With the American Cockroach being one of the largest cockroaches, the adult can reach 1 1/2 to 2 inches in length.
They are reddish brown in color. They can fly and are often be seen around light during the night. Whenever
temperatures reach 70 degrees or higher the American cockroach can be seen all year round. The adults are
however more common during the summer months.
Why are American Cockroaches important?
American Cockroaches are persistent and troublesome pests that invade any building including the home. They
have been known to carry bacteria which causes food poisoning. These organisms include salmonella and shigella.
The viral hepatitis organism is also transmitted by the American Cockroach.
Reproductive Capacity:
The female American Cockroach will carry an egg sack for a short period of time before deposition. Each produces
10 to 60 egg sacks at any given time and 14 young emerges from each egg sack. The incubation period of the
American Cockroach eggs is about 45 days. The young sometimes grow into adults in as little as 215 days.
Where do American Cockroaches live?
The American Cockroach is most commonly found in zoos and animal rearing facilities ,sewers, water meter boxes
and steam tunnels. They however live quite successfully wherever human live. Their environmental preference
include moist areas such as within sewers.
Adult Bed Bugs are brown wingless insects and are about 1/4 inch long. The young ones appear like the adult but are
colorless and are smaller. After a blood meal they are swollen and dark red. Whenever one sees blood spots on the
sheets bed bug infestation should be suspected.
Why are Bed Bugs important?
These blood sucking Bed Bugs feeds on human blood and are as persistent as German Cockroaches . They attack
when people are asleep and cause Psychological trauma. Their bites causes itching and infection. The cost of a
Bed Bug treatment is significant and the exercise can be a time consuming one. A‐Safecare Pest Control has
invested much resource into making bedbug control one of their specialty.
Reproductive Capacity:
The eggs of the Bed Bug hatches 6 days after they are laid and takes 38 to 48 days to reach maturity. 50 eggs are laid
at any given time and a total of 200 to 500 by each female. Adults can survive 6 to 7 months without eating.
Where do Bed Bugs live?
The Bed Bug live in cracks and crevices behind baseboards and pictures and also around the seam of the mattresses
and in clothes.
What do black widow spiders look like?
Black Widow Spiders are about 1 1/2 inches long, females are jet black and glossy, with a round abdomen or
Belly. There is a hour glass marking on their (abdomen) belly. The southern form sometimes have dots on the dorsal
side of the abdomen. The northern form has red spots in the middle of their backs.
How dangerous are black widow spiders?
The female Black Widow Spider can be dangerous to adults and children .Whenever they bite a poisonous venom is
spewed into the victim. This venom is paralytic to insects on which the spiders feed. Females are poisonous and their
venom is 15 times more potent than that of the rattlesnake while the males are harmless. The amount of venom is
Where do Black Widow spiders live?
The Black Widow Spiders are often found in places where we least expect them. These include indoors and outdoors
where the areas are partially protected. Their webbing can be seen in garages, crawl spaces attics and basements.
Chemical spider control requires careful inspection and the use of specially formulated products which are
able to contact them in areas where they are more likely to be found. A‐Safecare Pest Control , Tampa Bay Pest
Control service provider has the technical and practical know how to practice spider control.
Reproductive Capacity:
Spiders egg sacks carry several hundred eggs and 2 egg sacks are produced by most adult females. The eggs hatch in
2 to 3 weeks. Adult female Black Widow Spiders are very protective of their eggs and their young. The adult females
can live up to 6 or 8 months.
The worker of the crazy Ant is about1/10 inch long all sections of their bodies is dark brown to blackish. They have a
thin body on which long slender legs are attached. These crazy ant can be easily identified by their fast crazy movement.
Why are crazy ants important?
These ants contaminate food and are a cause great annoyance. They eat fruits ,proteins and other household
foods.
Where do crazy ants live?
Crazy Ants are very adaptable and can survive both outdoor and in door and even in moist areas. In colder state
they successfully establish colonies in apartments. If these pesty contaminators choose to live in your apartment
please call A‐Safecare Pest Control service, we are Tampa Bay Pest Control the premier provider of crazy ant control.
Reproductive Capacity:
A crazy ant colony may be comprised of a moderate population to a very large ones.
Carpenter Ants inflict a terrible bite. They move about day and night invading homes. They feed on wood that has
been damaged by termites and decay. Carpenter ants invading our homes can be traumatic especially during the
night. The motive for entering homes includes escaping from unfavorable conditions or in search of food.
Where do Carpenter Ant live?
Carpenter Ants live in and around buildings which include gutters, paneling, hollow doors and fire places. They travel
up to 100 yards in search of food. Their preference is to live in wood that has been damaged by termites.
Whenever Carpenter Ants invade your home you should call A‐Safe care Pest Control Service we are Tamp Bay Pest
Control, the premier provider of Carpenter Ant control.
Reproductive Capacity:
It takes a single adult female to start a new colony, the new colony quickly multiply into several thousands ants.
After two to five years new winged bearing reproductive called alates are seen.
Smaller satellite Carpenter Ant colonies grow from the main colony a distance which vary from 20 to 100 feet.
What do Carpenter Ant look like?
Carpenter Ants are long‐legged and moves very fast. They are reddish brown and some are black. They range in size
from 1/4 to 1/2 inches. The Florida Carpenter Ant is one of the most common type.
Cat fleas are parasites of human and animals alike, from which they get their blood meals. Cat fleas transmit disease
causing organisms such as the bubonic plague. The rat flea also transmit the bacterium Yersinia pestis which causes
plague.
Where do cat fleas live?
Carpeted homes provide the ideal living conditions for the cat flea. This is especially true for carpet that has been
laid directly on concrete. In order to complete their life cycle cat fleas live on the hair coat of the dogs and cats
where they feed on blood before they lay their eggs that usually drop off before hatching.
