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Updated October 17, 2026 · 10 min read
A pest control quote in North Charleston depends mostly on the house: its footprint, whether it sits on a crawl space or a slab, how much of the sub-floor and perimeter a technician can reach, and the species and scope of the work. A sale inspection can add to it. The price is explained and approved before any work starts.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
Formosan subterranean termites were introduced into Charleston in the mid-1950s and are now established along the coast. They swarm in the evening from mid-May into July, drawn to lights, while native subterranean termites swarm in spring afternoons. People moving infested material, especially old railway ties, is the main reason their range has grown.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
The CL-100 is South Carolina's official Wood Infestation Report, covering visible insect infestation and damage. Its decay inspection is limited to the area below the first main living-area floor. The timing most often quoted for it usually comes from lenders and closing attorneys, not from the regulation itself.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
Palmetto bug is an unofficial name, not a species. Some South Carolinians mean the American cockroach by it, and along the coast many mean the smokybrown. The two look different and live in different places, so the right plan depends on which one is actually there.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 10 min read
Native subterranean termites swarm in early spring, usually in the afternoon. Formosan subterranean termites, established along the Charleston coast since the 1950s, swarm from about mid-May into July, most often in the evening and drawn to lights. A swarm seen indoors means winged reproductive termites have come from a colony nearby, which calls for an inspection.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 10 min read
In South Carolina, pest control is licensed by the Department of Pesticide Regulation at Clemson University, not by a standalone licensing board. The work falls under the South Carolina Pesticide Control Act, and structural work carries its own certification category, with fumigation as a separate qualification.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 9 min read
A vented crawl space in coastal South Carolina can hold more moisture than its vents suggest. Warm, humid outside air enters the space and condenses on ducts, joists and sub-floor framing that the air conditioning has cooled, and sustained damp feeds wood-decay fungi and draws termites to the sub-floor.
Updated October 17, 2026 · 10 min read
Charleston County Mosquito Control treats larvae in standing water from the air, sprays adults from the ground, runs traps across the county and tests for West Nile, eastern equine encephalitis and St. Louis encephalitis. Its evening truck spraying often does little against the Asian tiger mosquito, which bites in daylight and breeds in containers on your own property.
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