Pest Encyclopedia

Pest Terminology & Treatment Guide

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 centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)

Centipedes Class Chilopoda; common house centipede: Scutigera coleoptrata $50–$300 per treatment

Microscopic close-up of a chigger mite larva (Trombiculidae)

Chiggers Trombiculidae (family); larval stage of Trombicula species $100–$300 per treatment (often bundled with tick/flea yard treatments)

Close-up of a clothes moth

Clothes Moths Tineola bisselliella (webbing clothes moth); Tinea pellionella (casemaking clothes moth) $150–$300 per treatment

Close-up of a clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa)

Clover Mites Bryobia praetiosa $100–$300 per treatment

Close-up of a cockroach

Cockroaches Blattella germanica (German cockroach), Periplaneta americana (American cockroach), Blatta orientalis (Oriental cockroach) $150–$500 per treatment, depending on severity Contact Kill Crack-and-Crevice Treatment

Close-up of a house cricket

Crickets Gryllidae (family); common species include Acheta domesticus (house cricket), Gryllus spp. (field cricket), and Rhaphidophoridae (camel cricket) $150–$350 per treatment

Close-up of a European earwig

Earwigs Forficula auricularia (European earwig) $100–$300 per treatment Exclusion