Pest control in Dallas

The county's vector control program combines surveillance, larvicide, adulticide and public awareness. Its page doesn't say which neighborhoods are sprayed or how to request service, so ask the county directly if you want to know about your street. Dallas County Health and Human Services notes that West Nile virus is generally spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito.

State health officials reported 42 West Nile disease cases and 7 deaths in Texas in 2022, and said mosquitoes stay active in much of the state into November and December. Before paying for a season of treatments, DSHS's own advice costs nothing: empty standing water in toys, tires, buckets, clogged gutters and plant pots, and use EPA-registered repellent. If you've cleared the obvious breeding spots and still have a problem, that's the point to compare private services for your yard.

HomeGuide's national pages from late 2025 and January 2026 give a baseline for Dallas quotes. A one-time exterminator visit costs $100 to $600. Quarterly service runs $80 to $150 a visit and monthly treatments $40 to $75 a visit. Mosquito control is $80 to $150 per visit or $350 to $1,000 a season, highest where the season is long and humid.

Termite work has the widest range: $225 to $2,500 for chemical or bait treatment and $2,000 to $8,000 for whole-home tenting, while an inspection runs $0 to $250. The Texas pest control guide breaks these down further.

Structural pest control for hire in Texas must be licensed under the Structural Pest Control Act, run by TDA. Licenses come in categories such as general pest, termite, lawn and ornamental, and structural fumigation, so check that the category fits the job.

• Look it up. TDA publishes active license lists for businesses, applicators, technicians and apprentices, and a company search by ZIP code or address.
• Ask for the insurance. A licensed business must carry at least $500,000 of bodily injury and property damage coverage, with a $1,000,000 aggregate, and the policy can't exclude property in the company's care, custody or control.
• Get the consumer information sheet. For an indoor treatment at an owner-occupied home, the technician must make TDA's own sheet available to you, in English or Spanish.

Renters in larger Dallas complexes get more notice: at five units or more, residents in or next to the treatment area must be told at least 48 hours before a planned indoor treatment.

Fire ants in Dallas yards

Texas A&M AgriLife prefers the Two-Step Method: broadcast bait across the yard, then treat problem mounds. Spring and fall are the best times to bait, because ants are less active in hot, dry summer months and mounds are harder to see.

Termite reports for a Dallas home sale

A real estate termite report must be on TDA's form, unaltered, from a licensed applicator or technician in the termite category. It covers only visible, accessible areas, so it can miss hidden activity in walls or behind built-ins. A treatment can be recommended only with visible evidence of active infestation, or of a past one with no sign of prior treatment. If you're buying, read it alongside the Dallas real estate page.

Scorpions around Dallas homes

The striped bark scorpion is the only one of Texas's 18 species found statewide, and it shelters under rocks, boards and debris. AgriLife says stings usually cause moderate reactions, though a stung person should be watched for an allergic one. AgriLife notes they shelter under boards and debris, so clear woodpiles away from the foundation.

For the city's other services see the Dallas guide, or compare Mesquite pest control, where the city runs its own mosquito program.