Take Pride In A Pest-Free Home This June!
Summer Pest Control Tips For DFW Homeowners
Summer in Texas comes with quite a few risks. The first thing that comes to mind is the heat, which can cause heat stroke, dehydration, and even death. It’s important to remember to hydrate, wear SPF, and dress in cool clothes this June, especially when attending outdoor events like Pride parades, music festivals, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Unfortunately, the usual shorts and t-shirts that people wear to combat the heat are an invitation for mosquito bites.
Mosquitoes are another major danger of Texas summers. They carry West Nile Virus, Malaria, Dengue, and more- and even threaten our furry friends with heartworm disease.
In addition to outdoor threats, the Texas heat often drives pests indoors in search of cool places to hide. This means more cockroaches, spiders, beetles, millipedes, silverfish, and other creepy crawlies. It’s also important to keep an ear out for any new noises, as scratching sounds can mean that wildlife has moved into your home.
Luckily, Eco-Safe provides pest control services customized to your specific needs. We can target specific areas, types of pests, and you can choose different service frequencies to suit your pest activity level. From general pest control, to mosquito control, and even wildlife control, we have you covered!
The June Bug Invasion
June bugs are- as you can tell from the name- a common June pest. Native Texans know these little brown beetles well. They emerge every summer and become a problem. They seem to enjoy crawling inside and dying in the most inconvenient places for a beetle to be.
These beetles are attracted to bright lights, often swarming around windows and doorways. They will exhaust themselves swarming around these lights until they collapse. This results in little brown beetles littering sidewalks, porches, and patios- and once they get inside they are even more annoying. There’s nothing worse than stepping on something gross in the middle of the night, and June bugs make that nightmare a reality.
Despite being entirely harmless to humans (aside from annoyance), June bugs are not harmless to your lawn and garden. Their larval stage, known as grubs, can damage the roots of your precious plants. The damage can create unsightly bare patches in your lawn, too!
Luckily, Eco-Safe doesn’t just do pest control- we offer lawn, tree, and ornamental services in addition to getting rid of pesky pests! Our technicians can put together a plan of attack to address bare patches in your lawn and unsightly, damaged plants. No matter if the issue is June bugs, a different pest, or something else entirely, we have you covered!
Schedule your free inspection today when you call 214-358-5201.
Beneficial Bugs Mean Free Pest Control
This is a bug-eat-bug world: and you can use that to your advantage when it comes to pest control. Many people already know that you can buy cups of ladybugs and praying mantis egg sacs in order to eat aphids in your garden, but there’s actually an entire ecosystem of beneficial bugs living in your garden.
Spiders might be scary to some, but they also play an important role in pest control. One single spider can eat as many as 2,000 insects a year, which is 2,000 fewer bothersome bugs in and around your home.
Dragonflies are another bug that does a great job of eating other bugs. Mosquitoes are actually one of their favorite snacks, and they can eat over 100 flying insects per day. You can attract dragonflies to your yard by installing a water feature with native plant species.
If you plan to utilize beneficial bugs in your yard, it’s important to consider the safety of any other pest control treatments you have done. Traditional pest control chemicals will kill most bugs, regardless of if they are good bugs or bad bugs. Luckily, chemicals aren’t the only option: Eco-Safe Pest Control offers natural organic methods of pest control which kill the bad bugs (mosquitoes, fire ants, etc), but keep your beneficial friends safe!
If you are looking for a company that takes a complete approach to pest control, Eco-Safe Pest Control is the one for you! Simply call 214-358-5201 to schedule your free inspection and receive a customized quote.
Protect Your Precious Pooch This Flea & Tick Season
Getting a flea and tick pill from the vet isn’t the only step to flea and tick prevention: veterinarians recommend getting your home and yard treated for fleas and ticks to ensure that your pets have complete protection. With most medications, the flea or tick has to bite your pet for the medication to kill it. That means fleas & ticks can still hitch a ride on your pet’s fur, and your pet still has to go through being bitten.
Fleas and ticks can be brought into your yard from wild animals like opossums, raccoons, squirrels, and even birds. Your pets can then bring fleas and ticks indoors, infesting the home. In extreme infestations, fleas will even bite humans!
You can do quite a few things to prevent fleas and ticks. For one, keeping your grass mowed under 3 inches disrupts their habitat, preventing these pests from reproducing. Clearing away debris like leaves and wood piles is also an important step.
Indoors, vacuuming is also an important step. The vacuum will pick up the fleas, and when you dispose of its contents outside the home, you are removing the fleas along with the dirt.
