Exterminator in Tampa, FL
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Tampa has a century of housing and every pest that goes with it. The bungalows of Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights and Hyde Park went up between the 1910s and the 1930s with wood window frames, fascia and attic framing, and drywood termites have been working on them ever since; every spring the swarmers come out of the same houses. Palma Ceia and Bayshore add mid-century block on slab, where the termites come up from the ground, and South Tampa is where the Asian subterranean termite was confirmed in 2023. New Tampa and Tampa Palms add 1990s and 2000s houses whose original slab treatments ran out years ago.
The live oaks that make the old neighborhoods are also the roof rats' road to the attic, and the 2026 dengue response put aerial treatments over South Tampa, Hyde Park, Ybor and Davis Islands through September and October. Companies that work the city know that a bungalow termite job starts with the attic and the window frames, that a condo on the bay means the units on either side, and that the oak limb over the roof is part of the rat job.
What changes in Tampa
- Housing
- Seminole Heights was platted in 1911 and holds a large concentration of intact bungalows from 1912 to 1939; Hyde Park's historic district runs from 1886 to 1933. Wood frames, fascia and attic framing with a century of drywood termite history; the city's median house dates from 1985. Source →
- Asian termites
- UF/IFAS confirmed the Asian subterranean termite established in South Tampa in March 2023, after Hillsborough pest control operators sent in specimens; the infestation was likely seven to ten years old. Tampa is the northernmost point of that species on the Gulf coast. Source →
- Mosquitoes
- Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Services, (813) 635-5400, takes requests by phone and online. In the 2026 dengue response it flew nightly treatments over South Tampa, Hyde Park, Ybor City, Davis Islands and Palm River and declared a local emergency in September. Source →
- Licensing
- Pest control in Florida is licensed by FDACS under Chapter 482: a business license with a JB number, a certified operator in charge, and a state ID card on every technician. The state lookup shows a company's categories. Source →
- Overgrown lots
- Inside the city, the overgrown lot or the abandoned pool breeding mosquitoes and rats next door goes to Tampa's Neighborhood Enhancement division, (813) 274-5545. Westchase, Town 'n' Country and Carrollwood are unincorporated and go to county code enforcement. Source →
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Questions from Tampa
Which Tampa neighborhoods get drywood termites?
Seminole Heights was platted in 1911 and holds a large concentration of intact bungalows from 1912 to 1939; Hyde Park's historic district runs from 1886 to 1933. Wood frames, fascia and attic framing with a century of drywood termite history; the city's median house dates from 1985. Source →
Are Asian subterranean termites in Tampa?
UF/IFAS confirmed the Asian subterranean termite established in South Tampa in March 2023, after Hillsborough pest control operators sent in specimens; the infestation was likely seven to ten years old. Tampa is the northernmost point of that species on the Gulf coast. Source →
Who handles mosquito control in Tampa?
Hillsborough County Mosquito Management Services, (813) 635-5400, takes requests by phone and online. In the 2026 dengue response it flew nightly treatments over South Tampa, Hyde Park, Ybor City, Davis Islands and Palm River and declared a local emergency in September. Source →
How do I check a pest control company's license in Tampa?
Pest control in Florida is licensed by FDACS under Chapter 482: a business license with a JB number, a certified operator in charge, and a state ID card on every technician. The state lookup shows a company's categories. Source →
Who do I call about an overgrown lot or an abandoned pool in Tampa?
Inside the city, the overgrown lot or the abandoned pool breeding mosquitoes and rats next door goes to Tampa's Neighborhood Enhancement division, (813) 274-5545. Westchase, Town 'n' Country and Carrollwood are unincorporated and go to county code enforcement. Source →
What do people in Tampa call about?
Termite inspection and treatment: Drywood swarms every spring from the same 1920s window frames in Seminole Heights and Hyde Park; Asian and Formosan colonies under the slabs of South Tampa. Rat and rodent exterminator: Roof rats off the live oaks into the attics of the old grid; the oak limb over the roof is part of the job. Mosquito control: Yard treatments and bromeliads dumped, after a summer of aerial runs over South Tampa and Ybor.
The calls this area produces
- Termite inspection and treatment
Drywood swarms every spring from the same 1920s window frames in Seminole Heights and Hyde Park; Asian and Formosan colonies under the slabs of South Tampa.
- Rat and rodent exterminator
Roof rats off the live oaks into the attics of the old grid; the oak limb over the roof is part of the job.
- Mosquito control
Yard treatments and bromeliads dumped, after a summer of aerial runs over South Tampa and Ybor.
Neighborhoods and nearby areas
- Hyde Park
- Seminole Heights
- Tampa Heights
- Ybor City
- West Tampa
- Davis Islands
- Palma Ceia
- Bayshore Beautiful
- Tampa Palms
- New Tampa
Also nearby: Temple Terrace, Westchase, Town 'n' Country, Carrollwood.