Pest Control
Quarterly or one-time pest control for Oak Cliff, Redbird and Best Southwest homes on Blackland clay.
Oak Cliff, Redbird and the Best Southwest
Pest control for southwest Dallas, from Oak Cliff to Cedar Hill
Termite swarmers at a Kessler window, fire ant mounds after a May storm, a scorpion in a Duncanville bathtub: call (855) 974-4733 at any hour. You hear the price before anything is applied, and a written report follows every visit.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Termite and fire ant work
- Price approved before treatment
- Written report every visit
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Same dayMost calls, when a technician is free
24Neighborhoods and cities we serve
3Counties: Dallas, Ellis and Tarrant
Today in Dallas
Blackland clay, spring storms and 100-degree summers decide which pests are busy in southwest Dallas from week to week.
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Dallas & Dallas County
Local pest control you can reach by phone
Dallas Pest Control at a glance
Dallas Pest Control answers pest calls 24/7 for southwest Dallas and the cities around it: Oak Cliff, Redbird, Wynnewood, Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Lancaster and Grand Prairie, plus edges of Ellis and Tarrant counties. A local technician handles termites, fire ants, mosquitoes, scorpions, roof rats and roaches, with a price you approve first.
Down here the ground sets the pest schedule. Blackland clay shrinks and splits open in August, then swells and floods yards in May. Those cracks open slab and pier gaps for termites, soaked soil pushes fire ants up into fresh mounds, and the heat sends scorpions and American roaches looking for a cool bathroom floor.
Houses vary as much as the bugs. Winnetka Heights has 1910s bungalows on piers, Wynnewood and Kiestwood have postwar brick ranches, and Duncanville, DeSoto and Cedar Hill are mostly slab subdivisions. Read about scorpion control, compare typical prices, or see what's due this month in the southwest Dallas pest calendar.
- Service area
- Southwest Dallas and 24 neighborhoods and cities within 25 km (Dallas, Ellis and Tarrant counties)
- Address
- Dallas, TX 75237
- Hours
- Phones answered 24/7
- Pricing
- Upfront; you approve the price before treatment
- Pests treated
- Termites (subterranean and Formosan), fire ants, mosquitoes, scorpions, spiders, roof rats, mice, roaches, bed bugs, crickets, wasps, fleas, ticks, lawn pests
Services
Pest services for slab homes, pier-and-beam houses and businesses
Pick a service for symptoms, process and typical cost, or call and describe what you hear and see.
Termite Control
Liquid and bait termite treatment for Oak Cliff bungalows, Redbird ranch homes and Best Southwest slabs.
Termite Inspection
Termite inspections and wood-destroying insect reports for southwest Dallas home sales, purchases and yearly checks.
Pre-Construction Termite Treatment
Slab pre-treats for builders, room additions and garages in southwest Dallas, timed to the plumbing rough-in and pour.
Mosquito Control
In-season mosquito yard treatments for southwest Dallas homes near the Trinity, Mountain Creek, Joe Pool Lake and ditches.
Fire Ant Control
Two-Step fire ant treatment for southwest Dallas lawns on Blackland clay, timed around spring and fall rains.
Why homeowners call us
Why Dallas Pest Control
A person picks up, day or night
The line is answered 24/7, holidays too. Most calls get a same-day visit when a technician is free, and if the soonest slot is tomorrow morning, you hear that up front.
Technicians on this side of the Trinity
Each visit goes to the nearest available technician, so a call from Redbird or DeSoto isn't stuck waiting on a long drive across the river and through downtown traffic.
The number comes before the sprayer
You get the cost and what it covers before any product is mixed. If more turns up, such as mud tubes on a second wall, that piece is priced on its own and you decide.
A report worth filing
Every visit ends with a written service report: what was found, what was applied and where. Home buyers, landlords and the next technician all get use out of it.
Timed to Dallas weather
Termite checks ahead of the spring swarms, fire ant bait while the ants are out foraging, mosquito visits worked around the storm pattern. Treatment follows the season, not a fixed script.
Old houses and new slabs alike
A 1920s Kessler Tudor over a crawlspace and a newer slab home in Cedar Hill need different termite plans. The technician explains which one fits the house in front of them.
How it works
From phone call to fixed, in four steps
Call and describe it
Say what you're seeing, which room or corner of the yard, and how long it has been going on. That is usually enough for a ballpark range during the call.
A technician sets the time
The local technician assigned to your address phones to agree on a window. If you didn't ask on the first call, this is a good moment to request the business's TDA license number.
