Pest Control in Odessa, TX

Odessa homes and businesses deal with the same pests every year: scorpions coming in under doors, roaches in the drains, ants in the yard and spiders in the garage. Tejas Pest & Weed Control handles residential and commercial pest control across Odessa. We're a licensed Texas pest control business (TDA license TPCL 0791384). Our crews run Odessa routes out of our Midland yard at 3112 E County Rd 139, Midland, TX 79706, roughly 20–25 miles east of central Odessa.

We don't have an Odessa storefront, and we won't pretend to. What you get is a local crew that drives these roads every week, one phone number (432-934-5248, call or text), and straight answers about what's going on at your place.

What We See in Odessa, Season by Season

Pest pressure in Odessa follows the weather more than the calendar. Here's what our crews usually run into through the year.

Spring (March–May)

Warm days wake everything up. Fire ants and harvester ants build mounds in lawns and along sidewalks, especially after the first rains. Subterranean termites can swarm on a warm day after rain, and those winged swarmers by a window or door are often the first sign a homeowner notices. Scorpions start moving once nights stay warm.

Summer (June–August)

This is peak scorpion season. Striped bark scorpions hunt at night and come inside through gaps under doors, weep holes, and openings around plumbing and AC lines. American roaches move up from sewers and drains when it's hot. Ants go looking for water inside, often in kitchens and bathrooms.

Fall (September–November)

Cooler nights push pests toward your house. Scorpions and spiders, including brown recluse and black widow, settle into garages, storage rooms, and boxes. Mice and rats start looking for warm spots to spend the winter. Fall rain can also bring a second round of termite activity.

Winter (December–February)

Activity outside slows down, but German roaches indoors and rodents in attics and walls don't take a break. Winter is a good time to seal entry points before spring.

Why Odessa Pest Problems Look the Way They Do

Two things shape pest control here: heat and caliche. Much of the ground around Odessa has a hard caliche layer not far below the surface. When it does rain, water drains slowly and tends to collect along slabs, flowerbeds, and low spots in the yard. Termites and ants follow that moisture, and roaches and scorpions look for the same cool, damp places, like under slabs, along irrigation lines, in meter boxes, and under landscape rock.

In the summer heat, pests head for shade and water, and your house usually has both. That's why our treatments focus on the foundation line, door thresholds, weep holes, eaves, and spots where pipes and wires go into the house, instead of just spraying the open yard.

Homes and Businesses We Serve

Homes: single-family houses, rentals, and acreage homes on the edges of town, including garages, sheds, and barns.

Businesses: offices, shops, warehouses, restaurants, and other commercial buildings in Odessa and along the I-20 corridor. Warehouses and shops with roll-up doors and stacked stock need a different plan than a house, so we'll walk the building with you before we recommend anything.

What a Service Visit Looks Like

1. Talk first. Tell us what you're seeing, where, and when. Photos you text us help.

2. Inspection. The tech walks the outside of the building and checks the problem areas inside: entry points, moisture, harborage, and signs of activity.

3. Treatment. We treat the exterior perimeter and entry points, then the inside where it's needed. Products are chosen for the pest and the site, and applied according to the label.

4. Recommendations. We'll point out simple fixes that help, like door sweeps, sealing gaps, moving stored boxes off the floor, or fixing a leaking hose bib.

5. Follow-up. Some pests, like German roaches, rodents, and termites, need more than one visit or a monitoring plan. We'll tell you up front if that's the case.

Termites are a separate inspection. If you see mud tubes, swarmers, or damaged wood, call or text us and we'll set up a termite visit. You can read more on our Termites page.

Odessa and the Surrounding Area

Our Midland yard serves Odessa plus nearby Midland-yard towns: Midland, Crane, Monahans, Pecos, Big Lake, Rankin, Big Spring, and Stanton. If you're in Andrews, Kermit, Wink, Seminole, Lamesa, Denver City, or Plains, those towns are handled from our Andrews yard (2184 SE 2460, Andrews, TX 79714). It's the same company and the same phone number.

Need weeds handled too? See Odessa Weed Control. Midland customers: Midland Pest Control.

More Reading for Odessa Homeowners

Termite swarms after fall rain in Odessa

Brown recluse and black widows in garage storage

Fall cockroaches in the kitchen

Fall rodent entry-proofing

Call or Text

Call or text 432-934-5248 · office@tejaspwc.com

Office hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.

​

​