Pest control in Southlake

The published figures are national, not Southlake prices. HomeGuide (national, page dated January 9, 2026) puts a one-time exterminator visit at $100 to $600, quarterly service at $80 to $150 per visit and monthly treatments at $40 to $75 per visit. Four quarterly visits at $80 to $150 each come to $320 to $600 a year.

Mosquito work is priced separately: $80 to $150 per visit or $350 to $1,000 per season, according to the same national guide. Termite treatment runs $225 to $2,500 for chemical or bait methods and $2,000 to $8,000 for whole-home tenting (HomeGuide, national, November 21, 2025), and an inspection costs $0 to $250. The full breakdown, with what each price covers, is on our Texas pest control guide.

The TDA structural pest control license

Texas requires anyone doing structural pest control for hire to be licensed under the Structural Pest Control Act (Chapter 1951 of the Occupations Code), run by the Texas Department of Agriculture. TDA licenses by category: general pest, termite, lawn and ornamental, weed control and others. Ask which categories the company holds and match them to the job you need.

TDA publishes lists of active licenses for businesses, applicators, technicians and apprentices, plus a search by zip code or address. Ask for the business license number and look it up.

Insurance a Texas pest company must carry

A licensed business must carry at least $500,000 of bodily injury and property damage coverage with a $1,000,000 total aggregate, and the policy must cover property in the company's care, custody or control. Ask for the certificate if a crew will work inside or near your pool equipment.

What you get at an indoor treatment

At an owner-occupied home, the applicator must make TDA's consumer information sheet available to you. Apartment complexes of five or more units must post notice at least 48 hours before planned indoor treatments.

Fire ants in Southlake yards

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 to bait. In hot, dry summer months the ants are less active and mounds are harder to see, so a summer-only treatment can disappoint.

Mosquitoes and West Nile in Southlake

Tarrant County Public Health only covers unincorporated areas, ground-spraying there when West Nile-positive mosquitoes are found; inside city limits, Southlake decides its own program. At home, DSHS advises EPA-registered repellent and emptying standing water from toys, tires, buckets, clogged gutters and plant pots. A July 2023 DSHS release counted 42 West Nile cases and 7 deaths in Texas in 2022 and noted that mosquitoes stay active in much of the state into November and December, so a mosquito plan that stops in September may end early.

Scorpions around Southlake homes

The striped bark scorpion is the most common in Texas and the only one of the state's 18 species found statewide. It hides under rocks, boards and debris near houses. AgriLife says stings usually cause moderate reactions, but watch anyone stung for an allergic response.

If you are buying or selling, the termite report must be on TDA's Wood Destroying Insect Report form with no alterations, from a licensed applicator or technician in the termite category. The inspection covers visible, accessible areas only, so hollow walls and spaces behind built-ins can hide damage. A treatment can be recommended only with visible evidence of active infestation, or of a past one with no sign of treatment.

If a repair opens a wall, ask the Southlake plumber to point out any damage behind it. For comparison quotes from the next city over, see pest control in Grapevine, and for Southlake permits and utilities see the Southlake services guide.