Pest Control in Ruskin
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- Auto Repair 21
- Landscaping 7
- Heating & Air 6
- Metal Fabricators 6
- Handyman 5
- Home Builders 5
- Plumbing 4
- Pest Control 4
- Auto Glass 4
- Tires 3
- Electricians 3
- Auto Detailing 3
Pest Control in Ruskin: what is different here
Ruskin is still a farm town in part: the county plan says agriculture is still actively practiced here, and Hillsborough’s 2022 agricultural census counts 1,992 farms and 11,224 acres of strawberries countywide (Ruskin Community Plan; USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture). Applying restricted-use pesticides needs a chapter 487 applicator license, but running a pest-control business needs an FDACS chapter 482 license (§ 487.031(1); § 482.071(1)), so a farm applicator’s license is not a license to treat your house. Ruskin sits on Tampa Bay, the Little Manatee River and the Ruskin Inlet, and the county’s free mosquito service at (813) 635-5400 covers it during the 2026 dengue alert. About 18 percent of homes predate 1980 (ACS 2020–2024); FDACS recommends an annual inspection by a licensed company.
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Before you hire a pest control company in Ruskin
- The FDACS business license number (starts JB), checked on the AES portal, and the name of the certified operator in charge; a permanently lettered truck with the registered business name.
- Which category the license covers: household, termite, lawn and ornamental, or fumigation. Work outside it is prohibited.
- The technician’s FDACS identification card, with photo, shown on request.
- For termites: the written contract and consumer notice before any work or payment; first page in bold saying repair-and-retreat, retreat-only, or no warranty; subterranean or drywood or both; the exact renewal fee.
- For a sale: the wood-destroying-organism report on FDACS form 13645, with the no-financial-interest certification.
- A certificate of insurance meeting § 482.071(4).
- For lawn work: the product and active ingredient on request, the posted sign, and no nitrogen or phosphorus fertilizer June 1 to September 30.