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Pests we treat

Identify your pest, then get rid of it

Browse the household and commercial pests we treat across Chicago’s North and Northwest suburbs. Filter by category, then open a profile for identification, risks, and how we solve it.

Mice

House and deer mice contaminate food, spread disease, and gnaw wiring — and they breed fast.

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Ants

Trailing ants invade kitchens and bathrooms seeking food and moisture, often nesting in walls and soil.

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Carpenter Ants

Large black ants that tunnel through damp or damaged wood, weakening the structure over time.

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Ant Hills

Mounds in lawns, driveways, and patios mark active colonies that send foragers indoors.

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Cockroaches

Resilient, fast-breeding insects that contaminate food and trigger allergies and asthma.

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German Cockroaches

The most common indoor roach — small, prolific, and concentrated in kitchens and bathrooms.

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Oriental Cockroaches

Dark "water bugs" that thrive in damp basements, drains, and crawl spaces.

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Spiders

Most spiders are harmless, but webs and egg sacs indoors signal a feeding population of other insects.

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Silverfish

Moisture-loving insects that damage paper, fabric, and pantry goods in dark, humid spaces.

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Springtails

Tiny jumping insects that swarm in damp soil, mulch, and around moisture indoors.

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Earwigs

Pincered insects that hide in damp mulch and crawl spaces, wandering indoors in summer.

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Centipedes

Fast, many-legged predators that hunt other insects in damp basements and crawl spaces.

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Millipedes

Slow, coiling decomposers that migrate indoors in large numbers during wet weather.

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Boxelder Bugs

Black-and-orange bugs that gather on sunny walls in fall and overwinter inside.

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Asian Lady Beetles

Ladybug look-alikes that swarm sunny walls in fall and overwinter inside in clusters.

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Stink Bugs

Shield-shaped bugs that overwinter in walls, attics and chimneys and release an odor when disturbed.

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Clover Mites

Tiny red mites that swarm sunny walls and windowsills in spring and fall.

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Carpet Beetles

Their larvae quietly damage wool, silk, fur, and stored fabrics throughout the home.

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Clothes Moths

Secretive moths whose larvae chew holes in wool, cashmere, and other natural fibers.

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Ticks

Blood-feeding parasites that transmit Lyme and other diseases, lurking in shaded brushy areas. Populations have exploded recently.

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Fleas

Fast-breeding biting parasites that infest pets, carpets, and bedding throughout the home.

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Bird Mites

Microscopic mites that leave abandoned bird nests and bite people indoors.

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Yellowjackets

Aggressive social wasps that nest within voids like holes in the ground, soffits and walls and sting repeatedly.

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Hornets - Bald-Faced Hornets

Large, powerful wasps that build large aerial nests and defend them aggressively.

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Paper Wasps

Slender wasps that build open umbrella nests resembling a honey comb. Commonly located under eaves, railings, and overhangs.

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Mud Daubers

Solitary wasps that build distinctive mud tubes or globs on walls, in attics and under eaves.

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Ground Bees

Solitary bees that nest in bare soil, leaving small mounds across lawns in spring. Commonly found taking over a flower bed in suitable soil.

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Ground Wasps

Wasps that nest underground — including aggressive yellowjackets — and less threatening cicada killers.

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Carpenter Bees

Large bees that bore perfectly round 3/8-inch holes into wood eaves, decks, and trim.

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Bumblebees

Beneficial pollinators that occasionally nest in wall voids, sheds, or ground cavities.

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Bird Nests

Nests in vents, eaves, and gutters cause blockages, odor, and secondary pest infestations like bird mites.

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