5W Pest Control and Home Services

⚾️ **WE HAVE OUR FINAL RANGERS TICKET WINNERS!** ⚾️

Please help us congratulate **Rick & Jennifer Witmer**! 🎉

Rick and Jennifer are the **August winners** of **2 Texas Rangers tickets**, wrapping up our Customer Appreciation Giveaway for this season. 🎟️

Over the past several months, we've had the privilege of sending some amazing 5W customers to watch the Rangers, and it's been a fun way to say "thank you" to the people who trust us to protect their homes year-round.

Whether it's keeping ants out of your kitchen, mosquitoes out of your backyard, or termites away from your home, we're grateful for every family that chooses 5W Pest Control & Home Services.

To everyone who participated, congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you for being part of the 5W family. We can't wait to bring more fun promotions your way in the future!

💬 Help us congratulate **Rick & Jennifer** in the comments, and tell us your favorite Rangers memory from this season! ⚾️

📞 Need dependable pest control for your home or business? Give us a call at (903) 312-6374 for your FREE quote.

🔨 Need more storage without settling for a flimsy, one-size-fits-all shed?

5W Pest Control and Home Services can build a sturdy, attractive shed designed to fit your property and your needs. Whether you need space for lawn equipment, tools, outdoor gear, or a new workshop area, we can help turn that unused corner of your yard into practical storage.

From the foundation and framing to the roof, siding, doors, and finishing touches, our team handles the project from start to finish.

✅ Built for your space
✅ Customized to your storage needs
✅ Quality construction and materials
✅ Local, dependable service

Thinking about adding a shed, workshop, or outdoor storage building to your East Texas property? Give 5W a call at **903-312-6374** to discuss your project and request an estimate.

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"Honest guys always prompt. Regular treatments including yards and termites. Very thorough, I’ve been using Bucky for a few years and I’ve never had any problems."

🌿 Peppermint oil, diatomaceous earth, bug bombs, ultrasonic devices...

East Texas homeowners hear about a lot of DIY pest-control tricks online. Some may discourage a few pests temporarily, but that does not mean they will eliminate an infestation.

The biggest problem with many DIY treatments is that they focus on the pest you can see instead of:

🏠 Where pests are entering
💧 What is attracting them
🥚 Where they are breeding
🐜 Where the colony or nest is located

You may kill a few bugs today while the real problem continues behind the walls, beneath the home, or around the property.

DIY prevention can be helpful. Professional identification and targeted treatment can help solve the source of the problem.

Beat East Texas pests before they take over. Call 5W at 903-312-6374.

⭐ Another 5-star review for 5W Pest Control and Home Services!

We are grateful for customers like Jennifer who trust us with projects throughout their home, from smaller handyman jobs to major improvements like fencing, attic work, exterior projects, and termite protection.

Her review says it best:

“From installing simple hooks to building us a huge fence and everything in between, they have worked in our attic, our house, the exterior, and the yard… they are the only guys we call!”

Thank you, Jennifer, for the kind words and for trusting Bucky and the 5W team with your home.

Need help checking projects off your list or protecting your home from pests? Give us a call at **903-312-6374**.

🏠 Is your crawl space protected from pests?

East Texas heat and humidity can create damp, hidden conditions beneath a home. That moisture and shelter may attract roaches, ants, termites, rodents, and other unwanted visitors.

Watch for warning signs such as:

💧 Standing water or plumbing leaks
🪵 Damp, damaged, or rotting wood
🐭 Droppings, nesting materials, or scratching sounds
🕸️ Increased insect activity
👃 Musty odors inside the home
🧱 Gaps around pipes, vents, foundations, or access doors

Protecting your crawl space often requires more than treating the pests you can see. Moisture problems, damaged materials, and open entry points can allow pests to keep returning.

5W can help with:

✅ Pest and termite control
✅ Rodent exclusion services
✅ Sealing gaps and potential entry points
✅ Handyman repairs for damaged wood, access doors, vents, and other problem areas

With pest control and home repair services from one local company, 5W can help address both the infestation and the conditions that allowed it to happen.

