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Getting pest control typically means, at a minimum, treating around the outside of your home. But then how often should you do a treatment? If you’re treating outside, there is no reason to treat more than once every couple of months, at the most. Otherwise you are putting “product on top of product.” This means that there is product that is likely still working, so adding more doesn’t make it work any better. Being more…
Read MoreIt’s the time of year when small ants show up in kitchens and bathrooms. What kind of ants are they? Are they dangerous? Do you need to treat them? Let’s take a look. Tiny Kitchen Ants Tiny ants in the kitchen are often rover ants or little black ants. Some just call them “sugar ants” as a catch-all term. Regardless of the name, they show up, like many pests, in the spring and early summer.…
Read MoreYou may not want to know this, but there are a lot of different types of roaches in Austin. The good thing is you don’t need to know about them all, and most of them stay outside. But it does help to be able to spot differences between a few of them, so that you can know if you are dealing with the “really bad” type of roaches…or just a “usual” Texas-sized roach that wandered…
Read MoreIf you are looking to really handle roaches or spiders coming inside your home, you should treat both the inside and outside of the house. Some houses just have more pests than others. They have more openings or gaps around doors and windows, they’re in a woodsier or more natural area or there are more conducive conditions like wood piles, rocks, debris or leaves collecting that can make pests show up more often. Either way,…
Read MoreDepending on your house you can treat fleas inside with no chemicals – and even do it yourself. Find out how to handle indoor flea issues.
Read MoreWhatever you prefer to call them, these long-legged flying bugs have been seen everywhere in Austin recently. Despite all the nicknames, they don’t actually eat or hunt mosquitos. Some types of crane fly larvae can feed on mosquito larvae, if they happen to be in the same area, but that’s about it. They are more likely during their larvae stage to eat leaves, plants and organic material in the soil or water. So they are…
Read MoreHas fire ant season already arrived in Austin? An unseasonably warm early spring has led to our technicians already spotting fire ant mounds near homes.
Read MoreSwarmer ants are usually the first ants seen when bug season starts. These also include swarming termites since they show up at the same time. Of course, termites and ants are very different so read this article to get an idea of which one you may be seeing. Swarming ants are winged ants that take flight in the spring as part of an ant colony’s reproduction and expansion. Unlike ants crawling around the inside of…
Read MorePests around Austin Texas are most active in warmer months and in particular spring through summer and sometimes into the fall, depending on the weather that year.
Read MoreSome people call and want ongoing rodent treatment, but depending on the situation this may not be needed. Like most of our work, we handle pest issues you are having now, not an issue you “might” have in the future. Other companies want to lock you in to a long-term contract and may use scare tactics to do so. This is particularly true for termite and rodent work, which naturally can cause the most alarm…
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We specialize in long-lasting treatments using products in a way that effectively kills bugs but has no impact on people. No contracts are needed. We treat more than once a year about as often as we skip years between treatments.
Aztec’s philosophy is to provide the most effective pest control service available, having the least negative impact on people and the environment here in Austin, Texas. We use a combination of the least toxic and most effective pest control products available.
We originally offered pest control using only natural, “organic” pest control products. While we still offer that service, we now combine those products with a low-toxicity, odorless, synthetic pyrethrin (crushed chrysanthemum flower), offering a longer-lasting residual effect.
Check out the testimonials from our happy customers below
"All Around Awesome"
How refreshing to do business with someone who only sells you what you need! They did not try to get me into a big contract or scare me. Just fee for service, call us when you need us. I so appreciate them! Showed up on time too. All around awesome….
"Safe Effective Treatment"
This is the second time my family has used Aztec Organic Pest Service for our home. We have small children, so we wanted to make sure the treatment was not only effective, but also safe. Every aspect of working with Aztec was great. Scheduling was quick and easy, and the…
"I highly recommend Aztec Organic Pest Services"
After researching pest control on Yelp last year, I called Aztec and they were willing to work with me and very understanding (without even the slightest hint of eye-rolling I received from another company) about areas I did not want sprayed – I need the spiders and ladybugs around my…