Cockroaches

Cockroaches can spread germs, make allergies worse and multiply at a record-breaking speed.

The cockroach is considered one of the most obnoxious of household pests. This brown or black insect can be found in houses, apartment and office buildings, ships, trains, and airplanes in many parts of the world. Domestic cockroaches, which are also called roaches, have a disagreeable odor. They live in warm dark areas. Their broad flat bodies permit them to crawl in narrow cracks and along pipes. They hide in the daytime coming out at night to feed. The diet of the cockroach includes both plant and animal products ranging from food, paper, clothing and books to dead insects. Although cockroaches can be difficult to eliminate there are a variety of baits and traps that are very effective. Used in combination with good sanitary practices cockroaches can be controlled or eliminated. Cockroaches are believed to be able to transmit several different human diseases.

Termites

More homes are damaged by termites each year.

Ants

On the hunt for food, a single ant can lead the way for the entire colony to invade your home. The best way to control the problem is to find the nest and remove the queen.

Fleas are tiny insects with bodies thin and flattened from side to side much as a fish is flattened. The flea is one of the most troublesome of insects and one of the most dangerous. This makes it easy for them to slip quickly about among the hairs of the animal upon which they live, for all fleas are parasitic.

Spiders

Not only are their webs a nuisance around the house, but spiders can inflict painful, sometimes dangerous bites.

Fleas

Fleas are tiny insects with bodies thin and flattened from side to side much as a fish is flattened. The flea is one of the most troublesome of insects and one of the most dangerous. This makes it easy for them to slip quickly about among the hairs of the animal upon which they live, for all fleas are parasitic.

Fleas feed on human blood through small bites in the skin. They can jump from your carpet up to your ankles and calves, and a female flea can produce up to 800 eggs during her lifetime.

Waterbugs

Waterbuts are found wherever there is standing or gently running water and are found are most commonly seen in the late summer and early fall. Although not really dangerous Water Bugs can give one a nasty bite.

Bees & Wasps

As a rule, bees and wasps are beneficial insects unmindful of the activities of man, as long as man makes it a point to disregard them. At times, however, the nests of these insects may be built in such close proximity to the home, or even in the home, as to make the area too confining for both insect and man. Many times the stings of bees and wasps are usually a painful experience for a few individuals the consequences may be much more serious, resulting in a severe reaction or even death to some people. Click here: See More information

Carpenter Bees

Carpenter bees are similar in appearances to Bumble bees. Carpenter bee nests always have a perfectly round opening.