Pest control in Clearwater
Clearwater's "Pest Management and Pesticides Transparency" page hands mosquitoes to the county: "Mosquito prevention and treatment services are provided by the Pinellas County Government." The city's own Parks & Recreation Department manages pests on 1,774 acres of parkland in 109 parks, using integrated pest management principles. Pinellas County Mosquito Control works from 22211 U.S. Highway 19 N. in Clearwater, phone (727) 464-7503, and serves all 24 municipalities. As read on October 24, 2026, its page carried a Mosquito-Borne Illness Alert, plus a state of local emergency over dengue and West Nile.
It said routine mosquito complaints couldn't be handled for now. Truck fogging may start as early as 11 p.m. The county hired Clarke Mosquito Services to help with overnight treatments, and it links a treatments map and a page on what to expect from a service request. Pinellas was listed on alert as of October 17, 2026, the week 41 report's cutoff. For 2026 it lists 51 locally acquired dengue cases, 4 travel-associated ones and 53 sentinel chickens positive for West Nile.
Sanitary nuisances go to the county health department's environmental public health line, 727-824-6900. Technicians from any company you hire carry FDACS ID cards bearing their photograph and signature. Over half of Clearwater's homes, 56.2%, are older than 1980; the ACS shows 1978 as the median build year and 58.6% owner-occupied.
What pest control costs near Clearwater
Because no one has sent us a quote from Clearwater, there's no price for the city itself. The Florida page lists the estimates with what pest control workers are paid ($22.15 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price) and the state license fees. How we estimate costs.
Licensing and rules for pest control in Clearwater
Florida cities don't license pest control companies. FDACS licenses the business at each location, its certified operator and its employees, and state law reserves pest control and pesticide rules to the state, though a city or county may require a local business tax receipt, which needs the FDACS license first. Ask for the company's FDACS license number before anyone treats the house.
Pest control jobs in Clearwater
Sources for Clearwater
- Mosquito Control - Pinellas County Read Oct 28, 2026.
- Pinellas County: Mosquito Control Read Oct 28, 2026.
- City of Clearwater: Pest Management and Pesticides Transparency Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Florida DOH Arbovirus Surveillance, Week 41 (2026-10-11 to 2026-10-17) Read Oct 29, 2026.
- Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County: Environmental Public Health Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Florida Statutes 2026 (Online Sunshine), chapter 482 Pest Control, page header "The 2026 Florida Statutes", s. 482.091; 5E-14.1421 (flrules.org rule file, effective 5/18/2026) Read Oct 28, 2026.
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2023 5-year (B01003, B25034, B25077) Read Oct 19, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25003 Tenure Read Oct 28, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Read Oct 28, 2026.