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Local Pest Control Services

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Quarterly Pest Control Service

$79.00


pricing is based on residential properties under 3000 square feet

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Quarterly Pest Control Service

Ultimate
Quarterly Pest Control Service + Mosquito Reduction

$104.00

pricing is based on residential properties under 3000 square feet

Common Household Pests

Mosquitos

Five of the most common species

  • Yellow fever mosquito
  • Asian tiger mosquito
  • Southern house mosquito
  • Black salt marsh mosquito
  • Gallinipper mosquito

The warm, wet Florida summers are well known for the increase in mosquitos they bring. Mosquitos are not only a biting nuisance; they can carry many dangerous diseases. Controlling mosquitos is a constant battle and there are a number of steps you can take to keep your landscape from becoming a breeding paradise.


Mosquitos can be quite the summer nuisance and while a little maintenance in your landscape can help limit breeding areas, it takes a community to reduce mosquito populations. Our residential pest control encourage friends and neighbors to reduce mosquito habitats in their own yards as well. To control mosquito populations, it truly takes a thorough inspection and control plan.

Rodents

Rats and mice are important rodent pests entering Florida homes and warehouses for food and harborage. These rodents eat any kind of food that people eat. They also contaminate 10 times as much food as they eat, with urine, droppings and hair. 


They can carry at least 10 different kinds of diseases including bubonic plague, murine typhus, spirochetal jaundice, Leptospirosis, rabies, rat bite fever, and bacterial food poisoning. 


Many times, rats bite sleeping children while trying to get bits of food on the child that were not washed off before going to bed. Rats and mice also start fires by gnawing matches and electrical wires in homes. The Norway rat, roof rat and house mouse are the most persistent rodent populations in need of control.

Cockroaches

Cockroaches have various common names including water bugs, croton bugs and palmetto bugs. There are at least 69 different cockroach species found in the United States. Outside, cockroaches are decomposers, feeding on dead or dying plants and animals. However, they are considered pests when they interact with people, invading lawns and gardens or entering homes and other structures. More importantly, they can affect human health by spreading diseases, such as Salmonella, and ruin materials such as books, clothes and food.


Cockroaches secrete an oily liquid that has an offensive and sickening odor. This odor may also be imparted to dishes that are apparently clean, food and clothes. Excrement in the form of pellets or an ink-like liquid also contributes to this nauseating odor. 


Additionally, cockroaches produce allergens, which include their feces, shed skins, and body parts such as antennae and legs. In susceptible individuals, contact with these allergens can result in mild to severe rashes, other allergic reactions, and in extreme cases death from asthma attacks.

Spiders

Spiders belong to the class Arachnida, which contains organisms with four pairs of legs, no antennae and two body regions. A shield-like carapace covers the head and the area from which the legs arise. Their mouthparts, or chelicerae, function vertically.

Common Florida Spiders

  • Golden Silk Spider
  • Green Lynx Spider
  • Jumping Spiders
  • Gray Wall Jumper
  • Pantropical Jumper
  • Regal Jumping Spider
  • Spiny Orb Weaver Spider

Flies

Several kinds of nonbiting flies can be found in and around farms, residences, and food-handling establishments. These flies cause annoyance and discomfort and can also be harmful to human and animal health. All filth flies have an egg, larva (maggot), pupa, and adult stage in their life cycle. 


The adult fly has two major wings and two reduced wings, called halteres. These reduced wings are knob-shaped balancing organs.

These flies are usually scavengers in nature, and many are capable of transmitting diseases to man. 


These flies can usually be grouped according to their habits and appearance as houseflies and their relatives; flesh flies, blow flies, and bottle flies; filter flies; soldier flies; and vinegar (fruit) flies.

Ants

Ant control is an important part of keeping your home pest-free year-round. These tiny insects are one of the most common insects that invade homes and surface unexpectedly. Although there are several DIY products that you can buy in stores and online, nothing guarantees your satisfaction like professional pest control. 


Do you have ants in your home? Evict A Critter pest control service will identify who's bugging you and evict them.

