Pest control in Midland

Fire ants in spring and fall

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension prefers the Two-Step Method for fire ants: broadcast bait over the yard, then treat individual mounds that keep causing trouble. It says spring and fall are the times to bait; in hot, dry summers the ants are less active and their mounds are harder to find.

Mosquitoes into late fall

DSHS reported 42 West Nile disease cases and 7 deaths in Texas in 2022, and 485 cases over the five years to then, and it says mosquitoes stay active into November and December in much of Texas. Its advice is to use EPA-registered repellent and empty standing water in toys, tires, buckets, clogged gutters and plant pots. HomeGuide puts professional mosquito control at $80 to $150 a visit or $350 to $1,000 a season nationally.

Scorpions around the house

The striped bark scorpion is Texas's most common and the only species found statewide. It hides under rocks, boards and debris near homes. AgriLife says stings usually cause moderate reactions, but a stung person should be watched for allergic symptoms.

Pest control for hire in Texas requires a license under the Structural Pest Control Act, administered by TDA. The license category has to match the work: general pest, termite, lawn and ornamental, fumigation and weed control are separate. TDA publishes active license lists and a company search by ZIP code you can run for any Midland address.

The business must carry at least $500,000 of bodily injury and property damage insurance with a $1,000,000 aggregate, from an insurer authorized by or registered with the Texas Department of Insurance, and keep it for the whole license period. Ask for the certificate and check that it names the company you are hiring. TDA also requires that policy to cover damage to property in the company's care, custody or control, so the usual exclusion for that has to be removed; it's fair to ask whether it was.

TDA distinguishes commercial applicators, who work for a for-hire business, from noncommercial ones licensed only for their own employer. A company treating your Midland home should hold a commercial business license, with a licensed applicator or technician doing the work.

Pest treatment notices in Midland

For indoor work at a house you own and live in, the technician must make TDA's consumer information sheet available. Apartment complexes of five or more units must give residents near the treatment area at least 48 hours' notice. Offices, hotels, schools and day cares post a sign in a common area 48 hours ahead; the sign must be at least 8.5 by 11 inches and list the National Pesticide Information Center, 1-800-858-7378.

HomeGuide's national ranges (January 2026) are the yardstick for Midland quotes: a one-time visit at $100 to $600, quarterly service at $80 to $150 per visit and monthly treatment at $40 to $75. Termite work runs $225 to $2,500 for chemical or bait treatment and $2,000 to $8,000 for whole-home tenting, and an inspection is $0 to $250. The Texas pest control guide compares service plans.

For a Texas real estate deal, a wood-destroying insect report must be on TDA's prescribed form, unaltered, and signed by a licensed applicator or technician in the termite category. The inspection covers visible, accessible areas only. A treatment can be recommended only with visible evidence of active infestation, or of a past one that was never treated.

Ask your agent when to order one in your contract timeline; see Midland realtors. Compare pest control in Odessa, or go to the Midland city guide.