Pest ID guide
Know your pest
The six pests we see most in Charlotte homes, what they look like, when they show up and how we deal with them.
Not sure what it is?
Snap a photo and send it with your booking. A tech will ID it before the visit.
Ants
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Trails in the kitchen usually mean a nest within 50 feet of the house.
Spring – fall
Cockroaches
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German roaches breed fast. Two weeks of waiting can mean hundreds more.
Year round
Mice & rats
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They squeeze through a gap the size of a dime and chew wires once inside.
Fall – winter
Termites
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Quiet, slow and expensive. Most homeowners find them after the damage.
Spring swarms
Mosquitoes
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Standing water anywhere in the yard can turn into a breeding ground in a week.
May – October
Wasps & hornets
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Nests double in size every few weeks. Do not swat, call.
Summer
Pest calendar
When they show up in the Carolinas
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Ants
Cockroaches
Mice & rats
Termites
Mosquitoes
Wasps
Hear that? That’s a quiet house.
Book a free 45-minute inspection. You get a written plan and a price before we spray anything.
or call (704) 555-0137