The 7 Most Common Household Pests

The MOSTCOMMON [HOUSEHOLD PESTS BEDBUGS Signs: Red stains on bed or mattress, a raspberry like sickly sweet aroma, blackish looking trail of fecal specks, shells or eggs and bite marks on the body in a straight line. ANTS Signs: Small piles of dirt, sawdust or sand. How To Get Rid: DIY bed bug treatments are not very effective and professional help is advisable. How To Get Rid: Use boric acid COCKROACHES Signs: Pepper-like droppings, distinctive odor and used skins found in cabinets and dark areas. How To Get Rid: Use boric acid BEES Signs: Perfectly round holes, often on the underside of wooden structures. How To Get Rid: Use insecticides TERMITES Signs: Swarms of small winged insects in the spring or fall or find tunneling, darkening, or blistering in wood How To Get Rid: Use of arsenic or permethrin dust SPIDERS Signs: Webs on walls and less frequented areas How To Get Rid: Use pesticides and spider sticks MICE Signs: Small black droppings, "chew" marks, musky odors, shredded paper or grass as nest, dirty rub marks along base-boards How To Get Rid: How To Get Rid: Use live trap PRESENTED BY POULIN'S PEST C ONTROL No Foolin with Poulin. www.poulins.ca SOURCES http://www.bedbuginfo.com/5-signs-of-bed-bugs.php http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/hantavirus_mousesigns.htm http://www.atlanticpestsolutions.net/signs-of-the-six-most-common-household-pests/ http://www.pestnet.com/ants/carpenter-ants/signs-of-carpenter-ants/