Pests

Everyone reacts differently to bed bug bites but the typical reaction is small, red, raised, itchy bumps.

Ticks are blood-sucking parasites commonly found throughout Canada. Peak tick season for nymphs usually occurs during the spring and summer months, while adults are a threat in the late fall.

Grey squirrels have two breeding periods per year, one in mid-summer and another in early spring.

Bed bugs are nocturnal and so small, detecting them can be very difficult. They are small, flat and have oval-shaped bodies. They have six legs and two antennae. Bed bugs cannot fly and have short, golden coloured body hair that can make their bodies appear to be striped

Most ant species found in Canada form new colonies by producing winged ants and swarming during the warmer weather of spring and early summer.

Black carpenter ants are common structure infesting ants found throughout Canada. The tiny insect primarily lives outdoors but gains access to homes when looking for food sources and sites to establish satellite nests.

To understand what an American Carpet Beetle looks like, review these images.

Everyone knows the saying, “Good night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite.” It has never been more true than it is now.

Squirrels are known to carry numerous diseases, though only a few are dangerous to humans.

Rabbits produce two different types of solid waste, but only one is commonly seen outside of a nest.