Rat & mouse removal across Lubbock and the South Plains.
Same-day inspections. Real exclusion work — not just bait stations and an invoice. Locally owned and operating 24/7 across Lubbock County and 24 nearby towns.
Lubbock Rodent Control is a locally-owned rat and mouse removal company serving Lubbock, TX and the surrounding South Plains. We handle full-cycle infestations — inspection, species identification, baiting and trapping, exclusion sealing, attic and crawl-space cleanup, and follow-up — across single-family homes, apartment properties, restaurants, warehouses, agricultural land, and oilfield service properties. Based at 1621 Hilltop Drive in central Lubbock, we cover Lubbock County neighborhoods and 24 nearby South Plains towns within roughly 45 minutes of the city. Same-day service is available, and our phones answer 24 hours a day.
Where most Lubbock calls start.
These three services handle the bulk of inbound calls in West Texas — rats in attics, mice in kitchens and pantries, and after-hours emergencies. We offer 25 more, including roof-rat removal, oilfield-property programs, and commercial bait-station installation.
Rat Control
Roof rats and Norway rats are both established in Lubbock — roof rats in attics and mature trees across older neighborhoods, Norway rats in foundations and sewer lines. We treat both, and we identify which one is on the property before deciding the approach.
Rat control details
Mice Control
House mice are the most common rodent call in Lubbock, with activity spiking from November through March as cold fronts push them indoors. We handle trapping, baiting, exclusion, and the sanitation step most companies skip.
Mice control details
Emergency Rodent Removal
Live rat in the kitchen at 11 PM, scratching in the wall the night a cold front hits, or a dead rodent smell that won't wait until Monday — we dispatch the same night across Lubbock and the closer nearby towns.
Emergency service detailsWe work the South Plains every day.
Lubbock sits on the Llano Estacado at the edge of the South Plains cotton belt, where dry semi-arid summers give way to winters that can swing 30°F in a single afternoon when a cold front rolls in off the Caprock. Rodent pressure here doesn't behave like it does in East Texas or the Gulf Coast — roof rats move into attics on a tighter seasonal cycle, Norway rats hold steady year-round in the older neighborhoods around downtown and the Texas Tech medical district, and house mice spike sharply the week the first hard freeze lands.
Agricultural and oilfield activity changes the picture further. Properties on the cotton-belt edge see seasonal migration when fields are harvested. Oilfield service yards and pump-station sheds west of Lubbock pick up rodent pressure that suburban exterminators don't usually plan for. We've built programs around all of it — student rentals near Texas Tech, restaurants and warehouses along the Loop 289 corridor, storage facilities across the city, and the working agricultural and oilfield properties on the surrounding plains.
We're a small, locally-owned operation. The phone is answered in Lubbock, not a call center, and the technician driving to your house lives in the South Plains.
Three Lubbock districts we work constantly.
Lubbock has 31 neighborhoods on our service map plus 24 nearby South Plains towns. These three account for a heavy share of our weekly route.
Downtown
Older brick buildings, restaurant blocks, and adjacent multi-family housing make downtown a steady source of both rat and mouse calls — particularly Norway rats in foundation cracks and roof rats in the older two-story building stock.
Downtown service detailsTech Terrace
Established residential district directly adjacent to Texas Tech University, with mature trees, older homes, and a high concentration of student rentals. Roof rats dominate calls here, especially in October when the first cold fronts arrive.
Tech Terrace detailsMedical District
Healthcare-adjacent properties, professional offices, and dense apartment buildings around the Texas Tech medical complex. Strict rodent protocols are the norm here, and most properties run quarterly or monthly programs rather than one-off calls.
Medical District detailsNorway rat vs. roof rat vs. house mouse — Lubbock edition.
Identifying the species is the first thing we do on every call, because the treatment path is fundamentally different for each one. Here's how the three break down in Lubbock specifically.
| Species | Where you find it in Lubbock | Treatment approach | Peak season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof rat (black rat) |
Attics, garages, mature trees in Tech Terrace, Heart of Lubbock, Overton, Maxey Park — anywhere with older roof lines and dense tree cover | Roof-line and attic exclusion, vent sealing, attic baiting, mature-tree assessment | October–February (cold-front driven) |
| Norway rat (sewer rat) |
Foundations, sewer access, ground-level burrows — older downtown blocks, near-restaurant alleys, warehouse perimeters | Foundation sealing, burrow treatment, exterior bait-station programs, dumpster-area management | Year-round, slight spike November–January |
| House mouse | Every neighborhood. Wall voids, pantries, garages, storage rooms, and around water heaters | Interior trapping, entry-point sealing under 1/4 inch, kitchen-cabinet inspection, garage exclusion | Year-round, sharp spike Nov–Mar |
Four steps. No upsell theater.
Inspect
Walk the property — attic, crawl space, foundation, roof line, garage, outbuildings. We map every entry point, droppings location, and active runway before we propose anything.
Identify
Roof rat, Norway rat, or house mouse — each has a different treatment path. We confirm species from droppings, gnaw patterns, runway height, and nest material.
Treat
Targeted baiting, trapping, and removal calibrated to the species and infestation stage. Bait stations are tamper-resistant; trapping-only programs are available for pet households.
Prevent
Exclusion sealing, vent screening, and follow-up visits to confirm activity has stopped. Without this step, rodents come back — which is why most calls we get are second opinions on the first company's work.