With more than 800 acres of parkland and 30 miles of hike-and-bike trails running through it, North Richland Hills gives residents a lot of green space to enjoy and gives pests a lot of ground to work with too. Our technicians treat this city regularly enough to know that a home near Green Valley Park's lake needs a different plan than one backing up to the century-old trees at Iron Horse Golf Course.
Green Valley Park, built around a lake and wetland with a paved trail and fishing spots, keeps mosquito breeding active near the homes and neighborhoods that surround it. Big Fossil Creek Park, heavily treed and bisected by the creek it's named for, brings similar water-driven pest pressure to the areas around it. Meanwhile the century-old oak, mesquite and cottonwood trees lining Iron Horse Golf Course, along with the two creeks that run through the course, create ideal conditions for termites and carpenter ants in the surrounding neighborhoods. With 30 miles of trails threading through the city, wildlife-carried pests like ticks also travel further into residential yards here than in cities with less connected green space.
The lake and wetland at Green Valley Park and the creek running through Big Fossil Creek Park keep standing and slow-moving water available to mosquitoes for most of the warm season.
The mature, century-old trees around Iron Horse Golf Course and the older neighborhoods nearby give subterranean termites the aged wood and settled soil they need to establish undetected.
Carpenter ants are drawn to the same aging tree cover around the golf course and creek corridors that draws termites, while fire ants take advantage of irrigated lawns throughout the city's newer subdivisions.
The city's extensive 30-mile trail system connects wooded park areas directly to residential yards, giving ticks a longer path into neighborhoods than a typical isolated park would.
Tree-lined creek corridors at Big Fossil Creek and along the golf course give roof rats and mice direct cover into nearby attics and garages once the weather cools.
We proudly serve homeowners and businesses throughout the surrounding region:
It's fully within our standard coverage area, so there's no travel fee whether you're near Green Valley Park or anywhere else in the city.
Very likely. NRH's 30 miles of connected trails give wildlife, and the ticks they carry, a direct path into yards that back up to green space. Perimeter treatment of the tree line and tall grass at your property edge is the most effective fix.
Yes, the century-old trees lining the course create strong conditions for both termites and carpenter ants, more so than a typical newer-construction yard. An inspection can confirm whether either is active before it becomes a bigger problem.
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