Understand the problem before you pay to solve it.
Most people call a pest control company before they know what they have, what it costs, or whether the company is even licensed. You can find all three out first — for nothing, in a few minutes, without giving anyone your phone number.
Identify my pest
Answer a few questions, add photos, and get a Pest Evidence Report you can keep or hand to a professional.
Run a free PestCheck → Before there's a problemCheck my pest risk
Nine questions about your property. See which pests its conditions actually favour, and exactly why.
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Every licensed pest company across 11 DFW counties, with licence and insurance status straight from the state register.
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Free, no obligation. Your request goes to one licensed local provider — not five, and never resold.
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Roughly one in nine. That comes straight from the Texas Department of Agriculture register, and it is the sort of thing worth knowing before someone treats your home.
Licence and insurance status comes from the Texas Department of Agriculture structural pest control register, retrieved 16 September 2026. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody can pay to be left out. A company that renewed after that date may not be reflected yet — browse all 941 companies.
What you actually walk away with
Not a quote form. A written record of what you're seeing, in the language a professional works in.
The usual version of this conversation is "I think I have rats." A technician arrives knowing nothing, spends the first half hour asking what you already knew, and may not have the right equipment on the truck.
The report on the right took about two minutes to produce. It includes photos, a timeline, and cross-checks a form can't do — this one flags that the dropping size described points to rats rather than mice, which need a different approach entirely.
It's yours either way. Print it, keep it, or take it to any company you like.
- Noise location: Attic or ceiling
- Dropping size: Larger — about the size of a raisin
- Gnaw damage: Chewed wiring or pipe insulation
- Exterior gaps: Yes — visible openings
How this works
We're not a pest control company. We help you work out what you're looking at, then hand it to someone licensed to deal with it.
Understand it
Identify what you're seeing, or check what your property is exposed to. Both are free and neither asks who you are.
Document it
Photos, affected rooms, when it started, how often — organised into a report you keep, whatever you decide next.
Choose who fixes it
Check a company's licence yourself, or send your report to one licensed local provider for a free inspection.
Work out what you're looking at
Written for North Texas conditions — clay soil, slab foundations and long dry summers.
Termite signs in North Texas
Mud tubes, spring swarmers and hollow wood — in order of how strongly each indicates activity.
Rodents: signs and entry points
Mice or roof rats, how to tell, and why trapping without sealing never ends it.
Why ants keep coming back
The trail is foragers, not the colony — which is why spraying makes some species worse.
Flying ants vs termite swarmers
Three features tell them apart. The most consequential misidentification in North Texas.
What pest control costs in DFW
What actually drives a quote, and how to make two of them comparable.
How to choose a company
What to verify, what to ask, and the contract terms that catch people out.
Straight answers
Is any of this an inspection?
No. Our tools help you understand and document what you're seeing. The actual inspection, identification and any treatment recommendation comes from a licensed pest control professional.
Do I have to give my details?
Not to use any of the tools. We only ask if you choose to send your report to a provider.
Will five companies contact me?
No. Your request goes to one licensed provider serving your area. We don't resell contact details.
What does it cost?
Nothing. Every tool here is free and the inspection is free. We may receive a referral fee from a provider, which never changes your price.
Start with what you actually have
Two minutes, no signup, and you walk away with a report worth handing to a professional — whether you use one of ours or not.
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