Pest ID's

Bedbugs

After almost 50 years of little or no reported activity, bed bugs are making a resurgence all over the United States.

  

Beetles

Powderpost beetles are wood boring insects.  They are small, brown pests that are usually less than 1/4-inch in length and breed in hardwoods ranging from tree branches to wooden furniture and other wooden structures made by man.

  

Box Elder Bugs

Box Elder Bugs (Boisea trivittata) are common pests – sometimes called “Garage Beetles” or “Maple Bugs” – that can be found throughout New York and much of the United States.

  

Carpenter Ants

Carpenter Ants are highly one of the biggest ants found throughout the majority of the United States.

Cockroaches

In the United States, around 30 species of Cockroach are connected with human occupancy but only two of these are regarded as well known pests – the American Cockroach and the German Cockroach.


  

Flies

House flies (Musca domestica), also known as “Filth Flies”, are one of the most widely dispersed insects on the planet and the most common of all flies found in homes and buildings.


  

Mice

Mice are small mammals belonging to the order “Rodentia” (Rodent). There are 30 known species of mouse but the best known of these is the Common House Mouse well named for its partiality to utilize buildings for food and shelter.


  

Pavement Ants

Pavement Ants are small, black/brown ants with legs and antennae paler than the body and are one of the most numerous and common ants to assault homes and buildings.

Rats

Many species of rat exist in the United States, but of these only two rat species – Norway rats and roof rats – are considered to be of major concern.


  

Spiders

The most common spider found in New York and in the United States and Canada is the ‘American House Spider’ also known as the ‘House Spider’ or ‘Domestic Spider		  

Stored Product Pests

Stored Product Pests are generally small beetles and moths that live and feed in grain and cereal products.


  

Termites

There are many species of Termite, with many experts believing as many as 4,000 different species exist. Of those, it is considered that 400 species are dangerous pests due to the sometimes critical damage they can do to timber framed buildings and other sources of timber.