Pest control in Tamarac
Broward's Mosquito Control Section, which covers Tamarac's county, offers three request routes: an online service request form, a 311 call, or TTY at 954-831-3940. It services mosquitoes only, one request per own property. Surveillance criteria decide spraying, so some requests end without a truck. The state's week 41 tally (as of October 17, 2026) records a mosquito-borne illness advisory in Broward and a single locally acquired dengue case. Pest control in Florida is regulated by FDACS under chapter 482, and fumigation carries its own steps.
For a general fumigation, written notice of the address has to be in FDACS's hands 24 hours or more beforehand. FDACS can order an immediate stop to fumigation that breaks the label or the rules. Fumigators also carry a special identification card, and the law sets higher insurance limits for them. Homeowners treating their own residence need no license, except that fumigation falls outside this exemption. Roughly three-quarters of Tamarac homes (76.2%) are lived in by their owners, at a median value of $288,600.
Housing for its 71,887 residents has a 1981 median year built (ACS), with 47.0% of units from 1950 to 1979 and 48.6% of homes older than 1980. A further 39.6% date from 1980 to 1999.
What pest control costs near Tamarac
Because no one has sent us a quote from Tamarac, 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 Tamarac
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 Tamarac
Sources for Tamarac
- Mosquito Control | Broward County Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Florida Department of Health, Florida Arbovirus Surveillance Week 41 Read Oct 29, 2026.
- Florida Statutes 2026 (Online Sunshine), chapter 482 Pest Control, page header "The 2026 Florida Statutes"; FLRules chapter 5E-14 index Read Oct 28, 2026.
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2023 5-year (B01003, B25034, B25077) Read Oct 19, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25034 Year Structure Built Read Oct 28, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25003 Tenure Read Oct 28, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25077 Median Value (owner-occupied units) Read Oct 28, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Read Oct 28, 2026.