Fleas

Fleas are small (1/16 inch or 16 mm), dark, reddish-brown, wingless, blood-sucking insects. Their bodies are laterally compressed (flattened side to side), permitting easy movement through the hairs on the host's body. Their legs are long and well adapted for jumping. The flea body is hard, polished, and covered with many hairs and short spines directed backward. The mouthparts of an adult flea are adapted for sucking blood from a host.


Several species of fleas may be pests in Florida. The cat flea is the most frequently found flea. Cat fleas may attack a wide variety of warm-blooded animals including dogs, humans, chickens, rabbits, squirrels, rats and mice. Although the dog, human, and sticktight fleas are also found in Florida, multiple species of fleas may be found on a single animal.

Centipedes

Centipedes are many-legged animals (ranging from 10 to 100 depending on species) and belong to a group of animals called chilopods. They are usually brownish, flattened animals with many body segments, with most body segments having one pair of legs. Centipedes are fast runners and may vary in length from 1 to 6 inches (2.5 to 15 cm). 


They have one pair of antennae, or "feelers," that are easily seen. Centipedes have poorly developed eyes and are most active at night. They are active predators feeding mainly on insects and spiders. 


All centipedes have venom glands to immobilize their prey, but the toxicity of the venom is not enough to be lethal to humans. The jaws of the smaller local species cannot penetrate human skin; however, the larger species may inflict painful bites.

Wasps

Most paper wasp nests are located in exposed areas beneath soffits, in the corners of windows, under awnings, under porches and beneath decks. These wasps, however, will also nest within voids and other protected sites, such as gas grills, electric outlet boxes, hose reels, attics and crawl spaces.


They often enter attics through holes in the soffits, attic vent screens and underneath shingles. Most species are about 1 inch in length, but a few may be as small as one-half inch or as large as 1.5 inches.


Color: Many are reddish-brown or dark red. Some species are more orange, while others have varying bright stripes of red and yellow.

Millipedes

Millipedes are commonly known as "thousand leggers" and belong to a group of arthropods called diplopods. Millipedes are wormlike, cylindrical animals with many body segments, and most body segments bearing two pairs of legs. 


Millipedes tend to coil up tightly when disturbed, and some species can secrete a foul-smelling fluid. Millipedes feed on decaying vegetable matter and are often found under stones, flower pots, boards, or similar debris where there is abundant moisture.

Occasionally after rains or during cold weather, large numbers of millipedes may migrate into buildings. They can climb foundation walls and enter homes through any small opening. These pests are generally more troublesome in wooded or newly developed areas, where decaying vegetation provides excellent food and breeding conditions.

Bed Bugs

Bed bugs are blood-feeding insects that feed mainly on the blood of humans, but also suck blood from other animals, such as birds, bats, and rodents. 


Bed bugs usually feed at night when people are asleep because the hosts are unaware that they are being fed upon. As bed bugs feed, they inject a salivary secretion into the wound to prevent coagulation. This fluid often causes the skin to itch and become swollen. Scratching causes sores, which may become infected. 


Bed bugs are not known to transmit any human pathogens but can cause emotional distress to those affected. The adult bed bug is about 1/4 inch (6 mm) long, flat, ovoid, and has no wings. It is generally brown except after a blood meal. The body then becomes swollen and the color changes to dark red from the ingested blood. One female can produce a total of 200 to 500 eggs in her lifetime, laying anywhere from 10 to 50 eggs at a time. 


The eggs are 1/25 inch (1 mm) long and are slightly curved. They are usually deposited in clusters and fastened to cracks and crevices or rough surfaces near adult harborages with a sticky cement-type substance.

Pill Bugs

Pillbugs and sowbugs are common crustacea belonging to a group of animals called isopods and are found throughout the South. They are the only crustaceans that have adapted completely to terrestrial habitats. 


They are wingless, oval or slightly elongated arthropods about 1/2 inch (13mm) in length and slate-gray, with body segments resembling armored plates. Both pillbugs and sowbugs feed primarily on decaying organic matter, although occasionally they may damage the roots of green plants. 


Although their typical habitat is outdoors, they occasionally wander indoors but they do not cause damage.

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