Pest Inspection in Dallas, TX

What Happens During the Visit

1. 1

   Call and say what you have seen

   Tell the person who answers what you found and where, such as ants along a kitchen baseboard or droppings in a drawer. If the house is being sold, say so, since a sale is written up on a separate state form.

2. 2

   Check the inside

   The pest inspector works room by room: corners, closets, under the sinks and the garage. The attic is checked when its hatch can be reached, and so is the crawl space under an older pier-and-beam house.

3. 3

   Walk the outside

   Outside, the technician circles the foundation, then checks the fence, the shed, the deck and the beds along the walls. Gaps, damp soil and wood that touches the ground are where pests get in.

4. 4

   Show you what turned up

   Before leaving, the technician shows you what was found, names the pest and points to its way in. If a treatment is needed, you hear what it would be and what it costs, and you decide.

5. 5

   Write up the findings

   You get the findings in writing after the visit. For a home sale, the technician also completes the Texas WDI form.

Call (972) 573-9907 to book the inspection. A person answers, day or night.

What a Pest Inspector Checks

Most of what a pest inspector looks for, you can spot yourself:

• Termites: mud tubes on the foundation or beside a pipe, and shed wings on a windowsill.
• Roaches: dark specks like ground pepper in cabinet corners and under the sink.
• Ants: a steady line along a baseboard, a counter edge or a window track.
• Spiders: webs and egg sacs in closets, garage corners and under the eaves.

Outside, the inspector also notes what draws pests in: wood touching the soil, gaps around pipes and wires, mulch or firewood piled against the house.

Found something? Leave it as it is, because a wiped trail or a sprayed nest shows the technician less. Then call (972) 573-9907 and describe it.

What You Get in Writing

After a general pest inspection, the findings come in writing. They say what was found and where, how the pest gets in, and what around the house invites it. If a treatment follows, the same record lists each product used and where it went.

For a home sale, the findings go on the state’s own form, the Texas Official WDI Report (Form SPCS/T-5). It is a separate report from the home inspection, and only a technician licensed in termite control may fill it out. The form records:

• Active or past infestations of termites, carpenter ants and other wood-destroying insects.
• Visible signs that the house was treated before.
• Conditions that invite an infestation, such as wood touching the ground.
• Any part of the house that was blocked or could not be reached.
• A diagram of the house.

Both reports are visual: they record what could be seen that day. Damage hidden inside a wall can still be there after a clean report, which is why the places the technician could not reach are listed too.

Pest Inspection Across Dallas⁠–⁠Fort Worth

Our pest inspection services cover homes in Dallas, Collin, Tarrant and Denton counties. That takes in Dallas, Fort Worth and the suburbs between them, such as Richardson and Grand Prairie. The house can be yours or one you are about to buy.

Call (972) 573-9907 to book, or find your city on the service areas page.

Questions Before You Book