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 If you've seen bugs scampering in your kitchen, bath, cupboards or drawers, chances are that your home is infested with uninvited visitors! For every pest you see, there are hundreds more hiding where you can't see them. Pests in and around your home do not indicate bad housekeeping. No matter how clean, no home is immune from pest infestations. Our beautiful climate provides growth opportunities for all plants and animals-including pests. All it takes is food, water and heat. The various pests which can invade your home can destroy your property, carry diseases, and inconvenience you. The destruction rodents, clothes moths, carpet beetles, silverfish and crickets can do is surprising. And the nuisance ants, earwigs and spiders create is all too obvious. In today's modern society, there is no reason for you to accept these pests as house guests. Action Pest Control provides services which are safe, professional, inexpensive, and far superior to do-it-yourself methods. American Cockroach Usually shy, nocturnal creatures. Contaminate Food. Can aggravate allergies. Found in dark, moist areas and wherever food is stored or prepared. German Cockroach German cockroach reproduces rapidly. Brown Banded Cockroach Brown Banded cockroach lives in warm, relatively dry areas. Oriental Cockroach Oriental cockroach moves inside homes in fall and prefers cool, moist areas. Woods Cockroach Woods cockroach are similiar in appearance to American cockroaches, and can be found in firewood, old logs, and are active in the wintertime. Carpenter Ant Destroys wood. Usually found in moist wood. Reproductives have wings. Crazy Ant Attracted by sweet or greasy foods. Fire Ant Colonies nest in soil and in voids like hollow doors and walls. Grease Ant Attracted to grease, fats and meats. these ants are very persistent and may be difficult to control. Household Ant These ants feed on sugars, syrups, honey, fruit juice, fats and meat. Pharaoh Ant Very small and difficult to control, nest throughout structures. Cricket Make an annoying noise in large numbers. Found primarily outdoors, but can move inside. Brown Dog Tick Feeds in ears, between toes and on backs of dogs. Hides in pet bedding and behind baseboards. Bites people. Deer Tick May carry Lyme disease, which can be debilitating to humans and pets. Very small, less than 1/8". Found near deer and mice habitats. Earwig Active at night, hidden in mulch during the day. Scavenges on dead plant and animal material. Found in cool, damp ground cover. Millipede Normally found outdoors in damp places, but can migrate into basements and first floor rooms. Silverfish Eats paper, fabric and cereals. Sowbug/Pillbug Like damp places. Frequently invade damp basements, crawl spaces and potted plants. Pillbug rolls into a ball when disturbed. Sowbug cannot. Spider Most species hide in cracks, dark areas or webs. May bite if disturbed. Black Widow and Brown Recluse species are poisonous. Cat Flea Found on pets, near pet areas and in carpet. Reproduces rapidly. Can cause irritating bites. Asian Lady Beetle Theese orange-red beetles, resembling ladybugs, are a tree dwelling species, however in late summer will move into houses and sheds. When stressed, these beetles can release an orange substance that can result in orange stains on walls, floors and fabric. Ground Beetle Ground beetles are often found in houses in the spring. They may crawl around basements or ground floor rooms or fly to bright lights. Foreign Grain Beetle The foreign grain beetle is abundant during late summer and fall. They feed on molds and fungi, and not on grain as name suggests Strawberry Root Weevil Adults feed at night and notch the leaf margins. They cause the most damage from late March to mid-May. Powder Post Beetle These beetles can cause significant damage to log homes, furniture, wood floors and structural timbers in your home, and are able to turn the inside of a piece of wood into nothing more than a mass of fine powder. June Beetle June beetles, found across Canada, are most destructive in Ontario and Quebec. In their larval stage (where they are known as white grubs) they attack potatoes, corn, strawberries and grasses, as well as transplants. Flour Beetle These are found in flour, feed mills and in homes and bakeries, surviving in those parts of the buildings and equipment that are inaccessible for cleaning. Occasionally, it is found in milled grain products stored in kitchens. It may also feed on beans, peas, nuts, spices, chocolate, drugs, and herbarium and museum specimens. WE TAKE ACTION! (763) 497-2799 |
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