Pest control in Denton

Denton County Public Health tracks West Nile virus and posts mosquito maps at DentonCounty.gov/WNV; check them before you pay for yard treatments. Ask the City of Denton whether it sprays near your street. Start with what costs nothing: DSHS advises EPA-registered repellent and emptying standing water from toys, tires, buckets, clogged gutters and plant pots.

HomeGuide (national, January 9, 2026) puts mosquito control at $80 to $150 per visit or $350 to $1,000 a season, highest where seasons run long. Ask what product is used, how often the crew returns, and whether you must be home.

From the same HomeGuide page, a one-time exterminator visit costs $100 to $600, quarterly service $80 to $150 a visit and monthly treatment $40 to $75. Termite treatment runs $225 to $2,500 with chemicals or bait (November 21, 2025 page). These are national, not Denton, figures; our pest control guide has the rest.

For fire ants, AgriLife recommends baiting the whole yard and then treating problem mounds, in spring or fall. If you are selling, a termite report for the deal must be on TDA's form, from a licensed applicator or technician in the termite category; our Denton real estate agents page covers the rest of the sale.

• Structural pest control for hire needs a TDA license under the Structural Pest Control Act. Search TDA's company search by zip code or address.
• Mosquito and yard work falls under categories such as general pest or lawn and ornamental; ask which the company holds.
• The policy must provide at least $500,000 of bodily injury and property damage coverage with a $1,000,000 aggregate, from an insurer authorized by or registered with TDI.
• Renters in a complex of five or more units get 48 hours' notice before indoor treatments, unless an emergency waiver is signed.

Compare pest control in Little Elm next door, and see the Denton page for county health contacts.

The striped bark scorpion is the most common in Texas and the only one of the state's 18 species found statewide; it shelters under rocks, boards and debris near homes. AgriLife says stings usually cause moderate reactions, but watch for allergic signs.

A termite inspection for a sale covers visible, accessible areas only, so hollow walls and spaces behind appliances can be missed, and treatment can be recommended only on visible evidence of active infestation, or of a past one never treated. HomeGuide puts a termite inspection at $0 to $250 nationally.

For indoor work in a home you own, the technician must make TDA's consumer information sheet available, and notice signs list the National Pesticide Information Center at 1-800-858-7378.