Serving Town 'n' Country
Palmetto bug and rat control for Town 'n' Country homes
Big roaches under the sink at night, scratching above the hall ceiling, droppings along the garage wall. Town 'n' Country filled in fast, and a lot of its houses now have the worn door sweeps and loose soffit seams that let pests walk right in.
- Phones answered 24/7
- Office on East Busch Blvd, Tampa
- Area
- Town 'n' Country, Tampa
- County
- Hillsborough County
- Office
- East Busch Blvd, north Tampa
- Phones
- Answered 24/7
In Town 'n' Country, most pest trouble comes down to palmetto bugs wandering in from outside and rats getting into attics and garages. The median home there was built in 1982, and many date to the original 1958 to 1978 subdivision work, so door sweeps, garage seals and roofline seams have had decades to open up. We find the entry points first, then treat.
Local conditions
Why aging Town 'n' Country houses let roaches and rats in
Town 'n' Country started in 1958, when a developer bought a 525-acre dairy farm for its first subdivision, and over the next twenty years nearly 8,000 single-family homes and townhouses went up across more than 2,000 acres. That much housing built in one stretch means thousands of houses aging at the same pace. The big roaches people call palmetto bugs breed outdoors in mulch, palms, garages and sewers, then walk in under worn door sweeps and around pipe gaps. Treating the outside beds and closing those gaps does more than spraying the kitchen.
Census estimates put Town 'n' Country at about 84,223 residents and 19,244 owner-occupied housing units, the highest owner-occupied count of any Tampa neighborhood on our list, with a median build year of 1982. The Tampa Bay Times has reported roof rats as common across the Tampa area, and they nest off the ground in attics, palms and shrubs, where they chew wiring. A rat fits through a half-inch crack, so we close openings with 26-gauge sheet metal or 19-gauge hardware cloth with holes no bigger than a quarter inch, then trap the ones already inside.
Most called about
What Town 'n' Country households call about
Palmetto Bug Control
Big roaches walking in from mulch beds, palms and the garage.
Rat & Mouse Control
Roof rats in the attics and garages of houses from the 1960s and 1970s.
Rodent Exclusion
Closing the soffit, vent and pipe gaps that open up on older houses.
German Cockroach Treatment
Small roaches breeding in townhouse kitchens and baths that share walls.
Termite Inspection
Framing, trim and slab edges checked on homes from the original build-out.
General Pest Control
Quarterly perimeter service that keeps roaches, ants and spiders outside.
Getting to you
How we schedule Town 'n' Country visits
Town 'n' Country sits west of our East Busch Boulevard office, out toward the bay. On the call, tell us whether you live in a detached house or a townhouse, and whether the attic opens from the garage or a hallway hatch. Roaches and rats in townhouses often cross shared walls, so we may suggest bringing in the neighbor or the association before we treat.
Call (813) 471-5363Questions
Town 'n' Country pest questions
What people in Town 'n' Country ask us on the phone.
Ask us on the phoneThose big roaches breed outside, in mulch, palms and the garage, so an indoor spray only meets the ones that already got in. Treating the beds and sealing door and pipe gaps cuts how many make it inside.
Often it is. Roof rats are active at night and nest in attics, so we look for droppings, gnawed wiring and the gap they used before any traps go in.
Yes, and it still helps, but roaches and rats move through shared walls. We tell you what we found so you can decide whether to involve the neighbor or the association.
Published Tampa estimates put a rat job at $441 to $1,716, and where a job lands in that range depends on how much sealing and trapping the house needs. You hear our price before any work starts.
It is worth doing on a house that age. We check framing, trim, the slab edge and the garage for mud tubes, pellets and shed wings, and we explain what we found before recommending anything.
Talk to a technician
Pests in Town 'n' Country? Call now.
Tell us what you found and where. We will tell you what it probably is and when a technician can be there.