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Wide Range of Pests That Infest Your Home
Check out our pest library to learn more about some common pests that infest homes. Get in touch with Affordable Pest Solutions
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Ants
Lifespan: Queen – 30 years; Workers – 1 to 3 years
Features: 6 legs, mandibles, 2 antennae and compound eyes
Problems: Damages structures and raids stored food
Prevention: Cleaning the home and sealing edible items
Fun fact: These insects use chemicals to alert each other about danger and food
Hornets
Lifespan: Queen – 1 year; Workers – 12 to 22 days
Features: 2 antennae, yellow and black striped bottom, and red areas on the head and back
Problems: Can attack
Fun fact: These insects nest in the ground
Yellow Jackets
Lifespan: Queen – 1 year; Workers – 12 to 22 days
Features: Black antennae, short legs, black and yellow banded abdomen
Problems: Can become aggressive and sting multiple individuals
Prevention: Early treatment of nest building
Fun fact: They eat ants
Carpenter Bees
Lifespan: Male – 1 year; Females live longer
Features: Large, black and yellow color and their rear ends are black and shiny
Problems: Damages wood structures and makes holes in wood
Prevention: Using hard wood and painted surfaces
Fun fact: Males cannot sting
Camel / Cave Crickets
Lifespan: 1-2 years
Features: 6 legs, light to dark brown, humpback and enlarged hind legs
Problems: Damages fabric
Prevention: Moisture reduction in homes
Fun fact: They eat each other and anything
Centipedes
Lifespan: About 1 year
Features: Jaw-like mandible and segments that have 1 pair of legs
Problems: Claws are venomous
Prevention: Reducing moisture in the home, especially in the foundation
Fun fact: They have poor eyesight
Silverfish
Lifespan: About 3 years
Features: Silver color, ovular elongated body, and no wings
Problems: Can destroy paper-based products
Prevention: Reducing moisture in the home, repairing leaky pipes or drains
Fun fact: They are fast and can climb really well
Cockroaches
Lifespan: About 180 days
Features: Reddish brown, oval shaped and they have a yellowish figure 8 on their head
Problems: Disease spreaders and can cause allergic reactions
Prevention: Keeping the house clean and sealing cracks
Fun fact: They produce a pheromone with a musty smell
Termites
Lifespan: Queen – 12 years; Workers – 2 years
Features: Oval, creamy white to dark brown, 6 legs and long
Problems: Causes severe property damage that is usually not covered by insurance
Prevention: Prevent dampness in the house and eliminate wood contact with the soil
Fun fact: A colony of 60,000 can east 5 grams of wood per day
Carpenter Ants
Lifespan: Queen – 30 years; Workers 1-3 years
Features: Black, 1/2 inch long, yellow hairs on the abdomen
Problems: Causes severe structural damage
Prevention: Keep outdoor wooden structures dry
Fun fact: They use wood to make nest and don’t eat them
Wasps
Lifespan: Queens – 1 year; Workers 12-22 days
Features: Brownish color with yellow markings, thing waist and long legs
Problems: Can sting
Prevention: Keep doors secure and treat nests early
Fun fact: Stingers retract into their bodies
Mud Daubers
Lifespan: Queens – 1 year; Workers 12-22 days
Features: Slender thread-like waist and comes in black and yellow color
Problems: Builds nest on human structures
Fun fact: They build mud nests
Spiders
There are 43 species of spiders found in NJ. Check out the Spider ID to find out the spider species in your home.
Millipedes
Lifespan: 1-10 years
Features: Each body segment has 1 pair of legs
Problems: Can damage wood
Prevention: Reduce moisture
Fun fact: Eats dead plant matter, fungi and insects
Stink Bugs
Lifespan: 6-8 months
Features: Brown, oval-shaped, and has a strong smell
Problems: Invasive and can damage plants
Prevention: Sealing cracks
Fun fact: Invasive species in the US that is native to Asia
Clover Mitess
Lifespan: 2 weeks to 1 month
Features: Bright red with multiple legs and oval body
Problems: Can stain area with red color when crushed
Prevention: Thick vegetation of 18-24 inches must be kept away from the home
Fun fact: They are always female and eggs don’t require fertilization
Ticks
Lifespan: 3 months to 3 years
Features: Reddish brown color, flat and oval
Problems: Can transmit disease and the mouth can get stuck in the skin
Prevention: Remove debris, keep vegetation trimmed
Fun fact: They are arachnids and belong to the spider family
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