Pest control in Mesquite

The city's Health Division sets 29 mosquito traps a week. When one tests positive for West Nile virus, it fogs the surrounding area from a truck with a permethrin product, between 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Dallas County Health and Human Services also runs a vector control program using surveillance, larvicide, adulticide and public awareness, though its page doesn't list the cities it treats.

For a private yard treatment, HomeGuide's national figures (January 2026) put it at $80 to $150 a visit, or $350 to $1,000 a season. Before paying, do the free part DSHS recommends: empty water from toys, tires, buckets, clogged gutters and plant pots. In a July 2023 release, DSHS said mosquitoes stay active in much of Texas into November and December.

Mesquite companies set their own prices, so compare quotes with HomeGuide's national numbers:

• One-time exterminator visit: $100 to $600 (January 2026)
• Quarterly service: $80 to $150 a visit
• Monthly service: $40 to $75 a visit
• Termite treatment, chemical or bait: $225 to $2,500 (November 2025); termite inspection $0 to $250

For fire ants, Texas A&M AgriLife's preferred approach is the Two-Step Method: broadcast bait, then treat problem mounds, with spring and fall the best times to bait. In hot, dry summer weather the ants go deeper and mounds are harder to find. The Texas pest control guide has the full cost breakdown.

1. License: TDA publishes lists of active commercial businesses, applicators and technicians, plus a search for pest companies by ZIP code or address.
2. Insurance: a Texas pest control 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.
3. Paperwork at your door: for an indoor treatment at an owner-occupied home, the technician must make TDA's consumer information sheet available to you. At complexes of five or more units, residents near the treatment get 48 hours' posted notice unless it's a signed emergency.

Mesquite termite reports for a home sale

A termite report for a real estate deal must be on TDA's official Wood Destroying Insect Report form and come from someone licensed in TDA's termite category. It covers visible, accessible areas only, so ask what the inspector couldn't reach. If you're selling, see realtors in Mesquite, compare pest control in Garland, or go back to the Mesquite local services page.