Pest control in New Braunfels

Mosquitoes after New Braunfels storms

The city quotes the National Weather Service calling Central Texas the most flash-flood-prone area in the United States. When the water drops, DSHS advises emptying anything that holds it, from toys and tires to buckets, clogged gutters and plant pots, and using an EPA-registered repellent. DSHS has said mosquitoes stay active in much of Texas into November and December, and it reported 42 West Nile disease cases and 7 deaths statewide in 2022.

Fire ants on New Braunfels lawns

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension prefers the Two-Step Method: broadcast a fire ant bait, then treat problem mounds. Spring and fall are the best times for bait; in hot, dry summers the ants go deeper and mounds are harder to see. Under NBU's Stage 2 watering limits, in effect since August 10, 2026, ask whether a granular product needs watering in and plan it for your sprinkler day.

Scorpions in New Braunfels yards

The striped bark scorpion is the only one of Texas's 18 species found statewide, and it hides under rocks, boards and debris around homes. AgriLife says stings usually cause moderate reactions, but watch for an allergic response. Ask whether a quote includes clearing that kind of cover near the foundation.

Whoever treats your New Braunfels home for pay needs a TDA license under the Structural Pest Control Act, and the license comes in categories: general pest, termite, lawn and ornamental, fumigation, weed control and wood preservation. A company quoting fire ant work on your lawn should hold lawn and ornamental; a termite job needs the termite category.

• Look the company up. TDA publishes active license lists and a company search by zip code or address.
• Ask for the insurance certificate. A licensed business carries at least $500,000 of bodily injury and property damage coverage with a $1,000,000 aggregate, and the policy must cover property in its care, custody or control.
• Expect the consumer sheet. For an indoor treatment at an owner-occupied home, the technician must make TDA's consumer information sheet available, in English or Spanish.
• Renters, note the notice rule. At complexes of five or more units, residents in or next to a treatment area get at least 48 hours' posted notice, unless the treatment is a signed emergency.

If a New Braunfels home sale includes a wood destroying insect report, it must be on TDA's prescribed form, unaltered, and come from a licensed applicator or technician in the termite category. It covers visible, accessible areas only, so a clean report on a house with a closed-in attic is not a guarantee. A treatment can be recommended only for visible active infestation, or for past infestation with no sign of earlier treatment. The New Braunfels real estate guide covers the rest of the paperwork.

New Braunfels pest control prices

HomeGuide's national figures (January 2026) put a one-time visit at $100 to $600, quarterly service at $80 to $150 a visit and monthly treatments at $40 to $75. Mosquito control runs $80 to $150 a visit or $350 to $1,000 a season, and termite treatment $225 to $2,500 for liquid or bait systems (November 2025). These are national, not local. The Texas pest control guide has the full table and checklist.

Local permit and utility rules are on the New Braunfels hub. If you also own at the lake, Canyon Lake pest control is a short read.