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Spiders start to become active during the spring as the temperatures warm and they start searching for food. During the summer months the brown recluse in particular start making more of their presence known. With the heat of summer pounding down on your roof and exterior walls, this in turn drives them from those areas they like to hide, such as attic spaces and wall voids. A lot of the time people will find these guys trapped in a sink, bathtub, or quickly scurrying across the floor. Although the brown recluse is not an aggressive spider, its bite can potentially become potentially serious. The number two places people get bit are either while getting dressed or in bed. Be sure to shake out clothing that has not been worn recently and keep your bed skirting and blankets from hanging on the floor. Spider activity in general increases into the fall, as this is when spiders mate. Fall is usually when you will notice those enormous intricate webs hanging outside around your house.

Missouri has several different species of cockroaches. From those that are considered peridomestic, meaning they live both indoors and outdoors, such as the American and Oriental cockroach; to those that are considered domestic, which means they are mainly found indoors, such as the German and Brownbanded cockroach. As well as the wood roach that is an outdoor species that finds its way indoors as an incidental invader, but will not establish indoor populations. Cockroaches are known to hide near pipes and drains. The German cockroach in particular prefer their tops and bottoms touching as well as heat sources, so they will take up residency in any crack and crevice or commonly in the motors of appliances such as your fridge, stove etc., and are typically first noticed in your kitchen or bath areas. They can spread 7 different deadly diseases and exacerbate asthma.

Bedbugs have increasingly become a real problem over the past decade. Bedbugs are small oval insects that live on the blood of humans or animals. They shed their skins five times before reaching maturity and require a blood meal in order to do so. Female bedbugs may lay hundreds of eggs in a lifetime, each of which are the size of a speck of dust. After the bedbug hatches from an egg, it appears translucent whitish-yellow in color, making it difficult to see with the naked eye. Their color and shape change depending on the life stage they are in and whether or not they have recently had a blood meal. Their bodies are flat and oval shaped, until they have a blood meal, then their bodies become enlarged. Adult bedbugs are typically the size of an apple seed or full grown tick. They can range in color from light brown to a darker brownish/red color once they have fed. They typically feed at night, or when the host is most likely to be asleep. Bedbugs like their tops and bottoms touching and will nest in any crack they possibly can. They do tend to nest at a location near their host. Although they are not known to spread or transmit disease, these little creatures can sure wreck havoc on your life, upsetting your emotional well-being.

Fleas can become quite the problem not only in your yard, but in your home as well. Adult fleas are approximately 1/8- inch long, dark reddish-brown, wingless, hard-bodied insects, with enlarged hind legs, and are flattened laterally allowing for easy movement between fur, hair or the feathers on the host. Fleas can leap vertically up to seven inches and horizontally thirteen inches. Fleas flourish in warmer weather, so as the weather cools, their population indoors thrive. They will hitchhike into your home on both you and your pets and any wildlife that may come into your home in the fall. Fleas have piercing-sucking mouth parts at which they use to feed. Maintaining your pets with a monthly flea preventative will help to protect your home from these nasty invaders. If they do make their way into your home we can treat your home and yard to help get your issue under control.

Mice are a common fall pest. Mice will migrate indoors as the weather cools in search of warmth, shelter, food and water. Mice not only spread disease but will also chew through wood supports and other materials. They are known to chew through electrical wires, which can at times result in house fires. Sealing up entry points to your home, such as areas where pipes and wires are coming in, as well replacing worn our or damaged weather stripping, will help to prevent them from gaining access into your home.

Not only do bites from mosquitoes cause annoying and itchy bumps, they can also spread several different diseases. Heavy spring rains provide the ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes. Their activity increases as the season transitions into summer. The warmer temperatures allow mosquitoes to move through their life cycle faster, which means they lay more eggs in the summer months. We can assist you in controlling these pesky and dangerous mosquitoes by spraying your yard and other known areas where mosquitoes breed on a monthly basis.

These insects wake up from their dormant stage in the spring and become more active throughout the summer. Spring is the start of their mating season, as they seek to establish their nests and breed.

They reach their highest populations in the summer. They often build their nests in any openings in your house, under overhangs, behind gutters or in the ground, which is particularly common for yellow jackets. 

Spring is the start of the termite season as they leave their nests to mate and start new colonies. This is known as “swarming.” Sometimes termite swarmers are confused with ant swarmers, but the two are easily distinguished from one another. Termite swarmers have straight antennae, straight abdomens, and clear wings that are the same length. Where as ant swarmers have bent antennae, a pinched abdomen and their wings are unequal lengths. Here in Missouri we have what are referred to as Subterranean termites. They live in the soil and wood that is in contact with soil. Another sign of an infestation can include the evidence of subterranean termite mud tubes. These can be found on exterior surfaces, piers, and on the sides of slabs. They are the size of a pencil and allow the termites to move back and forth between their nest and your home safely. These mud tubes keep the termites protected from damaging light that can kill them and provide the moisture critical to their survival.