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.
House and deer mice contaminate food, spread disease, and gnaw wiring — and they breed fast.
Trailing ants invade kitchens and bathrooms seeking food and moisture, often nesting in walls and soil.
Large black ants that tunnel through damp or damaged wood, weakening the structure over time.
Mounds in lawns, driveways, and patios mark active colonies that send foragers indoors.
Resilient, fast-breeding insects that contaminate food and trigger allergies and asthma.
The most common indoor roach — small, prolific, and concentrated in kitchens and bathrooms.
Dark "water bugs" that thrive in damp basements, drains, and crawl spaces.
Most spiders are harmless, but webs and egg sacs indoors signal a feeding population of other insects.
Moisture-loving insects that damage paper, fabric, and pantry goods in dark, humid spaces.
Tiny jumping insects that swarm in damp soil, mulch, and around moisture indoors.
Pincered insects that hide in damp mulch and crawl spaces, wandering indoors in summer.
Fast, many-legged predators that hunt other insects in damp basements and crawl spaces.
Slow, coiling decomposers that migrate indoors in large numbers during wet weather.
Black-and-orange bugs that gather on sunny walls in fall and overwinter inside.
Ladybug look-alikes that swarm sunny walls in fall and overwinter inside in clusters.
Shield-shaped bugs that overwinter in walls, attics and chimneys and release an odor when disturbed.
Tiny red mites that swarm sunny walls and windowsills in spring and fall.
Their larvae quietly damage wool, silk, fur, and stored fabrics throughout the home.
Secretive moths whose larvae chew holes in wool, cashmere, and other natural fibers.
Blood-feeding parasites that transmit Lyme and other diseases, lurking in shaded brushy areas. Populations have exploded recently.
Fast-breeding biting parasites that infest pets, carpets, and bedding throughout the home.
Microscopic mites that leave abandoned bird nests and bite people indoors.
Aggressive social wasps that nest within voids like holes in the ground, soffits and walls and sting repeatedly.
Large, powerful wasps that build large aerial nests and defend them aggressively.
Slender wasps that build open umbrella nests resembling a honey comb. Commonly located under eaves, railings, and overhangs.
Solitary wasps that build distinctive mud tubes or globs on walls, in attics and under eaves.
Solitary bees that nest in bare soil, leaving small mounds across lawns in spring. Commonly found taking over a flower bed in suitable soil.
Wasps that nest underground — including aggressive yellowjackets — and less threatening cicada killers.
Large bees that bore perfectly round 3/8-inch holes into wood eaves, decks, and trim.
Beneficial pollinators that occasionally nest in wall voids, sheds, or ground cavities.
Nests in vents, eaves, and gutters cause blockages, odor, and secondary pest infestations like bird mites.
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