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Close-up view of a flea facing forward, showing body shape and legs

Long-legged cellar spider viewed from the front, showing thin legs and small body

Wasp viewed head-on with wings extended

Mouse shown from the front, illustrating common rodent features

Boxelder bug viewed from the front, commonly found indoors during seasonal changes

Eastern subterranean termite viewed from the side, showing pale body and amber head

Mole shown from the front, highlighting snout and digging adaptations

PEST DIRECTORY

From ants in the kitchen to rodents in the attic, every pest behaves differently.

Explore the most common pests in our area, how they enter your home, and what it takes to eliminate them effectively.

Pests Database

Common House Fly

The familiar household fly drawn to food and garbage.

Dark reddish millipede with a segmented cylindrical body and numerous legs.

Cherry Coke Millipeded

A reddish-brown millipede commonly found outdoors that sometimes enters homes in large numbers after heavy rain.

Large centipede with a bright red head and long segmented body with many legs.

Giant Red-headed Centipede

Large venomous centipedes found in homes, especially in damp basements, garages, and crawl spaces.

Small dark brown jumping insect with a flattened body that feeds on human blood.

Human Flea

Feeds on people, but usually isn’t the main culprit indoors.

Tiny bright red mite with a round body known for causing itchy bites on humans and animals.

Chigger

An outdoor mite whose bites show up long after the walk is over.

Very small reddish mite with long front legs commonly found on exterior walls and windows.

Clover Mite

Tiny, red, and determined to appear on the sunniest window.

Small wingless insect with a silvery teardrop-shaped body and long antennae.

Silverfish

Moisture-loving insects with a taste for paper and fabric.

Small olive-brown weevil with a long snout and compact oval body commonly found on alfalfa plants.

Alfalfa Weevil

A plant-feeding insect that occasionally moves indoors from nearby vegetation.

Small brown spider with long legs commonly found indoors building irregular webs.

House Spiders

Settle in quietly wherever insects are already active.

Pale spider with a small body and extremely long thin legs often found in basements and ceilings.

Cellar Spiders

Long-legged, slow-moving, and quietly eating other bugs for you.

Small dark brown ant known for emitting a strong odor when crushed.

Odorous House Ant

Small ants best known for the smell they leave behind.

Small dark brown ant commonly nesting in cracks of sidewalks and pavement.

Pavement Ant

Common sidewalk ants that occasionally wander inside.

Large black ant with a segmented body and strong mandibles known for nesting in wood.

Carpenter Ant

Moves into wood that already has problems—never the cause, always the opportunist.

Tiny yellow-tan ant that forms large indoor colonies.

Pharaoh Ant

Tiny, persistent, and unimpressed by surface treatments.

Large black and yellow bee resembling a bumblebee that nests by tunneling into wood.

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Drills neat round holes and then leaves sawdust behind as evidence.

Small light brown cockroach with two dark stripes behind the head commonly found indoors.

German Cockroach

A fast-reproducing indoor roach that doesn’t waste time.

Large reddish-brown cockroach with long antennae and a flattened oval body commonly found in warm indoor environments.

American Cockroach

Large, bold, and usually tied to moisture—not your housekeeping.

Dark brown to black cockroach with a shiny body commonly found in damp environments.

Oriental Cockroach

A moisture-loving roach that prefers basements and drains.

Small light brown cockroach with pale bands across its wings and abdomen commonly found indoors.

Brown-Banded Cockroach

A smaller roach that skips the basement and heads upstairs.

Small gray-brown rodent with a pointed nose, large ears, and a long thin tail.

House Mouse

Small, curious, and very good at finding entry points.

Large brown rat with a heavy body, blunt nose, and thick tail commonly found in urban environments.

Norway Rat

Large, ground-dwelling, and committed to the same travel routes.

Slender dark brown or black rat with a long tail and pointed nose.

Roof Rat

An agile climber that enters homes from above, not below.

Small tan fly with red eyes commonly found around ripening fruit and fermenting foods.

Common Fruit Fly

Appears suddenly and multiplies faster than expected.

Small hump-backed fly often found around decaying organic material.

Phorid Flies (Look-alike)

Small flies that run instead of fly and point to a hidden issue.

Small fuzzy gray fly with moth-like wings commonly found around drains and damp organic matter.

Drain Flies (Look-alike)

Small flies that suggest something below the surface needs attention.

Brown mosquito with long legs and narrow wings commonly breeding in standing water.

Northern House Mosquito

Most active at dusk and never far from standing water.

Black mosquito with distinctive white stripes on its legs and body known for aggressive daytime biting.

Asian Tiger Mosquito

A daytime biter with no respect for personal space.

Tiny reddish-brown jumping insect with a flattened body that feeds on the blood of pets and wildlife.

Cat Flea

The most common flea indoors, thanks to pets doing the introductions.

Small pale termite with a soft body that lives in large underground colonies and feeds on wood.

Eastern Subterranean Termite

The termite responsible for most “how long has this been here?” moments.

Small burrowing mammal with velvety dark fur, tiny eyes, and large digging forefeet.

Eastern Mole

Lives underground and rearranges lawns without permission.

Small brown rodent with short legs and tail commonly found in grassy habitats.

Prairie Vole

A burrowing rodent that treats landscaping as optional.

Small brown rodent with short ears and tail commonly found in grassy outdoor areas.

Meadow Vole

Creates visible runways and treats lawns like highways.

Fast-moving centipede with a narrow body and very long delicate legs.

House Centipede

Moves fast, looks alarming, and quietly eats other pests.

Black insect with bright red lines along the wings and body commonly found on boxelder trees and homes.

Boxelder Bug

Shows up in groups, uninvited, every fall without fail.

Shield-shaped brown bug with mottled markings and banded antennae that releases a strong odor when disturbed.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

An outdoor pest that insists on overwintering indoors.

Small orange-red beetle with black spots and a dome-shaped body often found on plants and inside homes.

Asian Lady Beetle

Looks friendly. Acts like it owns the place when seasons change.

Black and yellow striped wasp with a compact body known for aggressive behavior and ground nests.

Eastern Yellowjacket

A ground-nester that reacts poorly to surprises.

Black and yellow striped wasp known for building nests in wall voids and underground spaces.

German Yellowjacket

Persistent, food-focused, and very comfortable around people.

Black and yellow striped wasp known for building underground colonies.

Southern Yellowjacket

A ground-nesting wasp that takes food very seriously.

Slender brown and yellow wasp with long legs that builds open umbrella-shaped paper nests.

Paper Wasps

Build open nests in high-traffic spots and defend them confidently.

Large black and white wasp with a stout body and bold facial markings known for building aerial paper nests.

Bald‑Faced Hornet

A large wasp with an impressive nest and a short fuse.

Large reddish-brown and yellow hornet with a robust body and powerful flight.

European Hornet

Large, loud, and most active when the lights come on.

Slender black or metallic blue wasp known for building mud tube nests.

Mud Daubers

Build mud nests, hunt spiders, and generally mind their own business.

Light to dark brown spider with long legs and a violin-shaped marking on the body.

Brown Recluse

Avoids attention and usually lives where no one looks.

Glossy black spider with long legs and a round abdomen known for the distinctive red hourglass marking.

Black Widow

Keeps to itself, prefers dark corners, and wants no interaction.

Large brown hunting spider with strong legs and excellent vision that does not rely on webs.

Wolf Spiders

Large hunters that don’t build webs and don’t stick around.

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Cockroach pest known for spreading bacteria and infesting kitchens and living spaces

Mosquito pest targeted by professional pest control treatments to quickly reduce infestations

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Termite pest commonly found in dark, damp areas inside residential homes

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