The species decides the product, because the wrong one splits a colony instead of clearing it. Ant control for DFW homes starts with identification. Treatment and sealing at your entry points follow on the same visit.
Spraying a trail kills the ants on it and almost nothing else, because the colony sits somewhere you have never looked. Several species common here will split into new colonies when disturbed, so the wrong product turns one problem into three. Forterra identifies the species before anything is applied, then seals the way in with the Zero Gap System™, copper mesh and silicone. Licensed TPCL #850046, with free re-treatment between visits.
"Ellis was prompt and detailed in his job around the house. I did see a few in the days immediately following, which he warned me was completely normal, but nothing since then and we were really having an ant issue. So happy that’s gone."
"Seth did a great job getting rid of my ants and wasp nests."
"Exactly what they said would happen happened. No more ants! We are soo happy. Very friendly and knowledgeable company ."
"My service was great! He even came in to check out a small Sugar ant issue and left traps."
"I have been with them for a year now and I still stand by that they are the best pest control around! Every other service I have likes to raise prices after 1 year. Not these guys. They gave me a credit today just to thank me for being a loyal customer. Who even does that anymore? These wondeful people----I am on pest control service number 4 and I finally found the winner here. They actually get rid of pests and prevent them from coming back. I've had ants for 4 years and 3 other pest control services could not get rid of them but these folks did. They are professional. They are reasonably priced. And they all do it with a smile on their face. I also had wasps in my chimney and I got stung by 1 of the 30 that came into my house. My pest control service at the time would not come help with the chimney but fortera did and the wasps are gone now. So if you want an actual preventative pest control service. This is it. Look no further."
"Parker did a great job, we had a really bad ant issue in the house and after the treatment they are all gone."
Fire ant season does not care which county you live in. Southlake, Dallas and Aubrey crews run the same species-first ant playbook on their own routes.
Forterra Pest Control
Pest control service in Southlake, Texas
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Southlake, TX 76092
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Pest control service in Dallas, Texas
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Pest control service in Aubrey, Texas
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Aubrey, TX 76227
A few scouts on the patio is Texas. These four patterns mean a colony has decided your house is a resource.
A defined line of ants moving both directions between one entry point and a food source. Trails mean an established pheromone route, and the colony behind it will keep using it until the colony is treated, not just the trail.
Fire ant mounds appear in lawns within a day or two of heavy rain, often near walkways and play areas. No visible opening on top is the tell, entry is underground from the sides.
Flying ants inside the house, especially near windows, can mean a mature colony is splitting, and if the wings are uneven in length it may be carpenter ants nesting in the structure.
Carpenter ants do not eat wood, they carry it out. Small cone-shaped piles of coarse sawdust under trim, sills or deck joists mean excavation is under way above.
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Spraying the wrong species makes some infestations worse. Identification comes first on every ant job.
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KITCHEN Spray the trail and the colony reroutes overnight. Ant control that lasts kills the queen, and everything in our method is built backward from that fact.
Fire ant, carpenter ant and sugar ant fail to different treatments.
Fire ant, carpenter ant and odorous house ant each fail differently. Five minutes of identification decides the whole treatment plan.
Workers carry the bait home and feed it to the queen for us.
When the nest can be found, we treat the colony directly. When it cannot, baits and non-repellent sprays go where the trails are, and the workers carry the product home to the queen and brood, slower, but it is how a colony actually dies.
The routes get sealed and the quarterly barrier keeps pressure outside.
Ants enter through gaps a credit card can't fit. The Zero Gap perimeter treatment closes the routes, and quarterly visits keep the pressure outside.
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These are the six zones every ant treatment works, and what each one contributes to the colony you see in the kitchen.
The perimeter line where trails cross into the house. The Zero Gap band here is what separates yard ants from kitchen ants.
Fire ant mounds pop up in the open lawn, not along cover. Single mounds get individual treatment; a yard that keeps producing them gets broadcast granular bait across the whole lawn.
Moist mulch under trees hosts odorous house ant colonies, the 'sugar ants' that split when sprayed.
Protected soil that never gets raked, a favorite nesting void for multiple colonies at once.
Sweet spills and pet food make the garage the ants' first indoor stop. targeted spray work live here.
Trees are nests too. Carpenter ants love crape myrtles, and ants trailing one near the house almost always means a colony in it. Beds and trunks get checked together.
Price first, species second, treatment third. The whole ant process runs in that order so the number never changes after the work starts.
Answer a few questions about the home online and the exact ant-service price is on screen in about a minute, or call the office and hear the same number. Nothing is scheduled until you have it in writing.
The technician confirms which ant you actually have, where the colony lives, and customizes the treatment to it, direct colony treatment when it can be found, baits and non-repellent sprays carried home when it cannot.
Broadcast baiting for fire ants, targeted baits and non-repellent sprays indoors, and perimeter treatment on the Zero Gap System.
If ants show up between visits, the re-service is free. The plan carries Forterra's money-back guarantee, so the risk of trying us stays on our side of the invoice.
Ants never fully stop in Texas, but pressure follows rain and warmth. Fire ant mounds spike days after a spring storm.
When to start: Any time of year. Coverage is year-round on the quarterly plan, so the right month to start is the one you are in; the first visit targets whatever the current season is sending.
If you don't see yours, call (817) 665-6527 or text us, a human will answer.
Store sprays kill the workers you see and warn the colony, and species like the odorous house ant respond by splitting into multiple colonies. The queens never contact the spray, so the colony rebuilds within days. Baiting works in reverse, because the workers you see carry the treatment to the queens for you.
For most people they are painful and produce white pustules. For sensitive people, fire ant venom can cause serious allergic reactions that need medical attention. If a mound is near a play area or a pet run, treat it as a priority, and do not disturb it in the meantime.
Carpenter ants have pinched waists, elbowed antennae, and wings about the length of their body or shorter; termite swarmers are straight-waisted with equal wings clearly longer than the body, up to twice its length. Coarse sawdust piles point to carpenter ants, mud tubes point to termites. Both deserve a same-week inspection, and ours is free.
Yes. Baits are placed in inaccessible spots and use tiny amounts of active ingredient targeted at ant biology, and the perimeter treatment is applied dry-to-touch. We will tell you exactly what went where after every visit.
The quarterly Residential Pest plan covers ant treatment at $49 a month on a typical home. Severe fire ant yards or carpenter ant structural work get an itemized number of their own first, by phone or online, so nothing starts without a price you have seen.
Because the colony has responded rather than died. Several species common across DFW split into satellite groups when they meet a repellent product, so what looked like one trail in the kitchen becomes three smaller ones elsewhere in the building. Non-repellent baiting avoids that reaction entirely, which is why it is used instead of anything that drives them apart.
Not before the visit, no. The pheromone line marks the route back to wherever the nest is sitting, and scrubbing it off removes the single most useful piece of evidence a technician has to work from. Leave it in place, note roughly when and where it first appeared, and clean once the treatment has gone in. A cleaned worktop loses the one piece of evidence worth having.
Because the bait is working its way through the colony. Foragers recruit others to a food source they have found, so activity rises for a few days before it falls away, and that rise is the thing that eventually reaches the queen. Treating the increase as a failure and spraying over it undoes the entire process. Patience for a few days separates a fix from a repeat.
The ant treatment reads the same in every city below; the office running it and the drive time are what change.
No phone call. No credit card up front. See the real price for your home, pick a start date, and a technician will be at your door in about two business days.
