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Rodent control in Texas

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Rodents in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see rodents, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Rodents in Texas: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which rodents actually live in Texas, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Over 8,600

Flea-borne (murine) typhus cases reported in Texas, 2008-2025

Texas reports more flea-borne typhus than any other state; rats and their fleas are the natural reservoir.

Texas Department of State Health Services

1,110 cases in 2025 (low of 135 in 2010)

Peak year for flea-borne typhus

Case counts have climbed sharply over two decades.

Texas Department of State Health Services

About 72 percent, with 17 deaths over the period

Share of typhus cases hospitalized

A rat-and-flea problem that lands people in hospital, not a nuisance issue.

Texas Department of State Health Services

Rodent species recorded in Texas

House mouse (Mus musculus) — Enters at 1/4 inch; 5-10 litters per year; eats about 200 small meals a night.
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) — Burrowing rat of basements, sewers and ground floors; tail shorter than head plus body.
Roof rat (Rattus rattus) — Climber of attics and trees in warm and coastal regions; tail longer than head plus body.
Deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) — Primary U.S. hantavirus carrier; lives throughout Washington and the interior West.

Rat control in Texas is a flea-borne typhus issue as much as a structural one, so flea treatment goes with rodent removal.

For context, nationally

1/4 inch (the width of a pencil) — Smallest gap a mouse can enter. CDC
890; 35% fatal; 94% west of the Mississippi — Hantavirus cases reported since 1993 (through 2023). CDC

Sources: Texas Department of State Health Services; CDC; Pest Notes: House Mouse; Pest Notes: Rats; Hantavirus. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Rodent control in Texas

Rodents in Texas: what to know

Around Texas

What to note

A useful next step

Rodents in Texas: what the public record shows

Rodent species recorded in Texas

For context, nationally

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