Pest Control in Tomball, TX

Why do older homes near downtown Tomball get termites?

Houses on the streets around Main Street and the Depot often have crawlspaces, wood trim close to the soil and old stumps or fence posts in the yard. That gives eastern subterranean termites an easy path from the ground into the framing, and their swarms tend to show up on warm, damp days in late winter and spring.

If you find winged insects at a window or mud tubes on a pier, save a few in a sealed bag and call before you spray anything. A termite inspection and treatment plan for these homes starts under the floor, and the written report shows exactly where activity was found.

What happens to pests when Spring Creek and Willow Creek flood?

Spring Creek marks Tomball's northern edge at the Montgomery County line, and Willow Creek winds east across the south side before joining Spring Creek just upstream of I-45. When heavy rain pushes both out of their banks, fire ant colonies float off as rafts and settle on the first dry ground they reach, often a driveway, porch step or sandbox.

Stay out of standing water where you see floating mats of ants, and let the yard drain before anyone treats it. A fire ant yard treatment after the water drops usually pairs a broadcast bait with treatment of individual mounds, following the Texas A&M AgriLife Two-Step Method.

Do Tomball's wooded lots bring ticks and scorpions?

Kleb Woods Nature Preserve on Draper Road protects a piece of the pine and hardwood forest along Spring Creek that German settlers once farmed around. Acreage on that side of Tomball and in Willowcreek Ranch shares the same leaf litter, brush lines and firewood stacks, which shelter Lone Star ticks, brown recluse spiders and striped bark scorpions.

A mowed buffer between the tree line and the house cuts down on all three. For dogs and horses that roam the property, a combined home and yard flea and tick treatment typically runs $175–$350, and the technician explains how long animals should stay off treated areas.

Why do new homes in Northpointe and Rosehill Reserve still get pests?

Builders cleared pasture and woodland for these communities, then laid sod and dug retention lakes. Disturbed soil invites fire ants within a season or two, and the lakes and drainage swales give mosquitoes still water close to backyards from late spring through fall. A slab is not termite-proof either, since termites can enter through plumbing gaps and expansion joints.