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DIY Pest Control and Prevention of Occasional Invaders
Do It Yourself pest control and pest prevention of occasional invaders. This section includes information on controlling and preventing pest problems from various occasional invader pests, including; crickets, roly polies, centipedes, ground beetles, birds, squirrels, raccoons, opossums / possums, and bats.
Identifying and Controlling Stink Bugs
What is a stink bug and how do I keep it out of my house?
10 Tips to Keep Pests Out
Instead of waiting to go on the defense against an insect, rodent or bird that has entered your home, take the offense by implementing 10 steps to keeping pests out.
Nature's Beauty Spoiled by Pest Birds
Birds can be a beautiful part of our natural environment, but that beauty can be seriously disrupted by the damaging droppings, overpopulations, and incessant caws and cheeps of three common species designated as pest birds.
Ridding Your Home of Boxelder Bugs
Boxelder Bugs are primarily a nuisance pest because they do not bite, sting or cause damage. But large numerous can be very intrusive and annoying, and can stain surfaces in the home.
Ugly Bugs in Your Home?
Although the squash bug is primarily a garden pest, it can become a nuisance when it moves into the home seeking warmth and shelter as the weather turns cold.
Keep Pests Out!
A single bug in the home may be of little concern, an ongoing invasion or high population can be a population. Learn what to do about home pests - and how to keep them out.
Bats and Bat Control
Dispelling myths and telling the realities of bats and their control.
What's the Difference Between Millipedes and Centipedes?
What are centipedes and millipedes? How do I tell the difference? What do I do if they are in my home?
Control Crickets in the Home
Although considered to be good luck in a number of cultures, chirping, hide-and-seek-playing crickets can be of great annoyance in the home.
What to Do About Pillbugs and Sowbugs
Pillbugs and sowbugs are two tiny pests considered to be occasional invaders because they will enter homes and buildings, but survive better outdoors - unless the find a wet or very damp area in which to live. What these tiny "bugs" are and what to do about them.
Insect Pests: Occasional Invaders
Occasional invader pests, such as beetles, crickets, thrips, pillbugs, millipeds and centipedes are those that enter homes periodically, but do not breed or survive well in a clean home environment. Following are some common occasional invaders and their control.