Termite control in Georgetown, TX.
Georgetown offers termites two very different menus: irrigated Sun City beds on thin soil over limestone, and century-old wood near the downtown square. We treat with in-ground bait stations and write official WDI reports for home sales, and both are quoted on inspection. The colony lives in the soil, so that is where the stations go.
Written by the Bastion Pest Control service team · Licensed & insured in Texas · Last updated
Termite control in Georgetown, the short version
Limestone underneath, river on two sides, and some of the oldest housing in the county. What Georgetown homeowners ask about termites first, compressed to a few cards.
- Swarm season
- February to May
- Native swarmers fly by day, most often in March and April, per Texas A&M.
- Native vs Formosan
- Almost always native
- Texas A&M records Formosan termites mostly along the upper Gulf Coast.
- How they get in
- Mud tubes
- Pencil-width soil tunnels from the ground up the slab edge.
- What we use
- Bait stations
- Set in the soil and checked on a schedule.
- Home sale
- WDI report
- On the official Texas form. Quoted when you book.
- Price
- Quoted on inspection
- Not part of the monthly plan. You get the number first.
Termite work in Georgetown is quoted on inspection.
A Sun City slab or a century-old house near the square, we do not guess at termite work over the phone. Foundation type, how many feet of wall, where the activity is and whether you need a treatment or a report for a sale all move the price, so we look first and you get the number before any work begins. Termites are a separate service, not part of the monthly general pest plan. A WDI report for a home sale is quoted when you book.
See full pricing details →In-ground bait stations around the house, priced per property after we see it. A WDI report for a home sale is quoted when you book.
| Bait stationsTreatment | WDI reportHome sale | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is for | Finding and working the colony in the soil around the house | An official wood destroying insect report for a buyer or lender |
| Right for you if | You have seen mud tubes, swarmers or damage, or want stations in the ground | You are buying or selling a home in Georgetown |
| What you get | An inspection, stations set in the soil around the house, and scheduled checks | A full inspection and the official report |
| Liquid barrier | Not offered. We use bait stations only | Not part of a report |
| Part of the monthly plan? | No, termite work is its own job | No, booked on its own |
| Price | Quoted on inspection | Quoted when you book |
Termite work is not part of the $66 or $166 monthly plan. You get the number before we start.
How we treat termites in Georgetown.
Three steps: look, set stations, keep checking. Termites are a soil problem that shows up in the wood, so the work starts at the ground and stays there. Killing the swarmers on the windowsill is housekeeping, not treatment. This is a separate service from the general pest plan, quoted on inspection.
1
Inspect
A flashlight, a probe and a moisture meter along the slab, the garage joints and every plumbing opening. On Georgetown lots we pay extra attention where irrigated mulch beds meet the foundation, because damp soil against concrete is where mud tubes start.
2
Install stations
In-ground bait stations go into the soil around the house where workers forage, mulch beds against the brick included. Workers find the bait, eat it and carry it home to feed the colony. They do the delivery for us and never send an invoice.
3
Monitor
We check every station on a schedule and add bait wherever termites are feeding. Texas A&M AgriLife says complete control can take several weeks, and nobody can predict when a colony finds a new station. The stations stay in afterward, because a new colony can move into the yard later.
Seeing mud tubes or wings in your Georgetown home?
Free inspection quote, same-day service most days, and you get the number before any termite work begins.
Why termites find Georgetown homes.
Termite pressure in Georgetown has two very different sources. In Sun City and the other heavily irrigated neighborhoods, the ground is cleared limestone with very little soil, so the water you put down collects in the mulch beds, valve boxes and drip lines right against the foundation. That damp strip of soil is where subterranean workers forage, and a slab joint or plumbing opening beside it is the shortest way up. In the century-old downtown homes near the square, the risk is the original wood itself: fascia, porch framing and trim that has stayed damp, plus any spot where wood touches the soil.
Georgetown sits on Edwards limestone where the San Gabriel River cuts straight through it. The North and South Forks meet in town, the limestone around them is full of voids and seams, and Inner Space Cavern just south of town is the obvious evidence. Termites live in soil, not rock, so on a limestone lot the colony works wherever soil and moisture do collect: the beds, the turf and the fill along the foundation. Neighborhoods along the river bluffs and out toward Cimarron Hills sit directly on it, so the soil you add for beds and lawn matters more than usual.
Here is why the can of spray from the hardware store keeps letting you down. Spraying a swarm is like sweeping up the confetti and declaring the party over. The swarmers cannot damage wood and live about a day anyway. The colony is in the soil, feeding on the house all year, and it never noticed the spray. Real termite control means finding where the workers travel, setting bait stations in the soil where they forage, and checking them on a schedule so the workers carry the bait home to the rest of the colony. It is slower than a spray. It is also the part that reaches the colony. And if a sale is on the calendar, the WDI report is its own visit, written on the official Texas form.
Edwards limestone
Thin soil over rock makes the damp beds against the slab prime foraging ground.
San Gabriel River forks
Two river corridors meeting in town keep moisture high along the bluffs.
Century-old downtown
Homes over 100 years old have more original wood and more places it meets soil.
Sun City irrigation
Watered mulch beds against the foundation keep the soil damp where workers forage.
