Pest Control
ANT CONTROL
CARPENTER ANTS (Camponotus spp)
- Coal black 1/4 to 3/4 inch length
- Infests trees & homes
- Lives in wood but does not eat wood
- Has egg, larva, pupa, & adult stages
- Requires monthly pest control to eliminate adult stages, then to eliminate pupa stages as they transform to ant stage
PHARAOH ANTS (Monomorium Pharaonis)
- Reddish brown 1/15th to 1/2 inch length
- Infests all types of structures
- Winter foraging inside. Summer months foraging outside
- Has egg, larva, pupa, & adult stages
- This ant is difficult to control and requires monthly pest control
ODOROUS HOUSE ANT
- Brownish black 1/2 to 1/8 inch long
- Nests are shallow & found under boards & stone
- Moves indoors late in summer. Prefers sweet foods
- Has egg, larva, pupa, & adult stages
- This ant requires monthly pest control
BED BUGS
- Cimicidae or (sometimes called bedbugs), are small parasitic insects.
- The most common type is Cimex lectularius.
- The term usually refers to species that prefer to feed on human blood.
- All insects in this family live by feeding exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals
WASP CONTROL
YELLOW JACKETS (Vespula)
- Yellow with black stripes 1/2 inch length
- Nest in ground, railroad ties, hollow blocks
- Usually requires only one service
GERMAN YELLOW JACKETS (Vespula germanica)
- Yellow with black stripes
- Nest in attics, walls, crawlspaces, soffits
- Usually requires only one service
BALD FACE HORNET (Vaspa and dolichovespula)
- Black with white face
- Nests are grayish bags found in trees or on sides of buildings or in sheds
- Opening found at bottom of nests
PAPER WASPS
- Paper combs located behind shutters. More commonly found under eaves. Cells opened downward and not covered.
- Produces 100 to 200 workers
- Service schedule Spring through Summer
SOLITARY WASPS
- Mud Dauber Wasp
- Black in color
- Found on edges of mud puddles
- Builds mud nest on side of homes and in attics
- Service schedule Spring through Summer
BUMBLE BEES (Bombidae Bombus)
- 1 1/2 ” in length
- Furry looking black & white
- Nest in holes in ground , under bushes, or behind cement stoops
- Egg, larva, pupa, & adult stages
- Service recommended through Summer
TERMITE CONTROL
SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES
- Characteristics: dirt tubes emerging from cracks in foundation, floors, or walls
- Damage to floor joist and support beams
- Food: wood
- Recommended service: chemical treatment & baiting
- Annual inspections needed
TERMITE INSPECTIONS – HOME SALES
- Same day inspections and report (if needed)
- 1 year inspection warranty
- Free treatment service if infestation is noted within 1 year of date of inspection
- Free quote on service available
- Preventative service available
RODENT CONTROL
HOUSE MOUSE (Mos Domesticus)
- Dark gray, long tail, 1/2 to 1 ounce
- Droppings: rice size & black
- 4-7 young per litter, 35 per year
- Service recommended-Monthly
NORWAY RAT
- 15-18 inches (nose to tail end)
- Brown, scattered black, yellow, white shaggy
- Droppings: 3/4 to 1 inch raisin shaped
- Lives usually in burrows
- 8-12 per litter, 4-7 litters per year
- Service recommended – Monthly