Outdoor pests · Austin, Texas
Yard pest control in Austin, TX
Yard pest control at a glance
| Pests | Fleas, ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes |
|---|---|
| Where we treat | Shaded beds, tall grass, brush and fence lines, under decks, dog runs and play areas |
| Season | Fleas and ticks spring through fall; chiggers April–October; mosquitoes from the first warm spring rains |
| Mosquitoes | Mosquito stations refilled every 30 days through the season |
| Price | Each yard treatment is quoted before we start. Plus tax. |
| Contract | None |
What’s biting you in the yard?
| Pest | Telltale sign | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Chiggers | Clusters of very itchy bites at the waistband, ankles and behind the knees a day after yard work | Tall grass, brush lines, shady damp edges |
| Fleas | Bites on lower legs; pets scratching even after a flea treatment | Shade where pets lie, under decks, crawl spaces |
| Ticks | Ticks on dogs or people after the yard or a walk | Tall grass, leaf litter, wooded edges |
| Mosquitoes | Bites at dusk and daytime bites from Asian tiger mosquitoes | Anything that holds water: saucers, gutters, toys, tarps |
How we treat a yard
- Walk the yard first to find the shade, brush and pet areas where these pests rest.
- Spray and granules across those zones, not just the open lawn.
- Mosquito stations placed where mosquitoes rest and refilled every 30 days.
- Pair it with inside service when fleas are already in the house.
What you can do
- Keep pets on a flea and tick preventive from your vet
- Mow regularly and clear brush and leaf piles
- Dump standing water every week
- Shower soon after yard work in chigger season
When chiggers and ticks peak in Austin
Chiggers come out in April and hang on through October. You never see them. You find out the next day, with a ring of itchy bites around the waistband, the ankles and the backs of the knees after mowing or pulling weeds along the fence.
Ticks run from spring through fall. The ones we find most on dogs around Austin are lone star ticks. They wait on tall grass and brush for something to walk by. A wet spring means more of both, and a dry July and August usually slows them down until the fall rains.
Lots on a greenbelt edge
Homes that back up to a greenbelt, a creek or a stand of cedar get more ticks and chiggers than a lot in the middle of a subdivision. Deer and other wildlife walk the back fence and drop ticks along the way, and the brush stays shady and damp.
On those lots the technician spends most of the visit on the back fence line, the shady beds and the strip where the lawn meets the brush. We only treat your property, so the goal is a treated edge between the greenbelt and the part of the yard you use. Keep that strip mowed short and the leaf litter cleared between visits.
Dogs and fleas
Fleas in the yard live where your dog lies down: under the deck, the shady side of the house, along the fence where the dog runs. A dog on a preventive from the vet can still carry a few in.
If fleas are already in the house, treating the yard alone won’t fix it. Our flea treatment covers the whole house plus a yard granule. Pick up toys and laundry off the floors first, and plan for everyone, pets included, to be out for 2 to 4 hours. A follow-up at about three weeks is scheduled if it’s needed, and the job is covered for 30 days from the second treatment.
After the yard treatment
Keep pets and kids off the treated areas until they dry, usually an hour or two. After that, the yard is back to normal. If you’re still getting bitten three weeks after the visit, call us and we’ll look at a follow-up. We don’t re-treat sooner than three weeks after the last service.
What this page doesn’t cover
Grubs, chinch bugs and armyworms damage the grass itself, and they’re handled by our lawn insect treatments. Mounds in the lawn are covered on our fire ant treatment page. Wasps, rodents and wildlife are quoted separately. Text a photo to 512-203-0525 if you aren’t sure which one you have.
How much yard pest control costs in Austin
- Fleas, ticks and chiggers in the yard: $180 plus tax for a standard lot (about a quarter acre), spray plus granule.
- Fire ants: $150 outside only, or $200 inside and outside.
- Grubs: from $200. Chinch bugs: from $120.
- Mosquitoes: two In2Care stations $120 to install, then $60 a month.
Bigger yards are priced by size.
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