Pest Encyclopedia

Insects

Look up any pest to see how to identify it, what draws it in, and exactly how we treat it — naturally, and without guesswork.

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Close-up of a house fly

Flies Musca domestica (house fly, family Muscidae); also common are Calliphoridae (blow flies) and Drosophilidae (fruit flies) $150–$300 per treatment (up to $500+ for severe infestations)

Close-up of a millipede

Millipedes Class Diplopoda $50–$300 per treatment

Close-up of a mosquito

Mosquitoes Family Culicidae; common genera include Aedes spp., Culex spp., and Anopheles spp. $80–$150 per visit ($350–$1,000 for full-season service)

Close-up of an Indianmeal moth (pantry moth)

Pantry Moths Plodia interpunctella (Indian meal moth) $150–$300 per treatment

Close-up of a common pillbug (roly-poly)

Pillbugs & Sowbugs Armadillidiidae and Oniscidae (order Isopoda) $150–$300 per treatment ($25–$60/month for ongoing service)

Close-up of a silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum)

Silverfish Lepisma saccharinum $200–$650 per treatment (up to $1,000–$2,000 for severe cases requiring fumigation)

Close-up of a brown marmorated stink bug

Stink Bugs Halyomorpha halys (brown marmorated stink bug); family Pentatomidae $150–$400 per treatment (timed ahead of fall migration for best results)

Close-up of termites and termite damage

Termites Reticulitermes spp. and Coptotermes spp. (subterranean termites); Incisitermes spp. (drywood termites) $225–$2,500 for targeted treatment ($2,000–$8,000 for whole-home tenting)