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 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) Structural Tenting

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) Termiticide

Close-up of an adult deer tick (Ixodes scapularis)

Ticks Ixodidae (family); common species include Ixodes scapularis (blacklegged/deer tick), Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick), and Amblyomma americanum (lone star tick) $100–$300 per treatment (yard treatments scale with property size — roughly $200 for 1 acre up to $600+ for 5+ acres) Vector (Disease Vector) Void Treatment

Vole

Voles Microtus spp. $500–$600 per treatment

A wasp nest removed from a home

Wasps & Hornets Vespidae (family); common pest species include Vespula spp. (yellowjackets), Vespa spp. (hornets), and Polistes spp. (paper wasps) $300–$700 per nest