Wise County, Texas
Pest control inChico, Texas.
Chico is a small town with older housing stock and country on every side. A lot of the houses here have been standing a while, and that shows up in what gets inside.
What we see out here
- Older homes with pier-and-beam foundations give scorpions and mice an easy route under and up
- The upside of pier-and-beam is that termite activity can actually be seen, if somebody crawls under and looks
- Outbuildings and detached garages usually hold the population that ends up in the house
Older houses
Pier-and-beam construction cuts both ways. The crawl space is an open road for scorpions, mice and anything else looking for shade and a gap, and door sweeps and foundation vents are where most of it starts.
The advantage is visibility. On a slab, termite damage is invisible until it surfaces. Under a pier-and-beam house, mud tubes are right there on the piers for anybody willing to get down and look. We look.
Detached buildings
The garage or shed is usually the actual residence, and the house is the annexe. Treating both at the same visit is the only version of this that holds.
What we handle in Chico
General Pest Control
Quarterly service inside and out. Covers the usual roster — roaches, spiders, silverfish, crickets, ants.
Termite Protection
Inspections, liquid barrier treatments and ongoing protection. Subterranean termites are active in this county year-round.
Mosquito Treatment
Yard treatments on a schedule through the season, plus finding and killing the standing water they're breeding in.
Rodent Control
Trapping, baiting and — the part most companies skip — sealing the way they got in so it doesn't repeat next fall.
Ants and Fire Ants
Indoor trails and outdoor mounds are two different jobs. We do both, including full-yard broadcast.
Wasps, Hornets and Spiders
Nest removal and knockdown on eaves, porches, barns and shops. Including the high ones you'd rather not get a ladder out for.
Fleas and Ticks
Inside treatment plus yard and kennel areas. Country properties with dogs usually need both to get ahead of it.
Bed Bugs
Inspection, treatment and a follow-up visit. Discreet, unmarked arrival if that matters to you.
Real Estate Inspections
Wood-destroying insect reports for home sales and refinancing. Fast turnaround for agents and lenders in the county.
Commercial Accounts
Restaurants, clinics, offices, storage and shops. Service on your schedule with documentation you can hand an inspector.
Tell us what you're seeing.The inspection is free.
Describe the problem over the phone and we'll tell you straight whether it needs a treatment or not. First service is 20% off your first service.