Serving Citrus Park
White-footed ants and termites in Citrus Park homes
Tiny black ants marching along the kitchen backsplash, and a mud tube climbing the garage wall. Citrus Park homes are younger than most in Tampa, but not too young for either problem.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Office on East Busch Blvd, Tampa
- Area
- Citrus Park, Tampa
- County
- Hillsborough County
- Office
- East Busch Blvd, north Tampa
- Phones
- Answered 24/7
In Citrus Park, the median home was built in 1993, so most houses are past thirty and whatever termite treatment went in at construction has had decades to break down. The other common call is white-footed ants, which follow electrical lines into kitchens and baths and do not respond to sprays. We bait the ants and inspect slab edges and garages for termite tubes.
Local conditions
Ant trails and termite tubes in Citrus Park
Citrus Park has about 28,804 residents, and 7,332 of its homes, 66.4%, are owner-occupied, with a median build year of 1993. White-footed ants have been collected in Hillsborough County, and they suit these yards well: they nest in trees, palm fronds and mulch, move into wall voids and attics, and follow electrical cables into kitchens and bathrooms. A colony can hold anywhere from 8,000 to 3 million ants. They do not sting, and baits are the only proven control, so we bait the trails and the outdoor nests instead of spraying.
Termites are the slower problem. Native eastern subterranean termites live statewide, travel up foundation walls in mud tubes and forage up to 150 feet from the colony, and they fly from early January into April on warm, calm afternoons after rain. On a slab house from the 1990s, the places to look are the garage walls, the slab edge behind shrubs, and anywhere mulch or soil is piled against the stucco. Catching tubes early keeps the repair bill small.
Most called about
Citrus Park calls we answer most
Ant Control
White-footed ant trails in kitchens and baths, handled with baits.
Subterranean Termite Treatment
Mud tubes on garage walls and slab edges of 1990s homes.
Termite Bait Stations
Ongoing monitoring around the slab for houses past thirty.
Termite Inspection
A look at the slab line, garage and attic before tubes turn into damage.
Chinch Bug Control
Sunny St. Augustine edges turning yellow in summer.
Palm Pest Treatment
Scale and whitefly on palms, where white-footed ants also nest.
Getting to you
Working in Citrus Park
Citrus Park is northwest of our East Busch Boulevard office, beyond Carrollwood. Subdivisions with an HOA sometimes have rules about treatment notices or yard flags, so mention them on the call. For ant work, jot down where the trails show up and at what time of day, because that tells us where the bait should go.
Call (813) 471-5363Questions
Citrus Park ant and termite questions
What people in Citrus Park ask us on the phone.
Ask us on the phoneWhite-footed ant colonies are huge and spread across several nests, so spraying the trail kills a few workers and leaves the rest. Baits carried back to the nests are the control that works.
They do not sting. The trouble is the sheer number of them in kitchens, bathrooms and attics, not structural damage.
No. Subterranean termites go after any house with wood they can reach, and the soil treatment from construction does not last indefinitely.
Published Florida figures put a one-time subterranean treatment at $1,500 to $3,500. We inspect first and price the job before any work starts.
Both work. Liquid sets a barrier around the slab right away, and bait stations need ongoing monitoring visits. We explain which suits your house after the inspection.
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Tell us what you found and where. We will tell you what it probably is and when a technician can be there.