Pest control in Mission
Mission's Health Department controls the city's mosquitoes by spraying and larviciding, and Mosquito Spraying and Bee Calls are both on its list of services. The department, at 117 E. Tom Landry Street, also inspects on-site sewage facilities. The person who comes for a private job may be an apprentice, a technician or a certified applicator, and they aren't trained the same way. A Texas apprentice registers within 10 days of starting, for $125, and the card is good for 12 months.
Training runs 20 hours of classroom work in general standards, plus 8 hours of classroom and 40 hours of on-the-job training in each category, and a technician course of at least 6 hours, before the technician exam at $64 per category. After that a certified applicator must be physically present at least three days a week for instruction, and a technician meets the responsible certified applicator in person once a week.
Technicians also complete eight hours of verifiable training every calendar year, and their license expiration follows the business license. Mission has a 71.4% owner-occupied share in the Census Bureau's five-year estimates through 2024. For a swarm or hive, ask the Health Department about its Bee Calls service first. When a company sends someone, ask whether that person is an apprentice or a technician, and for the name of the certified applicator responsible for the job.
What pest control costs near Mission
Because no one has sent us a quote from Mission, there's no price for the city itself. The Texas page lists the estimates with what pest control workers are paid ($19.90 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price) and the state license fees. How we estimate costs.
Pest control jobs in Mission
Sources for Mission
- Health Department, City of Mission Read Oct 23, 2026.
- TDA: SPCS Technician and Apprentice Licensing Read Oct 23, 2026.
- TDA: SPCS Fees Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25003 Tenure Read Oct 28, 2026.