Termite and pest guides for Atlanta
Most of what is written about pests is written for everywhere. These guides are written for Atlanta houses and Georgia's rules, and they lead with termites because that is where the money is at stake.
If you are buying or selling a house, start with the termite letter guide and the bond guide, in that order. If you saw something with wings, read the swarm guide. If the question is price, the cost guide covers every kind of service side by side.
What Pest Control and Termite Work Cost in Atlanta (2026)
What Atlanta pest companies generally charge for quarterly service, termite treatment and bonds, termite letters, mosquitoes and fire ants, and why.
Georgia Termite Bonds: Retreatment, Repair and Renewal
What a Georgia termite bond is, the two boxed statements the state requires, renewals, reinfestation rules, and what to ask before you buy or renew one.
The Georgia Termite Letter When You Buy or Sell a House
The Official Georgia Wood Infestation Inspection Report in an Atlanta sale: timeline, what the form means, and what to do if it finds termites.
Termite Swarms in Atlanta: What a Spring Swarm Tells You
Why termites swarm in Atlanta from February to April, how to tell swarmers from flying ants, the night-swarming Formosan, and what to do next.
Palmetto Bug, Smokybrown or German Roach? Telling Them Apart
Identify the cockroach you found in Atlanta: smokybrown, American, Oriental, German, Asian or woods roach, and what each one means for the house.
Atlanta's Mosquito Season and the Asian Tiger Mosquito
How long Atlanta mosquito season runs, why the Asian tiger mosquito bites by day, how counties respond to West Nile, and what cuts mosquitoes in a yard.
Crawlspaces, Red Clay and Termites in Older Atlanta Houses
Why older Atlanta houses on piers and crawlspaces attract termites, roaches and wood decay, and what moisture fixes and inspections to ask for.
Reading because of something you found in the house this week? An inspection answers in an hour what a guide can only narrow down, and booking one costs nothing.
Ask for an inspection
Say what you are seeing and where, and a local pest control company will follow up, usually within a few days for an inspection. Answered Mon–Sat, 8am–6pm · after hours we call back the next morning Or call (470) 665-4393 if it is a swarm in the house or a closing date this week.
Which guide fits your situation
The titles do not always make it obvious, so here is the short version.
You are under contract on a house
Read the termite letter guide for the timeline and what the form means, then the bond guide to understand whether the existing contract transfers and what it covers.
You live in an older house on a crawlspace
Read the crawlspace guide for the moisture checks you can do yourself, and the swarm guide so you recognise the warning sign when it comes.
Something is crawling or biting
The roach identification guide tells you whether you have a visitor or a resident. The mosquito guide explains the daytime biter and what the counties do and do not do.