Do people get exterminators in Austin and Dallas? (house, neighborhood)

[Muffy1]

I know it gets really, really hot in Austin as well as Dallas(family member just moved to Dallas). I was wondering if people have to get exterminators to come and spray monthly. I assume that there are alot of bugs in Texas!!

[jeanjeanvaljean]

I don't know anyone who gets sprayed monthly. Some of my friends in newer communities (Steiner Ranch, etc) have gotten some sort of package through their builder where they get sprayed 3x/year for about $350. I've hired an 'organic' exterminator approx. once per year (about $180) for the past few years (since we moved back here from Chicago.)

Bugs don't really bother me though, except for fire ants and mosquitos!

[scm53]

Originally Posted by Muffy1

I know it gets really, really hot in Austin as well as Dallas(family member just moved to Dallas). I was wondering if people have to get exterminators to come and spray monthly. I assume that there are alot of bugs in Texas!!

External, once a quarter. They will come inside if we want, but they have done such a good job outside that we never see anything in the house.

And yes, there are a lot of bugs here.

[Idlewile]

Once a quarter but we've had them come twice in between (they do this free of charge) when the ants were getting out of hand.

[hoffdano]

In almost 15 years at my current home in a semi-rural area we have had an exterminator only twice. We had ants some time ago and we couldn't get them under control through normal methods.

I prefer not to have any regular use of pesticides in my home or outside my home. No roaches - maybe because we have a few scorpions.

I spot treat outdoors for fire ants with Amdro. And sometimes I need some wasp spray. That's it.

[AustinGuy]

Yes, we have enormous cockroaches here that many people don't enjoy seeing in their homes, so they tend to get exterminators to take care of the issue. Once a quarter is often more than enough.

[the_grimace]

Most people in my neighborhood are using pest control. The roaches can be a problem if you let them. Our exterminator does 5 times a year spraying and does as needed spraying inside if necessary. Outside is usually enough.

[mamacatnv]

We spray the yard and the exterior of the house every 3 months in the cooler months and monthly throughout the summer months. We treat the dog with flea meds every 3 months and so far, this has kept the bugs out of the house entirely.

We have had a couple of fire ant spots pop up this fall that we are dealing with and will call in the experts if needed.

[CptnRn]

We do fine only calling an exterminator every couple of years when we find a problem we can't handle ourselves, and for an occasional termite inspection. Fire ants are easy to control yourself with Ambro.

[tfresca]

It's Ants, only Ants are the problem. Diamescus earth, food grade, works really well indoors.