Subterranean termites colonize everywhere underground in most states (and on rare occasions in structures), but even so, relatively few houses are affected. If you are merely concerned, you can have a treatment done*, or opt for a house inspection every few years. If you see flying termites in your home (see the Ant Control link to learn the difference), calling a professional for an evaluation is the only real option as you cannot treat them yourself. If you see them in your yard, they are usually from a colony that is away from the house and not a concern. Also, if you find them on your pro ..read more

Due to minimal activity here, all visitors should post at r/pestcontrol, r/GermanRoaches, r/AntControl, r/Flea_Control, r/MiceRatControl or r/bugidentification. submitted by /u/PCDuranet [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I am in Cape Town, South Africa. It is currently Summer and very hot. We have a dog and two cats. I first began noticing what looked like lint on our clothes. Then I started noticing them everywhere! They are now on us and biting. I haven't seen them move though. I suspect that they are coming into the house on our clothes that hang outside under some trees and a vine. They've gotten more prolific since as the temperature has climbed. I can't see a bird's nest anywhere. We live on the ground floor of a three storey apartment block. We have parquet floors. Please help as we are itchy and d ..read more

So about 3 months ago I got bed bugs. The home was fully exterminated and it was a living nightmare. Today I noticed what I believed to be a bed bug. Well it lead to me tearing my room apart. I found this in the back of my fridge. Someone please tell me if this is a bed bug infestation or if this is something that can naturally occur within a refrigerator. I am very nervous that this was the possible source the infestation and it could be causing more bugs. Someone please give me some advice. All input is greatly appreciated! Thank you, seriously. submitted by /u/Accomplished-Chef852 [vi ..read more

So i have recently been finding these black dots on my bed, they are hard with no smell and i think it might be cockroach poop but I’m not sure since it’s super hard submitted by /u/BriefOk6620 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Listennnn I f***** can’t do roaches man. I’m a fierce ass bitch. I’ve done spiders the size of my hand but when it comes to roaches I can NOT. I have a rental I moved into and I noticed specifically in our bathroom, at night there are these tiny-small roaches. They don’t look like the flying sewer ones either (I’m from Philly,) but I’m in the suburbs not too far from a river. I know we’re in a pretty moistured climate but I was surprised to see this in February. I had my landlord exterminate but nothing changed I saw another one. His words is that the treatments working. The thing is, the woo ..read more

I had a guy out to treat for wasps, hornets, and german roaches. My contractor is on site, so I wasn’t there personally. There were some issues I won’t go into - but it appears he took 5 minutes to treat the outside of the house (cobwebs are still very apparent in reachable spots), and he took about 2 minutes to spray the inside. The house is vacant, other than some materials my contractor has in there. Does this sound right? That a treatment to the exterior and interior would take not even 10 minutes? Also - the garage is a converted space, so it’s a part of the livable square footage. My co ..read more

I work for a company that leases and services water coolers. Today I had a unit that had the wires chewed through by rats (of the NYC variety). Because the workers kept trying to use the infested unit, I had to unplug them and turn them to face the wall. The amount of rat feces and (what I assume to be) urine was shocking. I had to climb under their sink and disconnect the power source. I couldn't really see to see if there were any droppings under there. I had gloves on but that's it. Another unit in one of their other offices had some droppings that I picked up with a disinfectant wipe. Abo ..read more

It's cold out and something, maybe a ground hog or hedgehog or whatever, decided to burrow under and into the crawlspace under my house. I've heard it under there a couple times. Last night it was fighting with something, like legit battling for 15 minutes. It was incredible hearing the critter going to war! Anyway, I have water pipes and gas pipes down there crisscrossing all over the olace., not to mention lots of insulation to keep said pipes from freezing. I'm worried this damn thing is going to cause and exoensive rearrangement. What should I do? I thought about opening the trap door tha ..read more

My place has either squirrels or rats in the walls, &/or under the floors... I thought maybe playing recorded hawk, eagle, and or owl sounds would scare them away. Has anyone had any luck with this approach? If so, what youtube videos were best for this? All advice welcome. There is no way to get a trap to where they are, so I'm trying to creative problem solve. I'm on the 2nd floor. Thanks! --East upper part of North America for location if that helps... submitted by /u/igloobird888 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more