Look first, then a firm price
On site, the technician checks the slab edge, crawlspace, attic or lawn, explains what's going on and names a price. Nothing goes down until you approve it.
Treatment and paperwork
Products are applied by their labels, pet and family precautions are spelled out, and you keep a written report of what was found and treated.
Which pests give southwest Dallas homes the most trouble?
Termites, fire ants, mosquitoes and scorpions lead the calls. Subterranean termites swarm on warm days from late February into May, fire ant mounds rise after each soaking rain, mosquitoes breed along the Trinity bottoms and creeks from spring into fall, and striped bark scorpions push indoors in hot, dry spells. Roof rats, roaches and crickets follow.
The mix shifts block by block. Wooded lots along the Cedar Hill escarpment see more scorpions and recluse spiders, older Oak Cliff houses on piers see more termites and rodents, and yards near Fivemile, Tenmile and Mountain Creek fight mosquitoes deeper into fall. Here is what each one usually looks like:
- Termites: eastern subterranean colonies coming up through slab cracks, plumbing gaps and pier-and-beam crawlspaces. Formosan termites are reported in Dallas County but uncommon; a termite inspection tells you which kind you have.
- Fire ants: red imported fire ants mounding in lawns, flower beds, sidewalk seams and around AC pads a day or two after rain.
- Mosquitoes: southern house mosquitoes and Asian tiger mosquitoes breeding in ditches, clogged gutters, plant saucers and anything that holds rainwater. See mosquito control.
- Scorpions: striped bark scorpions under landscape rock, firewood and siding, and in attics and bathtubs once summer heats up.
- Roof rats and mice: rats running pecan and oak limbs to reach attics, and mice slipping indoors with the first fall front.
- Roaches and crickets: American roaches coming up from storm drains after heavy rain, and field crickets crowding porch lights in late summer.
Why does Blackland clay matter for pest control?
Dallas sits on Blackland Prairie clay that shrinks and cracks in summer drought and swells after rain. Those cracks open hidden routes under slabs and along foundations for termites, roaches and crickets, while a heavy storm floods ant tunnels and sends fire ants up into new mounds within a day or two.
Houston Black clay, the Texas state soil, moves more than most ground, and it moves the house along with it. Slabs crack, pier-and-beam supports shift, and plumbing penetrations that were tight last year open up. A termite check after a dry summer or after foundation repair is time well spent. The table shows a typical year; a wet spring or a long run of 100-degree days moves it around.
| Months | What's usually active | Where to look |
|---|---|---|
| Dec–Feb | Mice, rats and German roaches indoors; the odd hard freeze or ice storm | Kitchen cabinets, attic insulation, garage door seals |
| Late Feb–May | Subterranean termite swarms, fire ant mounds after storms, new wasp nests | Window sills for shed wings, lawns after rain, eaves and playsets |
| Late Apr–Jun | Formosan swarms at dusk where present, mosquitoes climbing, fleas and ticks | Porch lights at dusk, standing water, pet bedding |
| Jun–Sep | Scorpions and American roaches indoors, peak mosquito and West Nile season | Bathtubs, landscape rock, floor drains, gutters |
| Late Aug–Nov | Crickets at lights, a second fire ant round, rodents with the first cold fronts | Foundation edges, garage corners, roofline gaps |
What should you ask any Texas pest company before it treats?
Ask for the company's Texas Department of Agriculture structural pest control business license number, a written price and the name of the product going down. Texas licenses both pest control businesses and the people who apply pesticides, so any company, this one included, should answer those questions without hesitation.
The TDA's Structural Pest Control Service keeps the license records, so a number can be looked up before anyone starts. It is also fair to ask which precautions apply to kids and pets, how long to stay off a treated lawn, and whether a follow-up visit is part of the price.
- Get the license number before the first product comes out of the truck.
- Look it up in TDA records and confirm it is current.
- Ask what is being applied, where, and why.
- File the written service report from every visit.
What does pest control cost in southwest Dallas?
A one-time general pest treatment typically runs $165–$325, and a quarterly plan costs $95–$160 per visit after a $150–$275 first service. Termite work, attic rodent jobs and bed bugs cost more. These are 2026 estimates for Dallas County; the technician confirms the exact price on site, and you approve it before treatment.
Two-story houses, big wooded lots in Cedar Hill and Ovilla, older pier-and-beam homes and heavy landscaping push totals up. The full price list and the Dallas pest control cost guide walk through each range.
