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ABC Home & Commercial Services is the leading provider in pest and rodent control in Orlando and the surrounding communities.

ABC Home & Commercial Services is a family-owned and operated business that was founded in 1949. ABC has established a reputation as a company known for reliable, professional home & commercial services. ABC is staffed by highly-trained entomologists and background-checked technicians who can quickly and effectively manage your pest or rodent problems. Visit our website to learn more about our services and schedule your FREE estimate.

10/27/2026

Emptied every bucket and still getting swarmed? In Florida, not every mosquito needs a backyard container. One example is the saltmarsh mosquito.

UF/IFAS explains that black saltmarsh mosquitoes lay their eggs on moist soil in marshes and mangroves — not on open water.

Collier Mosquito Control District notes those eggs can wait months, sometimes years, then hatch all at once when high tides or heavy rain flood the marsh. Larvae develop in about 5–15 days, and wind can carry adults up to 40 miles from where they hatched.
Indian River Mosquito Control District describes a single tide or rain event producing billions of mosquitoes.

What you can do when swarms hit:
• Use an EPA-registered repellent (DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, PMD, or 2-undecanone), per the CDC.
• Patch holes in window and door screens.
• Report heavy biting to your county mosquito control district — they track and treat marsh broods.
• Keep doing your weekly yard walk for the container mosquitoes that breed at home.

The common DIY pitfall: assuming a dry yard means no mosquitoes. Saltmarsh broods can arrive from miles away.

ABC's Florida mosquito service targets resting and breeding areas around your home. Let's make your yard more comfortable.

10/26/2026

Hearing scratching or skittering inside the walls at night? From Orlando to Tampa Bay to Miami, that's often the first sign ofhouse mice — well before you see one.
Mice hide during the day and come out at night to find food, water, and nesting material, so walls make an ideal hideout.

Signs to look for:
• Droppings that look like dark grains of rice, usually along walls, in the attic, or in cabinets
• Gnaw marks on wires, insulation, and stored items
• Shredded paper, fabric, or insulation used for nesting
• A strong ammonia-like urine odor

Why it matters: Texas A&M AgriLife notes house mice usually stay within 10–30 feet of their nest and can enter through a ¼-inch gap — so activity in one wall means the nest is close. UF/IFAS adds that rodents contaminate about 10 times as much food as they eat.

The common DIY pitfall: waiting until you see a mouse. Colonies grow quickly, so act on the sounds and signs.

More in our blog: https://www.abchomeandcommercial.com/resources/mice-in-walls-but-not-in-house/

ABC's Florida rodent control team finds the entry points, seals them, and removes the problem. Schedule an inspection.

10/16/2026

When does mosquito season end in Florida? In much of the state, it really doesn't.

How Florida mosquitoes behave through the year:
• South Florida is year-round. A University of Miami study with Miami-Dade Mosquito Control found mosquitoes active
in every month — researchers said there's no longer a summer "mosquito season."
• Weather sets the pace statewide. UF/IFAS notes rainy-season conditions drive breeding peaks, and mosquito flight
slows around 60°F and stops at about 50°F — so mild fall weather in Orlando and Tampa Bay keeps them biting.
• Tiny water sources count. Aedes mosquitoes breed in plant saucers, bromeliads, gutters, and containers as small as a bottle cap. Culex mosquitoes, which can carry West Nile virus, are abundant statewide.

The common DIY pitfall: thinking mosquitoes are a summer-only problem. A weekly yard walk-through — emptying
saucers and trays and flushing bromeliads with a strong hose spray — makes a real difference all year.

ABC's Florida mosquito control targets breeding and resting areas around your home so you can enjoy your yard in every season.

10/15/2026

Hearing scratching or scurrying in the attic at night? In Florida, roof rats are one of the most common reasons why.

What to know (per UF/IFAS Extension):
• They're built to climb. Roof rats nest in attics, palm trees, and dense shrubs, climb wires and pipes, and can leap more than 4 feet horizontally from a branch to your roof.
• A ½-inch gap is enough. Rats can squeeze through ½-inch cracks. Look for spindle-shaped droppings up to ½ inch
long, light-colored fresh gnaw marks, and dark rub marks along beams and walls.
• Your landscaping can be a highway. UF/IFAS notes a "skirt" of dead palm fronds creates excellent rodent habitat, and limbs touching the house give rats a direct route to the roofline.

The common DIY pitfall: setting traps without sealing entry points. Trim dead fronds and branches touching the roof,
then seal openings with ¼-inch hardware cloth or sheet metal — and trap what's already inside.

Learn more on our blog: https://www.abchomeandcommercial.com/resources/rodents-in-florida/

ABC's Florida rodent control combines inspection, exclusion, and follow-up so the noises in the attic stop for good.

09/14/2026

Can't enjoy your own backyard at dusk right now? You're not imagining it. Central Florida's warm, wet season is prime time for mosquitoes, because every afternoon storm refills the tiny pools of standing water they need to breed. The good news: the single most effective thing you can do costs nothing — get rid of the water.

Mosquitoes are "container breeders," and they don't need much. A bottle cap's worth of standing water is enough for eggs to develop, and in Florida's heat a new biting generation can emerge in about a week. That's why the yard, not the air, is where you win the fight.

Walk your property once a week and:
✅ Dump and scrub saucers, buckets, toys, and tarps
✅ Flush clogged gutters and empty anything holding water — even bottle caps
✅ Refresh birdbaths and pet bowls; drill drainage holes in stored containers

Because it takes roughly a week for larvae to mature, a weekly "tip and toss" routine can noticeably knock the population down around your home. For relief beyond the DIY basics, ABC's Orlando mosquito programs target breeding and resting sites across your yard.

