Insects such as ants, bed bugs, beetles, flies, silverfish, spiders, termites, wasps, and more are common household pests. They can all make their way into your home or property through shopping bags, mail packages, suitcases, from other nearby homes or apartments, from rotting fences, decks or other outdoor structures, along heating ducts, and through cracks or holes, among other means.
Depending on the type of insect in your property, controlling the problem means taking a close look at what is sustaining the bugs in the first place. Without a food and water source, as well as habitation, insects will not be able to proliferate. Each type of insect requires slightly different living requirements.
Knowledge About Insects
The life cycle of insects can vary from days to even years, depending on the type of insect. Some can fly, swim and/or walk. Each type of insect has its own specific ways of breeding, eating, and fulfilling moisture requirements. Knowing what type of bug you are faced with is the first step to taking specific steps to get rid of them in your home.
A professional pest control technician has knowledge of what sustains a particular type of bug so that these factors can be eliminated. Knowledge is key in not only using the correct type of safe insecticide, if required, but also in preventing the problem from happening again. Getting rid of bugs means getting rid of them for good!
Identifying the Pest
A pest control professional can establish the particular type of pest you are dealing with, whether that it be a carpenter ant or a pavement ant, or some other kind of insect. By using correct identification techniques, the insects’ specific behavioural patterns and biology can be taken into account.
Careful inspection may be needed if the insects are active primarily at night, or in areas not easily accessible.
Common Household Insects
- Ants
- Bed Bugs
- Beetles
- Silverfish
- Cockroaches
- Spiders
- Termites
- Wasps
- Fleas
- Moths