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Learn About Common Pests in Your Area

Pest Library

Learn About Common Pests in Your Area

Are you dealing with bugs, rodents, or wildlife in your yard or in your home? Use this quick reference page to find out what threats those pests may present to you, your family, and your property. Here are some of the most common pests you may find around your property.
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Ants 

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Ants are one of the most common pests found in homes and yards across the United States. However, each species is different and brings with it numerous challenges and health hazards. Read on to find out more about the ants threatening to invade your home and how the professionals at PestMaster® Services can help you stop them.
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Bed Bugs

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Learn More About These Tiny Parasites Bed bugs are parasitic insects that are notorious for keeping ...
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Beetles

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Beetles are a common infestation that occurs in and around commercial and residential properties. ...
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Birds

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Better Understand Your Pigeon Problem Birds in the wild are lovely additions to the landscape and ...
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Centipede

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Depending on the type of centipedes you encounter, such as the desert centipede, can be extremely venomous, inflicting painful bites on those they come in contact with. These bites can cause nausea, headaches, and tissue damage. The common house centipede is rather harmless and rarely stings, instead making household pests his meal.
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Cockroaches

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Four Types of This Common Household Pest Cockroaches are pests that are found throughout the United ...
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Crickets

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Crickets measure around ¾ of an inch, yellowish brown in color and are often nocturnal pests, identified by their loud chirping and long back legs used for jumping.
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Earwigs

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Earwigs are long (1/5” – 1”) narrow black bugs identified by inwardly curved pinchers attached to ...
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Fleas

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How to Identify Dog & Cat Fleas Fleas are common parasitic organisms that feed on the blood of their ...
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Flies

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Learn More About These Winged Invaders Most people are no stranger to flies. This buzzing nuisance ...
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Mosquitoes

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Better Understand These Biting Insects Mosquitoes are one of the most common – and irritating – ...
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Occasional Invaders

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Other Common Household Pests Occasional invaders are pests that tend to invade at specific times of ...
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Rodents

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Which Rodent Is Residing in Your Home? Rats are one of the most common invasive and harmful pests ...
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Scorpions

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Depending on the type, scorpions can range from two to four inches long, identified by their large ...
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Silverfish

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Silverfish need humidity and moisture and love basements and garages, preferring to live inside. They will feed on paper and paper glue (such as wallpaper), linens and cottons, but can survive weeks without food and water.
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Spiders

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Learn About These Eight-Legged Invaders Spiders are fierce predators, serving a vital role in nature ...
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Stinging Insects

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Learn About Hornets, Wasps & More Warm weather usually means sunlight and outdoor activities, but ...
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Termites

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Termites are the worst possible pests any home or business owner will have to deal with. Most of the time they are unnoticed as they cause damage wooden structures on residential and commercial properties. Termites are responsible for billions of dollars in property damage across the United States every year.
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Ticks

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Ticks are external parasites that latch onto mammals in order to feed on their blood. As they feed, they can transmit a number of harmful diseases, and once on the skin, they can be difficult to get off. Across the nation, the two biggest tick threats facing home and pet owners are deer ticks and dog ticks.
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