Montague County, Texas
Pest control inSaint Jo, Texas.
Saint Jo is a small town with an old square and a lot of country around it. Most of what we handle out here is either a historic building with gaps in it or an acreage property with a barn.
What we see out here
- Older buildings around the square have the stone and mortar gaps that scorpions and mice use to get inside
- Acreage properties bring barn and outbuilding work — packrats, wasps and ticks more than kitchen roaches
- Rural water sources and troughs breed mosquitoes that a town treatment schedule won't touch
Old buildings
Historic construction is charming and it leaks. Stone, mortar and settled framing give scorpions, spiders and mice more ways in than a modern slab house has, and you can’t caulk your way out of all of it. The realistic goal is a treated barrier maintained on a schedule, not a sealed building.
Barns and outbuildings
On acreage the problems move outside. Packrats in equipment, wasps in the rafters, ticks in the tall grass along a fence line. It’s different work from treating a house and it’s worth mentioning when you call so we bring the right thing.
What we handle in Saint Jo
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.