Pest Identification


Bed Bugs Bed bugs are ectoparasites which strictly feed on blood. Bed bugs are aptly named because they normally hide in mattresses, or as close as possible to their human host to enable easy nighttime feeding. They are very small insects about 3/16 inch in length, flat, and broadly oval.	Beetles Beetles are insects that have two sets of wing, bad vision and can be both helpful and harmful to the environments. There are several thousand species of beetles: Ground Beetles, Powder Post Beetles and Longhorn Beetles are commonly found in our service area.	Box Elder Bugs Box Elder Bugs are small, black insects with distinctive red markings and flat wings that lay across their backs. They tend to invade homes and businesses in late summer for overwintering purposes.

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Carpenter Ants Carpenter Ants are highly social insects and are one of the largest types of ant that can be found throughout most of the United States including our service areas. They are very determined insects and will find many ways to get into your home or business if left unchecked.	Cockroaches There are about 4,000 species of Cockroach, of which 30 species are associated with human habitations and about four species are well known as pests with two of these being the most well known in the United States: The American Cockroach and the German Roach.	Earwigs Earwigs are small insects and are characterized by having smooth elongated bodies that have pairs of horny, forceps-like abdominal appendages called ‘cerci’. There are winged and wingless species of earwigs, the winged species having front and hind sets of wings.

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Flies Flies are insects that have a single pair of wings. Of the many types of fly, the three most encountered by Rose Pest Solutions are house flies, cluster flies and fruit flies. They tend to invade homes and businesses to locate food and for breeding.	House Mouse There are two common types of mouse species that will enter your home or your business. The house mouse and the deer mouse. While both rodents have physical characteristics that are unique to their mouse species they do behave similarly.	Lady Bugs Ladybugs also known as Lady Beetles range from 1/32 to just under 1/2 an inch and are most commonly scarlet, orange or yellow with small black spots on their wing covers. The legs, head and antennae are usually black.

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Mosquitoes Mosquitoes are actually a type of fly and are characterized by their thin bodies and wings as well as their long legs. Of the many mosquito species the Asian Tiger is the type most commonly encountered in our region. They appear in shades of brown and black and generally have paler bands on their bodies and legs.	Pantry Pests Pantry Pests are a group of pests, commonly made up of Indian Meal Moths, Saw Tooth Grain Beetles and Cigarette Beetles among others. These pests have an appetite for many types of stored food products such as flour, cereal, dry pasta, breads, spices and dry pet food as well as fruit.	Rats There are many species of rat in the United States but two rat species are of particular concern as pests - roof rats and Norway rats. Both are considered to be commensal rodents, meaning that they share the space, often uninvited, with humans.

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Small ants Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae that live in large colonies, usually underground. Currently, more than 12,000 species of ant are classified with upper estimates of about 14,000 species. They are easily identified by their distinctive body structure that creates a narrow waist.	Spiders Spiders are of the order Araneae and are arthropods that have eight legs and six or eight eyes and distinct mouth-parts. Spiders have the ability to extrude silk from their abdomens, which allows them create webs to help catch prey including insects, other spiders and even larger animals on occasion.	Stinging Insects Stinging insects such as wasps, yellow jackets and hornets are all insects that belong to the order of insects known as hymenoptera. Depending upon the specific species, stinging insects nests are built in trees, shrubs, or in protected places such as inside human-made structures like attics.

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Termites Termites are small social insects that feed on cellulose from dead plant material, usually in the form of wood, animal dung, soil, or leaf litter. Around 10% of the estimated 4,000 species are significant as pests that can cause serious structural damage to buildings and also cause significant economic woes.

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Pest Identification

Bed Bugs

Beetles

Box Elder Bugs

Carpenter Ants

Cockroaches

Earwigs

Flies

House Mouse

Lady Bugs

Mosquitoes

Pantry Pests

Rats

Small ants

Spiders

Stinging Insects

Termites