San Antonio Pest Control for Everyday Household Pests
Pest Trappers treats everyday household pests inside and outside homes and businesses in San Antonio. That covers ants (fire ants and carpenter ants included), cockroaches, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, crickets, silverfish, fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, and rats and mice. Each visit begins with an inspection, and you get a price before any treatment.
To set up a visit, call or text (210) 281-1064 or book online.
Which household pests do we treat? #
The list is long because San Antonio homes deal with a mix of indoor pests and outdoor ones that wander in. Below is what we treat, with a link to the full guide for each.
Ants, fire ants and carpenter ants #
Fire ants build the fluffy dirt mounds that pop up in yards after rain. Bexar County sits on the Texas list of counties quarantined for fire ants, along with Comal, Guadalupe and Kendall. Colonies sometimes move into AC units and electrical boxes, where they can cause shorts. Read the fire ant guide for more.
Carpenter ants are the large ants that show up with wings indoors in late winter or spring. Texas species tend to nest in hollow spaces such as doors and insulation instead of chewing through sound framing. Our carpenter ant guide explains how to tell them from termites.
Kitchen ants come in several species, and the right treatment depends on which one you have. That's why the inspection starts with identification.
Cockroaches #
German cockroaches are the small, striped roaches that breed indoors around kitchens and bathrooms, and they're the hardest to clear. The big reddish-brown roaches many Texans call palmetto bugs mostly live outside and come in through drains, gaps and doors. See the cockroach guide or our page on roach control in San Antonio.
Spiders, scorpions and centipedes #
Most spiders are a nuisance, not a danger. In Texas, the brown recluse and the widows are the ones that matter medically, and the spider guide shows how to recognize them.
The striped bark scorpion is the only scorpion found all over Texas. Texas A&M AgriLife says it often hides in attics and can move down into living areas when the weather is hot. AgriLife also notes that scorpions are hard to control with insecticides alone, so sealing gaps and clearing debris matter as much as treatment. More in the scorpion guide.
The giant redheaded centipede rests under rocks, logs and leaf litter and sometimes wanders indoors. It can deliver a painful bite, so never pick one up. See the centipede guide.
Crickets and silverfish #
These are nuisance pests rather than biters, and they're part of a general pest visit. The inspection looks for where they're coming in and what is keeping them around, so the fix goes beyond the bugs you can see.
Fleas, ticks and mosquitoes #
Fleas need more than a pet treatment. The Texas Department of State Health Services lists Bexar County among the areas where flea-borne typhus has become established, and it advises treating fleas before starting rodent control. Clearing fleas means working on pets, the house and the yard together; the flea guide explains why.
The brown dog tick is the tick most likely to live inside a home, and it feeds mainly on dogs. The tick guide covers that species and the ones you pick up outdoors.
Mosquitoes breed in water that sits for about a week, such as clogged gutters, plant saucers and old tires. The mosquito guide shows where to look around your yard.
Rats and mice #
Texas A&M names house mice, roof rats and Norway rats as the three rodents of concern. A mouse can get through a hole about the size of a dime, so sealing is the part that lasts. See the rodent guide and our page on rodent control in San Antonio.
What about bed bugs, termites, wildlife and wasps? #
These have their own service pages because the work is different:
- Bed bugs: bed bug treatment in San Antonio and the bed bug guide
- Termites: termite control in San Antonio and the termite guide
- Raccoons, opossums and skunks: wildlife removal and the wildlife guide
- Wasps, hornets and bees: wasp removal in San Antonio and every stinging insect guide on pests we treat
How does general pest service work? #
Pest Trappers is family-owned and based at 7319 Brandyridge in northwest San Antonio. Pest Trappers LLC (TPCL #0887549) is licensed by the Texas Department of Agriculture for general pest and termite work. Here is how a visit runs:
- You call, text or book online, and the office confirms your appointment time.
- The technician inspects inside and out, identifies the pest and finds how it's getting in and what's drawing it.
- You hear the options in plain language, and you get a price before anything is treated.
- Any treatment follows the product label, including how long to keep people and pets away from treated areas.
- You get advice on what to watch for and what you can change around the house.
For the full step-by-step, see what a visit looks like.
What can you do to keep pests out? #
Many of the steps Texas A&M and state health agencies recommend cost little and help against several pests at once:
- Seal gaps around pipes, doors and windows, and keep screens in good repair.
- Fix dripping faucets, AC drip lines and other leaks.
- Move firewood, boards, bricks and rock piles away from the walls.
- Pull mulch and leaf litter back from the foundation.
- Store food and pet food in sealed containers, and pick up pet bowls at night.
- Tip out standing water every week, and clean the gutters.
- Trim branches that touch the roof.