In Clay Sink, pest pressure isn’t seasonal — it’s structural. You’re sitting at the edge of hundreds of acres of Withlacoochee State Forest, on clay-rich soil that holds moisture year-round, in homes that were built long before modern pest exclusion was a thing. That combination doesn’t just invite pests. It keeps them coming back unless someone addresses the actual source.
When pest control is done right for a property like yours, you stop finding evidence of rodents in the attic every fall. You stop guessing whether that wood damage near the foundation is cosmetic or something worse. You stop spending weekends on products from the hardware store that handle the surface but not the source.
What you get instead is a home that stays protected between visits — not just treated once and forgotten. For older rural structures and wooded lots especially, the difference between a prevention plan and a reactive call isn’t just convenience. It’s the difference between a few hundred dollars a year and a repair bill that gets into the thousands.
Around The Clock Pest Service is a family-owned business based in Spring Hill, FL, serving both Hernando and Pasco County — which puts Clay Sink squarely in our backyard. George Lundin started this company in 2020 with a simple operating principle: answer every call personally, give honest assessments, and don’t book a job that doesn’t need to be booked. Mary Lundin handles the administrative side, and together we’ve built a business that runs on accountability rather than volume.
Over 100 five-star Google reviews later, the thing customers mention most isn’t the price or the speed — it’s that they actually talked to someone who knew what they were talking about. That matters in a rural area like Clay Sink, where properties have real complexity: forest-adjacent lots, older wood-frame structures, outbuildings, and the kind of pest conditions that a rotating franchise technician isn’t going to recognize on sight.
We hold multiple active FDACS licenses, carry a BBB A+ rating, and offer discounts to new homeowners and military families — because those are the people this community is built around.
It starts with a phone call — and unlike most pest control companies, that call goes directly to George. You describe what you’re seeing, where you’re seeing it, and how long it’s been going on. From there, most quotes are given right on that call. No waiting days for someone to drive out just to give you a number you could’ve gotten in five minutes.
If the job requires an in-person assessment — for a termite inspection, a WDO report for a real estate transaction, or a more complex rodent exclusion on an older property — we schedule that visit and show up when we say we will. For properties near the Withlacoochee State Forest, we pay close attention to the transition zones: where the treeline meets the structure, where moisture collects against older wood, where rodents are most likely entering. That’s where most problems in Clay Sink actually start.
After the initial service, we walk you through what was found, what was treated, and what to watch for. If you’re on a quarterly prevention plan, we maintain that barrier through every season — because in northeast Pasco County, there’s no month where pests simply stop being a concern.
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Clay Sink isn’t a master-planned suburb. The homes here have history, the lots have acreage, and the pest conditions are shaped by decades of forest adjacency and clay-soil moisture. The services we provide reflect that reality — not a one-size-fits-all treatment plan designed for a new-construction neighborhood in Zephyrhills.
For residential clients, that means general pest control covering ants, cockroaches, spiders, and fleas — along with rodent control that uses safe trapping methods to avoid secondary poisoning risks for your dogs, cats, or any other animals on the property. Termite inspections and WDO reports are available for homeowners protecting their investment or buyers navigating a real estate transaction on an older rural property. Quarterly prevention plans keep a protective barrier in place year-round, which in a forest-edge environment like Clay Sink is genuinely the most cost-effective approach available.
For commercial clients — rental properties, small businesses, or agricultural operations in the northeast Pasco County area — we handle ongoing pest management with the same direct communication and consistent follow-through. Every service is backed by our FDACS licensing, and every visit is handled by someone who knows what they’re looking at. No rotating technicians, no guesswork, no surprises on the invoice.
It’s a fair question, and the honest answer is that many don’t — or they’ll technically include your zip code in a service area list but treat the drive time as an afterthought. Clay Sink’s location in the extreme northeast corner of Pasco County, surrounded by the Withlacoochee State Forest, puts it off the radar for most companies based in the Tampa metro or even Dade City.