08/27/2026

Getting bitten on the porch at sunset but can't see a single bug? 🦟 In Central Florida, that's almost always no-see-ums.

No-see-ums — also called biting midges or sand gnats — are tiny flies, most of them under a millimeter long. That size is the whole problem: they're so small they slip right through standard window and porch screens that stop mosquitoes cold. According to UF/IFAS, keeping them out takes true "no-see-um mesh" (finer than standard 16-mesh screen), which is why so many Florida homeowners feel the bites indoors and never understand how the bugs got in.

They're most active at dawn and dusk, they breed in damp soil, mud, and muck near water, and — good news for you — they're weak fliers. Here's how to take your evenings back:
✅ Run a fan on the porch or patio — even a light breeze grounds them
✅ Time outdoor plans away from dawn and dusk, when biting peaks
✅ Drain standing water and damp muck near the home to cut off breeding

DEET-based repellent helps when you're out during peak hours, but if no-see-ums are a recurring problem around your property, the lasting fix is reducing the moist breeding sites near your home and treating the areas where they rest. New to ABC? We've been protecting Texas homes for 75 years and bring that same calm, competent standard to Central Florida.

08/25/2026

Found a little pile of winged insects on the windowsill or by a sunny door? 🪟 In Florida, don't assume they're just flying ants — they may be termite swarmers.

Swarmers are the winged, reproductive termites a colony sends out to start new ones. Here's the part every Central Florida homeowner should know: finding swarmers inside your home isn't a "they might come" warning — it means a mature colony is already established nearby, often in or under the structure. Our own guide on spotting active termites puts it bluntly: swarmers indoors mean an established colony.

The catch is that people brush them off as ants and lose months before the real damage is found. A quick way to tell them apart:
✅ Termites have straight, bead-like antennae, a straight waist, and four equal-length wings
✅ Ants have bent (elbowed) antennae, a pinched waist, and front wings longer than the back
✅ Termite wings break off easily — a scatter of equal-size wings on a sill is a classic sign

If you're not sure, don't spray — collect a few in a sealed bag and have them identified, because correct ID drives the right treatment. Florida's warmth and humidity keep termite pressure high year-round, which is exactly why professional inspection matters here. ABC's team has protected Texas homes for 75 years and brings that same standard to Orlando.

08/19/2026

Central Florida homeowners: those thin, muddy lines running up your foundation aren't just dirt — they're one of the clearest warning signs of termites. 🏠

Subterranean termites are the most destructive pest in Florida, and our year-round warmth and humidity keep them active in every season. Because they need constant moisture, they travel up from the soil to the wood in your home through pencil-width "mud tubes" they build along foundations, slab edges, piers, and interior walls. Finding one usually means a colony is actively foraging nearby.

Here's a simple test the pros use: break away a small section of the tube and check back in two or three days. If it has been rebuilt, the colony is alive and heading toward your home. If it stays broken and crumbly, it may be older activity — but it's still worth a professional inspection.

Other signs worth watching for:
✅ Discarded wings near windowsills or doors after a swarm
✅ Wood that sounds hollow when tapped, or gives way easily
✅ Bubbling, uneven paint or floors that feel soft and spongy

The catch with DIY: store-bought sprays only reach the termites you can see, never the nest underground, so the colony keeps feeding. Professional treatment is built to target the entire colony. If you've spotted mud tubes or swarmers, ABC's Orlando termite control team can inspect, confirm the activity, and stop it before it turns into thousands of dollars in damage.

08/17/2026

Seeing large black ants marching across the kitchen counter after dark, Central Florida? 🐜 You may be dealing with carpenter ants — and they're often a clue to a bigger problem hiding in your home.

Here's what surprises most homeowners: carpenter ants don't actually eat wood. Instead, they hollow out soft, damp, or already-damaged wood to build their nests. So where you find them, there's usually a hidden moisture issue nearby — a slow plumbing leak, a clogged gutter, condensation around a window, or framing that stays wet after Florida's daily afternoon storms. Their main nest is often outdoors in a stump, tree, or fence, with satellite nests tucked inside your walls.

A few signs to look for:
✅ Large black (or black-and-red) ants, most active in the evening and overnight
✅ Small piles of what looks like sawdust — actually "frass" — near baseboards, windowsills, or door frames
✅ A faint rustling in the walls, or winged swarmers showing up indoors

Why DIY sprays fall short: wiping out the trail you can see doesn't reach the nest, so the colony simply keeps working behind the scenes. The lasting fix is two-part — treat the nest AND correct the moisture that invited them in. ABC's Orlando pest control team finds and solves both, so the ants don't come back. New to Orlando, backed by over 75 years of doing this right.

08/14/2026

See a faint trail of tiny pale ants marching across the kitchen counter? In Central Florida, that's usually ghost ants.

They're barely 1/16 of an inch, with dark heads and nearly translucent bodies, and they love sweets and moisture — kitchens and bathrooms especially. Here's the catch: a single ghost ant colony spreads across many nesting spots at once, so spraying the trail you can see often makes it worse by splitting the colony into new ones. Slow-acting liquid bait that workers carry home is what actually clears them. Seeing trails? Let's knock it out at the source.

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823 E Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL
32803

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Monday	6am - 7pm
Tuesday	6am - 7pm
Wednesday	6am - 12am
Thursday	6am - 7pm
Friday	6am - 7pm
Saturday	8:30am - 5pm
Sunday	6am - 12am

Website

http://www.abchomeandcommercial.com/orlando

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