Living near the lakes off Drexel Road is one of the better parts of southern Pasco County. The tradeoff is that moisture-rich soil, wooded lots, and conservation-area backdrops create exactly the kind of environment where termites, rodents, and mosquitoes thrive year-round. When pest control is done right, that tradeoff stops costing you.
For homeowners in older block homes — many built in the 1960s and 1970s — the difference between quarterly prevention and reactive treatment is significant. Gaps in aging foundations, older plumbing, and larger perimeters give pests more ways in. A consistent barrier treatment means fewer entry points get exploited, and the problems that do surface get caught early instead of after the damage is done.
The bigger shift is peace of mind. No more wondering what’s scratching inside the wall at night, no more finding roach activity in the kitchen after a rainy stretch, no more guessing whether that mud tube near the back door is something serious. You just know it’s handled — and if something comes up between visits, you call us directly and get a real answer the same day.
Around The Clock Pest Service is a family-owned, owner-operated business serving Hernando and Pasco County since 2020. Every client works directly with George Lundin — the owner, the technician, and the person who answers when you call. Mary handles the office side. There’s no call center, no rotating crew, and no one reading from a script.
George has built this business on the US 41 corridor from Spring Hill south through Land O’ Lakes and the surrounding communities, including Drexel. He understands the pest pressures that come with lake-adjacent properties, older construction, and the semi-rural character of this part of Pasco County — because he’s been servicing homes exactly like yours throughout this corridor for years.
Over 100 five-star Google reviews, a BBB A+ rating, and multiple active FDACS pest control licenses aren’t marketing claims — they’re the record of a business that shows up, does the job right, and stays accountable. That’s the only way a family business grows in a competitive market.
It starts with a phone call — and most of the time, we can give you a quote right there. No waiting on a site visit just to get a number. You describe what you’re seeing, where you’re seeing it, and how long it’s been going on. From that conversation, we can usually identify the likely culprit and outline what treatment makes sense for your property.
When we arrive, we do a full interior and exterior inspection before anything gets applied. For Drexel-area homes — especially those with lake exposure, wooded backyards, or older construction — that inspection matters more than it does on a newer subdivision home. We’re looking at foundation gaps, moisture points, entry routes, and harborage areas that a less thorough technician would walk right past. Treatment is targeted to what’s actually present, not a generic spray-and-go application.
After the initial treatment, most residential clients move into a quarterly prevention plan. That means four visits per year timed to Florida’s seasonal pest cycles — spring termite swarm season, peak summer mosquito and roach pressure, fall rodent intrusion, and winter maintenance. Between visits, if something comes up, you call us directly. We respond within 24 hours, every day of the week, with no extra charge for weekends.
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We handle general pest control for ants, cockroaches, spiders, and fleas — both interior and exterior — along with targeted rodent control using safe trapping methods that don’t put your pets or local wildlife at risk. For properties along Drexel Road with dogs, cats, or outdoor animals, that distinction matters. Poison bait stations can kill rodents that die inside walls or get consumed by hawks and owls in conservation-adjacent areas. Trapping eliminates the problem without the secondary risk.
Termite inspections and WDO (Wood-Destroying Organism) reports are available for both homeowners and real estate transactions. In a market where older homes change hands regularly and lenders typically require a WDO inspection before closing, having a licensed, FDACS-certified inspector who knows this part of Pasco County is a practical advantage. We also offer flea treatments, commercial pest control for restaurants and rental properties, and quarterly prevention plans.
All work is performed under active FDACS licenses — numbers JB297432, JE115388, JF293208, and LF286842 — and carried out by George personally. Special discounts apply for new homeowners and military families. If you’ve just moved into one of the older homes in the Drexel area and you’re not sure what you’re dealing with yet, that new homeowner discount is a good reason to get a baseline inspection before a small problem becomes an expensive one.
For most homes in the Drexel area, quarterly service is the right baseline. Florida doesn’t have a pest off-season — ants, cockroaches, termites, and rodents stay active all 12 months of the year in Pasco County’s subtropical climate. Quarterly visits keep a professional-grade barrier treatment active on your property throughout every seasonal shift, so you’re not starting from scratch every time pest pressure spikes.
