Pest Library

Pest Control Company in League City, TX

For over 40 years, homeowners and businesses have trusted Mike’s Pest Control in League City, TX with a full range of pest management services. Our company was founded to provide residents and commercial property owners across the Greater Houston-Galveston area with reliable, honest, and effective pest control services. As a locally owned and operated business, we are proud to provide services to our friends and neighbors.

Our company utilizes the latest pest control products and techniques to ensure our customers receive modern, effective treatments. It is our goal to not only rid your home or commercial property of pests, but prevent future infestations. We use products that are safe in a variety of applications. We are fully licensed and insured, and go out of way to provide you with the services you need and deserve.

Pests Commonly Found in Texas

Ants

There are over 12,000 different species of ants existing in the world. Like wasps and bees, ants form a distinct caste system, and each type of ant fills a specific role to support the colony. Some the ants found in our area include: Carpenter Ants, Pharaoh Ants, Odorous House Ants, Acrobat Ants, Thief Ants, Argentine Ants, and Red Imported Fire Ants.

Bed Bugs

There are 15 species of bed bugs native to North America. These small parasites feed on blood and are often found in groups. They get their name from their preferred hiding place — in mattresses, bedding, and other sleep areas. Bed bugs are not exclusively nocturnal, but they are most commonly active at night, while hiding during the day. They can multiply extremely fast and are challenging pests to control.

Bees & Wasps

While some pests in this category — bee, hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets — are beneficial to your environment, other are extremely harmful. All of these types of pests are stinging insects, so it is important to consult a professional before attempting to remove any of these insects. They may attack if their nests or hives are disturbed.

Box Elder Bugs

This type of insect likes to escape weather conditions by gathering in protected dry places, such as attics, wall voids, and other sheltered places. They are more of a nuisance than a threat to homeowners, they do not feed while indoors. They feed off of the seeds of Boxelder trees, as well as maple species.

Centipedes

Centipede

Generally considered to be more of a nuisance than threat to homeowners, centipedes are found throughout the United States and world. When they invade homes, they are typically found in crawlspaces, bathrooms, potted plants, damp basements, and other areas of high moisture. While they do not typically pose an immediate threat to individuals, all house centipedes do have poison jaws that help it to paralyze or kill its prey.

Crickets

Crickets are somewhat related to grasshoppers and most are active at night. There are more than 900 species of crickets. They prefer moist conditions and have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. Crickets are not harmful to humans, but can attach to clothing and fabrics within your house. In addition, they can be a nuisance because of their loud chirping.

Earwigs

Earwig

Earwigs are nocturnal and like to inhabit small crevices and moist areas, such as fallen logs and bark. They feed on plant and animal matter. To provide protection against predators, certain species of earwigs can squirt a foul-smelling, yellow liquid from scent glands in the abdomen. It is able to use its pincers in defense while aiming the discharge.

Fabric Pests

Fabric pests are most often found in stored products made from natural fibers, such as clothes, books, and woodwind instruments. Types of fabric pests found in our area include Webbing Clothes Moth, Casemaking Clothes Moths, and Carpet Beetles. All of these pests can cause damage to products in your home.

Fleas & Ticks

Fleas are wingless insects with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. They feed on the blood of both birds and mammals. Fleas are typically brought into a home by a pet, but can also be driven into a house during long periods of wet weather.

Ticks also feed on blood and are responsible for the transmission of a variety of diseases to both humans and animals. This includes Lyme Disease, Tick Paralysis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and more. Commonly found ticks are the American Dog Tick, Brown Dog Tick, Gulf Coast Tick, Lone Star Tick, and the Black Legged Tick.

Flies & Gnats

House flies account for about 91% of all flies in human habitations and are found all over the world. These insects are not only a nuisance, but can carry serious diseases. Other flies found in our area include the blow fly, stable fly, phorid fly, fruit fly, and the drain fly.

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are most active from dusk until dawn and can carry and transmit a number of diseases. Their presence can create uncomfortable outdoor living conditions, making your time spent outdoors quite unenjoyable. Mosquitoes require water to breed, so it is important to eliminate any standing water around your home to reduce their population.

Pantry Pests

Pantry pests will destroy stored food products including flour, herbs, cereals, chocolate, dried fruit and other items. They usually go unnoticed until they are abundant in the home.

Pillbugs & Sowbugs

These types of pests look alike, and are more closely related to crawfish and shrimp than insects. They live in moist environments out of doors, and are the only crustaceans that have adapted to living their full life on land. These pests do not infest clothing, wood, or food, do not sting, bite, or transmit diseases. They are just a nuisance. Pillbugs are also known as roly-polies.

Rats, Mice, & Rodents

Rodents can spread disease to both pets and humans, cause property damage, and contaminate your food. The key to controlling this type of pest is identifying where they enter your home, to safely elimate them, and then sealing them out for good. This type of pest can be found around the world and are known to reproduce very quickly. Type of rodents found in our area are the house mouse, Norway Rat, and Roof Rat.

Roaches

Considered to be one of the most adaptable and successful insects on the planet, cockroaches have been around for thousands of years. The most common type of cockroaches found in our area are German Cockroaches and American Cockroaches. These pests carry allergens and microbes that are dangerous to humans. They love small, tight spaces, and will often infest materials stored on the side of a home or building. The chemical trails they leave in their feces transmit bacteria onto surfaces and attract more cockroaches to the area.

Silverfish

This type of pest is nocturnal and prefers warm and moist areas. They are found throughout the United States. They feed on paper items, rolled oats, flour, glue, and more. They are more of a nuisance pest, but can cause damage to paper goods and contaminate food. They get their name from its fish-like shape and silvery, metallic appearance.

Spiders

While most species of spiders do not attempt to bite — many types of spiders have fangs that cannot pierce the skin — there are certain types that will. A spider bite can illicit a reaction similar to a bee or wasp sting. For some people, there is a chance they will have an allergic reaction to the venom. Types of venemous spiders that can found in our area include Black Widows, Wolf Spiders, and the Brown Recluse.

Termites

Spiders

Termites live in colonies, and when a colony settles in your home, they can become quite destructive and cause a lot of property damage. Most termites feed on wood, books, boxes, furniture and drywall coverings. Because termites hang out hidden from view, an infestation often goes undiscovered until serious damage is already done.

Wood Borers

Wood borers tend to infest floors, furniture, hardwood paneling and various other wood materials. Evidence of a wood borer infestation is a small pile of powder that has been left behind after they have chewed and digested wood. These beetles also produce small, round holes about the size of pencil lead.

For more information about pests found in our area, please contact Mike’s Pest Control
today at 281-332-0019 We are happy to answer any questions you may have and are here to rid your home or business of unwanted pests.

Pest Control League City Texas

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Pest Library

Pest Control Company in League City, TX

Pests Commonly Found in Texas

Ants

Bed Bugs

Bees & Wasps

Box Elder Bugs

Centipedes

Crickets

Earwigs

Fabric Pests

Fleas & Ticks

Flies & Gnats

Mosquitoes

Pantry Pests

Pillbugs & Sowbugs

Rats, Mice, & Rodents

Roaches

Silverfish

Spiders

Termites

Wood Borers