Call 5W Pest Control and Home Services at 903-312-6374 to schedule an inspection.

🦟 Could a bucket help reduce mosquitoes in your backyard?

You may have seen the “Mosquito Bucket of Doom” making the rounds online. The idea is to create an attractive place for mosquitoes to lay eggs, then use a mosquito-control product containing Bti to stop the larvae from developing.

It can be a useful part of mosquito prevention, but it is not a complete mosquito-control plan.

A bucket trap may help in one small area, but as a complete mosquito-control plan, the theory is full of holes.

Mosquitoes may also breed or rest in:
💧 Clogged gutters
🪴 Plant saucers
🛞 Old tires and toys
🌿 Shaded shrubs and landscaping
🚰 Drainage areas and low spots

The best results come from combining standing-water reduction with treatment of the areas where adult mosquitoes rest during the day.

Do not let mosquitoes take over your East Texas backyard. Call 5W Pest Control at 903-312-6374 to learn about our monthly mosquito service.

Name that pest: East Texas summer edition. 👀

This pest loves warm, damp hiding spots.

You may find signs of it around:

✅ Kitchen cabinets
✅ Bathrooms
✅ Laundry rooms
✅ Garages
✅ Drains
✅ Outdoor trash areas
✅ Cardboard boxes or cluttered storage spaces

It usually hides during the day and comes out at night.

It is drawn to moisture, food sources, and dark spaces.

And seeing one can sometimes mean there are more nearby.

So… can you name that pest?

The answer: cockroaches.

Roaches are common in East Texas during the summer, especially when heat, humidity, and rain are in the mix. The good news is that a few prevention steps can help:

✅ Keep food sealed
✅ Take trash out regularly
✅ Fix small leaks
✅ Avoid leaving pet food out overnight
✅ Reduce clutter where pests can hide
✅ Schedule pest control before the problem grows

If roaches are showing up around your home, 5W Pest Control & Home Services can help treat problem areas and protect your home.

⚾️🎉 **500 CUSTOMERS... AND A VERY SPECIAL CELEBRATION!** 🎉⚾️

Today we're celebrating a major milestone at 5W Pest Control & Home Services...

🥳 **Please help us welcome and congratulate Cailan Fisher, our 500th pest control customer!**

To celebrate reaching this milestone, we surprised Cailan with **2 Texas Rangers tickets**! 🎟️⚾

When we started 5W, our goal was simple: provide honest, dependable service and treat every customer like family. Reaching **500 customers** is something we're incredibly grateful for, and it wouldn't have been possible without the trust and support of our amazing customers throughout East Texas.

⚾️ And speaking of the Rangers... they've been making a strong push toward first place lately. We're not saying our ticket giveaways have anything to do with it... but we do enjoy cheering them on! 😄

Thank you to every customer who has trusted 5W to protect your home from ants, termites, mosquitoes, rodents, and more. Every home we protect is another relationship we're thankful for.

Here's to the next 500!

💬 Help us congratulate **Cailan** on becoming our **500th customer** and wish him a great time at the Rangers game!

📞 Ready to join the 5W family? Call us today at **(903) 312-6374** for your FREE quote.

July in East Texas means heat, humidity, summer storms… and plenty of pest activity. ☀️🐜🦟

This is the time of year when many pests become more active around homes, yards, garages, porches, and patios.

Here are a few to watch for this month:

✅ Mosquitoes
Standing water after summer rain can quickly become a breeding spot.

✅ Ants
Ants often move indoors looking for food, water, and cooler shelter.

✅ Roaches
Warm, damp areas like drains, garages, bathrooms, and laundry rooms can attract roaches.

✅ Spiders
More insects around your home can mean more spiders following the food source.

✅ Fleas and ticks
Tall grass, shaded areas, fence lines, and pet areas can become problem spots.

✅ Wasps
Nests can show up around eaves, porches, sheds, playsets, and outdoor furniture.

A little prevention now can help keep pests from turning into a bigger problem later.

If July pests are showing up around your home, 5W Pest Control & Home Services can help protect your home and yard all summer long.