Service areas
Serving Dallas and all of Dallas County
Redbird
ZIP 75232, 75237
Duncanville
ZIP 75116, 75137, 75138
Wynnewood
ZIP 75224
Cockrell Hill
ZIP 75211
DeSoto
ZIP 75115, 75123
Mountain Creek
ZIP 75249, 75211
Winnetka Heights
ZIP 75208
Oak Cliff
ZIP 75203, 75208, 75211, 75216, 75224, 75232…
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Job stories
Typical jobs around Dallas County
Termite swarmers and pier tubes under a Winnetka Heights bungalow
- What homeowners notice
- On a warm March afternoon after rain, dozens of winged termites pour out of a baseboard in the front room of a 1910s frame bungalow in Winnetka Heights. By evening the sill is littered with shed wings, and the owners have no idea what is going on under the floor.
- What we do
- The technician crawls the whole space under the house, finds mud tubes climbing three brick piers and a skirting board buried in soil, and confirms eastern subterranean termites. Because the house sits on piers, the liquid soil treatment around each pier and the perimeter is priced after that inspection, with a bait-station option quoted alongside it.
- What to expect
- The owners approve a plan before anything is applied, and the report maps every pier and wall with activity, plus a note that skirting repairs on the street side may need the city's historic-district review.
A pre-sale termite report on a brick slab home in Duncanville
- What homeowners notice
- A one-story brick house in Duncanville goes under contract, and the buyer's lender wants a wood-destroying insect report before closing. The sellers had a foundation crack patched a few summers back and worry about what an inspector might say.
- What we do
- The technician walks the slab edge and the garage expansion joint, opens the bath trap access behind the tub panel, and checks door frames, the attic and the fence where it meets the brick. No live termites turn up, but mulch piled over the slab edge, a dripping hose bib and fence pickets touching the wall are written up as conducive conditions.
- What to expect
- The sellers get a written WDI report in time for the lender, along with a short list of cheap fixes that make the house less inviting to termites.
- Midlothian
- Slab Pre-Treat
Soil pre-treatment before a new slab is poured in Midlothian
- What homeowners notice
- A builder in Midlothian, in northern Ellis County, has forms set, plumbing stubbed up and a pour scheduled for the end of the week on a new single-family lot. The house needs termite protection in the soil before the concrete goes down.
- What we do
- After the plumbing is in and before the vapor barrier is laid, the technician treats the soil under the slab footprint, along the inside of the forms and around every pipe penetration and the future tub drain, following the product label rates. The treated areas are recorded against the plan so nothing is missed.
- What to expect
- The concrete is poured on schedule, and the builder keeps the treatment record for the closing file and the eventual owner.
Skip the guesswork. Call for a straight answer.
Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you honestly whether it's a quick fix, and what pest control should cost.
Guides
Answers before you call
Pest Control Prices in Southwest Dallas: A 2026 Breakdown
A one-time inside-and-outside pest treatment in southwest Dallas typically runs $165–$325.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Dallas Pest Control part of the City of Dallas?
No. Dallas Pest Control is a private pest control service, not a City of Dallas or Dallas County department or program. Public mosquito spraying after West Nile-positive traps is run by the city and county. A visit booked here covers your own house, yard or business, at a price you approve first.
How fast can someone get to Redbird or Duncanville?
Most calls are scheduled the same day when a technician is free, and Redbird sits at the center of the service area with Duncanville next door. A late-night call or a stormy spring week may roll to the next morning. If it can't wait, like yellowjackets at the back door, say so on the call.
Should I worry about West Nile in my own backyard?
It's worth taking seriously. Dallas County Health and Human Services traps and tests mosquitoes from about April to mid-November, and it confirmed the county's first 2026 human case on August 11. Dump standing water weekly and wear repellent at dusk. The West Nile guide covers the rest.
Are scorpion stings dangerous?
The striped bark scorpion, the most common scorpion in Texas, gives a painful sting, but Texas scorpions aren't considered life-threatening to healthy adults. Get medical care right away for any sign of an allergic reaction, and call a doctor about stings on small children or older adults.
Can the technician treat while I'm at work?
Outside work often can be done that way, such as a perimeter treatment, fire ant bait or a mosquito visit, as long as gates are unlocked and dogs are inside. The first visit goes better with someone home to walk the house and approve the price, and inside work needs an adult there.
What should I save to show the technician?
Seal a few termite swarmers or a dead scorpion in a sandwich bag, and take photos of mud tubes, droppings or mound spots. Note the room and time of day you see activity. Skip store sprays right before the visit; they scatter pests and hide where they were traveling.