Ants 

• What can I do to prevent ants?
  • Keep your home clean and throw away any excess garbage. 
• Do ants bite ?
  • Most common indoor ants do not. Ants that can bite you, usually tend to stick to outdoor nests. 
• What can I do to get rid of ants?
  • Follow the crumb trail to their nest, set up bait traps, use ant dust, use ant spray

Bed Bugs

• How did I get bed bugs?
  • Bed bugs love to hitch-hike, they can latch onto clothing and follow you home. 
• Are there signs I can look for?
  • Bed bug bites can vary person to person. A bite will look like a swollen red bump, mostly on the lower half of the body. 
  • Shed skin on bedding.
  • Dried blood spots on sheets. 
  • Lift up your mattress at home or at hotels and insect the corners of bed posts for eggs and feces. 

Cockroaches

• How do I get rid of roaches?
  • Cockroach bait traps are an efficient way to trap and kill cockroaches.
  • Cockroach spray
  • Clean up food
• How do I know if I have roaches?
  • Cockroaches can hide anywhere inside your home. The best way to look for signs of an infestation are droppings, shed skin, and loose body parts. 
  • Walk into the kitchen at night and turn on the lights, cockroaches tend to feed in the dark. Check your cabinet and food storage areas as well. 

Rodents

• How do I know if I have rodents?
  • Droppings
  • Ripped food packages
  • Unusual scratching sounds inside the house
• Are rodent dangerous?
  • Yes because they can carry diseases and spread them. 
  • They can also carry parasites such as lice, fleas, and ticks into your home.
• How do I get rid of rodents?
  • Traps
  • Rodenticide – rat poison

Spiders 

• How to get rid of spiders in my home?
  • Identify the spider first. Certain types of spiders can be poisonous. Use a broom to clean up the cobwebs or, use sprays. 
• Will the spider bite me?
  • Spiders tend not to bite humans unless disturbed. There are 2 species of spider that are consider dangerous in the U.S.
    • Black window
    • Brown Recluse
• How to prevent spiders in your home?
  • Clean up the cobwebs, destroying their nests.
  • Get rid of their food sources, such as other small insects.
  • Use residual insecticide to prevent nesting in small dark areas.

Termites

• Common signs of termites?
  • Winged termites inside your home is an obvious sign of a nesting colony inside your home
  • Hallowed out tunnels or holes inside your flooring or walls
  • Shed wings 
• How do I get rid of termites?
  • Professional termite control services
  • Fumigation
• How to prevent termites?
  • Termite bait
  • Pre-treated soil plants 
  • Insecticide