July 2026 was one of Huffman’s wetter Julys in recent years. The area received 7.36 inches of rain across 11 significant events — up 13% from July 2025’s already-above-average 6.51 inches. The defining event was July 14, when 2.23 inches fell in a single day, flooding drainage corridors that channel toward Lake Houston to the west. For Huffman’s mix of rural properties and residential subdivisions — many with large lots, horses, and working drainage ditches — that kind of saturation creates pest conditions that reset across multiple categories simultaneously.
Mosquito treatment calls peaked in the post-July 14 period, with homes near the eastern Lake Houston shoreline and along drainage ditches running toward Barbers Hill Road reporting the most sustained activity. Huffman’s position adjacent to Lake Houston State Park also creates a persistent mosquito reservoir — the park’s natural wetland areas and creek systems support breeding populations that don’t depend on subdivision drainage patterns. We completed 14 mosquito barrier treatments in the Huffman area in July — up 16% versus the same period last year.
Tick pressure in Huffman is elevated compared to suburban communities to the west. Properties adjacent to wooded pasture, large undeveloped lots, and the Lake Houston State Park edge regularly see deer and feral hog activity, and both species carry adult tick populations directly to residential lot lines. Our technicians logged above-average tick inquiries throughout July from properties along the rural eastern corridor of the area.
Fire ants displaced aggressively by the July 14 flooding rebuilt along driveways, fence lines, and around livestock feed areas. Fire ant activity is running 14% above the same period last year. The 91°F average high with 79% humidity drove cockroaches indoors throughout the second half of the month. General pest control accounted for 34 of our 54 July stops in the Huffman area.
