Spring Pest Prevention in Aledo and Benbrook

Spring prep in Aledo and Benbrook is different from the rest of our service area because both have boundaries where mown lawn meets pasture or woodland. That transition strip is where chiggers, ticks and fire ants concentrate, and it is where spring work should be aimed.

The boundary is the whole job

In a Saginaw or NRH yard, spring prep is mostly about the structure. In Aledo and Benbrook the highest-value work is the edge: clearing leaf litter along fence lines, cutting the mown boundary tighter, and treating that strip before chigger and tick season starts in May.

Fire ant bait in March

Both towns run heavy on fire ants, Aledo because of disturbed soil on newer builds off FM 1187 and Benbrook on the more open lots. Broadcast bait in March, while colonies are foraging hard and before the population peaks, is the single best-value application of the year out there.

Wasp nests before they are colonies

Barns, outbuildings, porches and deck rails are all prime nesting sites, and there are more of them per property here than in a typical subdivision. A walk with a pole in early spring, when nests hold one queen, prevents a summer of eave problems.

Standing water on acreage

Stock tanks, low spots, troughs and equipment that collects water all breed mosquitoes. What cannot be drained can be larvicided. This is worth walking in March, because in June it is a much larger problem.

A realistic spring checklist

• Clear leaf litter from fence lines and the mown boundary
• Broadcast fire ant bait in a dry window
• Knock down early wasp nests around outbuildings
• Walk the property for standing water and drain or treat it
• Seal weep holes and door sweeps on the house before the summer migration

See our perimeter pest control program