Problem Category: Household Pests

Crawling Insects

Roaches

Cockroaches thrive in home environments, spreading diseases like salmonella poisoning. They hide during the day in cracks, beneath appliances, around garbage or near moisture (bathrooms). Roaches enter your house on second-hand furniture, grocery bags, corrugated boxes or migrate from sewers.

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Helpful Hints - How To Prevent Roaches

Since roaches can survive on tiny amounts of food, keep living areas free of food scraps. Clean up garbage and empty cat litter regularly. Do not leave pet food out overnight. Fix leaking pipes and faucets. Plug cracks leading to kitchen and bathroom with a caulking material. If serious infestations persist, roaches may be entering from adjacent buildings (apartments) where the problem is not being treated. Treatment of the entire building may be necessary.

Ants

Ants are generally a problem in the kitchen where they are attracted to sweets and starchy food. Extreme conditions such as flooding or dryness can cause ants to relocate their colony inside your home. Colonies can be located by following ant trails. In order to eliminate your ant problem you must destroy the entire colony.

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Spiders

Spiders are not insects but are relatives of crustaceans (crabs). They construct messy webs in corners to trap and kill other insects. Spiders are fine in the garden but can be a nuisance in the home. Some people are allergic to spider bites. Remove webs from infested areas and vacuum to remove eggs. Destroy or dispose of the contents of the vacuum bag.

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Earwigs

Reddish-brown insects with pincers at the rear of their body. They thrive in moist, shady locations found in bathrooms, kitchens and around sinks. They enter through cracks, especially during hot dry spells. They can inflict painful pinches when threatened.

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Silverfish

Easily identified by three long "antenaelike" tails. Commonly found indoors feeding on wallpaper, book bindings and starched clothing.

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Fleas

A common insect pest for pet owners. Spread by contact with an infested animals or by contact with infested clothing or furniture. Flea larvae hatch from eggs and then enter a pupa stage. Adult fleas emerge in one week or can take up to one year to emerge!

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