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What Mosquitoes Look Like
Adult mosquitoes, like other insects, have three body parts. These are their head, thorax, and abdomen - each featuring long legs connected by membranous wings with scaled surfaces attached at their thoraces; three pairs of long legs connect these scaled wings...
What Kinds of Termites Are in Canada?
In Canada, the most common types of termites that bug people include the eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes), the western subterranean termite (Reticulitermes Hesperus), and the Pacific termite (Zootermopsis). These critters hang out in different parts of...
How to identify Ticks?
Ticks are small creatures similar to spiders and mites, yet with eight legs instead of six and no antennae. Ticks attach themselves to animals such as mammals, birds, and reptiles by latching onto them and sucking out blood for sustenance while often spreading...
How to Spot Wasps
Wasps differ from bees by being smooth with no hair. Their three body parts include the head, thorax, and abdomen--connected by an intermediate part called a "waist." Wasps typically have six legs for flying with two pairs of see-through wings connected at their...
How To Recognize Fleas
Fleas are very small wingless insects measuring approximately 2.5mm long that can be identified with ease by any person using the naked eye. Their bodies appear flattened along their sides for visibility while their hind legs have evolved for jumping purposes and can...
How to Identify Wildlife
Canada is home to an extraordinary diversity of wildlife species, such as 26 snake species and over 20 squirrel species alone! There's also wide variation when it comes to where wildlife pests choose to settle down in Canada. Raccoons build their dens in tree cavities...
How to Spot a Spider
Spiders come in all forms and sizes, yet their basic identification remains fairly easy due to several shared characteristics that allow easy identification. Notably, all spiders possess four pairs of segmented, thin legs allowing easy tracking when trying to spot one...
Where Can Rodents Live
Rodents are adaptable animals that have spread all around the globe, famously spreading diseases such as the Black Death in the 14th century. Millions died as a direct result. Canada is home to three main types of rodent pests - house mice, Norway rats, and roof rats....
Where do Other Pests Live?
Canada is home to an astounding variety of pests and their respective environments are vast. Aphids favour living on newly planted flowers while bed bugs prefer multi-unit buildings; wasps nest in eaves and decking while centipedes favour dark basements millipedes...
How to Identify Moths
Moth species vary considerably in both size and appearance; for instance, Canadian meal moths measure around 9mm long but possess a wingspan of up to 16 mm; these pantry pests can easily be identified due to the distinctive reddish-brown or copper sheen on their...
How to Recognize Mites
Mites look like tiny ticks, but they're much smaller. They have round bodies and no legs like ticks. They're part of a group called arthropods and have eight legs for walking. Mites come in different sizes and colours. Signs of Infestation Canada is home to numerous...
How to Recognize Flies
A typical adult fly has three body parts that make up its anatomy: head, thorax, and abdomen. Each species differs in terms of colouration and body size - most typically measuring no more than 10 millimetres long. Its head features compound eyes with antennae for...
How to Get Rid of Cockroaches at Home?
To combat cockroach problems at home, there are a few key steps worth taking. First and foremost, seek professional services for expediently and permanently eliminating pests from your environment. Once an infestation is contained, thorough cleaning should follow to...
How to Spot Birds
Different types of birds in Canada come in various sizes and colors. Some are small like house sparrows, about 14 to 18 cm long, while others like Canada geese are much bigger, with wingspans reaching up to 182 cm. They come in shades of grey, white, black, and brown,...
Types of Beetles in Canada
Beetles are an expansive family of insects found throughout Canada. Certain beetle families tend to be more prevalent, including ladybugs which feed off insects that damage crops while ground beetles devour pests in gardens. Other varieties can cause trouble;...
Tips for Recognizing Bees
Most bees live together in groups; some prefer living alone. Honey bees are one of the more well-known examples of social insects; they live in nests called hives with queen bees for reproduction purposes and worker bees of both genders working to defend themselves...
How to Spot Bed Bugs?
Bed bugs are tiny, oval-shaped insects, about 4-5 mm long when fully grown. They're flat and can be either rust-brown or a deeper red-brown. Their flattened bodies let them easily hide in small spaces like baseboards, cracks in floors, under carpets, behind loose...
Canadian ant types
Canadian ant types Common ant species found in Canada that can infest structures include the black carpenter ant , Argentine ant, pavement ant, pharaoh ant, odorous house ant and thief ant. Carpenter ants are the most commonly encountered causing damage to structures,...
Raccoon Baby Season and the risks involved with handling raccoons.
Raccoon Baby Season and the risks involved with handling raccoons. Late February, early March we start to notice little sounds and big bangs coming from our attics. That’s mom making a nest for her new arrivals. A litter of kits typically 2-8 of the masked bandits....
Are You Ready for Winter?
It's cold, wet and miserable outside. This is the time of year when we realize the cold, long winter is coming. With this comes the unwanted animals trying to enter our homes. Raccoons, Squirrels and especially Mice, are looking for that warm dry insulation to live...