Year-round Average winter low about 54.7°F, so pests stay active (NOAA normals)Formosan termites Swarm at night around lights in late spring (NATS)Fire ants Bait the yard, then treat mounds (USDA APHIS)Roaches German roaches usually need bait and follow-up, not a single spray (UC IPM)Bed bugs They travel in luggage and used furniture (EPA)Rodents Seal entry gaps, trap, then clean up (CDC)Pest companies: rent or own this local guide. Month-to-month, no contract.Year-round Average winter low about 54.7°F, so pests stay active (NOAA normals)Formosan termites Swarm at night around lights in late spring (NATS)Fire ants Bait the yard, then treat mounds (USDA APHIS)Roaches German roaches usually need bait and follow-up, not a single spray (UC IPM)Bed bugs They travel in luggage and used furniture (EPA)Rodents Seal entry gaps, trap, then clean up (CDC)Pest companies: rent or own this local guide. Month-to-month, no contract.

Rats & Mice in Tampa

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Brown rat. Photo: National Park Service, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

Rats and mice carry diseases and chew wiring. The CDC approach: Seal up holes and gaps, trap up with snap traps, and clean up food and nesting sources.

Supplies: snap traps, exclusion mesh.

Sources: CDC: rodents

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