DIY or Professional Pest Control: When to Call
Call Abilene Pest Control
- Scorpions, termites, roaches, ants, spiders, bed bugs and more
- Abilene, Wylie, Potosi, Tye, Clyde, Merkel and around
- A licensed local company quotes the job in person
Not every bug needs a professional. Some do. Here's a rough way to sort them.
Usually fine to handle yourself
A small ant trail in the kitchen: clean up, bait, seal. A cricket or two in the garage: door sweep and yellow porch bulbs. A few silverfish in the bathroom: dry it out and run the fan. One mouse in the garage: a couple of snap traps and seal the gap.
- Small ant trails
- Stray crickets
- A few silverfish
- A single mouse
- Small wasp nests in early spring, carefully
Usually worth calling about
Termites: the damage is hidden, and treatment needs equipment and licensed products. Bed bugs: store products rarely reach where they hide. German roaches: over-the-counter foggers often spread them. Scorpions you find every week. Brown recluse spiders in more than one room. Wasp nests inside walls. Any problem that keeps coming back.
Got this going on at your place?
Call (325) 555-0109 Talk to a person, then a licensed local company comes out.
Safety first
If you do it yourself, read the label and follow it. More product isn't better. Keep kids and pets away from treated areas and store products locked up. See pet and kid safety.
When in doubt, call and describe what you're seeing. We'll connect you with a licensed provider who can tell you whether it's a DIY job. See services.
Questions people ask us
Will a pro tell me if I don't need them?
- Ask them straight out. A good provider will tell you when a problem is small.