For older homes on larger lots — which describes a lot of the housing stock along Drexel Road — quarterly service is especially important. More square footage, more perimeter, more potential entry points. A home built in the 1970s has had decades for small gaps and cracks to develop, and those gaps don’t seal themselves. Staying on a quarterly schedule means those vulnerabilities get addressed consistently rather than waiting until something gets inside and establishes itself.
The lake-dense environment around Drexel Road and the broader Land O’ Lakes area creates specific and persistent pest pressure that you won’t find in more paved, developed suburban settings. Subterranean termites thrive in the moisture-rich soil surrounding lakefront and conservation-adjacent properties. Mosquitoes breed in standing water year-round. Roof rats travel along tree canopies between properties and are especially common on wooded lots with fruit trees or dense vegetation near the water.
Cockroaches are a consistent issue in older Florida construction, where aging plumbing and wall cavities provide ideal harborage. Ants — particularly fire ants and ghost ants — are active across the entire Drexel area. When new construction goes up nearby on the SR 54 and US 41 corridors, displaced rodent and termite colonies often migrate into established residential properties like those in the Drexel community. If you’ve noticed increased pest activity and there’s been recent development nearby, that’s likely not a coincidence.
Yes — and it’s a meaningful difference for homeowners with dogs, cats, or outdoor animals, especially on larger lots near conservation areas. Rodenticide bait stations work by killing rodents through secondary poisoning, which means the animal often dies inside a wall cavity, creating odor problems and potential health hazards. It also means any predator that consumes the poisoned rodent — a hawk, an owl, a neighborhood cat — can be affected by the same compound.
Trapping eliminates the rodent directly and removes it from the property without any secondary risk. For Drexel-area homes that back up to wooded areas, lake corridors, or conservation land, this is especially relevant. Wildlife is part of the environment here — and a pest control approach that doesn’t account for that creates new problems while solving the original one. We use safe trapping exclusively for rodent control, and George can walk you through the placement strategy for your specific property layout on the initial visit.
Most lenders require a WDO (Wood-Destroying Organism) inspection as part of the mortgage approval process in Florida, so if financing is involved in the transaction, the answer is effectively yes. Even in cash transactions, a WDO inspection is a smart move — especially in a market like the Drexel and Land O’ Lakes area where a significant portion of the housing stock is older construction with real termite exposure history.
A WDO inspection covers termites, wood-decaying fungi, and other wood-destroying organisms. It’s not the same as a general home inspection, and it must be performed by a licensed, FDACS-certified inspector. We provide WDO reports for both buyers and sellers throughout Pasco County. If you’re under contract on a home along Drexel Road or the surrounding area, getting the inspection scheduled early in the process — rather than at the last minute before closing — gives you time to negotiate repairs or treatment costs if something is found.
A one-time treatment addresses the immediate problem — it knocks down the active infestation or eliminates the visible pest pressure. But it doesn’t maintain a barrier on your property after the initial treatment wears off, which in Florida’s climate typically happens within a few months. Once the treatment degrades, your home is open again to whatever is active in the surrounding environment.
A quarterly prevention plan keeps that barrier active year-round. For the Drexel area specifically, that means you’re covered going into termite swarm season in the spring, through peak summer mosquito and cockroach pressure, during the fall rodent push when animals start seeking shelter indoors, and through the winter maintenance window. At roughly $250 per year for most residential properties, a quarterly plan costs significantly less than a single emergency treatment or a rodent remediation on a larger older home — and it prevents the problem from reaching that point in the first place.
Yes — we offer new homeowner discounts, and they’re genuinely useful in this part of Pasco County. The Drexel and Land O’ Lakes area sees consistent real estate activity, and a lot of buyers — particularly those relocating from out of state — are moving into older homes without a clear picture of what pest history the property has or what Florida’s year-round pest environment actually looks like in practice.
A new homeowner inspection gives you a baseline. George walks the property, identifies any active issues or risk areas, and gives you an honest assessment of what the home needs — whether that’s a one-time treatment, a termite inspection, or the start of a quarterly prevention plan. The discount makes that first step easier, and the phone quote process means you know what you’re looking at before anyone shows up. Military families in the area qualify for a separate discount as well — call George directly to get the details for your specific situation.
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