Ultimately, nothing can replace a proper flea and tick treatment. In the home, flea eggs, larvae, and pupae can survive for months without a host, meaning that even if you don’t see adult fleas, your home could still be infested. Flea and tick treatments disrupt the life cycle, killing all stages of flea development and preventing them from maturing into biting nuisances.
Yard treatments are also essential, as they will kill any fleas and ticks in the environment and prevent them from hitching a ride indoors on your furry friends.
Odorous House Ants: A Supercolony
Everyone in Texas knows that when the weather warms up, the ants come out to play. And when ants outnumber humans 2.5 million to one, we’re in for some trouble.
Although fire ants are big, flashy, and bitey, the biggest issue is going to be odorous house ants. These tiny black ants are unassuming at first, but soon one ant turns into two, into four, then into thousands! They are some of the most difficult ants to eliminate, too; with multiple queens and colonies spanning entire city blocks, there’s always more coming to replace the ones you got rid of.
There are a few things that you can do at home to try and stop odorous house ants- keeping your kitchen clean, sealing away food, wiping away pheromone trails- but ultimately, a professional pest control service like Eco-Safe Pest Control is the solution to odorous house ants.
The key to eliminating odorous house ants is coordination. You’re going to have a hard time treating your home for ants when they keep coming back from a colony on your neighbor’s property. When multiple houses are treated for the same issue at the same time, the ants are much less likely to bounce back.
Eco-Safe even offers special discounts when multiple houses in a single neighborhood are being treated at the same time. Discounts start for 3-5 homes with 15% off, all the way up to 25% off when 10+ homes sign up! This means that you can tackle pest problems much easier, and save money at the same time!
To schedule, call 214-358-5201 and make sure to mention our Neighborhood Watch special discount.
West Nile Virus: It’s Already Here
West Nile virus is a disease spread by infected mosquitoes. Around 80% of people who get infected have no symptoms. Around another 20% develop flu-like symptoms and a fever. An unlucky few develop neurological symptoms that can result in life-threatening complications. Some people develop long-term complications like memory loss, hearing loss, or difficulty moving. In severe cases, West Nile Virus can be deadly.
Those more at risk of West Nile virus include the elderly, immunocompromised people, those with diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer patients, and those with kidney disease, according to Cleveland Clinic. Odds are, you have somebody close to you who is at risk.
West Nile virus has already been detected throughout Dallas and Tarrant County, including cities like Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Dallas, Irving, Richardson, Rowlett, Farmers Branch, and more! This means that there could be a deadly disease spreading throughout your neighborhood, since mosquitoes don’t respect city limits.
As a family-owned business, Eco-Safe cares about the safety of your friends and family- which is why we are currently offering 10% off your first mosquito control program. We offer multiple options for control, all of which are designed to be safe around pets and children.
Our options include:
- Spray Service: Eco-Safe’s special mosquito spray formula is applied to your entire yard to repel mosquitoes and reduce activity levels.
- Breeding Site Buckets: In2Care buckets interrupt the mosquito breeding cycle by targeting females attempting to lay eggs. The active ingredients prevent mosquito larvae from developing and kill female mosquitoes when they attempt to lay eggs.
- Misting Systems: A powerful automated misting system that uses Eco-Safe’s natural organic spray solution. Spray nozzles are custom-placed to discreetly blend in with your landscaping while providing effective coverage.
Simply call 214-358-5201 to schedule your free inspection and receive a quote.
Wildlife Removal and Odor Control Services in DFW
In the summer heat, bad smells can quickly become overpowering. If something dies in your walls, crawl space, or attic, you need to know who to call- and fast.
Luckily, Eco-Safe Pest Control also provides odor control services! If something “bugs” you, we want to help fix it! We can eliminate odors in attics, crawlspaces, inside walls, bars, restrooms, kitchens, houses, offices- the list goes on.
Once you get rid of the smell, though, you’re going to want to find a way to keep wildlife from getting in your home and dying all over again. Eco-Safe is here to help once more with our wildlife and rodent exclusion services!
Our technicians start with a thorough inspection, identifying all the places where rodents or other wildlife can enter your home or business, then making a game plan to seal up every last entry point. We can make the repairs seamless, so it’s like there were never holes to begin with. We also offer continuous rodent baiting and monitoring options, and can sanitize attics and crawl spaces to eliminate the risk of disease from animal droppings and urine.
Make sure to save the number 214-358-5201 in case you ever need assistance with a pest or odor problem. Eco-Safe has a quick response time for emergencies, so the sooner you call, the sooner you can receive help!