Stored-product pests are usually brought into the home in an infested package of food. Initially, infestations are easy to overlook because the insects involved are quite small, especially in the egg and larval stages. Often the first indication of the infestation is the appearance of small moths flying about or the presence of beetles in or near the found package. Meal Moths: Indian meal moth – All damage is done
First Yellow Banded millipede was found in Monroe County in 2001 originated from the Caribbean. Current Infestation: Primarily located in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties, but is spreading throughout South Florida. Description: Millipedes are not insects but are myriapods. The Word “millipede” refers to the appearance of having a thousand legs. Millipedes are elongate, cylindrical with many body segments and legs. Most of the segments have two pairs of legs.
Have you seen these? These are Plaster Bag Worms and they feed on your wool and silk! The plaster bagworm is a small larva that creates a case from silk and debris, like soil, lint and paint fragments to help camouflage the case. This protects it from predators as it matures inside. Plaster bagworms are also known by the name household casebearer. Plaster bagworms are household pests as they feed
Bed Bugs! Two words that most people don’t want to hear or even think about finding in their residence whether temporary or permanent. The very thought sends chills down the spine. Unfortunately, these pests and difficult to spot and even harder to get rid of without the help of a licensed & experienced professional. That’s why we are here to educate you on the most common signs of Bed Bugs
Palmetto bugs are common pests in Florida. They like warm and damp environments that are common throughout Florida, including Daytona Beach, Holly Hill, Ormond Beach and other parts of Flagler and Volusia Counties. They look like cockroaches because they technically are cockroaches, the American Cockroach. They’re reddish brown and get as big as 1.5 inches if not a little larger. Both male and female palmetto bugs have wings although they’re
Pest Control Tips: Identifying ghost ants and where they live One of the most common ants we encounter in the pest control field is ghost ants. Many homeowners may refer to them as sugar ants or other colorful phrases like “piss ants”. The ghost ant is associated with species known as “tramp ants” that is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Ghost ant workers are extremely small, approximately
Throughout each season in Florida, environmental factors play a huge role in retaining a lush, green lawn year-round. In the month we are in now, August, with humidity at its height and rainfall expected on a daily basis, Grey Leaf Spot Fungus is naturally flaring up all over lawns we treat in Daytona, Ormond Beach, New Smyrna, Deland, Palm Coast, Edgewater, and the rest of our customer’s lawns in other
 When treating a bedroom for a bed bug infestation, many factors must be considered. Rooms need to be treated thoroughly and done multiple times. Bed bugs lay very small, almost clear eggs which are hard to see. Chemical sprays do not affect the eggs, and we must rely on the newborn nymphs to come into contact with the residual from sprays. To treat these tiny blood sucking creatures, you
Every avid gardener knows about aphids and often does battle with them. These tiny bugs feed on many garden plants and flowers. Aphids are soft bodied bugs that suck nutrient rich sap from the leaves, stems, and buds of many kinds of plants. Astonishingly, they have a great amount of reproductive power, but not in a way familiar to us. Virgin female aphids can produce genetically identical female aphids—clones—about every
No other bug prompts more calls to pest control technicians than cockroaches. The very sight of them sends chills down your spine. We are repulsed by them and abhor their presence. Can they fly? That is a good question, answered by some interesting facts. While the American roach cannot fly in the true sense of the word, it can glide from a high spot like a tree limb down to
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