Pest control in Georgetown

The health district tracks mosquitoes and West Nile virus across Williamson County and publishes its trap results and planned treatments online. A positive trap near you is a signal to empty standing water and use repellent, which is what DSHS advises: EPA-registered repellent, and draining toys, tires, buckets, clogged gutters and plant pots.

DSHS reported 42 West Nile disease cases and 7 deaths in Texas in 2022, and noted mosquitoes stay active in much of the state into November and December. Seasonal yard treatment from a pest company runs $80 to $150 per visit or $350 to $1,000 per season, per HomeGuide (national, January 9, 2026). Ask whether a "season" contract ends in October or runs as late as the mosquitoes do.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension's preferred fire ant approach is the Two-Step Method: broadcast bait across the yard, then treat the problem mounds. Bait works best in spring and fall; in hot, dry summers ants are less active and mounds are harder to find. A plan that treats only visible mounds in August leaves out the broadcast-bait step.

The striped bark scorpion is the most common of Texas's 18 scorpion species and the only one found statewide. It hides under rocks, boards and debris around homes. AgriLife says stings usually cause only moderate reactions, but watch for allergic reactions. Clearing stacked lumber and stone removes hiding spots; Texas Disposal Systems schedules bulky-waste pickup in Georgetown at 512-930-1715.

Structural pest control for hire in Texas requires a Texas Department of Agriculture license under the Structural Pest Control Act. TDA licenses by category, including general pest, termite, lawn and ornamental, and weed control. A commercial applicator works for a business offering pest control for hire. TDA publishes active license lists and a company search by zip code or address.

• Insurance: a business license needs at least $500,000 of bodily injury and property damage coverage, $1,000,000 aggregate, kept for the whole license period from an insurer authorized or registered with TDI.
• Care, custody and control: TDA requires that coverage to include damage to property in the company's care, so the usual exclusion must be removed. Ask for the certificate.
• Paperwork at an indoor treatment: for an owner-occupied home, the technician must make TDA's consumer information sheet available, on TDA's own form in English or Spanish.

Georgetown rentals and pest notices

At complexes of five or more units, residents in or next to the treatment area must get at least 48 hours' notice of each planned indoor treatment, by a sign or notice at each unit. That notice can be waived only for an emergency, an imminent hazard to health, with a signed statement. At rentals of fewer than five units, the consumer information sheet must be available on request.

If a termite report is part of a Georgetown sale, it must be a Wood Destroying Insect Report on TDA's form, unaltered, from a licensed applicator or technician in the termite category. It covers visible, accessible areas only, so hidden activity behind walls or built-ins can be missed. A treatment can be recommended only with visible evidence of active infestation, or of past infestation with no sign of treatment.

HomeGuide's national figures: a one-time visit $100 to $600, quarterly service $80 to $150 per visit, monthly $40 to $75 (January 9, 2026). Termite treatment costs $225 to $2,500 for liquid or bait systems and $2,000 to $8,000 for tenting, with inspections at $0 to $250 (November 21, 2025). These are national prices, not Georgetown quotes. The Texas pest control guide goes deeper.

A Georgetown realtor can tell you when in the sale to order one. See the Georgetown hub for city services and Round Rock pest control nearby.