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Identify common pests found around US homes

Use appearance, evidence and location to narrow the possibilities. US species and regional differences are kept separate from PestDeck’s UK guidance.

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Coverage includes structural pests, stinging insects, fabric and pantry pests, arachnids and nuisance wildlife.

Brown/Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)Identify
RodentsRatsOpen US profile →
House mouse (Mus musculus)Identify
RodentsHouse miceOpen US profile →
Bed bug (Cimex lectularius)Identify
Crawling insectsBed bugsOpen US profile →
German cockroach (Blattella germanica), representative US structural cockroachIdentify
Crawling insectsCockroachesOpen US profile →
Formosan subterranean termiteIdentify
Wood-damaging insectsTermitesOpen US profile →
Black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)Identify
AntsCarpenter antsOpen US profile →
Odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile), representative household antIdentify
AntsHousehold antsOpen US profile →
Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)Identify
AntsImported fire antsOpen US profile →
Yellowjacket-type social waspIdentify
Stinging insectsYellowjackets & paper waspsOpen US profile →
European hornet (Vespa crabro)Identify
Stinging insectsHornetsOpen US profile →
Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica)Identify
BeesCarpenter beesOpen US profile →
Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis)Identify
Crawling insectsFleasOpen US profile →
Blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis)Identify
ArachnidsTicksOpen US profile →
Aedes aegypti mosquitoIdentify
Flying insectsMosquitoesOpen US profile →
House fly (Musca domestica)Identify
Flying insectsHousehold fliesOpen US profile →
Indianmeal moth, representative pantry pestIdentify
Stored-product pestsPantry pestsOpen US profile →
Common clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella)Identify
Fabric pestsClothes mothsOpen US profile →
Varied carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)Identify
Fabric pestsCarpet beetlesOpen US profile →
Silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum)Identify
Crawling insectsSilverfish & firebratsOpen US profile →
Common house spiderIdentify
ArachnidsSpidersOpen US profile →
Raccoon, representative structural nuisance wildlifeIdentify
WildlifeNuisance wildlifeOpen US profile →
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