Camel Crickets
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Camel Crickets Habits Camel crickets are nocturnal, or active at night, and hide during the day. They often overwinter as young nymphs or adults. Females lay their eggs in early spring and they hatch during April. […]
House Crickets
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! House Crickets Habits House crickets are nocturnal or active at night and usually hide in dark warm places during the day. Outside, they feed on plants and dead or live insects, including other crickets. Indoors, house […]
Mole Crickets
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Mole Crickets Left untreated, mole crickets can become destructive to the lawn. To prevent damage from occurring or getting out of hand, mole cricket elimination, or killing mole crickets, is often the only recourse. Identifying Mole […]
Millipedes
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Millipedes Habits Most millipedes are nocturnal and are primarily scavengers, feeding on decaying plants and occasionally dead insects. In the autumn, millipedes are known to migrate in great numbers. Habitat Millipedes are found throughout the world, […]
House Centipedes
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! House Centipedes Habits Most house centipedes are nocturnal, and prey primarily on flies, spiders, and sometimes plant tissue. Habitat Centipedes are found throughout the United States and the world. They are typically found in areas of […]
Roof Rat
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Roof Rat Habits Roof rats are primarily nocturnal. They forage for food in groups of up to ten and tend to return to the same food source time after time. These rats follow the same pathway […]
Norway Rats
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Norway Rats Habits Norway rats are primarily nocturnal and often enter a home in the fall when outside food sources become scarce. These rats are known to gnaw through almost anything – including plastic or lead […]
House Mouse
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! House Mouse Habits House mice prefer to eat seeds and insects, but will eat many kinds of food. They are excellent climbers and can jump up to a foot high, however, they are color blind and […]
Lone Star Tick
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Lone Star Ticks Habits The lone star tick is considered a three-host tick because each feeding stage requires a different host. Feeding typically occurs during the spring and early summer months. Larvae and nymphs feed on […]
Black-legged Deer Tick
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Black-legged (Deer) Ticks Habits During the winter, adult ticks feed primarily on the blood of white-tailed deer, which is why they are sometimes called deer ticks. In the spring, a female tick will drop off its […]
American Dog Tick
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! American Dog Tick Habits It is thought that American dog ticks are attracted by the scent of animals, so they are common along roads and trails. Adult ticks prefer domestic dogs as hosts and can therefore […]
Brown Dog Ticks
Know Your Bugs! Common Pests of Central Texas Having Trouble with Pests? Contact the experts at iPest Solutions today! Brown Dog Ticks Habits Brown dog ticks prefer dogs as hosts. They typically attach to the ears or between the toes and do not travel very far after dropping off a host. They are unique because they […]
