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Yellow Jacket Wasp 12-17.5 mm in length; head, thorax, and abdomen black and yellow or white; body fairly stout; wings are smoky. Can find them in meadows, gardens, hedges and forest edges. Usually nest in the ground or at ground level in fallen logs and tree stumps. In urban settings they can also...

Beware of Termites Preventive measures you can take: You can do several things as a home owner to help prevent termite infestations including: Change your outdoor lights from "white" bulbs to some yellow or pale amber, especially during the Spring, to reduce attraction of any night -swarming...

This bug is about 1/2 inch long. It is black with three red lines on the thorax, a red line along each side, and an oblique red line on each wing. Boxelder bugs normally feed on the leaves, flowers, and seed pods of the boxelder tree to silver maple. Winter brings them into houses where they hide...

Pavement ants commonly make their nests around foundations, under rocks and in cracks of sidewalks and driveways. They are small ants (2.5 to 4mm) with a dark body, pale colored legs and antennae, and have a series of grooves on their faces. Pavement ants forage on a variety of food that includes...

House mice are ubiquitous and exist in all climates and are routinely found both indoors and out. Their constant gnawing, urinating, and defecating causes extensive damage. Mice average 5-6 per litter and have as many as 8 litters per year. Mice carry diseases such as Salmonella, they can also...

The brown recluse spider has a characteristic marking on its back in the shape of a violin. The spider is generally not aggressive toward humans; and prefers to live in undisturbed areas, including attics, wood piles and storage sheds. This pest will bite if trapped or handled.

Carpenter ants are the largest ants (6 to 10mm) and often are black, red or dark brown. The most distinctive habit of the carpenter ants is their ability to nest in wood. Galleries are excavated and the ants pile coarse sawdust at the nest openings. Unlike termites that eat wood, carpenter ants...

Adult fleas are about 1/8 inch long, wingless, and have three pairs of legs. The hind pair of legs is modified for jumping. Fleas are vertically flat like a fish, and can move easily through the hair of a host. The immature stage or larval stage of the flea looks like a small white worm with a dark...

Two pairs of wings normally present; mouth parts piercing and sucking, forming a beak, or rostrum, normally held under body. Bed-bugs cannot fly, they must crawl or be passively transported in clothing, or probably in luggage, furniture, books and other objects. Their ability to withstand many...