Scientific Pest Control and Termite

10/01/2026

Before you unpack at a hotel—or empty your suitcase after returning home—check the places bed bugs can hide. Mattress seams, headboards, luggage racks, and suitcase folds deserve a closer look. A few practical precautions can reduce the chance of bringing an unwanted hitchhiker home.

09/02/2026

Central Florida doesn't really get a "pest season." Ants, Cockroaches, Spiders, and Rodents stay active here nearly year-round thanks to our mild winters and humidity. But fall — September through November — is actually one of the best times to get ahead of them, because it's when pests are most actively looking for a way indoors before conditions change.

Learn how to seal your Central Florida home against ants, rodents, roaches & spiders this fall.

08/03/2026

Central Florida is home to two very different termites, and treating one like the other wastes both time and money. Here’s how to tell them apart.

If you've found signs of termites in your Orlando home, the first question isn't "how bad is it?" It's "which termite is it?" Central Florida is home to two

07/03/2026

Happy 4th of July from all of us at Scientific Pest Control and Termite.

07/01/2026

That’s not a coincidence. Our rainy season runs from late May through October, and we see a wave of calls roll in within a day or two of every big storm. Once you understand why, it gets a lot easier to stay ahead of it instead of dealing with it after the fact.

If you've lived in Orlando more than a year, you know the pattern. Mornings stay sunny. Around 3 the sky goes dark, and you get an hour of rain heavy enough

06/02/2026

A landmark study published in early 2026 by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) confirmed what pest control professionals in the region have quietly been watching for years: two of the world’s most destructive invasive termite species are on the move — and Central Florida is squarely in their path.

Most Central Florida homeowners assume termites are a South Florida problem. That assumption is now dangerously out of date.

05/03/2026

If you’ve lived in Orlando for any amount of time, you’ve had the moment. You walk into the kitchen at night, flip on the light, and something large and reddish-brown goes scurrying across the floor — or worse, takes flight. You tell yourself it was just a Palmetto bug. It sounds better that way.

If you've lived in Orlando for any amount of time, you've had the moment. You walk into the kitchen at night, flip on the light, and something large and

04/03/2026

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) experts are calling for termites, mosquitoes, and ants to appear earlier and in greater numbers than in recent years.

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) just released its Spring and Summer 2026 Bug Barometer, and the forecast for Florida and the entire Southeast is one worth paying attention to.