Pest Control Solutions for:

• Bed Bugs
• Termites
• Carpenter Ants
• Pavement Ants
• Argentine Ants
• Odorous House Ants
• Brown Recluse Spiders
• Black Widows
• House Mice
• Fleas
• Roaches
• Wasps
• Japanese Beetles
• Mosquitoes
... and more!

Pest Information

Termites
Termites, along with ants and some bees and wasps
produce overlapping generations and take care of
young collectively. Termites mostly feed on dead
plant material, generally in the form of wood,
leaf litter, soil, or animal dung, and about 10%
of the estimated 4,000 species are economically
significant as pests that can cause serious structural
damage to buildings, crops or plantation forests.

Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are small wingless insects that feed solely upon
the blood of warm-blooded animals. Bed bugs and their
relatives have evolved as nest parasites. Certain kinds
inhabit bird nests and bat roosts and await the return of
their hosts; others have adapted well to living in the
'nests' (homes) of people. Their color ranges from nearly
white (just after molting) or a light tan to a deep brown or
burnt orange.

Carpenter Ants
Most Carpenter Ants that enter the home are black
and can vary in length from 1/4 to 3/4 inch. Unlike
termites, all carpenter ants have narrow waists and
elbowed (bent) antennae. Carpenter ants are social
insects which form large colonies. A mature
carpenter ant colony may contain up to 3,000
individuals, but usually only one queen. Carpenter
ants form nests in wood by tunneling against the
grain. Coarse sawdust is present below the entrance
of an active nest.

Pavement Ants
Pavement Ants are dark brown to blackish in color and average 1/8 inch in length.
They get their name from making nests in or under cracks in pavement. They can
infest structures. These ants will eat almost anything, including insects, seeds,
honeydew, honey, bread, meats, nuts and cheese. Pavement Ants can be found
in all 50 states.

Argentine Ants
Argentine Ants are shiny and dark brown to black in color and average 1/16 to
1/4 inch in length. Argentine ant colonies can grow to monumental size. The ant
gives off a musty odor when crushed. They prefer to eat sweets but they will eat
almost anything including meats, eggs, oils and fats. Argentine Ants can be found
in AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OR, SC, TN, WA.

Odorous House Ants
Odorous House Ants are brown or black in color and measure 1/16 to 1/8 inches
in length. This ant gets its name from the strong, rotten coconut-like smell it
gives off when crushed. Odorous house ants like to eat sweets, especially melon.
Typically living for several years, these ants make their homes in exposed soil
and wall cracks.

Brown Recluse Spiders
Brown Recluse Spiders are light to dark brown, with a characteristic dark brown
violin marking on its back. These spiders are nocturnal and eat other bugs like
cockroaches and crickets. Male brown recluse spiders wander farther than
females and will crawl into shoes or other clothing. The brown recluse spider bite
is painful and can produce an open, ulcerating sore. These spiders can be found in
TX, LA, AR, OK, MO, KS, NE, IA, MO, IL, IN, OH, KY, TN, MS, AL, and GA.

Black Widow Spiders
Black Widow Spiders are black with a characteristic red “hourglass” on its back.
Black widow spiders spin their webs near ground level and are found in protected
areas, such as boxes and in firewood. The venom of a black widow is a neurotoxin
and is used as a defense. The bite can cause severe pain and young children and
the elderly are especially susceptible to a severe reaction. These spiders can be
found in all 50 states.

House Mouse
The house mouse is considered one of the most troublesome and economically
important rodents in the United States. House mice consume and contaminate
food meant for humans, livestock, or other animals. They cause damage to
structures and property, and they may transmit diseases such as salmonellosis
(food poisoning). House mice are non-descript, brownish rodents with relatively
large ears and small eyes. They weigh about 1/2 ounce and are usually light
brownish to light grayish. An adult is about 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 inches long, including
the 3 to 4 inch tail.

Fleas
Fleas are small (1/16 to 1/8-inch long), agile, usually dark colored
(for example, the reddish-brown of the cat flea), wingless insects with tube-like
mouth-parts adapted to feeding on the blood of their hosts. Their legs are long,
the hind pair well adapted for jumping (vertically up to seven inches (18 cm);
horizontally thirteen inches - around 200 times their own body length,
making the flea one of the best jumpers of all known animals. Their bodies are
laterally compressed (human anatomical terms), permitting easy movement
through the hairs or feathers on the host's body (or in the case of humans,
under clothing).

Roaches
The German Cockroach is the most common cockroach found in homes,
apartments, restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals and other buildings where food
is stored, prepared or served. They can develop into large populations and live
throughout the home, especially in kitchens and bathrooms. A significant number
of people are allergic to cockroaches, and may exhibit chronic symptoms without
realizing the cause of their watery eyes or runny noses. Cockroaches can also
contaminate food with bacteria that can cause food poisoning, dysentery,
or diarrhea.

Wasps
The type of nest produced by wasps can depend on the species and location.
Many social wasps produce paper pulp nests on trees, in attics, holes in the ground
or other such sheltered areas with access to the outdoors. By contrast solitary
wasps are generally parasitic or predatory and only the latter build nests at all.
Unlike honey bees, wasps have no wax producing glands. Many instead create a
paper-like substance primarily from wood pulp. Wood fibers are gathered locally
from weathered wood, softened by chewing and mixing with saliva. The pulp is
then used to make combs with cells for brood rearing. More commonly, nests are
simply burrows excavated in a substrate (usually the soil, but also plant stems),
or, if constructed, they are constructed from mud.

Japanese Beetles
Native to Japan, the Japanese beetle was first introduced into the United States
in 1916. The Japanese beetle occurs in all states east of the Mississippi River,
with sporadic infestations reported in California, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Adult Japanese beetles feed on and damage some field crops, ornamental plants,
shrubs, and garden plants. The larvae feed on roots of many turfgrasses, field
crops, soybeans, ornamental plants, and vegetables including Kentucky bluegrass,
ryegrass, bentgrass, corn, soybeans, tomatoes, and strawberries. Japanese beetle
adults, approximately 1/2 inch in length, are metallic green with bronze-colored
wing covers.

Mosquitoes
Adult mosquitoes are small, usually about 1/4 inch long, slender-bodied biting
flies. Some mosquitoes, such as Psorophora, are larger, about 1/2 inch long.
Adult males feed on flower nectar. Only adult female mosquitoes bite and
feed on blood which is used to produce eggs. The eggs are laid near or in water
and hatch into larvae that live in water, usually at or near the surface.