SPRING PESTS SPRING PEST NEAR YOU PREVENTION CHECKLIST · SPRING PESTS NEAR YOU MOSQUITOES ONLY...
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SPRING PESTS NEAR YOU MOSQUITOES ONLY NEED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER TO REPRODUCE AND SURVIVE. ARGENTINE ANT LARVAE REACH ADULTHOOD IN AN AVERAGE OF 74 DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 30,000 CASES OF LYME DISEASE, TERMITES CAUSE MORE THAN $11 BILLION Match the colors on the outer border of the wheel to the regional map to learn which pests impact your area. © 2015 Orkin, LLC C A R P E N T E R A N T S T I C K S S T I N K B U G S F L E A S T E R M I T E S M O S Q U I T O E S A R G E N T I N E A N T S C O C K R O A C H E S Spring is in the air, and with it comes more pests. Use this guide to pinpoint pests that impact your area and learn about their hotspots around your home. Termites seek wood sources for feeding. Around the home, these include wood siding, mulch, firewood and tree stumps and roots. Mosquito larvae can be found in areas with standing water, like gutters, ponds or plant pots. These ants nest both indoors and outdoors, often under stones or behind boards and walls. Carpenter ants invade near porch pillars, roofs, windowsills, telephone poles, dead trees and dead parts of living trees. You can find ticks in wooded or grassy areas, and in shrubbery near your home. Cockroaches are usually found near garbage or other waste, in the kitchen and in cracks and crevices around the home. IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES EVERY YEAR. 3,000 WORKER ANTS AND ONE QUEEN ANT. CAN EXCEED CARPENTER ANT COLONIES WHICH CAN BE TRANSMITTED BY TICKS, ARE REPORTED ANNUALLY, ACCORDING TO THE CDC. STINK BUGS REPRODUCE QUICKLY, AS FEMALES CAN PRODUCE MORE THAN 200 EGGS IN THEIR LIFETIME SPRING PEST PREVENTION CHECKLIST Just like you, pests love and are more active in warmer seasons like spring. As temperatures rise, consider these tips to help keep insects in their place: outside of your home. OUTSIDE: INSIDE: Seal all cracks and crevices around doors, windows, and utility penetrations Repair or replace damaged window screens Clear water and debris from gutters and downspouts Eliminate standing water Trim foliage hanging over or touching your home’s exterior walls Move wood piles away from your home Wear long sleeves and pants while working outside to protect skin Spray EPA-approved insect repellent on exposed skin before spending time outdoors Check your pets for fleas and ticks Vacuum and dust regularly Remove “pest shelter” clutter like cardboard and newspapers Clean spilled food and drinks immediately Rinse cans before placing them in recycling bins Store food in tightly closed containers A FEMALE FLEA CAN CONSUME UP TO 15 TIMES HER BODY WEIGHT IN BLOOD DAILY. TWO MONTHS COCKROACHES CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT FOOD FOR AND WITHOUT WATER FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. Shaded areas and moist soil are ideal conditions for flea larvae. Adults typically live on animal hosts. Stink bugs can hide out in your home during the winter and escape in the spring, often crawling on walls and windows.
Transcript of SPRING PESTS SPRING PEST NEAR YOU PREVENTION CHECKLIST · SPRING PESTS NEAR YOU MOSQUITOES ONLY...
SPRING PESTSNEAR YOU
MOSQUITOES ONLY NEED A
SMALL AMOUNTOF WATER
TO REPRODUCE AND SURVIVE.
ARGENTINE ANT LARVAE REACH ADULTHOOD IN AN AVERAGE OF
74 DAYS.
APPROXIMATELY
30,000 CASES OF
LYME DISEASE,
TERMITES CAUSE MORE THAN
$11 BILLION
Match the colors on the outer border of the wheel to the regional map to learn which pests impact your area.
© 2015 Orkin, LLC
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MOSQUITOES ARGENTINE ANTS CO
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Spring is in the air, and with it comes more pests. Use this guide to pinpoint pests that impact your area and learn about their hotspots around your home.
Termites seek wood sources for feeding. Around the home, these include wood siding, mulch, firewood and tree stumps and roots.
Mosquito larvae can be found in areas with standing water,
like gutters, ponds or plant pots.
These ants nest both indoors and outdoors, often under stones or behind boards and walls.
Carpenter ants invade near porch pillars, roofs,
windowsills, telephone poles, dead trees and
dead parts of living trees.
You can find ticks in woodedor grassy areas, and in
shrubbery nearyour home.
Cockroaches are usually found near garbage or other waste, in the kitchen and in cracks and crevices around the home.
IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES EVERY YEAR.
3,000 WORKER ANTS ANDONE QUEEN ANT.
CAN EXCEEDCARPENTER ANT COLONIES
WHICH CAN BE TRANSMITTED BY TICKS, ARE REPORTED ANNUALLY, ACCORDING TO THE CDC.
STINK BUGS REPRODUCE QUICKLY, AS FEMALES CAN PRODUCE MORE THAN
200 EGGS IN THEIR LIFETIME
SPRING PEST PREVENTION CHECKLISTJust like you, pests love and are more active in warmer seasons like spring. As temperatures rise, consider these tips to help keep insects in their place: outside of your home.
OUTSIDE:
INSIDE:
Seal all cracks and crevices around doors, windows, and utility penetrations
Repair or replace damaged window screens
Clear water and debris from gutters and downspouts
Eliminate standing water
Trim foliage hanging over or touching your home’s exterior walls
Move wood piles away from your home
Wear long sleeves and pants while working outside to protect skin
Spray EPA-approved insect repellent on exposed skin before spending time outdoors
Check your pets for fleas and ticks
Vacuum and dust regularly
Remove “pest shelter” clutter like cardboard and newspapers
Clean spilled food and drinks immediately
Rinse cans before placing them in recycling bins
Store food in tightly closed containers
A FEMALE FLEA CAN CONSUME UP TO
15 TIMES HER BODY WEIGHT IN BLOOD DAILY.
TWO MONTHS
COCKROACHES CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT
FOOD FOR
AND WITHOUT WATER FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF.
Shaded areas and moist soil are ideal conditions
for flea larvae. Adults typically live on
animal hosts.
Stink bugs can hide out in your home during the winter and escape in the spring, often crawling on walls and windows.
