Local Pest Library

Termites

They are known as “silent destroyers” because they can eat through flooring, wood and even wallpaper. Every year they cause more than $5 billion in property damage.

Cockroaches

They can spread germs and make allergies worse. They also reproduce at record speed. They are tough; they can live up to 3 months without food and water, and they’re very adaptable.

Ants

If they’re hunting for food, one ant can lead the entire colony in home and business invasion. They can carry up to 50x their body weight, and generally stick around until the nest is located and removed.

Carpenter Ants

Like termites, they eat wood and cause extensive wood damage. Colonies can contain up to 50,000 workers and sometimes their work is mistaken for termites. They cut “galleries” into the woods of your home and business.

Spiders

Although they’re beneficial when they eat bugs, they don’t need to be inside your home or business. It’s not only the web that’s a nuisance, but their bites can also be dangerous, as well as painful.

Fleas

They’re not only a bother to your pets, but they feed on human blood through tiny bites on human skin. They can jump from carpet undetected, onto bare feet and ankles. A female flea can produce up to 800 eggs in her lifetime.

Bed Bugs

Bed Bugs can live anywhere. They are hardy and can live for several months without a blood meal. They can linger in furniture, suitcases, and live for a long time before they have a human host again. They have a methodical feeding pattern and leave bite marks often in a pattern on the skin.

Silverfish

Where you have humidity, you may have silverfish. They can eat through paper and materials with a lot of starch. They are nocturnal and can destroy books and clothing.

Crickets

Not only are they noisy; if crickets are in your home or business, they can destroy woolen fabrics, paper, and silk. They will also go after any fruits and veggies that are left out, and will eat almost anything.

Wasps

Although they can be beneficial because they prey on insects, they are also a concern because they are aggressive and have a painful sting.

Bees

Bees also sting, but they also are the world’s most prevalent pollinator. Wright’s Pest Control offers Live Bee Removal through a referral. If they can be saved, we will do so, but we understand you don’t want a hive where it doesn’t belong.

Moths

Female moths can lay up to 200 eggs. Their larvae can do damage to wool fabric and fur. They prefer dim places, like closets where they can feed off and destroy clothing.

Mice

Despite their tiny size, mice eat about 15-20 times a day, and when they find a food source, they stick around and multiple at lightning speed, taking over your home or business. They jump high and have supersonic hearing.

Rats

Rats can and will eat and eat through almost anything so they can damage almost anything in your home or business, and they multiply fast. They can have up to 20 babies at once, and they’re social animals. They have a very strong sense of smell. They destroy about 20% of agriculture products every year.