The latest pest control news across Texas — invasive species alerts, health advisories, regulation changes, industry trends, and prevention tips from expert sources.
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New species alerts, spread tracking, and warnings about spotted lanternfly, crazy ants, Africanized bees, and other invasive pests in Texas.
Disease outbreaks, pesticide safety recalls, and public health advisories related to pests — West Nile, Chagas, dengue, Zika, and more.
New laws, EPA bans, TPCL licensing changes, tenant rights, company fines, and regulatory updates affecting pest control in Texas.
Mergers & acquisitions, IPOs, bankruptcies, new franchises, market trends, and workforce updates across the pest control industry.
Seasonal pest prevention advice, DIY methods, when to call a professional, and cost guides for Texas homeowners.
Drones, AI-powered traps, IoT monitoring, new pesticide formulations, IPM innovations, and organic pest control methods.
San Antonio Zoo and Zoo Miami released 55 Texas horned lizards onto ranchland, bringing the project to 428 — on ground where fire ants still decide the outcome.
TPWD asked waterfowl hunters to clean, drain and dry decoys, waders and marsh sleds, not just hulls, with giant salvinia on 30 East Texas lakes and mussels in 40.
Beeville says its Developmental Services Department has fielded several rodent reports in Bordeaux Estates and Park Hill, and handed residents four things to fix.
Texas recorded its first New World screwworm case in El Paso County on Oct. 27, a dog in Socorro. The next day the quarantine was redrawn as Infested Zone 25.A.
Texas Farm Bureau urged ranchers to scout pastures for fall armyworms after early-October rain, with a 2-to-3-per-square-foot threshold on an already thin hay crop.
Feral hogs root through a San Antonio cemetery nightly. One corn-baited box trap is the whole defense, because the hogs shelter on land the cemetery doesn't own.
A University of Florida database now names 7,990 bark and ambrosia beetles with 32,403 images — useful in a Texas where the wrong ID costs a tree.
Two Hudspeth County bovines confirmed Oct. 24 created Infested Zone 25 on Interstate 10, against the El Paso County line — the outbreak's farthest west move yet.
New Mexico's state veterinarian called the outbreak a marathon, then explained why a cold snap kills adult screwworm flies but spares the pupae in the soil.
Texas has over 7,700 licensed pest control businesses and faces pest pressure year-round across its 254 counties. Regulations change, new species arrive, disease vectors shift patterns, and the industry itself is consolidating faster than most homeowners realize. Staying informed is not optional — it directly affects what treatments are available, what they cost, and whether your provider is operating legally.
We monitor primary sources that matter for Texas residents and pest management professionals: Texas Department of Agriculture enforcement actions and licensing updates, EPA Federal Register pesticide decisions, DSHS vector surveillance reports, USDA APHIS quarantine notices, CDC MMWR disease data, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension research, NPMA industry surveys, and SEC filings from publicly traded pest control companies. Every article links to its original source so you can verify the data independently.
Coverage is organized into six categories — each focused on a distinct area of pest control that affects Texas differently. Whether you are a homeowner checking if your county has a new mosquito-borne disease advisory, a property manager tracking regulation changes, or an industry professional following market consolidation, you can go directly to the category that matters to you.
How often is this newsroom updated?
New articles appear whenever primary-source Texas pest news warrants coverage — typically several per month during peak pest seasons (spring and fall) and fewer during the summer and winter lulls. The full archive plus category filters is available here.
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