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Every pest is different, which requires the correct knowledge and skills to deal with them in your home or business. A pest prevention company like Cypress Creek can tailor treatments to your individual issue and use equipment to get the job done right.

Pricing depends on several factors like the type of pest, frequency of treatment (Healthy House Program), the severity of the issue, and square footage of your home. For more information, you can request a quote here.

A quality pest control company will ensure your service meets your specific problem. They’ll also treat your whole home – not just where you find insects.

Our technicians exhaust all efforts to keep treatment methods safe for our customers. The products used are EPA approved, and we will share any protocols as listed on the products’ labels for additional safety precautions. For more information, you can reach out to us.

Every season during the year is associated with certain bugs. Treating your home quarterly can prevent the pests from each season from invading your house.

How long a certain treatment takes will vary based on different factors, like the insect itself, the level of infestation, the size of your home, and more. You can get more information here.

Before we come to treat your home or business, we’ll send you some guidance on what to do beforehand. To-do items may vary based on your specific pest problem. Standard preparation may include washing linens and clothing in hot water, discarding of infested items, and cleaning your home.

Treating your home for various pest issues may actually drive them out of hiding. However, this usually only lasts a day or two because they’ll soon become exposed to the extermination treatment.

Ants can get into your home through cracks in your doors, windows, and foundation.

Sealing any cracks, storing food properly, and maintaining a clean home and yard can help reduce your risk of ants.

The Houston area is home to several different species of ant. However, there are nine common ones we’ve consistently treated homes for.

Depending on the type, some ants will bite and sting. Specific species of ant, like the fire ant, do both. The best way to determine if an ant will bite or sting you is seeing if they have a stinger on their abdomen.

Seeing stray ants in and around your home – particularly the kitchen – is one of the first warning signs of a larger problem. You should also look for any nests or mounds in your yard.

Ants are attracted to food, water, and sticky substances, so anything you can do to prevent access to them will help.

Seeing a few stray ants in your home is usually indicative of a bigger infestation — one you cannot control by yourself. The best solution, if you have an ant problem, is to contact a professional, because they can treat for your specific ant species and prevent them from returning.

Bed bugs can enter your home in multiple ways. They’re known for their traveling skills and can hitch onto your clothing and luggage, moving from hotels, work, school, and other locations into your house.

Yes, bed bugs can cling to clothing – especially if you purchase clothing from a shop with an infestation problem.

Bed bugs are small, reddish-brown insects with long, oval-shaped bodies.

You may have a bed bug infestation if you notice these warning signs: itchy welts on your skin, little brown dots near on your mattress seam, and droppings.

Treating bed bugs requires two steps. The first is to prep your house before a professional can enter. The second is your exterminator’s course of treatment.

We use a specialized thermo-chemical treatment at Cypress Creek.

Yes. Before a professional can treat your home, you must discard of anything that infested, clean your clothing and linens in extreme heat, and store all cleaned items away from the infested room.

Bed bugs hate extreme heat, so your best course of action to prevent them is to expose your luggage and any other carriers to it.

Mosquitoes love moisture, so if you have excess water anywhere in your yard, they’ll be attracted to it. They’re also attracted to heat, nectar, and sweat, so if you tend to have a lot of backyard outings, you may have more mosquitoes.

Eliminate any excess moisture like standing water, overwatered gardens, and full gutters or drains. You should also clean your pool, use outdoor fans, and light repellent candles.

Cockroaches enter homes through small cracks, loose roof tiles, and pipes in search of food.

Cockroaches don’t sting or bite, but they do live in areas that are full of harmful bacteria. These bacteria can spread to humans in certain situations.

Getting rid of cockroaches is extremely difficult as they can survive a month without food. To rid yourself of them, contact a professional who can perform a series of treatments. Then, cockroaches can be prevented through maintaining a clean home.

One way to deal with cockroaches is to bait them with poisoned food in areas where they’re commonly found. However, because cockroaches are resilient and prolific, the best treatment is hiring a professional cockroach exterminator.

The common indications of a cockroach infestation include droppings around your fridge or stove, a musty odor, and stray cockroaches coming from your kitchen.

Cockroaches prefer dark, moist areas, so look for them at night or in areas with little access to light. They can be commonly found near your stove, fridge, under floor mats, inside drains, and inside appliance motors.

Cockroaches enter homes through small cracks, loose roof tiles, and pipes in search of food.

Cockroaches don’t sting or bite, but they do live in areas that are full of harmful bacteria. These bacteria can spread to humans in certain situations.

Getting rid of cockroaches is extremely difficult as they can survive a month without food. To rid yourself of them, contact a professional who can perform a series of treatments. Then, cockroaches can be prevented through maintaining a clean home.

One way to deal with cockroaches is to bait them with poisoned food in areas where they’re commonly found. However, because cockroaches are resilient and prolific, the best treatment is hiring a professional cockroach exterminator.

To get rid of mice, you should eliminate any entry points to your home. You should also use mouse traps and bait stations. However, if you have a persistent problem, you should seek professional pest control.

Yes. Rodents are known to carry several human pathogens and can spread disease through direct and in-direct contact (i.e., contaminating your food and water).

Mice can squeeze through holes as small as a dime and will do so to get to food.

Rat infestations can cause severe damage to your home. You also may have more living in your home than you may realize, making them difficult to deal with. Your best chance of eliminating your problem is to seek professional pest control.

Rats are nocturnal, so the best time to remove them is when the sun goes down. During this time, they’re just waking up and searching for food. Therefore, your bait efforts will work better during sundown.

For starters, not all ants can fly, so not all have wings like termites. Flying termites have longer, unified bodies than flying ants.

There are several indicators you may have a termite issue. Some nclude crumbling drywall, small mud tubes throughout your home, and discarded insect wings.

The best treatment for your termite problem depends on the severity and type of termite infestation you have. After determining that, we’ll use the correct amount of advanced, non-repellent liquid termiticide.

You should undergo a termite inspection at least once a year. For Houston-area homeowners, we recommend quarterly termite inspections.

Preventing future termite invasions begins with have regular inspections done by a professional. After that, you can take measures to make your home safer, like fixing leaky pipes, and proper ventilation.

If an infected tick bites your pet, they are at risk for diseases like Hepatozoonosis, Cytauxzoonosis, Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, anemia, and more.

You and your pets should be wary of ticks because they spread various diseases that can lead to nausea, fever, body aches, weight loss, itching, nerve pain, arthritis, and more.

The Lone Star Tick is a species of tick indigenous to the Houston and surrounding areas. Their name derives from the white, star-shaped blotch on their backs.

Some species of bees prefer building colonies in the ground. If your soil is dry, you’re more likely to attract ground bees, because it’s an ideal environment for their nests.

Certain bees, like carpenter bees, can drill holes in wood and may do so in the wood of your back patio or porch.

If you see a wasp digging a hole in your yard, it’s likely a yellow jacket. These aggressive wasps nest underground in colonies, so if you see indications of them, seek professional treatment.

While a single sting can hurt, it’s not threatening (unless you’re allergic). You can use at-home remedies like ice, crushed garlic, and baking soda mixed with water to treat your sting.

Not all bees sting. Depending on the species, like bumblebees and honey bees, only female bees will sting.  In general, they only sting when they feel threatened or aggravated.

Wasps can get inside your home through open doors and windows as well as vents and other unsealed openings.