Reproductive Capacity:
A single female cat flea lays up to 450 eggs in her lifetime. the eggs are laid in batches of eighteen. They hatch in 1 to
6 days giving rise to whitish worm like larvae. Adult cat fleas live for 25 to 60 days
What do cat fleas look like?
The mature Cat Flea is about 0.08 of an inch long. Their bodies are small and black to red brown in color. They
are covered with spiny hairs which help them to move forward on our pets. Cat Fleas have long strong legs that help
them to jump long distance. They can jump as much as 15 inches horizontally .
The common cricket becomes a bother when they occasionally invade our homes. There they
destroy silk, wool and other materials. Since crickets are attracted to stains and
perspiration, soiled textile and clothing are often chosen. Their chirping is a source of annoyance “especially to me I
hate them.”
Where do crickets live?
Crickets generally live on the outside but occasionally invade homes and other buildings in large numbers.
Crickets are attracted to light.
What do crickets look like?
The adult of the common house cricket ranges in length from 1/2 inch to3/4 inch. Their color ranges from light yellow
to brown and three dark markings appears around their heads. Crickets may also be black and shiny. Crickets
have a thin projection from the tip of their abdomen called Ovipositor which is used for egg laying.
The common cricket becomes a bother when they occasionally invade our homes. There they destroy silk, wool and other materials. Since crickets are attracted to stains and perspiration, soiled textile and clothing are often chosen. Their chirping is a source of annoyance “especially to me I hate them.”
Where do crickets live?
Crickets generally live on the outside but occasionally invade homes and other buildings in large numbers.
Crickets are attracted to light.
What do crickets look like?
The adult of the common house cricket ranges in length from 1/2 inch to3/4 inch. Their color ranges from light yellow
to brown and three dark markings appears around their heads. Crickets may also be black and shiny. Crickets
have a thin projection from the tip of their abdomen called Ovipositor which is used for egg laying.
The House Fly is capable spreading typhoid, cholera, dysentery and diarrhea. The germs which causes these diseases
can be transmitted by the House Fly from garbage, sewage and fecal matter to food or to a person’s hands or lips.
Restaurant owners are at risk of suffering economic losses as people avoid eating in fly infested restaurants, (dirty
dining. Flies leaves vomited food and feces on walls ,paintings and draperies and are a source of annoyance.
Where do house flies breed?
Feces ,decaying animal , plant material and indoor food preparation areas are great living areas for the House Fly.
Whenever these bacteria transmitting House Fly choose to live in your restaurants you should call A‐Safecare Pest
Control Service we are Tamp Bay Pest Control, the premier provider of House Fly control.
Reproductive Capacity:
Each egg laying adult House Fly lays clusters of 75‐1000 eggs in garbage and when conditions are suitable lays up to
1000 eggs. The eggs hatch in approximately 12 days giving rise to maggots. The time lapse between eggs and adult is
7‐45 days. Two generations are produced per month in the warm summer months. The adult housefly live for 30‐60
days and can fly up to 20 miles.
What do house flies look like?
The fully grown House Fly is about 1/4 inch in length and dark gray in color with four stripes on the top of the thorax.
The abdomen may be shades of yellow or gray. The housefly hold their wings in a slightly fold back position when
resting. The maggots from the housefly is cream colored.
The damage done by Drywood termite can be extensive if not treated. Over 2,000,000 homes in the U.S. will require
treatment for termite infestation this year ‐Florida Department of Agriculture and consumer services.
Where do Drywood Termites live?
The Drywood termite live inside dry and sound wood hence any structure that is made of wood is ideal for a living
place. There is no wood that is immune to termite attack. The new colonies get started in our homes when
reproductive adults enter through cracks or joints.
A Drywood termite colony gets started by a single pair of winged reproductives and is comprised of a few thousand
termites. Multiple colonies may however exist in the same wooden structure.
What do drywood termites look like?
A mature Drywood termite is roughly 1/2 in length but gets larger when they reach the ability to reproduce. The
Drywood termite is brown in color and has wings as an adult. Dry wood termite galleries are clean and smooth and
appears as if they are finished with sand paper. No mud tunnels are formed as in the case of subterranean
termites. Drywood termites make kick holes through damaged wood from which pellets fall and accumulate.
Accumulated pellets and wings are signs of Drywood termite activities.
The House Mouse are known for harboring diseases like salmonellosis, rickettsia, pox and leptospirosis. They eat
human food items, consuming meat, grains, cereals, seeds, and vegetables. The average House Mouse has the
capability of eating eight pounds of food per year and destroys much more through fecal and urine contamination
and partially eaten food.
The Deer Mouse a related rodent is the main source of Sin Nombre (SN) virus, the cause of hantavirus cardiopulmonary
syndrome (HCPS) in North America. This is a new form of respiratory illness.
Where do mice live?
They crawl through openings as small as 1/4 inch wide. They cause structural damage to buildings by gnawing and
nesting. They feed and nest in houses destroying insulation and gnawing on electrical wiring in walls and the attic.
The house mouse live in food storage areas, garages basements and wherever humans live. The House Mouse can
also live outside.
Reproductive capacity:
House Mouse is sexually matured within 35 days of birth. The unborn is carried for a period of 18‐21 days. The
mature can produce a litter every 50 days and up to 6 to 7 young per litter. The house mouse can live for several
What does a mouse look like?
The average adult House Mouse 3 1/2 inches long with the tail being the same length. Their color is usually dusty
grey but they can also be a light brown to a dark gray with the belly being lighter in color. They have large distinct
ears and weighs about 1/2 to 1 ounce. In addition to being excellent climbers and swimmers the house mouse can
jump around 12 inches. They crawl through openings as small as 1/4 inch wide.