Pest control in Arlington

HomeGuide's national figures (pages dated November 2025 and January 2026):

• One-time exterminator visit: $100 to $600
• Quarterly service: $80 to $150 per visit; monthly $40 to $75 per visit
• Mosquito control: $80 to $150 per visit, or $350 to $1,000 a season
• Termite treatment: $225 to $2,500 for chemical or bait; inspection $0 to $250

More on pricing and contracts is in the Texas pest control guide.

Mosquitoes and West Nile in Arlington

Tarrant County Public Health ground-sprays unincorporated areas when West Nile-positive mosquitoes turn up there, so inside Arlington it's the city program plus your own yard. In a July 2023 release, DSHS said mosquitoes stay active in much of Texas into November and December. Empty standing water in toys, buckets, clogged gutters and plant pots, and use EPA-registered repellent.

Fire ants and scorpions in Arlington yards

Texas A&M AgriLife prefers the Two-Step Method for fire ants: broadcast bait, then treat problem mounds. Spring and fall are the best times; in hot, dry summer months mounds are harder to see. The striped bark scorpion is the state's most common and the only one of its 18 species found statewide; it turns up under rocks, boards and debris around homes. AgriLife says stings usually cause only moderate reactions, though a stung person should be watched for allergic reactions. Clearing brush piles helps; a January 2024 city notice put Arlington's weekly limit at two cubic yards of bundled brush or bagged leaves, so check the current rule.

Termites in Arlington homes

On a Texas real estate termite report, a treatment can be recommended only with visible evidence of an active infestation, or of a past one with no sign of prior treatment. If an inspector recommends treatment, ask to see the evidence.

1. License: structural pest control for hire needs a TDA license. Search TDA's active license lists or its company search by zip code.
2. Insurance: a licensed business must carry at least $500,000 of bodily injury and property damage coverage, with a $1,000,000 aggregate.
3. Paperwork: for an indoor treatment at an owner-occupied home, the technician must make TDA's consumer information sheet available to you.
4. Termite reports: for a home sale, the Wood Destroying Insect Report must come from someone licensed in the termite category, on TDA's form. It covers visible, accessible areas only.

If you're buying a home, ask your Arlington realtor when the termite report fits into the deal. See also the Arlington local services page, or compare pest control in Fort Worth.