The Ranking
Our top 10 pest control companies in Austin
Pest control in Austin is a year round job. Mild winters mean ants, roaches and spiders rarely take a real break, and the hot, humid months bring mosquitoes out along the creeks, greenbelts and shady backyards that cover much of the city. Austin Public Health traps and tests mosquitoes every season for West Nile virus, which is one reason many homeowners add a mosquito service from spring through fall.
A few pests come up again and again on the branch pages and in reviews of the companies below. Fire ants build mounds in lawns and sometimes find their way indoors. Scorpions turn up in garages, bathrooms and closets across the Austin area, and several companies here sell scorpion treatments or recommend more frequent perimeter service for them. Subterranean termites are active in Central Texas all year, and the winged swarmers usually show themselves in March and April. Roof rats and mice tend to move into attics as the weather cools in the fall.
Most companies here sell a recurring plan, usually quarterly, built around an exterior barrier treatment with interior service on request. Ask what the plan covers. Termites, bed bugs, rodent exclusion and wildlife are often priced separately, and termite work is usually a separate contract with its own warranty. Integrated pest management, which several firms here mention, means inspecting first, sealing entry points and fixing moisture or clutter problems, then using targeted products instead of spraying everything on a schedule.
If you have small children or pets, ask which products will be used inside and outside, how long everyone should stay off treated areas, and whether the technician will leave written instructions. Several reviewers on this list mention technicians who told them to keep dogs inside for a set time after spraying, which is the kind of detail you want.
Every company that does structural pest control for hire in Texas must hold a business license from the Texas Department of Agriculture, and the people doing the work must be licensed as certified applicators or technicians. TDA publishes reports of current licenses on its website. Ask for the business license number before you sign, check it against the TDA list, and ask for proof of insurance. Most of the websites below do not print their license number, so asking is the only way to get it.
To build this list we searched Google Maps for pest control, exterminators and termite and rodent control in Austin on November 11, 2026, merged the results in Google order, and checked each company against our rules. We confirmed that each office sits inside Austin city limits using the US Census geocoder, checked City of Austin zoning and land use records to rule out home addresses, and read each company's website for services, guarantees and credentials. Companies with a mailbox or virtual office, an address outside the city, a rating below 4.5 or fewer than 50 reviews were left out. No company paid to be included.
