Pest Control Services in Central Texas

Prickly Pear treats common Central Texas pests, including ants (and fire ants), cockroaches, spiders, rodents, mosquitoes, ticks and fleas, with one-time treatments and a recurring plan of six visits a year. We don’t offer termite treatment. Every treatment starts with identifying the exact pest, so the treatment fits the problem instead of a standard spray-and-go service.

Our base plan includes six scheduled visits a year (about one every other month) with full perimeter treatment, wasp nest removal up to 16 feet, interior treatment on request, and free re-service between visits if pests return. You can add monthly visits, rodent bait stations or fire ant control. Many of Prickly Pear’s wildlife exclusion customers also enroll in a recurring pest plan once they see the value of ongoing prevention.

Follow your technician’s instructions and the product label, including any re-entry time before kids and pets go back into treated areas. If anyone in the home has specific sensitivities, mention them when you schedule so the technician can choose an appropriate product.

We use EPA-registered products applied according to label directions, and your technician chooses the product based on the pest and where it’s found. If you have a product preference, tell us when you schedule and we’ll go over the options.

Central Texas’s climate supports pest activity nearly year-round, so regular treatment matters. Our base plan treats every other month, six visits a year, and you can add monthly visits for homes with heavier pest pressure. 

Fire ant control requires targeting the colony itself, not just visible surface mounds, since a single fire ant colony can rebuild from an untreated queen — professional treatment typically combines broadcast bait treatment with individual mound treatment for faster knockdown of active mounds. 

Plan customers can add Fire Ant Control, which covers the whole yard with bait that targets the queen, plus ongoing treatments if new mounds appear, backed by a full-yard warranty. If you don’t need a plan, our once-a-year fire ant service treats the whole yard in a single visit. 

Recurring ant activity after treatment usually means the colony itself, or a secondary colony nearby, wasn’t fully addressed, or new colonies are moving in from untreated areas of the property line. A recurring pest plan is designed specifically to catch and treat this kind of re-infestation between scheduled visits at no extra cost.

Cockroaches are drawn to food debris, moisture (leaking pipes, damp basements, standing water), and warm hiding spots like behind appliances and inside wall voids — eliminating easy food and moisture access is as important as treatment itself for long-term control.

Yes — German cockroaches are the most common indoor infestation species, reproduce faster than most other roach types, and typically require a more targeted gel-bait and IGR (insect growth regulator) treatment protocol rather than general perimeter spray alone. Correct species identification changes the treatment protocol significantly, which is why every treatment starts with identifying the exact pest.

Eliminating standing water (the primary mosquito breeding site) combined with a barrier treatment around vegetation and shaded resting areas provides longer-lasting control than fogging alone, since fogging only kills mosquitoes present at the moment of treatment and doesn’t address the breeding cycle.

Both — flea larvae live and develop in shaded, humid areas of the yard (under decks, in leaf litter, near dog runs), so treating only the pet without addressing the yard typically results in reinfestation as the pet moves through untreated areas. 
Prickly Pear recommends treating the home and yard, following our cleaning protocol and then retreating within 30 days. 
If your pet has fleas, their treatment needs to occur in parallel with the home treatments to truly overcome the fleas.