Section A / Register summary
Licensed termite and pest control operators in Mississippi
Mississippi contributes 678 licensed operators to this register of 14,539 across 7 states, taken from the MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry pest control business licence record (public records request) (records obtained by public records request from the Bureau of Plant Industry, 2 September 2026). 360 (53%) hold the termite category as the regulator records it. MDAC released the mailing town and ZIP but no street address, so Mississippi is organised as 23 area pages of register rows with no individual operator files. 180 businesses on the record keep a mailing address outside Mississippi (27%), led by TN 65, AL 43 and LA 40.
Records
678
MDAC BPI
Wood-destroying insect
360
53% of records
Register rows
678
no street address on the record
Area pages
23
21 metro/micro + roll-ups
Out-of-state mail
180
27% of records
Section B / Metro areas
Where Mississippi's licensed operators are
| Area | Operators | Termite |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 143 | 51 (36%) |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 99 | 58 (59%) |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 59 | 42 (71%) |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 34 | 17 (50%) |
| Tupelo, MS | 23 | 13 (57%) |
| Cleveland, MS | 12 | 2 (17%) |
| Greenville, MS | 12 | 3 (25%) |
| Meridian, MS | 11 | 8 (73%) |
| Oxford, MS | 11 | 7 (64%) |
| Picayune, MS | 11 | 9 (82%) |
| Greenwood, MS | 9 | 2 (22%) |
| Starkville, MS | 9 | 4 (44%) |
| Laurel, MS | 8 | 6 (75%) |
| Brookhaven, MS | 7 | 5 (71%) |
| Columbus, MS | 7 | 5 (71%) |
| McComb, MS | 6 | 4 (67%) |
| Vicksburg, MS | 6 | 5 (83%) |
| Clarksdale, MS | 3 | 1 (33%) |
| Corinth, MS | 3 | 1 (33%) |
| Grenada, MS | 3 | 2 (67%) |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 3 | 1 (33%) |
Roll-ups / outside the larger metro areas
| Area | Operators | Termite |
|---|---|---|
| Smaller markets and rural counties | 76 | 38 (50%) |
| Out-of-state mailing addresses | 123 | 76 (62%) |
Metro pages exist for core-based statistical areas that span Mississippi and hold at least three records. Everything else is grouped here: in-state businesses in smaller markets and rural counties, and out-of-state mailing addresses on the Mississippi record.
Site plan / MS
Mississippi
No dots: the register for this state publishes no street addresses, so nothing can be placed on the outline. The area pages below hold the records.
Outline drawn: Mississippi. The register carries no addresses, so the outline is drawn on its own. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.
Cost context / Mississippi
What treatment costs in Mississippi
Liquid
$1,400 to $3,200
Bait
$2,000 to $4,400
Tent
$2,000 to $5,500
Tent: Gulf Coast structures mainly; drywood termites are uncommon inland.
- Statewide range: $1,200 to $5,500; bond $250 to $650 a year
- Inspection form: Wood-Destroying Insect Report (WDIR), the MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry standard form
- MDAC licenses the operator in their own name against the company they work for; the wood-destroying insect category is what covers termite work.
Categories on the MS register
- General pest and rodent control (operator licence)454
- Wood destroying insect control (operator licence)347
- Horticultural pest control (operator licence)146
- Mosquito and biting fly control (operator licence)63
- Fumigation pest control (operator licence)31
- Agricultural pest control (operator licence)22
- General pest and rodent control (permit)21
- Wood destroying insect control (permit)21
MDAC category codes as the Bureau of Plant Industry publishes them. A code ending L is an operator licence taken by examination; the matching code ending P is the permit MDAC issues to a trained employee of a licensed company, who may supervise a branch office. WDIL and WDIP are the wood-destroying insect category, which is what covers termite work. Codes the bureau does not publish are shown as bare codes.
Section C / Reading a MS licence record
What the MDAC BPI record does and does not tell you
Every record on this page comes from the MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry pest control business licence record (public records request), records obtained by public records request from the Bureau of Plant Industry, 2 September 2026. The regulator is the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC), Bureau of Plant Industry. The status shown is the one on that file; a licence can lapse or be renewed between snapshots. The Mississippi record carries no status column and no expiry date: it is the list of businesses MDAC held a licence record for on 2 September 2026, and every row on it is published as filed. Nothing here says a licence is current today, so ring the bureau's professional services office before you rely on it.
360 of the 678 businesses (53%) hold the wood-destroying insect category, which is the Mississippi category that covers termite inspection and treatment and the WDIR a lender asks for at closing. MDAC writes it two ways: WDIL is the operator licence taken by examination, WDIP the permit the bureau issues to a trained employee of a licensed company who may supervise a branch office. Both are counted here, and each row shows which codes the business holds. The remaining 318 records carry general pest and rodent, mosquito, horticultural, fumigation or agricultural categories only, so on this record they are not licensed for termite work.
MDAC released the business name, the licence number, the mailing town, the ZIP and the category list. There is no street address and no phone number in the record, so every Mississippi business is a row on an area page and the site builds no operator files for the state: a page carrying a company name and a town would say nothing the area page does not. 180 businesses (27%) keep a mailing address in another state while holding a Mississippi licence. Area pages group the records by the county their mailing ZIP falls in, using the Census ZIP-to-county relationship file; 21 metropolitan and micropolitan areas qualify with three or more records each and the rest roll up.
Section D / Provenance
Provenance / Mississippi
- Source
- MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry pest control business licence record (public records request)
- Regulator
- Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC), Bureau of Plant Industry
- Snapshot
- 2 Sep 2026 (records obtained by public records request from the Bureau of Plant Industry, 2 September 2026)
- Basis
- Public record obtained by public records request from the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Bureau of Plant Industry, 2 September 2026 (Mississippi Public Records Act); no reuse restriction stated
- Verify
- MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry, Regulation of Professional Services
Mississippi publishes no licence search, so the verify link is the bureau's own professional services page, which carries the licensing office's phone number and email. The same records request returned a second file listing individual applicators with their own mailing addresses; that file names people, so it is never read and nothing from it appears on this site. Category names are MDAC's own, from the bureau's published Weed and Pest Control License and Permit page.
Status is shown exactly as the regulator reported it on the snapshot date and is not a statement about today. Registers change with every renewal cycle; only the regulator can tell you the position today. Business records only: individual applicators, technicians and field representatives are never listed here.
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Mississippi treatment cost
Liquid, bait and tent bands by region, bond pricing and the MS inspection form.
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How to get quotes
What to ask a licensed operator and how to compare three written quotes.
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Termite bond ROI
Annual bond pricing and the clauses that matter in a treatment warranty.
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All states
Coverage table, per-state category rules and the states still pending records requests.
This register extract is an independent consumer guide, not a referral service and not an endorsement of any operator. We are not a pest control company and receive nothing from the businesses listed. Verify licence status with the regulator before signing a contract or paying a deposit. Listed businesses can request a correction or removal at [email protected].