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Carrollwood started in 1959 on the shore of Lake Carroll, with more than nine hundred houses built through the 1960s, and Carrollwood Village followed around 1970 to the northwest; the median house dates from 1984. Sixty years of growth means mature live oaks, citrus and palms over every roof, which is the roof rat's road into the attic, and 1960s slabs whose termite treatment, if there ever was one, is long gone.

The lakes, Carroll and Magdalene, and the canals between the older streets keep the mosquito side of the job going from June into October; the county flew nightly treatments from Old Carrollwood to South Tampa at the end of September 2026. Companies that work here know the rat job starts at the roofline and the oak limb, and the termite job starts at the slab edge and the plumbing.

What changes in Carrollwood

Housing
Founded 1959 beside Lake Carroll by Matt Jetton, with growth taking off after the University of South Florida opened in 1960; a special taxing district since 1969; Carrollwood Village from about 1970. Median house 1984, 59 percent single-family. Source →
Roof rats
UF/IFAS calls the roof rat Florida's worst and most abundant rodent pest: a climber that lives in trees and the upper levels of houses. Keep limbs off the roof, prune dead palm fronds, seal openings with hardware cloth, pick up fruit; rodenticide only as a last resort in tamper-resistant stations. Source →
Mosquitoes
Unincorporated, so Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Services, (813) 635-5400. The county treated from Old Carrollwood to South Tampa by air on the night of September 29, 2026. Source →
Termites
Eastern subterranean termites fly from January into April on warm afternoons after rain; colonies run to a million and forage 150 feet. In 1960s block houses they come up at the slab edge and the bathroom plumbing. Source →

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Questions from Carrollwood

How old are the houses in Carrollwood, and what does that mean for pests?

Founded 1959 beside Lake Carroll by Matt Jetton, with growth taking off after the University of South Florida opened in 1960; a special taxing district since 1969; Carrollwood Village from about 1970. Median house 1984, 59 percent single-family. Source →

Why do Carrollwood attics get rats?

UF/IFAS calls the roof rat Florida's worst and most abundant rodent pest: a climber that lives in trees and the upper levels of houses. Keep limbs off the roof, prune dead palm fronds, seal openings with hardware cloth, pick up fruit; rodenticide only as a last resort in tamper-resistant stations. Source →

Who sprays for mosquitoes in Carrollwood?

Unincorporated, so Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Services, (813) 635-5400. The county treated from Old Carrollwood to South Tampa by air on the night of September 29, 2026. Source →

When do termites swarm in Carrollwood?

Eastern subterranean termites fly from January into April on warm afternoons after rain; colonies run to a million and forage 150 feet. In 1960s block houses they come up at the slab edge and the bathroom plumbing. Source →

What do people in Carrollwood call about?

Rat and rodent exterminator: Roof rats off the oaks, citrus and palms into 1960s attics; trap, seal the soffits, trim. Termite inspection and treatment: Subterranean colonies at the slab edge of block houses that were never treated. Mosquito control: Yard programs between Lake Carroll, Lake Magdalene and the canals.

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Neighborhoods and nearby areas

  • Original Carrollwood
  • Carrollwood Village
  • Lake Carroll
  • Lake Magdalene
  • Northdale
  • Plantation
  • Village Oaks

Also nearby: Lutz, Citrus Park, Egypt Lake, Forest Hills.

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