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Drawing from 300 years of combined experience serving 100,000+ DC Metro homes, our expert guides help you spot exactly what's bugging you and how to get rid of it fast.
Pest
American Roach
American Roaches
American roaches thrive in warm, damp areas such as sewers, drains, and basements. They are omnivorous scavengers, feeding on decaying organic matter,...
Pest
Ant
Ants
Ants are social insects that live in colonies with a caste system consisting of workers, soldiers, and queens. The colony can grow to massive numbers,...
Pest
Bald Faced Hornet Nest
Bald-Faced Hornets
Bald-faced hornets are aggressive social wasps that live in colonies, with a queen laying eggs throughout the warm months. Workers maintain the nest, ...
Pest
Centipedes
Centipedes
Centipedes are nocturnal hunters, feeding on insects, spiders, and other small arthropods. They use their venom to subdue prey before consuming them. ...
Pest
Clover Mite
Clover Mites
Clover mites reproduce parthenogenetically, meaning all individuals are female and can lay eggs without mating. Their eggs are often deposited in prot...
Pest
German Roach
German Roaches
Roaches are highly adaptable and thrive in a variety of environments. They reproduce quickly, with German roaches producing multiple egg cases (oothec...
Pest
Honey Bee
Honey Bees
Honey bees are highly social insects that live in well-organized colonies consisting of a queen, thousands of worker bees, and a few hundred drones. T...
Rodent
Mouse
Mice
Mice reproduce rapidly, with a single female capable of producing up to 10 litters per year, each containing 5-10 pups. They reach sexual maturity in ...
Pest
Millipede
Millipedes
Millipedes are detritivores, meaning they feed on decaying plant matter, fungi, and other organic material. They thrive in moist environments like lea...
Mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes go through a four-stage life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. They lay their eggs in standing water, and larvae develop into pupae befor...
Pest
Oriental Roach
Oriental Roaches
Oriental roaches thrive in damp, dark areas such as basements, sewers, and crawl spaces. They prefer cooler environments and are more active in the sp...
Pest
Paper Wasp
Paper Wasps
Paper wasps are social insects that live in small colonies. Queens emerge in the spring to establish new nests, laying eggs that develop into worker w...
Rodent
rat near water source creek conducive condition
Rats
Rats reproduce quickly, with a single pair capable of producing hundreds of offspring in a year. Their ability to chew through wood, plastic, and even...
Pest
Silverfish on dark background
Silverfish
Silverfish are nocturnal and prefer dark, humid environments. They are scavengers, feeding primarily on carbohydrates such as paper, glue, fabric, and...
Pest
Spider
Spiders
Spiders are primarily predators, feeding on insects and other small arthropods. Most species rely on venom to subdue their prey, but only a few pose a...
Pest
Stink Bug
Stink Bugs
Stink bugs primarily feed on plants, including fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants, piercing the surface to suck out nutrients. They are highly ...
Termite
Termite
Termites
Termites live in structured colonies consisting of workers, soldiers, and reproductives. They feed on cellulose found in wood, paper, and other plant ...
Mosquito
tick
Ticks
Ticks go through four life stages: egg, larva (six-legged), nymph (eight-legged), and adult. Each stage, aside from the egg, requires a blood meal to ...
Pest
Yellow Jacket
Yellowjackets
Yellow jackets are social insects that live in large colonies. Their nests are built underground or inside structural voids, such as attics and wall c...
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