Start with the signs.
Find your next step.
Explore common pests, check lookalikes and understand what an inspection can tell you. Then compare companies offering the exact service you need.
Explore the pest guides
Which pest are you investigating?
Use the signs as a starting point. A photo, an insect or a professional inspection is more useful than guessing from bites or noises alone.
Ants
Look at trails, entry points and body features before deciding whether you need ant control or an inspection.
Read the guideBed bugs
Check physical evidence around sleeping and resting areas, understand lookalikes, and prepare the right questions for a bed bug specialist.
Read the guideCockroaches
Separate an occasional outdoor visitor from repeated indoor activity, and learn what to record before a cockroach-control visit.
Read the guideFleas
Consider pets, resting areas and lookalikes together, then coordinate animal care with any treatment of the home.
Read the guideFlies
Use size, location and repeated sightings to ask better questions about the source of a fly problem.
Read the guideMice
Record signs of mouse activity, consider common small-animal lookalikes, and distinguish control from closing entry points.
Read the guideMosquitoes
Check water-holding containers, protect indoor spaces and understand the boundaries of a property mosquito-control service.
Read the guideRats
Review burrows, gnawing and repeated activity, then compare rat control separately from exclusion and building repairs.
Read the guideSpiders
Use observable spider and web features, avoid bite-based identification, and decide whether a household inspection is useful.
Read the guideTermites
Distinguish termite clues from flying ants and other damage, then separate the inspection decision from treatment selection.
Read the guideTicks
Understand tick habitats, keep bite care separate from property services, and prepare a useful site brief.
Read the guideWasps
Observe activity from a distance, distinguish possible bees and other lookalikes, and describe nest access before booking.
Read the guideStart with an inspection brief
Record what you found, when it appeared and which areas are affected. A general inspection can help establish the pest before you compare treatment proposals.