Pest control in West Lake Hills.
Limestone bluffs, rock walls and old live oaks make West Lake Hills beautiful. They also give scorpions, roof rats and deer ticks a place to live right next to the house.
Written by the Bastion Pest Control service team · Licensed & insured in Texas · Last updated
Why pests behave differently here.
West Lake Hills is built on limestone. Homes step down wooded hillsides between Lake Austin and Barton Creek, with rock retaining walls, stone veneer and native landscaping on almost every lot. Every crack in that rock is a place for a scorpion or a black widow to wait out the heat.
Then there are the trees. Old live oaks and cedar shade most of the city, and their limbs often reach over the roof, which gives roof rats a road straight to the attic. The deer that walk the greenbelts carry ticks into the shady edges of the yard.
The 6 most common pests in West Lake Hills.
These are the calls we get most often from West Lake Hills homeowners.
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When each pest peaks in West Lake Hills.
Rock walls hold scorpions all summer, deer bring a real spring tick season, and the oak canopy gives roof rats a winter road onto the roof. West Lake Hills' pest year, one chart.
| Pest | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticks | Mar-May | ||||||||||||
| Moles | Mar-Apr + Oct-Nov | ||||||||||||
| Ants | Apr-May + Sep-Oct | ||||||||||||
| Bees | Apr-May swarms | ||||||||||||
| Scorpions | Jun-Aug | ||||||||||||
| Cockroaches | Jun-Sep outdoors | ||||||||||||
| Wasps | Aug-Sep | ||||||||||||
| Mosquitoes | Aug-Sep | ||||||||||||
| Fleas | Aug-Sep | ||||||||||||
| Spiders | Sep-Oct | ||||||||||||
| Rodents | Nov-Jan indoors |
A relative pattern, not a count, built from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension seasonal guidance and our own service calls around West Lake Hills. The $66/mo general pest plan covers ants, roaches, scorpions, spiders, wasps and rodents; mosquitoes, fleas, ticks and moles are add-ons. Honey bee swarms are never exterminated: we refer them to a local beekeeper. Carpenter bees we treat directly.
Neighborhoods in and around West Lake Hills.
West Lake Hills is a small city, so our 78746 route covers the neighborhoods around it too. Yours not listed? Ask.
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Service area
Where West Lake Hills sits on our routes.
West Lake Hills sits on our west Austin route, a few minutes up Bee Caves Road from downtown. The map below shows the five counties we cover, shaded by how heavily we run them, with every city that has its own local guide marked.
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- Response time in West Lake Hills
- Same day, up to 1 day
- Most West Lake Hills jobs are treated the same day you call. The longest you wait is the next day. West Lake Hills rides the same route as west Austin, so the two get scheduled together whenever they can. Phone answered 24/7, service 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week.
Every West Lake Hills visit
The full TriBarrier™, every time.
Three overlapping layers, from the foundation out to the property line. Not a hurried spray along the baseboards. Two of the three are the layers your cheaper quote is quietly leaving out.
Foundation barrier
Three feet up the wall and three feet out from it, the whole way around the house, plus windows, doors, garage and roofline. That band is the route pests actually take to get inside.
Measured with a tape, not eyeballed
Granular yard moat
A ring of granular treatment across the lawn that wakes back up every time you water or it rains. Your sprinklers are on our payroll now.
Skipped by most companies. Granular costs money.
Property line
A full 360-degree spray along the property line, so pests get turned back at the border instead of at your back door.
Skipped by most companies. Nobody audits a lawn.
Everybody in this business says three feet up and three feet out. We are the ones who actually bring a tape measure, and every West Lake Hills visit gets all three layers. There is no cheaper Bastion tier where we quietly drop a layer, because free re-treatments only work if the treatment was real the first time. That is the difference you are paying for.
They come back? So do we, free.
Free re-treatments between scheduled visits on any recurring plan. We keep our routes tight around West Lake Hills, so when you call we can actually get back out.
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West Lake Hills pest questions, answered.
Why do West Lake Hills homes get so many scorpions?
Because the whole city sits on limestone. Rock retaining walls, stone veneer and the natural ledges on hillside lots give bark scorpions endless cracks to hide in, right next to the house. Activity peaks June through August. Sealing weep holes and door gaps and treating the rock walls is the fix that lasts.
Do the deer in West Lake Hills bring ticks into the yard?
Yes. Deer walk the wooded lots and greenbelts every day, and adult lone star ticks ride in with them and drop off in the shady edges of the yard. Ticks peak March through May, with a smaller wave in July and August. Lone star ticks are linked to alpha-gal syndrome, so treat the yard before the spring peak, not after.
Why do roof rats get into homes under big oak trees?
Roof rats are climbers. When live oak limbs hang over the roof, the rats walk the branches, drop onto the shingles and look for a gap at the roofline or soffit. Trim limbs back from the roof, then seal the entry points and trap. Rodent pressure is highest November through January.
What month are pests worst in West Lake Hills?
June through September. Scorpions come first, then wasps and mosquitoes stack on top by August in the shade near Barton Creek and Lake Austin. Spring belongs to ticks and fire ants, and winter is when roof rats push indoors. The calendar above shows it month by month.
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