The guides cover the spring termite swarm, the attic signs of roof rats, the daytime mosquitoes of the wet season, how to check a Florida pest licence, and what a termite report is for.
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Updated October 19, 2026 · 8 min read
No price for pest control in Orlando is printed here, because no figure has been checked against a public body. This guide explains what moves a quote instead: the pest involved, whether an inspection comes first, the treatment method, the building type and the access. The price is confirmed on site before work starts.
Updated October 19, 2026 · 8 min read
UF/IFAS describes winged termites appearing across Florida roughly from March through June, and says finding them does not by itself prove an infestation. A swarm is a reason to have the building inspected, not a diagnosis. Formosan swarms are placed around late April or early May by UF/IFAS-linked sources.
Updated October 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Formosan termites are an invasive subterranean species that UF/IFAS reports spreading across urban Florida. Drywood termites are a separate group, and the West Indian drywood termite is the main drywood species the state's sources name. The species on an inspection report decides what the treatment plan has to do.
Updated October 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Florida licenses structural pest control under Chapter 482, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services runs the licensing. A Certified Operator has passed the state exam in one or more of four categories, and any reader can check a company's licence with FDACS before work starts.
Updated October 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Palmetto bug is a loose name, not a species. UF/IFAS identifies the Florida woods cockroach as the insect most often given that name, and says the label is also applied loosely to American and smokybrown cockroaches. The woods cockroach is mostly an outdoor insect that usually enters a home by accident.
Updated October 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Orange County Mosquito Control monitors Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito. Both bite by day and breed in small containers of standing water, not in lakes or retention ponds, so the most useful step a homeowner can take is to empty the containers around the house.
Updated October 19, 2026 · 8 min read
UF/IFAS calls the roof rat the worst and most abundant rodent pest in Florida. It uses attics, soffits and hollow walls and breeds year-round. Adults measure 12 to 14 inches, with a tail longer than the body, and fruit hollowed out with a quarter-sized hole is a classic sign of roof rat feeding.
Updated October 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Standard homeowners policies generally exclude termite and vermin damage, so a pest-damage claim often turns on what the policy says rather than on what the house needs. This guide describes the general pattern and what to keep, and names the complaint route in Florida: the Department of Financial Services, Division of Consumer Services. The policy and the insurer decide.
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