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Guides from Austin Excel Pest & Lawn Control
Straight answers to the questions we hear most, written for our own customers.
September 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Getting a live oak through a Texas drought without cutting it wrong
The most valuable thing in a Hill Country yard is also the easiest to damage with well meant work.
September 7, 2026 · 3 min read
What Blackland clay does to a slab, and why termite inspections start low
Most of what matters on a termite call is found in the first eighteen inches above and below grade.
September 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Fire ants in Central Texas: why timing beats product
A treatment placed where the mound was last month does very little, and that is the usual reason people think it did not work.
September 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Why the same crew should be looking at your lawn and your bugs
Two companies on one property will each solve their half correctly and still leave you with the problem.
September 7, 2026 · 4 min read
Scorpions in a Buda house: where they get in and what actually changes it
The scorpion in your bathroom did not come from nowhere. It came from about four feet away, through a gap you can find.