Pest Control in Ector County, TX

Ector County sits in West Texas and the Trans-Pecos, the arid desert and Permian Basin of far West Texas. The county is home to roughly 173,801 residents, with Odessa as its county seat. 7 licensed pest control companies registered with the Texas Department of Agriculture serve Ector County, averaging 4.9 stars across 2,341 customer reviews.

Highest-rated in Ector County: X-Pert Pest Services — 5★ across 140 reviews.

Pest Pressure in Ector County

West Texas is hot, dry, and sparsely watered, and its pests are desert-adapted. With little natural moisture outdoors, scorpions, spiders, and rodents are drawn to the irrigated, climate-controlled environments that homes and businesses provide.

• Scorpions — desert terrain is core scorpion habitat; they enter structures seeking water and cooler shelter.
• Brown recluse and black widow spiders — dry, undisturbed garages, sheds, and storage are ideal harborage across the region.
• Rodents — mice and rats move indoors for water and food, especially as the desert dries through summer.
• Cockroaches — oriental and American roaches concentrate around the limited moisture sources in and around buildings.

Indoor pest pressure rises through the hottest, driest stretches of summer as desert pests follow moisture inside; rodents intensify in fall.