When termites swarm in Georgetown.
Texas A&M says termite swarms in Texas are most common from February to May, usually March and April. Native swarmers fly by day. Formosan swarmers fly at night in late May and early June. The swarm is just the part you see, because the colony in the soil eats every month of the year.
Native subterranean swarmers fly by day, usually after rain. A swarm inside the house means a colony is feeding in that wall.
At night, toward porch lights and windows. Texas A&M records them mostly along the upper Gulf Coast, so the odds in Georgetown are low.
The colony keeps feeding in the soil. A quiet month for swarms is not a quiet month for the colony.
What we actually find on termite jobs in Georgetown.
Every photo below came off a real Georgetown service call. Mud tubes, discarded wings and hollowed wood are the three things that tell you it is termites and not ants.
Photographs from real Georgetown service visits. All six show up around here. 843-480-8699 and we will identify it for you.
The termites we find in Georgetown.
Every termite in a Georgetown yard lives in the soil and comes up to the wood. These are the four you are most likely to meet, and the swarmer is the one most people actually see. Workers do the damage, soldiers guard the tunnels, and swarmers start new colonies.
How to tell it is termites, not a one-off.
Most Georgetown homeowners never see a termite worker. They see what the workers leave behind, or a swarm in spring. The signs below are the ones worth a call. Describe what you are seeing and which part of town you are in, and a clear photo is often enough to tell termites from flying ants before anyone drives out.
- Pencil-width mud tubes on the slab edge or a garage joint
- A pile of equal-size wings by a window or door
- Winged insects indoors by day in March or April
- Wood that sounds hollow or gives under a screwdriver
- Blistered or bubbling paint on baseboards or trim
- Dried mud packed in cracks or along baseboards
- Soft, damaged original wood trim on an older downtown home
- Mud tubes where an irrigated bed meets the foundation
Every corner of Georgetown, same inspection.
Termite risk in Georgetown splits by neighborhood age and water. Sun City and Wolf Ranch run irrigation on cleared limestone, so the inspection starts at the watered beds against the slab. Along the river in San Gabriel Heights and out at Berry Creek, the question is soil moisture near the foundation. Downtown, it is old wood and the places it meets the ground. One termite crew in Georgetown, three different inspections.
Not listed? We almost certainly cover it, see pest control in Georgetown or the full service area.
The Georgetown termite FAQ.
How much does termite control cost in Georgetown, TX?
We quote termite work on inspection, so there is no number to give over the phone, and we would rather not make one up. The size of the foundation, slab or pier and beam, and where the activity is all change the price. We look first, and you get the number before any work begins. Termite treatment is a separate service and is not part of our monthly general pest plan. The inspection to quote it is free, with no obligation.
Do I need a WDI report to sell my Georgetown home?
If your buyer has a VA loan, yes, because a VA loan requires one anywhere in Texas, and other lenders and buyers can ask for one too. A WDI (wood destroying insect) inspection is a visual check for termites, other wood destroying insects and the conditions that invite them, written on the official report form the Texas Department of Agriculture prescribes. We quote the report when you book.
Is it a termite or an ant swarmer?
Three checks. A termite swarmer has straight, beadlike antennae, a thick waist and four wings of equal size. A flying ant has elbowed antennae, a pinched waist and front wings longer than the back pair. Our guide to termite vs ant swarmers walks through it, and if it turns out to be ants, ant control in Georgetown covers that side.
When do termites swarm in Georgetown?
Texas A&M says termite swarms in Texas can happen in any month but are most common from February to May, usually in March and April, and native subterranean termites swarm by day. Formosan termites swarm at night in late May and early June and fly toward lights. The swarm is only the visible part. The colony in the soil feeds all year.
Do you do liquid termite treatment?
No. Our termite service is in-ground bait stations, plus WDI reports for home sales. Stations go in the soil where workers forage, the workers carry the bait home to feed the colony, and we check every station on a schedule. Texas A&M AgriLife says complete control can take several weeks. The stations stay in afterward, because a new colony can move into the yard later.
I found wings on a windowsill. What do I do now?
Keep a few swarmers intact in a plastic bag or the freezer, note where they came out, and vacuum the rest, since they do not live past about a day anyway. Then walk the foundation and look for mud tubes on the slab edge and around plumbing openings. Call us with what you found. A clear photo is often enough to tell termites from flying ants before anyone drives out.
Do Sun City's irrigated beds really raise termite risk in Georgetown?
They can, and it is not the plants' fault so much as the ground under them. Sun City sits on cleared limestone with very little soil, so the water you put down collects in the beds, valve boxes and drip lines against the house. That damp soil is what subterranean termites want. Keep wood mulch from piling against the walls, and keep the soil at least 6 to 8 inches below the top of the foundation, the line Texas A&M AgriLife draws. On a Sun City inspection, the beds against the slab get the closest look.
Is my old downtown Georgetown house more at risk?
Age alone is not the problem. Moisture and wood touching soil are, and a house near the square with original fascia, porch framing and trim has plenty of both candidates. Check the foundation, and the piers if the house has them, for pencil-width mud tubes, and tap any trim that looks blistered. We inspect the whole house and tell you what we find before we quote anything.
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