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Drywood termites

DRYWOOD TERMITES

Drywood termites can often escape detection, as they live deep inside wooden structures. Compared to other species, their colonies are very small and often spread out within the house. Drywood termites will colonize in attics where temperatures may exceed 131 degrees Fahrenheit. There, they will locate their colonies in wood that has more favorable temperatures, Drywood termite swarmers invade home by flying directly to the wood they infest. Some of their usual routes of entry include Attic or foundation vents that are not screened. Cracks around window frames, door frames, soffits and roof sheathing. Drywood termites do not create mud tubes, and they do not need direct access to soil. The best signs of termites in home include wings left behind by flying workers and the frass. In some cases, munching sounds can be heard as they move and eat their way through homes.
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Furniture beetle

Common Furniture Beetle (Anobium punctatum)

The common furniture woodworm beetle is a wood boring beetle measuring 2.7-4.5 mm in length and has a brown ellipsodial body with a pronotum. Furniture beetles are attracted to wood. They can be brought into the home through infested furniture or timber, or they may naturally seek out damp or moist wood on their own. Once furniture beetle eggs hatch, the larvae consume the surrounding wood and develop within the timber, before exiting as fully grown beetles. When eating, they drill deep into the wood, creating wood dust and when leaving, they make exit holes, all of which damages furniture, flooring, and wood frames.
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PAPER WASP

PAPER WASP

Paper wasps are semi-social insects, they will sting to protect their colony, releasing toxins that can be harmful. Wasps can sting repeatedly causing pain, swelling and whole-body effects that can trigger allergic reactions. They do not store food and they eat insects and spiders. Forager wasps bring morsels of food back to the nest from time to time. This is unloaded by one or more wasps at the nest which is then distributed to several other wasps that partake of some of it themselves, and offer the rest to the larvae, distributed all over the nest. Non-random space use allows wasps that exchange food with each other to be located close to each other, making food distribution more efficient.
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Sewer fly

SEWER FLIES

Sewer flies are small, grey pest, they come from organic buildups in any area where there is standing water, breeds in the buildup in pipes and enters the bathroom through a faulty seal between the toilet and sewer flange. This might indicate they are breeding lower down in the pipe and flying upwards. sewer flies are attracted to moist places, making a leaky pipe or a clogged drain the perfect place for them. An increase in flies in kitchen and bathroom, indicates a leak or a clogged drain. They can trigger bronchial asthma in susceptible individuals and their larvae can cause myiasis, a parasitic infestation in which the larvae grow inside human tissue.
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The Mus Musculus

Mice are notorious for infesting buildings and their ability to slip through the smallest of entry points. Mice should be a concern for any property owner due to their capacity to spread disease and their destructive eating habits. Mice are famous for being able to chew through things like soft concrete, wood, plastic, aluminum, and cinder blocks are no match for these rodents. Their love of chewing is due, in part, to the fact that their teeth never stop growing. Mice jumps 18 inches in the air, climbing stairs and rough surfaces and swimming are effortless tasks for these critters. These pests do have poor eyesight but have a very good sense of smell, use pheromones to communicate.
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Pharaoh ants

PHARAOH ANTS

Pharaoh ants are a social group of pests that live in our area and regularly get into homes and businesses. They do not require large openings or spaces to squeeze their way. They nest in warm, humid areas near food and water sources. Nests are usually located in inaccessible areas such as wall voids, behind baseboards, in furniture and under floors. The insect may detrimentally affect humans by transmitting many diseases, such as salmonella, staphylococcus, and clostridium, which may cause botulism.
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Anopheles

ANOPHELES MOSQUITO

Nearly 500 Anopheles species are recognized, only 30-40 transmit malaria in nature. Female Anopheles mosquito is a vector for Malarial parasite. Male mosquitoes do not bite. The adult females are generally short-lived, with only a small proportion living long enough to transmit malaria. Anopheles mosquitoes can be distinguished from other mosquitoes by the palps, which are as long as the proboscis, and by the presence of discrete blocks of black and white scales on the wings.
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Fruit fly

Fruit Flies- The Pomace fly

Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) can transfer germs from a dirty surface onto a clean one. They may carry bacteria include salmonella, E. coli, and listeria. These three germs each cause food poisoning. Fruit flies often come in through cracks in walls or pre-laid eggs inside of a piece of fruit from the grocery store. Fruit fly eggs are very tiny, and adult fruit flies often lay them inside of fruit or vegetables. Drosophila genome is 60% homologous to that of humans, less redundant and about 75% of the genes responsible for human diseases have homologous in flies.
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Silverfish

THE BRISTLETAILS -SILVERFISH

Silverfish is a small, primitive, wingless insect. Adult silverfish have a body length of about 12-19 mm that can infest a home. Very hard to spot because they prefer to live in dark, moist places where damp is common. They can cause property damage by chewing holes in clothing, upholstery and paper goods. Silverfish are known to infest items such as wallpaper, books and envelopes, so these materials can become damaged over time as a result of a silverfish infestation.
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