Pest control questions, answered

No. Clarksville Pest Pros is a referral service: when you ask for help, we pass your request to an independent, licensed local pest control company. The company pays us for the introduction; you never pay us.

This Old House lists a one-time general pest treatment at $50 to $500 nationally, with an average of $171 (March 2026), and Fixr lists a one-time visit at $158 to $288 (January 2025). Those are published national figures, not our price; the company that inspects your home gives you a written price before any treatment.

We found no published Tennessee figure, so the national ranges are the guide: $50 to $500 for a one-time visit per This Old House, and $98 to $178 per quarterly visit per Fixr. Termite and bed bug jobs cost more.

No cost guide publishes a Clarksville average. The national averages for a one-time general visit are $171 (This Old House, March 2026) and $223 (Fixr, January 2025), and our cost guide lists ranges by pest.

Match the spend to the problem. One wasp nest or an early ant trail needs one visit, while termites or ants that return every season can justify a full treatment or a plan. Using Fixr's figures, four quarterly visits come to $392 to $712 a year.

The Tennessee Application of Pesticides Act of 1978 (T.C.A. Title 62, Chapter 21) requires a Department of Agriculture charter for each pest control business location, a licensed operator for each service category at each office (62-21-106), and registered, certified salespeople (62-21-109). Termite contracts must be in writing and include a one-year retreatment warranty, per the Department's rules.

UT Extension says subterranean termites, the eastern species and two southeastern ones, are the state's most common termites, and calls the odorous house ant the most common house-invading ant in Tennessee. It also says the brown recluse spider is found in nearly every Tennessee county.

Yes, in practice. VA's local requirements page (updated July 11, 2025) lists Tennessee and Kentucky as states where wood destroying insect information is required for the entire state, and your Notice of Value will show it. Since VA Circular 26-22-11 (June 15, 2022), the veteran may pay the inspection fee.

Tennessee's landlord-tenant act requires landlords to keep a rental in fit and habitable condition (T.C.A. 66-28-304), and it applies in counties of more than 75,000 people by the 2010 census, which includes Montgomery County (172,331). The statute does not mention pests by name, so the cause of the problem and your lease terms matter; put your request in writing.

Keep children and pets out of treated areas until the product is dry, follow the label, and keep baits in locked stations or out of reach, per the National Pesticide Information Center. Ask the technician which products they will use and how long to stay off treated surfaces.

Search the company name on the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's public charter search and confirm the status is Current. For Oak Grove or Hopkinsville, use the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Search and Licensed Applicator Search.

Usually yes. Tennessee law lets you cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after you sign (T.C.A. 47-18-703), and the FTC Cooling-Off Rule gives the same window for sales of $25 or more at your home. Send the cancellation in writing and keep proof of the mailing date.

A termite swarmer has a thick waist and straight antennae, and its four wings are the same length. A flying ant has a pinched waist and bent antennae, and its front wings are longer. Save a few in a bag for the inspector before you agree to any termite plan.

Not on the porch. Get the price, the visit schedule and the cancellation terms in writing, check the company's Tennessee charter, and decide later. If you do sign at home, the FTC Cooling-Off Rule gives you three business days to cancel a sale of $25 or more.

Usually not forever. Bait stations kill rodents that find them but don't keep new ones out of the house. Sealing the gaps and then trapping inside is what ends an indoor problem.