Lakewood homes deal with ants, spiders, roaches, and seasonal bugs moving in from yards and alleys. Our Basic Pest Prevention plan brings a detailed inspection, sweeping eaves, dusting weep holes, granulating the yard, and spraying a protective band around your foundation. Inside, we treat targeted spots where pests actually live instead of blanketing every surface. You get free re-services between visits, a money-back guarantee, and friendly techs who explain what they find at your Lakewood property. Most services take under an hour.
Lakewood businesses cannot risk pests around customers, food, or inventory. We build custom plans for restaurants, offices, retailers, churches, and small multifamily buildings. Your technician inspects entry points, dumpsters, storage rooms, and landscaping, then targets activity with interior baits and exterior barrier treatments. For rodent issues, we add monitoring stations and exclusion repairs where rodents squeeze in. You get fast communication, photos and notes from each visit, and scheduling built around your operating hours so service never disrupts guests or staff.
Ants are constant in Lakewood, from tiny sugar ants in kitchens to fire ants mounding up in yards and around walkways. When they find food or moisture, they recruit nestmates fast, and suddenly you have long trails in the pantry, bathroom, or around pet bowls. Some species, like carpenter ants, can even tunnel through damp wood and trim, which worries many Dallas homeowners.
Our technicians start by identifying the ant species so we pick the right products and approach. We focus on baits that workers carry back to the colony, then treat key trails, weep holes, and entry points. Outside, we granulate the yard and beds to push ants away from your home, and inside we treat targeted areas, not every surface. Carpenter ant issues come with an added initial charge, and everything ties into our Basic Pest Prevention plan.
Bed bugs can show up in Lakewood after travel, visiting family, or used furniture. We do help with bed bugs, but only for existing Forterra customers who already use our ongoing pest services. That keeps our team focused on long-term relationships instead of one-time bed bug jobs. If you are currently on a plan with us and start seeing bites or spotting bugs on seams, reach out right away.
When we treat bed bugs for a current customer, we start with a detailed inspection of bedrooms and living areas, looking at mattresses, box springs, bed frames, and nearby furniture. Then we talk through preparation, including laundry and decluttering, so treatments reach the spots where bugs hide. Because every situation is different, your technician will outline the plan, timing, and follow-up schedule specific to your home and family.
Paper wasps and hornets love Lakewood’s eaves, porches, and play areas. Nests hang from brick, soffits, and light fixtures, which makes outdoor time stressful and risky for kids, pets, and visitors. Many homeowners also see bees moving through flower beds or near siding and worry a hive is forming in the wall or attic. Either way, ignoring stinging insects usually leads to bigger nests and more aggressive behavior over time.
Our focus is fast relief from active nests on or in the structure. We knock down wasp nests with extension poles, use wasp spray on exposed activity, and rely on dust products for wall voids or ground nests. For bees, we help only current recurring customers, charge extra, and do not relocate or remove hives after treatment. Sometimes we recommend waiting a short period, since transient bee activity can disappear on its own.
Roaches spread quickly in Lakewood’s older homes, apartments, and busy kitchens. You might spot larger American roaches coming from drains or garages, or smaller German roaches nesting around appliances and cabinets. Besides being unpleasant, roaches trigger allergies and can track bacteria over counters and dishes. Store-bought sprays rarely reach the harborage spots deep behind walls, plumbing penetrations, and cluttered storage areas, so problems drag on for months.
Our standard plan covers most roach problems with exterior granules, dusting attic spaces and wall voids, and targeted interior treatments around entry points and plumbing lines. German roaches need a stronger approach, so we mix non-repellent sprays, place bait dots on wax paper in hidden areas, and schedule tight follow-up visits until activity drops. German roach work carries an added initial fee, but it is still tied into our Basic Pest Prevention coverage.
With White Rock Lake so close, Lakewood yards see heavy mosquito pressure once weather warms up. Bites make patios, play sets, and evening walks miserable, and they also raise concerns about West Nile and other mosquito-borne illnesses. Spraying a can around the porch helps for a day at best. The standing water in low spots, gutters, and planters keeps feeding the population on your property and neighboring yards.
Our mosquito program combines monthly backpack fogging with the MosquitoCon system, which uses biological pellets spread by mosquitoes themselves to disrupt breeding in standing water. Treatments usually take about twenty minutes, depending on yard size, and are safe for kids and pets once dry. We inspect for shaded resting spots, treat shrubs and fence lines, and point out simple changes that cut down moisture. Every service comes with a re-treat guarantee if mosquitoes stay heavy between visits.
Rats and mice show up fast in Lakewood, especially near alleys, older roofs, and homes with big trees or pet food stored outside. Scratching in the attic or walls, droppings in the pantry, or chewed wiring are all warning signs. Rodents damage insulation and can spread disease, so waiting rarely works. Traps from the store catch a few, but they do nothing about the openings that let new rodents slip in.
We start with a free inspection, looking for entry holes, droppings, rub marks, and conducive conditions around the yard. Then we quote exclusion work to seal gaps, set up interior traps, and place exterior bait boxes that we service on a regular schedule as part of our Rodent Service plan. Attic sanitation is available as an additional service priced by square footage. Holes we seal carry a short warranty, and ongoing plans include free interior trapping.
Scorpions worry many Lakewood families, especially in homes with kids and pets. They hide in rock beds, firewood piles, and dark gaps around the foundation, then wander into garages and living areas at night. You might see them in tubs, sinks, or along baseboards. While most species in DFW are not life-threatening for healthy adults, stings are painful and can be dangerous for small children or people with allergies.
Our Basic Pest Prevention plan includes scorpions, so we target both where they hide and what they eat. We dust weep holes and cracks, sweep webs and nests from eaves, granulate the yard, and apply a strong exterior barrier treatment around the foundation. Inside, we focus on garages, baseboards, and utility areas where scorpions and their prey hide. Your technician also points out simple sealing and clutter-reduction steps that reduce future activity.
Lakewood has plenty of older homes and mature trees, which means higher risk for subterranean termites. These insects stay hidden in soil and wall voids while they eat wood, paper, and other cellulose material. Signs are subtle. You might notice mud tubes on the foundation, soft drywall, or swarming termites near windows in spring. By the time damage is obvious, colonies have usually been feeding for years around the structure.
We focus on subterranean termites using the Sentricon baiting system, which places stations every few feet around your home and is serviced twice a year. For active problems, we may add a localized liquid treatment for faster relief, then rely on Sentricon for long-term control. Pre-construction and partial liquid options are available on new builds, and we also provide WDI reports for real estate transactions. Treatments include a service warranty, though we do not cover existing damage.
