

Red imported fire ants

Fire Ant Control in Waco

Fire ants have covered the eastern two-thirds of Texas since spreading from the Gulf Coast in the 1950s, floating to new ground on floodwater and flying after rain. Around Waco they mound in lawns, park turf and riverbank fill, and AgriLife warns they invade homes, electrical boxes and compost piles. Stings raise white pustules within a day and some people react severely. Broadcast bait twice a year, spring and fall, is the extension's standard program.

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Pest control treatment in Waco, TX

Seasonal Pest Control in Waco

  1. Storm season, March to May

    Waco's 1953 tornado struck in May, and spring remains the season of heavy rain. Wet soil launches native termite swarms and fire ant queens, and the Brazos and Bosque leave pools that hatch mosquitoes within days. Scorpions displaced from flooded debris turn up in garages.

  2. Summer, June to August

    Waco set its record high of 114 degrees in July 2018. In that kind of heat, AgriLife entomologists report striped bark scorpions leaving hot attics for cooler rooms and ants and cockroaches following water indoors. Culex populations build steadily unless heavy rain flushes the drains.

  3. Fall, September to November

    Cooling nights send scorpions, outdoor roaches and rodents toward houses, and field crickets swarm lit entrances after a dry summer ends. September through October is the best window to broadcast fire ant bait. West Nile transmission continues until the first cold snap.

  4. Winter, December to February

    Waco has recorded 90 degree days in every month of the year, so warm spells keep pests moving. Termite workers feed all winter in warm soil, paper wasp queens shelter in attics, and any January thaw brings a few mosquitoes and fire ants back out.

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Waco Pest Control FAQ

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

Are scorpions common in Waco?

Yes. No scorpion in Texas is seen more often than the striped bark scorpion, the only species in the eastern part of the state, and Central Texas extension agents field calls about it every summer and fall. It climbs, so attics and second floors get them too. Its sting is painful but not considered lethal; watch for allergic reactions and ice the site.

How serious is West Nile virus in Waco?

It has been serious. In the 2012 outbreak McLennan County reported 44 human cases and 31 cases of neuroinvasive disease, a rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people against a statewide rate of 3.6. Most years bring far fewer cases, but the virus is considered endemic in every Texas county. Repellent after dark and no standing water are the proven defenses.

What is the big brown roach in my Waco bathroom?

Almost certainly an American cockroach, the sewer-dwelling species that grows to 2 inches and enters through floor drains, dry traps and gaps around pipes. It does not breed in kitchens the way the small German cockroach does, so pouring water into unused drains monthly, fitting drain screens and sealing the plumbing penetrations usually ends the visits.

Where does Waco pest service start on price?

Plans start at $57, and Precision Pest Control does the first estimate for free. Products are eco-friendly. Landlords, homeowners and business owners can send the property details when you ask for the estimate, or at (512) 561-7451, and the plan is matched to scorpions, termites, roaches or whatever is causing trouble.

Should I inspect a Waco house for termites before buying?

Yes, particularly an older one. AgriLife notes that in older neighborhoods the soil already carries termite colonies, which reach houses through mud tubes on piers, slab edges and plumbing penetrations. A pre-purchase inspection for termites and other pests is available, so buyers, sellers and agents have findings first.

Do you service Waco businesses and rentals?

Yes. Commercial properties and rentals are served as well as owner-occupied homes, and the first estimate is free. Aging sewer lines and damp crawl spaces in older buildings give American cockroaches and other pests an easy start, so the plan covers drains, crawl spaces and entry points.

Where do mosquitoes breed around Waco homes?

The southern house mosquito breeds in foul standing water, from storm drains to neglected pools, and feeds at night. Near the Brazos, the Bosque and Lake Waco, drain containers weekly and clear gutters. Precision Pest Control offers mosquito control for Waco yards and businesses.

Waco, Texas

Why Waco Is a Hotspot for Pests

Waco sits on the Brazos River halfway between Dallas and Austin, with Lake Waco on its western edge and more than a tenth of the city under water. Old neighborhoods, a big campus and two rivers set the pest calendar.

Waco is the McLennan County seat with 138,486 residents at the 2020 census. The Bosque joins the Brazos here, at the spot where mammoth bones surfaced in 1978, and a seven-mile riverwalk runs from the Baylor University campus past the 1870 suspension bridge to Cameron Park, 416 acres of wooded bluff. Baylor moved to town in 1886, the 22-story ALICO Building went up in 1910, and a 1953 tornado that killed 114 people forced part of downtown to rebuild.

The mix matters for pests. Waco has 58,107 housing units, about a tenth of them vacant, and the streets near downtown, Castle Heights and the campus date to the era of the ALICO Building. Striped bark scorpions, the one scorpion found across eastern Texas and a regular Central Texas house guest, climb old walls into attics. Native subterranean termites work the older lumber, and Culex mosquitoes breeding along the rivers gave McLennan County 44 West Nile cases in 2012. McLennan is absent from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension roster of Formosan termite counties.

Homes in Waco, TX

Local field notes

What our technicians check first on a Waco property

Unique to Waco

What Makes Waco Different for Pest Control

Pier-and-beam houses, river bottoms and campus rentals in Waco

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

  1. Older homes near downtown, Castle Heights and the Baylor campus carry the classic risks: crawl spaces that stay damp, wood siding near soil, aging sewer lines and attics that scorpions reach by climbing brick and bark. Leave a hand's width of bare foundation showing above soil and mulch, screen crawl space and attic vents, and store firewood well away from the house.

  2. Along the Brazos, Bosque and Lake Waco, the wooded bottoms of Cameron Park and the riverwalk bring lone star ticks, chiggers in tall grass and raccoons whose nests can harbor kissing bugs. Around student rentals, German cockroaches and bed bugs spread with moves and secondhand furniture, and AgriLife advises tenants to work with the manager so neighboring units are treated in the same week.

Areas We Serve Around Waco

  • Downtown Waco
  • Castle Heights
  • Baylor campus area
  • Cameron Park
  • Lake Waco
  • Woodway
  • Hewitt
  • Bellmead
  • Lacy Lakeview
  • Robinson
  • China Spring

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