Hendersonville Pest Control — Headquartered by the Lake

Hendersonville Pest Control — Protecting Homes by the Lake for 40+ Years

Family-owned, lake-tuned pest protection for Old Hickory Lake communities — for over 40 years.

Hendersonville isn’t called “The City by the Lake” for nothing. Life along Old Hickory Lake, the quiet coves off Sanders Ferry, the wooded lots near Drakes Creek, the established homes around Walton Ferry, is what makes this community special. It’s also what makes local pest pressure different from a landlocked suburb. Standing water, humid shorelines, a mature tree canopy, and the clay-heavy Middle Tennessee soil create ideal conditions for mosquitoes, subterranean termites, and moisture-loving pests. Our story starts here, too. U.S. Pest opened in Sumner County in 1985, growing out of Peden’s Pest Patrol, founded in 1980, and our headquarters sits right here on Industrial Park Drive. For more than 40 years, our family-owned team has protected homes from the Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club area to Station Camp and Indian Lake, and we build every treatment plan around how, and where, you actually live.

Being minutes from the water is the Hendersonville lifestyle, and it shapes which pests show up and when. Here’s what we see most in local homes:

Mosquitoes

Lakeside & creek-fed mosquitoes

Old Hickory Lake’s coves and the Drakes Creek corridor hold exactly the still, warm water mosquitoes breed in, and it doesn’t take much. A clogged gutter, a boat cover, or a low spot in a shaded yard can produce hundreds of them. Waterfront and heavily wooded lots feel it worst, and the Asian tiger mosquito common to Middle Tennessee bites during the day, not just at dusk. Our mosquito program targets resting and breeding sites around the whole property, not just the patio.

Termites

Subterranean termites in Middle Tennessee soil

The moist, clay-rich soil around the lake is prime habitat for subterranean termites — the most destructive pest a Hendersonville home faces. They swarm in spring (typically March through May), and older and historic homes near the shoreline are especially worth protecting. Because termites work silently below grade, we protect homes with a liquid treatment that bonds to the soil around the foundation, then check it every year and any time you spot signs of termites.

Moisture Pests

Moisture pests in lake-humid crawlspaces

Humidity coming off the water keeps crawlspaces damp, and damp crawlspaces draw carpenter ants, springtails, camel crickets, and the moisture that eventually invites bigger problems. Lakefront and creek-side homes often notice it first as a musty smell under the floor, and fixing the moisture matters as much as treating the pests. Our crawl space services handle both.

Rodents

The fall rodent push

As temperatures drop from September into November, mice and rats move off the wooded shorelines and field edges and into garages, crawlspaces, and attics looking for a warm winter home. Sealing entry points before the first cold snap is far easier than evicting an established population in January.

Spiders

Spiders — including brown recluse

Garages, boathouses, sheds, and storage areas are where Tennessee’s brown recluse likes to hide, alongside the harmless-but-startling wolf and fishing spiders you’ll spot near docks. Treating the spots where they hide, and the insects that draw them in, keeps boathouses and garages from turning into spider territory.

Wasps & Ticks

Late-summer wasps, yellowjackets & ticks

By August, wasp and yellowjacket nests reach full size on decks, docks, and eaves, right where families gather on the water. And if your lot backs up to woods or the Drakes Creek Park greenway, ticks ride in on pets and cuffs. Both are seasonal, predictable, and very treatable when you stay ahead of them.

Your Hendersonville Pest Calendar

What to expect through the year in the 37075 / 37077 area — and when to act:

Spring
(Mar–May)

Termite swarms begin, ants become active, and the season’s first mosquitoes hatch in standing water. Best window for a termite inspection.

Summer
(Jun–Aug)

Mosquitoes peak, especially on waterfront and wooded lots; wasp and yellowjacket nests grow large; spiders are active in garages and boathouses.

Fall
(Sep–Nov)

Rodents move indoors ahead of winter; yellowjackets turn aggressive; occasional invaders (stink bugs, lady beetles) cluster on sunny walls. Prime time to seal up.

Winter
(Dec–Feb)

Rodents settle into attics and crawlspaces; overwintering pests hide in wall voids. The quiet season to plan exclusion and lock in termite protection.

Hendersonville Neighborhoods & Areas We Serve

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We treat homes across Hendersonville and the surrounding lake communities, plus nearby towns:

Walton FerryIndian LakeStreets of Indian LakeStation CampSanders FerryCage’s BendBluegrass Yacht & Country ClubGallatinGoodlettsvilleOld HickoryMadisonWhite HousePortland

Whether you’re on the water or off Main Street, we’re a local call away at 615.590.1260.

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Hendersonville FAQs

The lake’s coves, creeks, and shaded, humid yards give mosquitoes constant breeding water. Waterfront and wooded lots see the heaviest pressure, and Middle Tennessee’s Asian tiger mosquito bites in daylight. Treating the whole property, including the shady spots where mosquitoes rest during the day, works far better than spraying around the deck.

Subterranean termites typically swarm from March through May, but they feed year-round in our clay-heavy soil. Our liquid soil treatment stays in place around your foundation, and an inspection every year, ideally before spring, or whenever you notice warning signs, catches problems early.

Yes. We tailor treatments for lakeside homes, including docks, boathouses, decks, and crawlspaces, using products and methods chosen with the lake environment in mind.

We’re right here. Our headquarters is at 49 Industrial Park Drive in Hendersonville, so your Pest Pro is local, and our own office team answers when you call 615-590-1260.

That’s always our first consideration on lake lots. Your Pest Pro uses EPA-registered products according to label directions, chooses methods with the water in mind, and will tell you if anything needs to dry before kids or pets head back outside.

Our Hendersonville Headquarters

U.S. Pest Protection’s headquarters is right here in Hendersonville, serving homes and businesses across Sumner County and the surrounding area.


49 Industrial Park Drive, Hendersonville, TN 37075
Office: 615-822-8500 · Main line: 615-590-1260

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  • Tate, with his kind smile and cowboy hat, is always professional, very pleasant and thorough. He represents U.S. Pest with a high level of integrity. Blessed that Tate is our ‘pest guy!’

    Janine W., Mount Juliet, TN
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    Allison D., Franklin, TN

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