Florida Pest Library
Identify the pest, understand why it's in your Tampa Bay home, and learn how to get rid of it.
Ants & Common Pests
Fire Ants
Red imported fire ants are one of the most aggressive pests in Florida yards. Disturb a mound and hundreds swarm out to deliver painful, burning stings.
Read the guide →Ghost Ants
Ghost ants are the tiny, pale ants Floridians most often find trailing across kitchen counters and bathrooms — and the hardest to get rid of with store-bought spray.
Read the guide →Palmetto Bugs (American Cockroaches)
'Palmetto bug' is the friendly Florida nickname for large American and smoky-brown cockroaches that live outdoors and wander inside — often flying at you on the lanai.
Read the guide →German Cockroaches
German cockroaches are the small indoor-breeding roaches that infest kitchens and bathrooms — and the toughest roach to eliminate on your own.
Read the guide →Silverfish
Silverfish are moisture-loving insects that thrive in humid Florida homes, damaging paper, books, wallpaper, and stored fabrics.
Read the guide →Termites
Subterranean Termites
Subterranean termites cause the majority of termite damage in Florida. They live in the soil and tunnel up into your home, often unseen for years.
Read the guide →Drywood Termites
Unlike subterranean termites, drywood termites live entirely inside dry wood — furniture, framing, trim — with no contact with soil. That changes everything about how they're treated.
Read the guide →Seasonal & Biting
Mosquitoes
Florida's standing water and year-round warmth make mosquitoes a constant nuisance — and a carrier of diseases like West Nile and Zika.
Read the guide →Fleas & Ticks
Florida's mild winters let fleas and ticks thrive year-round, tormenting pets and people and spreading disease.
Read the guide →Black Widow Spiders
Black widows are the most medically significant venomous spider in the Tampa Bay area, hiding in undisturbed corners, garages, and woodpiles.
Read the guide →Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are tiny hitchhiking insects that hide near where you sleep and multiply fast — one of the hardest pests to eliminate without professional help.
Read the guide →Stinging Insects
Rodents & Wildlife
Roof Rats
Roof rats are the most common attic invader in the Tampa Bay area — agile climbers that enter through the roofline and nest above your ceiling.
Read the guide →Raccoons
Raccoons are clever, strong nuisance animals that break into attics and trash across Tampa Bay, causing damage and health hazards.
Read the guide →Lawn Pests
Wildlife
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