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Practical guidance for homeowners, landlords and facility managers buying pest control services.

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Back porch light glowing above a front door at duskCockroaches

Bugs That Look Like Cockroaches but Are Not

Ground beetles, June beetles, click beetles, crickets, earwigs, stink bugs and wood cockroaches are the usual lookalikes, and none of them breeds indoors. Here is the...

October 8, 2026Made bed with white linen and a suitcase beside itBed bugs

Bugs That Look Like Bed Bugs (and Bugs in Bed That Are Not)

Carpet beetles, bat and swallow bugs, spider beetles, booklice, cockroach nymphs, fleas and ticks are the usual bed bug lookalikes. Here is the test that settles...

October 8, 2026Kitchen at night lit by the light under the range hoodCockroaches

Bugs in the Kitchen Sink and Cabinets at Night: Who They Are

Cockroaches first, then drain flies, fruit flies, carpenter ants, silverfish and springtails. A five-minute torch check after dark, the under-sink leak, and when to call a...

October 8, 2026White bathroom sink and tiled wall in morning lightDamp-loving pests

Bugs in the Bathroom: What They Are and What They Mean

Drain flies, springtails, silverfish, booklice and house centipedes each point to a different kind of damp. How to read them, the overnight drain test and the...

October 8, 2026Dehumidifier running in a basement storage roomFor Property Owners

Tiny White Bugs in the House: Mites, Booklice and the Rest

Booklice, mould and grain mites, springtails, mealybugs and whiteflies are the usual tiny white bugs indoors. Most point to damp, and drier air is the main...

October 8, 2026Hand lifting a glass storage jar from a pantry shelf of rice, pasta and beansFor Property Owners

Little Brown Bugs in the House: How to Tell Which One

How to identify little brown bugs in the house by wings, shape and location, including the bed bug versus seed-like beetle test, with sizes from extension...

October 8, 2026Person vacuuming along the edge of a living room rugFor Property Owners

Little Black Bugs in the House: 10 Usual Suspects

Ten small black bugs found in US homes, split into the ones that bite and the ones that do not, with sizes from extension sources and...

October 8, 2026Woman crouching on a kitchen floor checking the skirting board with a small flashlightFor Property Owners

Tiny Bugs in the House: What They Are, by Colour and Room

A fast decision guide to the tiny bugs found in US homes: match colour, room and whether it jumps, flies, bites or crawls to the 15...

October 8, 2026School custodian mopping a corridor floorFor Property Owners

Pest Control Caused 9 of 210 School Pesticide Illnesses

Of 210 pesticide illness cases at California schools 2016-2023, disinfectants caused 75, farm drift 49, pool chemicals 40, pest control services 9.

October 5, 2026Mother lifting a toddler away from an open low cupboard in a family kitchenOriginal data

Boric Acid Poison Calls Rose 69 Percent in a Decade

Boric acid exposures to US poison centers rose 69% from 2014 to 2024, 90% in children 5 and under. Pyrethroids lead at 18,057.

October 5, 2026Call centre agent wearing a headset typing at a deskRats and mice

Rat Poison Calls to Poison Centers Fell 22 Percent in a Decade

US poison centers recorded 8,452 rodenticide exposures in 2024, down 22% from 2014. Anticoagulant cases fell 66%; bromethalin nearly tripled.

October 5, 2026Field worker in a high-visibility vest sampling marsh water with a long-handled dipperOriginal data

California Mosquito Control: Larvicides Dominate, Naled Up 63 Percent

Larvicides were 77.5% of California public health pesticide applications in 2023; aerial naled rose 63% to 106,621 lb. County and ingredient data.

October 4, 2026