Identification tips, prevention guidance and answers to common pest questions from On Demand Pest Control.
Earwigs indoors usually point to moisture, shelter, or an entry route rather than a hidden household colony. Identify the insect by its rear pincers, inspect the damp places around the building, and correct those conditions before considering pesticide treatment.
Drain flies are small, fuzzy flies associated with wet organic buildup. They do not bite, but repeated activity is a reason to locate and clean the breeding material or investigate a plumbing problem. Their presence alone does not diagnose an infection or make every sink a disease source.
Florida’s September 20–26, 2026 surveillance report lists 38 travel-associated malaria cases with onset in 2026. These differ from the seven locally acquired cases in Sarasota County in 2023. Here is what the dated figures mean, which symptoms need medical care and how to reduce mosquito bites.
Close the pool immediately after suspected raccoon contamination. Follow local animal-control recommendations and CDC’s protected removal and filtration guidance; ordinary chlorine does not kill raccoon roundworm eggs. Seek pool-system help when needed.
Diatomaceous earth can kill ants that contact an appropriate dry deposit, but contact with workers is different from controlling a hidden colony. Use only a pesticide product labeled for the pest and application site, and decide whether baiting and source correction are better suited to the problem.
South Florida millipedes are slow-moving decomposers, but their defensive secretions can irritate skin or injure eyes. They are different from venom-biting centipedes. Keep people and pets from handling or eating them, inspect moisture and entry points, and use the exposure guidance below if contact occurs.
Maggots are fly larvae, not insects that appear spontaneously from dirt. A sudden cluster usually calls for a search for moist organic material and the route adult flies used. Remove the breeding source, clean the affected area, and watch for larvae or adults that emerge from remaining stages.
There is no single lifespan for every mosquito. Species, sex, weather, shelter, and access to food all affect adult survival. Egg-to-adult development is a different clock: a container can produce new adults while mosquitoes from an earlier generation are still present.
Silverfish can already be established in a building, enter through openings, or arrive with stored materials. They do not normally emerge through drain pipes. Finding the source means inspecting sheltered places, moisture, and paper or food storage rather than treating only the room where one became visible.
Carpenter bees excavate wood to make brood galleries; they do not eat the wood as termites do. Identify the bee and inspect whether the galleries are active before choosing a response. Wood maintenance and a qualified, targeted plan can protect the building while avoiding unnecessary harm to pollinators.
Learn which nonchemical steps reduce termite risk and why oils, nematodes and dusts cannot be assumed to protect an entire structure.
At a glance Match termite treatments to the organism and the accessible infestation. Compare soil liquids, maintained baits, fumigation, monitored heat and localized wood treatment
At a glance Green iguanas eat mainly foliage, flowers, shoots, and fruit, with documented occasional animal foods. Confirm the source of plant loss and protect
At a glance Male carpenter bees can hover territorially but cannot sting. Females can sting, especially if handled. Confirm the insect and assess repeated wood
At a glance Female carpenter bees excavate brood galleries and feed their young pollen; they do not eat wood. Reuse and hidden extent require inspection.
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