Around The Clock Pest Service operates out of Spring Hill in Hernando County, which sits directly adjacent to the Pasco County line. Clay Sink falls naturally within our service territory — not as a stretch goal, but as part of the same rural corridor we’ve been working in since 2020. When you call, you’re not asking a regional franchise to make an exception. You’re calling a company that already knows this part of Florida.
For most homes in Clay Sink, quarterly service is the right answer — and the reasoning is specific to this area. You’re dealing with clay-rich soil that retains moisture and supports subterranean termite and ant activity year-round. You’re bordered by Withlacoochee State Forest, which means rodents, wildlife, and insects are constantly testing the perimeter of your property with no cold-weather break to slow them down. Florida doesn’t give you a winter reprieve the way northern states do.
Older rural homes — the kind common in Clay Sink — also tend to have more entry points than newer construction: gaps around aging foundations, wood framing that’s had decades to develop vulnerabilities, outbuildings that rarely get inspected. A quarterly prevention plan keeps a protective barrier maintained across all four seasons, which ends up costing significantly less than a single emergency remediation call when something gets established inside your walls.
Roof rats are the most common issue for homes in Clay Sink, and they’re particularly active in fall and early winter when temperatures start to drop and they begin looking for indoor shelter. Because properties here sit at the edge of dense forest, the migration path from the treeline to your attic or wall voids is short. It doesn’t take much — a gap around a roofline, an aging soffit, an unsealed pipe entry — and they’re in.
Mice are also common, especially in older structures and outbuildings. The key thing to understand is that over-the-counter bait stations and snap traps address individual animals, not the entry points or the conditions that keep attracting them. We use safe trapping methods that avoid secondary poisoning risks — which matters a lot if you have dogs, cats, chickens, or other animals on the property. After trapping, we identify and address the entry points so the same problem doesn’t repeat itself three months later.
Yes — and for older rural properties in this area, it’s one of the most important steps in the buying process. Clay Sink’s building stock includes wood-frame homes and structures that predate modern pest exclusion standards by decades. Subterranean termites thrive in the moisture-retaining clay soils that define this area geologically — the same soils the community is literally named after. Termite damage in these conditions can be extensive and well-hidden before it becomes visible.
A WDO (Wood-Destroying Organism) inspection provides a formal report that most Florida lenders require before closing. It documents any active infestation, previous damage, and conditions that make the structure vulnerable. If you’re purchasing a property along Lacoochee Clay Sink Road or anywhere in northeast Pasco County, getting that inspection done before you close is far less expensive than discovering a structural problem after the sale is final. We provide WDO reports that meet Florida’s real estate transaction requirements.
Yes, and for Clay Sink residents specifically, this is one of the more important questions to ask any pest control company before you book. Rural properties often have dogs, outdoor cats, chickens, or other livestock — and the wrong rodent control approach can put those animals at serious risk. Rodenticide baits that kill pests inside walls or in crawl spaces create secondary poisoning hazards for any animal that comes into contact with the carcass.
We use safe trapping methods that eliminate that risk. For general pest treatments, we use approaches that are effective against the target pest without creating unnecessary exposure for pets or children. Before any service, George will walk you through exactly what’s being used and how it’s being applied — so you’re not left guessing about what was put down on your property. That kind of transparency isn’t standard across the industry, but it’s how we’ve operated from the beginning.
We do, and both discounts reflect something real about who’s moving into and living in this part of Pasco County. A number of people buying property in the Clay Sink area are coming from more suburban or urban environments and encountering Florida’s rural pest environment for the first time. Older farmhouses, wooded lots, and properties that have been vacant or under-maintained are a different challenge than a new-construction home — and new owners often need guidance as much as they need treatment.
The new homeowner discount is our way of making that first step easier. For military families, it’s straightforward: the people who’ve served deserve fair pricing and honest service, and that’s what they’ll get. Both discounts come with the same direct communication and personal accountability that every client receives — no tiered service levels, no difference in how the job gets done. Just a fair price and a company that shows up when it says it will.
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