Household pest control
Roaches, ants, crickets, silverfish, scorpions, spiders, ticks and fleas. Inside treatment plus an outside perimeter spray to stop them getting in.
Initial service from $79
Family owned since 1978
Bugs gone. Done properly.
Star Termite & Pest Control is owned and run by an entomologist, someone who studied insects for a living. Three generations of Dunnellon families have trusted us to get to the root of the problem.
1978
Serving Dunnellon
50 yrs
Owner experience
4
State licenses held
No
Contract required
Get a free estimate
Tell us what you're seeing and we'll call you back, usually same day.
No contract
Safe for kids & pets
Free estimate
Or just call 352-489-8040 and talk to Lydia.
Entomologist ownedA degree in insects, not just a licence
State ID'd techniciansStar shirts, ID cards, lettered trucks
No contract requiredSpray 12 times a year or twice, your call
Applied safelyAround children and pets
What we treat
Everything that crawls, chews or ruins a lawn.
Whatever you're dealing with, there's a good chance we've handled it in Dunnellon for forty years.
Termite control
Subterranean termite treatment and prevention, monitoring stations, bait colonies, slab pretreatment, and yearly renewals.
Free estimate
Lawn & shrubs
Chinch bugs, mole crickets, sod webworms, armyworms, grubs and fungus. Fertilizer and broadleaf weed control available too.
Lawns from $70
Rodent control
Rats, mice and squirrels in the home or roof. We find how they're getting in, not just what to put down.
Free estimate
Bed bugs
Yes, they're in Dunnellon. We treat beds and hiding places, and tell you honestly what you need to do at home to stay clear of them.
Travel spray available
WDO inspections
Wood destroying organism inspections for buying, selling or financing a Florida home. Required on most transactions.
Call for pricing
We also do attic dusting, tree injectors, pest tubes in the wall, snake repellent, and sell DIY chemicals in the office. Just ask.
The difference
Most pest companies hold a licence. Ours holds a degree.
Entomology is the study of insects, how they behave, where they nest, why they keep coming back. Jay Stees has spent fifty years doing exactly that, and it's the reason Star gets to the root of a problem instead of spraying and hoping.
- Third generation owner, four generations working here
- Technicians with 28 and 30 years at Star, not a rotating crew
- Every tech carries a Florida state ID card
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Jay Stees
Entomologist & owner · 50 years
Jay holds four Florida state licenses and has run Star since it opened in 1978.
Termites
Pest Control
Lawn & Ornamental
Fumigation
Household pests
$79 initial service
Roaches, ants, scorpions, spiders and silverfish. Fleas extra.
Lawn service
$70 and up
Chinch bugs, fungus, webworms and more. Fertilizer available.
Termites & inspections
Free estimate
Every home is different. We'll come and look, no charge.
Who turns up
The same faces, year after year.
Every technician wears a Star shirt, carries a state issued ID card, and drives a lettered Star truck. You'll know who's at your door.
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Jeff Stees
Manager · 28 years
Lawns, houses, termites, wall tubes, attic and slab work, plus tree injectors. Fourth generation.
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Lewis Pruett
30 years at Star
The one to send at a stubborn roach problem. Shows up on time, ready to work.
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Carl Clifton
30 years at Star
Houses, attic dusting, ant and roach baiting. Big believer in granules outside to keep bugs outside.
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Casey DeHass
Pest, lawns & termites
Careful about where and how he sprays, and listens to what you've actually noticed.
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Josh Cain
Lawn technician
Fungus, sod webworms, ants or fertilizer, Josh keeps lawns green and healthy.
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Lydia
Office manager
Scheduling and bookkeeping. If you call the office, Lydia is who you'll speak to.
Service areas
Dunnellon and everywhere near it.
Dunnellon
Rainbow Lakes
Citrus Springs
Beverly Hills
Inverness
Crystal River
Homosassa
Ocala
Not sure if you're in range? Give us a ring, we'll tell you straight.
Got something crawling where it shouldn't be?
Call and talk to a real person. Free estimate, no contract, no pressure.