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Insects

Ants

Ants are social insects that live in colonies or nests usually located in the soil near the house foundation, under concrete slabs, in crawlspaces, in structural wood, in the yard or garden, in trees and in other protected places.

Termites

Termites typically become a household problem in the spring, when temperatures begin to warm up. Termites are wood boring insects. They attack and consume wood and are particularly attracted to damp wood. They should be treated at the first sign that they have arrived.

Bees

Bees are active in the Spring and Summer. Eastern Carpenter Bees sometimes bore holes in wood dwellings and can become minor pests. They use chewed wood bits to form partitions between the cells in the nest.

Rodents

Mice

Action should be taken at the first sign of a mouse infestation. Populations grow rapidly and are extremely difficult to eradicate. It is best to target infestations when colonies are small.

Rats

Rats often cause electrical fires in buildings by gnawing through plastic electrical junction boxes. They are carriers of serious health risks to humans from their droppings and constant incontinence.

Squirrels

Squirrels will search for a warm home, like an attic, to spend the winter in. Once a squirrel has moved in, it's usually there to stay unless you eradicate it from your house.