The scenes in these places are grim: multitudes of water bugs thriving in the moisture, laying egg sacs that will increase the colony’s size exponentially. They’re surrounded by their own droppings and discarded exoskeletons, on which mold grows and adds to the already-disgusting stench. What...
Kissing bugs might sound sweet, but they’re carriers of the deadly Chagas disease,the American formof trypanosomiasis, or "African sleeping sickness.” The bugsbite hosts on the thin skinnear their eyes or mouth ("kissing” them) and leave behind droppings that infect through the wound. They...
1. You spot droppings, gnaw marks, or other signs of pests A quick tour around your property will highlight some of the more obvious signs of an infestation. Pest droppings may be tiny, but they're still noticeable. Check in hard-to-reach or out-of-the-way areas such as cabinets, pa...
whereas the rest of the genera are more regionally adapted. This family of roaches is known for being rather large and tend to prefer living outdoors. The species is commonly called Palmetto bugs.