What’s Bugging You? Pest Identifier | Fieldmark Pest Control (Concept)

A single black ant on a mossy rock, close up

No. 01 · Likely match

Argentine ants

Tiny, dark brown, marching in long trails

Signs: Long, busy trails along counters, baseboards and window frames, often to water or sugar.
Found: Kitchens, bathrooms, pet bowls. After rain and in hot, dry spells.
What it takes: A quarterly plan keeps it away. Bait and a barrier outside, where the colonies live. Spraying the trail inside only splits the colony.
Pets and kids: Baits go in closed stations or cracks, away from hands and paws. Indoors stays dry, so you don’t have to leave.

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A shiny black spider hanging from a pale twig on a dark background

No. 02 · Likely match

Western black widow

Shiny black, a red hourglass underneath (females)

Signs: Messy, strong webs low down in quiet corners, with round tan egg sacs.
Found: Garages, woodpiles, under patio furniture. All year, most in late summer.
What it takes: Usually one visit. A sweep of webs and egg sacs, and treatment of the corners they like. A quarterly plan keeps them from coming back.
Pets and kids: Wear gloves when you move stored boxes. If someone is bitten, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222.

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A large reddish-brown cockroach on rough grey concrete

No. 03 · Likely match

American cockroach

Large, reddish brown, up to two inches, can fly

Signs: One at night near a drain or the garage door. They often come up from sewer lines.
Found: Drains, garages, basements, bathrooms. Warm nights, summer most.
What it takes: A quarterly plan keeps it away. Bait and dust in drains, crawl spaces and the garage, plus sealing gaps under doors.
Pets and kids: Dust goes into wall voids and drains, not on surfaces you touch.

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A flat reddish-brown bed bug on pale fabric, close up

No. 04 · Likely match

Bed bugs

Flat, apple-seed size, reddish brown

Signs: Itchy bites in a line or cluster, small dark spots on mattress seams, shed skins.
Found: Mattress seams, headboards, couches. All year, often after a trip.
What it takes: Inspection and a written quote first. An inspection first, then heat or targeted treatment and a follow-up two weeks later.
Pets and kids: Don’t move your bed or sleep on the couch; it spreads them. Bag the bedding and wash it hot.

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A small brown mouse with large ears on a grey stone step

No. 05 · Likely match

House mouse

Small, grey-brown, big ears, tail as long as its body

Signs: Droppings like grains of rice in drawers and behind the stove, chewed food packaging.
Found: Kitchens, garages, inside walls. Fall and winter, as it cools.
What it takes: Usually one visit. Find and seal the way in (a mouse fits through a gap the size of a dime), then traps inside.
Pets and kids: Traps go in locked boxes or behind appliances. No loose poison inside the house.

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A grey rat with pink ears looking over a wooden plank

No. 06 · Likely match

Roof rat

Slim, dark, long tail, climbs everything

Signs: Scratching in the attic at night, chewed fruit on the tree, droppings along the top of walls.
Found: Attics, palm trees, ivy, along fences. All year, busiest at night.
What it takes: Inspection and a written quote first. An exclusion job: every roof gap sealed with metal, traps in the attic, trees trimmed back from the roof.
Pets and kids: Outdoor stations are locked and anchored. We don’t use poison inside, so nothing dies in your walls.

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Close-up of light wood eaten into rows of small holes and tunnels

No. 07 · Likely match

Termites

Winged swarmers; tiny pellets or mud tubes

Signs: Drywood termites leave little piles of pellets like sand or coffee grounds. Subterranean termites build pencil-thick mud tubes up the foundation.
Found: Attics, window frames, foundations. Swarms in spring and in late summer to fall.
What it takes: Inspection and a written quote first. A termite inspection and a written report, then local treatment, a soil barrier, or tenting if it has spread.
Pets and kids: Termite work needs its own termite (Branch 3) license from the state. Ask to see it.

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Red and black ants gathered around a hole in a dark wooden log

No. 08 · Likely match

Carpenter ants

Large ants, black or red and black

Signs: Big ants at night and small piles of sawdust under wood. They tunnel into wet wood but don’t eat it.
Found: Damp or rotting wood, decks, eaves. Spring and summer, most active at night.
What it takes: Usually one visit. Find the nest and treat it, then fix the leak or rot that drew them in.
Pets and kids: Treatment goes into the nest and wall voids, not open rooms.

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No. 09 · Likely match

Paper wasps

Long legs, an open umbrella-shaped paper nest

Signs: A grey paper nest with open cells under the eaves or a railing, and wasps coming and going.
Found: Eaves, door frames, play sets. Spring to early fall.
What it takes: Usually one visit. Nest removed and the spot treated so they don’t rebuild. Usually one visit.
Pets and kids: Don’t knock it down yourself, especially if anyone in the house is allergic. Keep kids away from it.

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A mosquito standing on a pale surface, side view

No. 10 · Likely match

Mosquitoes

Small, long legs, a whine at dusk

Signs: Bites in the yard, even in daytime. Some kinds breed in a bottle cap of water.
Found: Yards with standing water. May to October.
What it takes: A quarterly plan keeps it away. Dump standing water every week, then a yard treatment every visit from May to October.
Pets and kids: Treatment goes on shady leaves and hiding spots, not lawns where kids play. Keep pets in until it dries.

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What’s bugging you?

Argentine ants

Western black widow

American cockroach

Bed bugs

House mouse

Roof rat

Termites

Carpenter ants

Paper wasps

Mosquitoes

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