The in your home Roaches
Ants
What.
What.
Flat, oval-shaped body. Six long, spiny legs. Fast. Some have wings and can fly.
Skinny, crawling bugs with bent antennae. Most are brown. Three distinct body parts.
Where.
Where.
In kitchens and bathrooms, under sinks, near food. Outside in garbage cans, brush, leaf litter.
They nest underground outdoors in anthills or inside trees in large groups called colonies.
How.
How.
These creepy crawlers are often blamed on poor housekeeping, and they can get inside by hitching a ride on infested items from outdoors, via cracks and gaps in a home, or through drains. Some even fly inside, attracted by lights. They leave their droppings wherever they go.
These social bugs live, work, and travel in large numbers together. Ants enter homes through gaps around doors, holes in window screens, and cracks. They can also hitch a ride with pets or items brought in from the outside like a plant, flowers, garden produce, or boxes from the garage.
Fruit Flies What.
How.
Small flies that feed on fruits, leaves, plant secretions, and honeydew from aphids. Known to annoy and stress us out.
These stealthy bugs sneak into your house on produce or squeeze through window and door screens.
Where. In the kitchen or anywhere you have sweet things for them to eat. 2